Straight-shank hooks: Drop-shot hooks

Light-wire, short-shank hooks made to be nose-hooked on a drop shot: the bait hangs level off an exposed point and the hook stands out from the line. Built for spinning tackle, light line and a sweep set.

ItemDetail
ShapeShort shank, compact bend, point often turned slightly in; in-line eye, often bent (Owner Mosquito: turned-down eye)
WireFine to light, forged; heavy-guard versions for cover
Sizes#6–2/0; #2, #1 and 1/0 do most of the work
ModelsGamakatsu G-Finesse Drop Shot and Split Shot/Drop Shot, Owner Mosquito (Light, Heavy Guard), Ryugi Fog Shot TC, Decoy Worm20, BKK Armor Point Drop Shot, VMC RedLine Drop Shot; China: 8003-type drop-shot hooks
Baits3–4.5" (7.5–11.5 cm) finesse worms, minnow and small craw baits
Line / rodFC 4–8 lb or PE 0.6–1 with an FC leader; ML–M spinning
TiePalomar, then pass the tag end back through the eye from the top so the point stands up

Sub-types: swivel drop-shot hooks (the same hook on a swivel so the leader never twists) and the drop shot hook (octopus hook), the round-belly, up-turned-eye hook most American anglers use.

Other ways to hook a drop shot (Texas, wacky) use other hooks: a wacky hook for the wacky drop shot, an offset hook for the Texas-rigged drop shot. The rig pages: finesse, power, drag, drifting, wacky and Alabama drop shot.

Top 10 in four markets

United States

  1. Gamakatsu Aaron Martens G-Finesse Drop Shot Hook 6pk — $5.99 / 6 pk. Tackle Warehouse 'Standard Drop Shot Hooks' (64 items) sorted by Popularity: #1; 5.0/5 avg rating
  2. Owner Mosquito "Light" Hooks — $2.99 - $15.49 (pack count varies by hook size). Tackle Warehouse 'Standard Drop Shot Hooks' (64 items) sorted by Popularity: #2; 5.0/5 avg rating
  3. Trapper Tackle Drop Shot Hooks — price not shown on TW category page (pack count varies by hook size). Tackle Warehouse 'Standard Drop Shot Hooks' (64 items) sorted by Popularity: #3; 5.0/5 avg rating
  4. Gamakatsu G-Finesse Stinger Drop Shot Hook 5pk — $5.99 / 5 pk. Tackle Warehouse 'Standard Drop Shot Hooks' (64 items) sorted by Popularity: #4; 5.0/5 avg rating
  5. BKK Armor Point Drop Shot Worm Hooks — $4.99 (pack count varies by hook size). Tackle Warehouse 'Standard Drop Shot Hooks' (64 items) sorted by Popularity: #5
  6. Owner Mosquito Hooks — $3.49 - $15.99 (pack count varies by hook size). Tackle Warehouse 'Standard Drop Shot Hooks' (64 items) sorted by Popularity: #6; 5.0/5 avg rating
  7. Gamakatsu Drop/Split Shot Hooks — $4.99 - $17.99 (pack count varies by hook size). Tackle Warehouse 'Standard Drop Shot Hooks' (64 items) sorted by Popularity: #8; 5.0/5 avg rating
  8. Decoy Shot Rig Worm10 Hooks — $4.59 (pack count varies by hook size). Tackle Warehouse 'Standard Drop Shot Hooks' (64 items) sorted by Popularity: #9; 5.0/5 avg rating
  9. Gamakatsu Super Tuned TGW Drop Shot Hook 6pk — $5.69 / 6 pk. Tackle Warehouse 'Standard Drop Shot Hooks' (64 items) sorted by Popularity: #10
  10. VMC RedLine Series Drop Shot Hooks 6pk — $7.49 / 6 pk. Tackle Warehouse 'Standard Drop Shot Hooks' (64 items) sorted by Popularity: #11; 5.0/5 avg rating
  11. VMC Spinshot Drop Shot Hooks — $5.99 (pack count varies by hook size). Tackle Warehouse 'Standard Drop Shot Hooks' (64 items) sorted by Popularity: #7; 3.5/5 avg rating Re-filed by the owner: a drop-shot hook on a swivel.
  12. Gamakatsu Swivel Shot G-Finesse Drop Shot Hook 3pk — $9.99 / 3 pk. Tackle Warehouse 'Standard Drop Shot Hooks' (64 items) sorted by Popularity: #12 Re-filed by the owner: a drop-shot hook on a swivel.
  13. Gamakatsu Swivel Shot G-Finesse Hook 3pk — $9.99 / 3 pk. Tackle Warehouse 'Standard Drop Shot Hooks' (64 items) sorted by Popularity: #14 Re-filed by the owner: a drop-shot hook on a swivel.
  14. Gamakatsu Octopus Hooks — $4.99 (from). FishUSA 'Octopus Hooks' category (34 items) sorted by Best Sellers: #1
  15. VMC 9299 Octopus Hooks — $3.29 (from). FishUSA 'Octopus Hooks' category (34 items) sorted by Best Sellers: #7
  16. Gamakatsu Octopus Light Hooks — $4.49 (from). FishUSA 'Octopus Hooks' category (34 items) sorted by Best Sellers: #13
  17. VMC 7109 Fastgrip Octopus Hooks — $4.49 (from). FishUSA 'Octopus Hooks' category (34 items) sorted by Best Sellers: #15
  18. Daiichi D16Z Bleeding Bait Wide Gap Octopus Hooks — $3.49 (from). FishUSA 'Octopus Hooks' category (34 items) sorted by Best Sellers: #16
  19. Daiichi D19Z Wide Gap Octopus Hooks — $3.49 (from). FishUSA 'Octopus Hooks' category (34 items) sorted by Best Sellers: #19
  20. Gamakatsu TGW Octopus Hook — $4.99 (from). FishUSA 'Octopus Hooks' category (34 items) sorted by Best Sellers: #20
  21. BKK Octopus Beak Hook — $4.24 (from). FishUSA 'Octopus Hooks' category (34 items) sorted by Best Sellers: #21
  22. Gamakatsu Nano Alpha Octopus Hook — $4.99 (from). FishUSA 'Octopus Hooks' category (34 items) sorted by Best Sellers: #23
  23. Eagle Claw Offset Octopus Hook — $2.99 (from). FishUSA 'Octopus Hooks' category (34 items) sorted by Best Sellers: #28

