Dropshot hook help

"Jack" wrote in message
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Please recommend the hook you use for dropshotting.
Due to the water temp in Tn., I am fishing deeper and I am having
difficulty selecting a suitable hook. I have tried the stand-off
hooks. but the shank is too short for me.
Thanks in advance.

I have had pretty good luck using a light wire worm hook for drop shotting.
I just straight Texas rig the worm on the hook. An unsalted plastic is
excellent for this, as most plastics are slightly buoyant. A Trilene
(improved clinch) knot grips the hook more firmly than a Palomar allowing
you to stand the hook out or even up from the line, and and the tag end
hangs down nicely. Its one of the few things I still use a Trilene knot
for. I do not usually fish dropshot exposed point as I tend to dropshot in
and around submerged cover. I've only found one rod I really like for this
presentation. A med/light extra fast tournament series (blue rods) from St
Croix. It is not cheap. I've got several rods from other MFGs (Lamiglas,
G-Loomis, Powell), and the action just isn't as fast. The Powell is
closest, but it costs almost as much as the St Croix.

I do drop shot exposed on a light power mod to slow rod for panfish
sometimes.