Well, there is one MAJOR issue with shakey heads which came in to play BIGTIME

for me on last year's BR Roadtrip at Pickwick. The bite was on with 8 or 9 bass in

the first hour!

 

The issue was, two of my smaller brown fish ate the whole enchilada which led to

death. I had to stop fishing them. The problem is (sometimes) you just cannot

feel the bass picking the bait up off the bottom. So, when you do, it's too late.

Shaky Worm vs. Shaky Head

I used to live on the shores of a clear water lake in Florida that had a 100-yd long community pier.

That gave me a golden opportunity to study underwater lure behavior at various depths along the pier.

Several years back, a lot was written about plucking the line of a stationary shaky head to impart a subtle motion

to the worm. I simulated that action many times, but failed to see any perceptible movement until I actually

twitched the rod-tip (my vision is still 20/25).

 

This is what I learned on the Walden Shores pier.

If the worm was a floater or at least neutrally buoyant, virtually 'any' jighead was able to impart a seductive wiggle.

On the other hand, if the worm was made of sinking plastic, almost 'no' jighead was able to produce the action

I was looking for. Since that time, I place the lion's share of emphasis on finding a buoyant trailer,

then choose the most weedless or snag-free jighead, and the worm will get jiggy with it  ;-) 

 

Roger

now how do you expect companies to sell $2 shaky head jigs with informative posts like that Roger?

ur taking food right out of their mouths (i mean mercedes right out of their drive way)

Me and a friend pour our own shakey heads from do-it with mustad ultra points. Have been working well and I like spending time being a little creative with colors and such.

Tight Lines

now how do you expect companies to sell $2 shaky head jigs with informative posts like that Roger?

ur taking food right out of their mouths (i mean mercedes right out of their drive way)

 

Frankly, that crosses my mind every time I make a post of that nature,

but 'honesty' is always the best policy (in both the short run & long run).

 

Roger

I use the Picasso Shakedown with a Power Team lures finicky tickler in various colors. This works great for me and I catch a lot of fish on this rig when nothing else works.

I find Shakey Rigs awesome as long as the Jighead sinks, and the worm either floats, or has alot of ribs to create that enticing action we all want....Zipper worms for example work great for me, and they are not floaters but seem to not lay down...Trick worms, Missle Fuse, any buoyant bait, and I like to go BIG....magnum sized worms & Creatures often get bit less, but they get bit with better fish.

I like any jighead that can get through some weeds, as I try to find contour changes on the bottom for shakey rigs, mud to sand, drops, rock to sand etc....those areas seem to hold fish and a shakey head works any time of year and adding some sound or scent is great if water is stained.......stand up football jig with a large Beaver or Brush hog is killer shaked, dragged, or however you want to bring it back to the boat.

MegaStrike Shakey2 and a Spot Remover Are the only two I use!