Canada

  1. Owner Mosquito Hook — C$4.99-5.99 (pack count not listed by store). anglingsports.ca 'hooks (bait-hooks)' collection, best-selling sort #9
  2. Gamakatsu G-Finesse TGW Drop Shot — C$7.99 (pack count not listed by store). anglingsports.ca 'hooks (bait-hooks)' collection, best-selling sort #10
  3. Gamakatsu Split Shot / Drop Shot Hook — C$5.99 (pack count not listed by store). anglingsports.ca 'hooks (bait-hooks)' collection, best-selling sort #11
  4. Berkley Fusion19 Drop Shot — C$8.99 (pack count not listed by store). anglingsports.ca 'hooks (bait-hooks)' collection, best-selling sort #26
  5. Owner Mosquito Light — C$5.99 (pack count not listed by store). anglingsports.ca 'hooks (bait-hooks)' collection, best-selling sort #30
  6. BKK ArmorPoint Drop Shot — C$6.99 (pack count not listed by store). anglingsports.ca 'hooks (bait-hooks)' collection, best-selling sort #37
  7. Gamakatsu G-Finesse Swivel Shot Octopus — C$11.99 (pack count not listed by store). anglingsports.ca 'hooks (bait-hooks)' collection, best-selling sort #57 Re-filed by the owner: a drop-shot hook on a swivel.
  8. VMC SpinShot — C$7.99 (pack count not listed by store). anglingsports.ca 'hooks (bait-hooks)' collection, best-selling sort #172; also #3 on fishingworld.ca drop-shot hooks (8 pk there) Re-filed by the owner: a drop-shot hook on a swivel.
  9. Gamakatsu G-Finesse Swivel Shot Drop Shot — C$12.99 (pack count not listed by store). anglingsports.ca 'hooks (bait-hooks)' collection, best-selling sort #201 Re-filed by the owner: a drop-shot hook on a swivel.
  10. Gamakatsu Octopus Hook — $5.99 CAD (nickel/red/green); chartreuse $6.49. anglingsports.ca 'Octopus Hook' collection, best-selling sort #1 (nickel); red #2, chartreuse #5, green #13 are separate listings of the same hook
  11. Kamakazi Octopus Carbon Hooks — $5.99 CAD. anglingsports.ca 'Octopus Hook' collection, best-selling sort #4 (red); black #6
  12. Berkley Fusion19 Octopus Hook — $6.99 CAD. anglingsports.ca 'Octopus Hook' collection, best-selling sort #9
  13. Danielson Octopus Hook — $1.99 CAD. anglingsports.ca 'Octopus Hook' collection, best-selling sort #11
  14. Gamakatsu Octopus Light Hook — $5.99 CAD. anglingsports.ca 'Octopus Hook' collection, best-selling sort #12
  15. Gamakatsu Octopus Barbless Hook — $5.99 CAD. anglingsports.ca 'Octopus Hook' collection, best-selling sort #16

