If you fish a dropshot around thick weeds, you’re bound to break off on a few fish. Personally, i’d go to 10-12# fluoro (I’d recommend Sufix advance) as I have found it’s more abrasion resistant than mono, or straight braid if you’re willing.
A lot of people fuss about line transparency (including myself) but i used to fish straight braid on everything I did, including wacky and ned rigs, and still caught plenty of fish