Summertime is upon us. 
 

About time to break out the wobble heads. I played around with wobble heads - otherwise known as swing head jigs - last summer and they became as good an offshore bait as any last season. Fishing them like a crankbait, you can cover a lot of water. Dragging them is good too. I think @Choporoz landed an absolute hoss on a wobble last summer. 
 

Try em!

Swing heads can be killer at times for me. 

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A-Jay

1 minute ago, A-Jay said:

Swing heads can be killer at times for me. 

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A-Jay

What rod are you throwing them on? I’m considering switching mine based on last season’s experience. 
 

There is one of those 7’4” Heavy KVD Cranking rods on sale. Thinking of switching to something more parabolic that might handle fish that are barely hooked a little better 

6 minutes ago, LrgmouthShad said:

What rod are you throwing them on? I’m considering switching mine based on last season’s experience. 
 

There is one of those 7’4” Heavy KVD Cranking rods on sale. Thinking of switching to something more parabolic that might handle fish that are barely hooked a little better 

15 lb FC.

A-Jay

1 minute ago, A-Jay said:

15 lb FC.

A-Jay

I spoke too soon. I saw the equipment in your link. Thank you though! 

I use 11/16 and 3/4 the most (though I did buy some lighter ones to try this year).   I throw the heavy ones on a 7'4" MHF Helium, 40# braid with 15# leader, almost always with a Magnum Rage Bug.  I tried a few different wobble heads, including tungsten, but I have gone back to the original, Biffle Hard Head.  The hook ups are better and the bottom feedback is as good as tungsten.  

I bought some wobble heads to try but haven't had a chance to use them yet.

I’ve had some for a few years but never thrown them. What makes them better than just pegging a T-rig or throwing a football jig? 

43 minutes ago, Cbump said:

I’ve had some for a few years but never thrown them. What makes them better than just pegging a T-rig or throwing a football jig? 

Da way dey wiggle

1 hour ago, Cbump said:

I’ve had some for a few years but never thrown them. What makes them better than just pegging a T-rig or throwing a football jig? 

While we may both fish the above presentations differently, 

in my fishing, I can cover A BUNCH MORE water with a swing head than a T-Rig or a jig.

Fishing a swinghead for me does include pauses, but there's more time where it's moving along the bottom.  Both situations get bites; the stop and the crawl. 

So when that's an important part of getting bites,

the swinghead shines for me. 

A-Jay

3 hours ago, Cbump said:

I’ve had some for a few years but never thrown them. What makes them better than just pegging a T-rig or throwing a football jig? 

Although I lose a ton of them, theyre fun to fish.  The range of motion that the bait has is an advantage, especially for baits that have lots of action.  Theres almost a rhythm to the bait on the retrieve, very similar to a crankbait.  When you run into a rock and get a good bounce it breaks up that cadence and can cause a reaction bite, just like a squarebill.  

Reins makes an excellent sliding football weight that fishes similar to a swinghead, but its just not the same.  If im just draggin a bait through rocks then I prefer a sliding football weight, but Im actually trying to deflect off the rocks then I like the swinghead.  Not to mention the price of Reins football weights.  They were 5$ a pop for 1/2oz a few years ago im sure theyre closing in on 7$ per by now.

On 5/20/2023 at 4:41 PM, A-Jay said:

15 lb FC.

A-Jay

*All of these are good A-Jay , I also like the tried and true Biffle Bug in Green Pumpkin or Sooner Run colors.

I plan to throw a wobble head this weekend at the lake for the first time. 

 

What's everyone's go to plastic?

32 minutes ago, Texas Flood said:

I plan to throw a wobble head this weekend at the lake for the first time. 

 

What's everyone's go to plastic?

Rage menace standard and magnum and rage bug same sizes

I can't get a feel for these. I have tried it many times and just don't get it. I would rather fish a jig.

11 hours ago, JediAmoeba said:

I can't get a feel for these. I have tried it many times and just don't get it. I would rather fish a jig.

I really like me a jig too

 

 

I may look into these.  I think it would fit what I do.  I don’t have patience for super finnesse stuff.  What are common weights to have? Assume I just bang it off the bottom ? Some times I don’t have the patience to drag a jig out deep 

1 hour ago, Mbirdsley said:

I may look into these.  I think it would fit what I do.  I don’t have patience for super finnesse stuff.  What are common weights to have? Assume I just bang it off the bottom ? Some times I don’t have the patience to drag a jig out deep 

 

1/2 and 3/4 are what I have.  General rule, up to 18ish feet, a half ounce.  Over 25', 3/4oz.  Between 18-25' it depends how fast I think I want to reel.  The technique works for me on weedy water, but I tend to think it really shines when you can tick the rocks and break the cadence.

 

I also had some success using a *** hags tornado on a swinghead last weekend.  The floating worm on a pivoting head gave me confidence that there's some unique action happening.  But that's more of a big bait finesse approach.

 

scott

I've been fishing Tokyo rigged menaces in the same fashion, and it's an absolute staple for me... Do you think there are any differences in that instance? Both are articulated, and both stay pinned on the bottom.

 

-Jared

1 hour ago, KCFinesse said:

I've been fishing Tokyo rigged menaces in the same fashion, and it's an absolute staple for me... Do you think there are any differences in that instance? Both are articulated, and both stay pinned on the bottom.

 

-Jared

I like the Tokyo Rig, also.  It fishes better around brush for me.  For points, I tend to prefer the swing head, just because having the line tied to the weight gives me better bottom feedback, I think.

On 5/22/2023 at 11:33 AM, Texas Flood said:

I plan to throw a wobble head this weekend at the lake for the first time. 

 

What's everyone's go to plastic?

Floating trick worm