Japan

  1. Varivas モスキート ヘビーガード — ¥308 (naturum list price; pack count not listed, varies by size). naturum 'Worm hooks (mass-bari type)' category, best-selling sort #2
  2. Ryugi フォグショットTC — ¥352 (naturum list price; pack count not listed, varies by size). naturum 'Worm hooks (mass-bari type)' category, best-selling sort #4
  3. Ichikawa Fishing MUKADE(ムカデ) — ¥330 (naturum list price; pack count not listed, varies by size). naturum 'Worm hooks (mass-bari type)' category, best-selling sort #7
  4. Jackall スクイーズ — ¥495 (naturum list price; pack count not listed, varies by size). naturum 'Worm hooks (mass-bari type)' category, best-selling sort #10
  5. Jackall スクイーズ メタルガード — ¥495 (naturum list price; pack count not listed, varies by size). naturum 'Worm hooks (mass-bari type)' category, best-selling sort #11
  6. Gamakatsu バラ セオライズ ハンガー FC-L +ガード — ¥484 (naturum list price; pack count not listed, varies by size). naturum 'Worm hooks (mass-bari type)' category, best-selling sort #12
  7. Decoy (Katsuichi) DECOY Micro SP(マイクロスペシャル) — ¥473 (naturum list price; pack count not listed, varies by size). naturum 'Worm hooks (mass-bari type)' category, best-selling sort #13
  8. Gamakatsu バラ セオライズ ハンガー FC-M +ガード — ¥451 (naturum list price; pack count not listed, varies by size). naturum 'Worm hooks (mass-bari type)' category, best-selling sort #14
  9. Decoy (Katsuichi) ビッグバイトフィネス ワーム20 — ¥330 (naturum list price; pack count not listed, varies by size). naturum 'Worm hooks (mass-bari type)' category, best-selling sort #17
  10. Decoy (Katsuichi) DECOY(デコイ) ワーム 107 ボディーガード — ¥300 (naturum list price; pack count not listed, varies by size). naturum 'Worm hooks (mass-bari type)' category, best-selling sort #18
  11. Zappu ドロップフック — ¥330 (naturum list price; pack count not listed, varies by size). naturum 'Hooks/sinkers' category + keyword 'スイベル', best-selling sort #17 Re-filed by the owner: a drop-shot hook on a swivel.
  12. Decoy (Katsuichi) ワーム117 ヘビダンフック オフセット — ¥385 (naturum list price; pack count not listed, varies by size). naturum 'Hooks/sinkers' category + keyword 'スイベル', best-selling sort #29 Re-filed by the owner: a drop-shot hook on a swivel.
  13. 9KM DWLIFE Octopus Hook (オクトパスフック, high-carbon, up-eye) — ¥1,367 (size/count varies ¥499-1,830). Amazon.co.jp search 'オクトパスフック' sorted by ベストセラー: #6
  14. IPPON (一本) Octopus Beak Black Coat (オクトパスビーク) — ¥396. Amazon.co.jp search 'オクトパスフック' sorted by ベストセラー: #15
  15. Mustad UltraPoint 92604BLN Octopus/Beak — ¥4,029 (25 pk). Amazon.co.jp search 'オクトパスフック' sorted by ベストセラー: #29 (25-pack); 8-pack listing #30
  16. Matzuo Kama Octopus Hook 141012 (鎌 オクトパスフック) — ¥2,696 (25 pk, 6/0). Amazon.co.jp search 'オクトパスフック' sorted by ベストセラー: #31
  17. Dr.Fish Octopus Live Bait Hooks, offset (100 pk) — ¥3,570. Amazon.co.jp search 'オクトパスフック' sorted by ベストセラー: #39

