I use as light a line as I can get away with, generally 6-8 lb fluoro leader tied to a 20lb braid main line, no. 2 hook and a 1/8 to 3/16 oz tungsten cylindrical weight. The lighter the line, the better the action. If you're worried about break offs, make sure you have your drag adjusted properly or learn to the back-reeling technique if you truly have a monster. I dropshot quite a bit, especially this time of year. I've only been broken off by a big bass two times that I can recall, and once by what I'm convinced was a flathead that towed my kayak around for seal minutes. If you've tied good knots and play your fish well, don't shy away from using light line.

-SSJr

I use 8lb PLine or 12 Invizx because I fish the drop shot mostly around timber at Lake Fork. They can wrap you around all that timber down there in a hurry.

If I were choosing a line for open water with very little timber or anything else to get hung up in then I would use 8# Invizx.

I use 8lb PLine CXX or 12 Invizx because I fish the drop shot mostly around timber at Lake Fork. They can wrap you around all that timber down there in a hurry.

15# Invizx on my Bubba drop shot, also fish it on a bait caster.

If I were choosing a line for open water with very little timber or anything else to get hung up in then I would use 8# Invizx.

I also fish the drop shot on a bait caster unless I am fishing deep vertically right under the boat. Then I switch to a spinning rig.

6 lb mono, won't "snap"!

I use 6 and a max of 8.

I use 12lb just because I usually am throwing it around docks and brush. I get a lot of bites as it is with the 12. Maybe go lighter and get more bites? Hmmmmmm we shall see

10 pound in most of the lakes around here just my opinion though

Braid to double uni to 10lb floro.