My next project is getting a shakeyhead mold I can be happy with. I have to say I have never , never played around with this presentation in a pool so I honestly do not know which ones do what they're supposed to do and which ones don't. Can some of you folks chime in here and comment about desirable qualities in a shakeyhead. I know the idea is for the jig to present the bait on the bottom in a vertical presentation but I have some difficulty swallowing this idea. I'm sure it happens but do some shakeyhead designs do this better than others ? What type of baitkeeper is the best, a barb, a coil, others ? Are you locked into a certain style or type of hook ?

What say ye ?

I personally prefer the spot remover jig heads with barb instead of coil.  I used to buy these for almost a dollar each but I've gotten a little wiser and started pouring my own.  I use the 1/8 oz and 4" worms.  If I do go to a bigger bait the coil isn't too bad, but for worms in general I like the barb.  The only time I prefer the coil is if I'm rigging it with a beaver or creature type bait, but then I'm using an all together different head.  For this I like the do-it stand up jig head with coil.  Just my .02.

Look at bagleys keeper it is well designed and holds the extremely well!

Theres another presentation with the shakey head that I like. I use the standard ball with a barb keeper jighead(1/8 oz), lite wire hook and a trickworm. Toss it at dock posts or into brush piles watch your line if you see a tick(line stop just for a second) or it starts moving away set the hook. I pour my own jigheads with a DO-IT mold. I do buy the buckeye lures jigheads. They have a flat top with a coil keeper or you can get them with a ring shank keeper. I like to fish those around rock. They dont seem to get hung up as bad.