China

  1. 三只鸬鹚 8003 倒钓钩 (维基/wacky) — ¥8.9 / item（pack count varies by option，not specified in listing）. Taobao list page 'drop-shot hook' (sales-sorted, fetched 2026-09-25): position 1; shop 三只鸬鹚
  2. 清宸美佳 (shop) 8003 加强倒钓钩 — ¥9.96 / item（pack count varies by option，not specified in listing）. Taobao list page 'drop-shot hook' (sales-sorted, fetched 2026-09-25): position 2; shop 清宸美佳
  3. LUREPEAK 三川精工 8003 龙麟倒钓钩 — ¥8.9 / item（pack count varies by option，not specified in listing）. Taobao list page 'drop-shot hook' (sales-sorted, fetched 2026-09-25): position 3; shop LUREPEAK三川精工
  4. 青锦渔具 (shop) 七彩龙鳞 8003 倒钓钩 (散装) — ¥7.9 / item（pack count varies by option，not specified in listing）. Taobao list page 'drop-shot hook' (sales-sorted, fetched 2026-09-25): position 4; shop 青锦渔具
  5. aigema 爱格玛 8003 加强倒钓钩 — ¥10.9 / item（pack count varies by option，not specified in listing）. Taobao list page 'drop-shot hook' (sales-sorted, fetched 2026-09-25): position 6; shop aigema旗舰店
  6. 渔班竹 升级款 8003 倒钓钩 — ¥10.6 / item（pack count varies by option，not specified in listing）. Taobao list page 'drop-shot hook' (sales-sorted, fetched 2026-09-25): position 11; shop 渔班竹运动户外旗舰店
  7. 钓之猪 8003 加强倒钓钩 — ¥1.98 / item（pack count varies by option，not specified in listing）. Taobao list page 'drop-shot hook' (sales-sorted, fetched 2026-09-25): position 12; shop 钓之猪路亚
  8. 青弋渔具 (shop) 歪嘴 8003 加强细条倒钓钩 — ¥7.6 / item（pack count varies by option，not specified in listing）. Taobao list page 'drop-shot hook' (sales-sorted, fetched 2026-09-25): position 13; shop 青弋渔具户外
  9. BKK 针魂 8003 倒钓钩 — ¥12 / item（pack count varies by option，not specified in listing）. Taobao list page 'drop-shot hook' (sales-sorted, fetched 2026-09-25): position 17; shop 勇合路亚
  10. 迈友 8003 加强倒钓钩 — ¥1.88 / item（pack count varies by option，not specified in listing）. Taobao list page 'drop-shot hook' (sales-sorted, fetched 2026-09-25): position 19; shop 迈友旗舰店
  11. DECOY 胜一 Worm 23/117/120/123 旋转快速挂扣 倒钓钩 — ¥21 / item（pack count varies by option，not specified in listing）. Taobao list page 'swivel drop-shot hook' (sales-sorted, fetched 2026-09-25): position 2; shop 虎锅锅路亚 Re-filed by the owner: a drop-shot hook on a swivel.

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Straight-shank hooks

The shank runs straight from the eye to the bend. One of the two big hook families: Aberdeen, straight worm, flipping and punching, drop-shot, octopus, circle, wacky and Neko hooks.

  1. Straight worm hooks
  2. Flipping and punching hooks
  3. Drop-shot hooks
  4. Drop shot hook (Octopus hook)
  5. Swivel drop-shot hooks
  6. Wacky and Neko hooks
  7. Aberdeen hooks
  8. Circle hooks

Straight-shank hooks