Do the Berkley Gulp! Minnow sink or float?

If I use a 3" gulp minnow on a drop shot rig will it slowly sink if I give it slack?

How fast will it sink compared to a senko?

What I want to do is let the weight sit on the bottom and slowly raise the bait and let it fall.

If my rod is a little heavy for dropshotting can I raise and lower the gulp minnow by holding the line with my fingers and using that to lift and lower the line so that I can better feel bites?

I'm in very clear water and have to cast far to reach 25-30 foot depth. I have a 9' penn pursuit IV medium heavy moderate fast action rod I used with heavy weights to cast far. I use a dropshot with a 2 oz weight and a texaposed soft plastic to get out far then bring it back across the sunken trees that like to snag hooks.

I need to cast over 100 yards, which is why I use the 2oz weight. The trees are mostly 4-20 feet out, the ones 20 feet out you can not see and are 2-8 feet under water. The closer branched come close tot he surface. The dock I fish from is floating and only about 6 inches above the water surface.

The smallmouth in this lake aren't hitting the bottom right now, but seem to be feeding from 2 feet above it.

That rig will get me snagged. I'd be better off with my texaposed dropshot rig. Also, with only 1 foot of leader my bait will be below the fish and these bass feed by looking up.

Could this setup work with a weedless wacky hook and a senko rather than the berkley gulp minnow texaposed?

Your response seems like you forgot what we were talking about. I need to cast so far I'm using a 2oz wight on the dropshot.

Option B doesn't have enough weight so won't work. I'm using 30lb braid mainline and 20lb fluoro leader. Is there a way to use a light leader while keeping the 2oz weight for distance?

Will I still be able to feel light nibbles from species like rock bass or perch through that thinner leader leader?