Fished some new Z-Man Fatty Z's the other day for the first time.  Love the action and the effectiveness of the worm.  Aside from TRD's, I don't have a lot of elaztech experience.  

 

I'd like to fish them on a shaky head, but of the probably two dozen different kinds that I have, very few have a keeper that will hold elaztech.   

I want a shakey head that is:

-1/16 through about 1/2

-stands at attention on most surfaces when elaztech bait attached

-wide enough gap for a fatty z (relatively wide worm)

-will reliably hold a elaztech without it quickly deforming or sliding down

-best hooks; thinish gage and surgically sharp

-'snagless' -- relatively, anyway -- I don't expect it to come through thick hydrilla like a weightless trick worm, but it cannot have an exposed hook where I'm going to be throwing it

 

What have you used that works?  Doesn't work?

At one time I used 3/8 Megastrike jig head without skirt. This jig have hook at 45 degree angle when lay flat on bottom. I also use 1/8 chomper stand up jig head. The FattyZ is really buoyancy you don’t need shakey head to make it stand up. I used it with plain Texas rig and caught a catfish with it. Another rig that I believe should work is Jika Rig with a lot of shake and drag.

I also have success with Owner ultrahead ball head with ZinkerZ so it should work with FattyZ as well.

Thanks, James.....almost didn't recognize you.  

 

https://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Gamakatsu_Skip_Gap_Shakey_Head_4pk/descpage-GSGSH.html

 

These work pretty well until the worm gets really soft, then you have to adjust it a lot.  

 

I really like zman's plastics but fishing with limited storage makes them too much of a pain to bother with most of the time.