A more round weight will hold a drop shot a little better on smoother bottoms. A cylinder weight can be nice on rockier and more cover laden bottoms. Most of the hooks we use will be between a No. 6 and No. 1 size hook. We often fish 4 to 6-inch plastics.
In this gallery we used the following tackle:
VMC Ike Tungsten Drop Shot Weights
VMC Spin Shot and Spin Shot Neko hooks
Strike King Dream Shot Perfect plastics