Just went to Dick's sporting goods earlier today to purchase some gambler shaky heads and roboworms in green weenie color that were both on sale. Boy, am I glad that I did. It caught me this one First time ever using roboworms too, I'm a believer now. All hail the roboworms! This was taken with my camera phone, so don't put the hurt on me too bad.  Look closely and you'll see my bloody pinky...those dang kvd mustad hooks are strong, afterall....  :-?

Nice!  Looks like it has to be post spawn.

Nice! Looks like it has to be post spawn.

It definitely is. The spawn ended a week or so ago. There were 3 of this size swimming around in about a foot of water that fought over this.  Just curious, how'd you know this was post spawn without me saying anything? Sorry if that is a stupid question.

The body shows the signs of having gone through the spawn, it's just too skinny, and the head is so big.  Beautiful healthy looking fish, hopefully she'll be around for some years to come. 

And the time of the year for that part of the country.  They just finished an Elite Serie Event yesterday in Florida and the majority of the fish caught in that tourney we're caught off the beds.  As soon as I saw your fish, the condition of it's body and that you were from that area of the country, I knew it was a post spawn fish.

Your lucky, our lmb prespawn hasn't even started, I think they just might be moving up slowly now.

And the time of the year for that part of the country. They just finished an Elite Serie Event yesterday in Florida and the majority of the fish caught in that tourney we're caught off the beds. As soon as I saw your fish, the condition of it's body and that you were from that area of the country, I knew it was a post spawn fish.

Your lucky, our lmb prespawn hasn't even started, I think they just might be moving up slowly now.

Thanks for explaining, that's really interesting . Yeah, but like a week or so ago, I was catching females off of the beds left and right. Then they were suddenly gone, and I started seeing a few scattered schools of bigger bass. As soon as I threw this shaky out, it made one of them turn around immediately, so I knew I was on to something. I waited a little while and cast my line just ahead of the 3 in the direction they were going and just slowly bounced it off the bottom, until one of them got it and ran. The water I fish is crystal clear, so I can see exactly which way the fish was running, so it was really easy to set the hook. I could tell from the bank that the fish was at least 3lbs. I've never really fished a whole lot with shaky heads, but I figured I should get a quality type, which I ended up getting the gambler ones with the arrowhead barb keeper. They really do stick that worm straight up and down too. Is there any way you can tell that a fish is pre-spawn? Thanks again.

Nice Bass bud I'm still waiting on the spawn to hit up here in southern va and northern nc shouldnt be long.nice catch again

nice work!! as Dan said were still waitin on the spawn up here! 

Thanks everyone, I sometimes forget how privileged I am to live in Florida . I went down just an hour ago and caught 4 on the same setup...it's just killing them down here right now. Why in the heck didn't I get roboworms before? I saw a good 4+lber lurking around too, I'm gonna try to get her tomorrow since I ran out of daylight .

Thanks everyone, I sometimes forget how privileged I am to live in Florida . I went down just an hour ago and caught 4 on the same setup...it's just killing them down here right now. Why in the heck didn't I get roboworms before? I saw a good 4+lber lurking around too, I'm gonna try to get her tomorrow since I ran out of daylight .

Man, you're killing them, I'm jealous!  Females during the pre spawn will definately be their biggest.  That fish is your pic may have been lbs bigger during the pre spawn.  The tranisition between periods can basically happen over night, so it's no surprise you we're catching them on them beds one week and the next they we're suddenly gone.  The best way to determine what period the fish are in is water temperature.  You're looking for about 60 degrees for them to spawn.  A good pre spawn water temp is probably somewhere in the 50's, but they can start their initial migration from their winter pattern in water thats probably much colder than that.

Nice work with that shakey head, impressive technique to be doing so well with!  I've had no success with it in the limited time I've used it.  I hope to improve alot with it this year.

Thanks everyone, I sometimes forget how privileged I am to live in Florida . I went down just an hour ago and caught 4 on the same setup...it's just killing them down here right now. Why in the heck didn't I get roboworms before? I saw a good 4+lber lurking around too, I'm gonna try to get her tomorrow since I ran out of daylight .

Man, you're killing them, I'm jealous! Females during the pre spawn will definately be their biggest. That fish is your pic may have been lbs bigger during the pre spawn. The tranisition between periods can basically happen over night, so it's no surprise you we're catching them on them beds one week and the next they we're suddenly gone. The best way to determine what period the fish are in is water temperature. You're looking for about 60 degrees for them to spawn. A good pre spawn water temp is probably somewhere in the 50's, but they can start their initial migration from their winter pattern in water thats probably much colder than that.

Nice work with that shakey head, impressive technique to be doing so well with! I've had no success with it in the limited time I've used it. I hope to improve alot with it this year.

Thanks a lot for the kind words and encouragement .  You should seriously check out those Gambler Giggy shaky heads.  Those are on sale at Dick's for around $4.  They are the black colored ones with the straight barb and 4/0 gammy hook.  The roboworms are also on sale too, but only in the green weenie color for $3.  Seriously though, you are cheating yourself for not having them.  I was catching them today on the same worm, even when it got ripped in half!  Those heads really make the worm stand straight up and down, it almost looks like a worm is trying to burrow.

Thanks everyone, I sometimes forget how privileged I am to live in Florida . I went down just an hour ago and caught 4 on the same setup...it's just killing them down here right now. Why in the heck didn't I get roboworms before? I saw a good 4+lber lurking around too, I'm gonna try to get her tomorrow since I ran out of daylight .

Man, you're killing them, I'm jealous! Females during the pre spawn will definately be their biggest. That fish is your pic may have been lbs bigger during the pre spawn. The tranisition between periods can basically happen over night, so it's no surprise you we're catching them on them beds one week and the next they we're suddenly gone. The best way to determine what period the fish are in is water temperature. You're looking for about 60 degrees for them to spawn. A good pre spawn water temp is probably somewhere in the 50's, but they can start their initial migration from their winter pattern in water thats probably much colder than that.

Nice work with that shakey head, impressive technique to be doing so well with! I've had no success with it in the limited time I've used it. I hope to improve alot with it this year.

Thanks a lot for the kind words and encouragement . You should seriously check out those Gambler Giggy shaky heads. Those are on sale at Dick's for around $4. They are the black colored ones with the straight barb and 4/0 gammy hook. The roboworms are also on sale too, but only in the green weenie color for $3. Seriously though, you are cheating yourself for not having them. I was catching them today on the same worm, even when it got ripped in half! Those heads really make the worm stand straight up and down, it almost looks like a worm is trying to burrow.

I looked at them and they look pretty good.  I've got some "Bite Me" Shaky Heads and Zoom Shaky Head worms and trick worms I'm going to try.  Think it's a great finesse technique.  Keep posting those fish, hopefully before long I can post some too.