I have caught a few on the shakey heads but with no consistency. I have been using spot removers mostly. what are some ideas to help me improve and I am also looking for suggestions on good shakey worms too.

thanks.

zoom finesse worms work well for me and i have also tried zoom trick worms which are not bad either..i like to dip the tail in some chartruese dye. i like to fish shakey heads the best around docks and on rocky banks.

    Anytime, anyplace, and anyway.

     

Zoom finesse worms also work well for me. The key to shakey head fishing is to keep your forearm straight while shaking the worm. If you use your wrist it will move the bait to much. This is a finesse technique so the less movement the better. Hope this helps

Been trying shakey head off and on.  Maybe that was what I was doing, shaking the jig too much.

What is the best jig head for shakey style?  I am currently using the Strike King shakey head jig.

Later,

In my opinion, the emphasis of shaky worming should be placed on the "worm" rather than the jig.

The most critical element of tail shaking is worm buoyancy.

When the wrong worm is used, it's not likely that any jig will produce the desired effect.

Oppositely, when the right worm is used, most any jig can be used with good results.

The original shaky-head jig was a ballhead jig, as the theory goes, a sphere provides neutral influence.

All the same, when a highly buoyant worm is used the tail will rise vertically upright,

where it's most vulnerable to the motion of the jighead. When a high-floating worm is used, even a bullet-nosed jig

will provide shaky tail action. To that end, three of the most buoyant worms for shaky worming:

> Strike King 3x Finesse Worm (high-floating cyberflexxx plastic)

> Roboworm Zipper Worm

> Gambler Big Stick (hollow body)

Roger

Anytime, anyplace, and anyway.

     

what do you guys think about in the weeds. the spot removers seem to get so many weeds caught between the line and the top of the jig. I have pretty much been limiting myself to using them on the outside weed edges where the weeds aren't so bad.

Weeds are about the only place I don't like a shakey head. A c-rig is probably better there.

Like Rolo said, it's really all about the worm and the tail action. A lot of times I'll just t-rig a shakey worm using a bullet weight. The worm probably doesn't stand up quite as good as with a proper jig head, but it works good enough.

sounds like something I aught to try, you peg the weight then?

zoom finesse worms work well for me and i have also tried zoom trick worms which are not bad either..i like to dip the tail in some chartruese dye. i like to fish shakey heads the best around docks and on rocky banks.

what kind of dye to you use? doesn't jj's magic make a chartruese dye?

zoom finesse worms work well for me and i have also tried zoom trick worms which are not bad either..i like to dip the tail in some chartruese dye. i like to fish shakey heads the best around docks and on rocky banks.

what kind of dye to you use? doesn't jj's magic make a chartruese dye?

im not sure about jj's majic but with all the good talk on here about them they probably do.. i just use garlic scented SPIKE-IT it works just fine for me and you can dye alot of worms with it before you will ever run out also the garlic scent last forever on it i love it. they also have red dye too that may be worth a try.

zoom finesse worms work well for me and i have also tried zoom trick worms which are not bad either..i like to dip the tail in some chartruese dye. i like to fish shakey heads the best around docks and on rocky banks.

what kind of dye to you use? doesn't jj's magic make a chartruese dye?

Yes, there is a chart. JJs and you don't get any better

zoom finesse worms work well for me and i have also tried zoom trick worms which are not bad either..i like to dip the tail in some chartruese dye. i like to fish shakey heads the best around docks and on rocky banks.

what kind of dye to you use? doesn't jj's magic make a chartruese dye?

im not sure about jj's majic but with all the good talk on here about them they probably do.. i just use garlic scented SPIKE-IT it works just fine for me and you can dye alot of worms with it before you will ever run out also the garlic scent last forever on it i love it. they also have red dye too that may be worth a try.

try some jjs and you will omitt this statement  

sounds like something I aught to try, you peg the weight then?

To forego the need to peg the sinker, use a 1/8oz Slider ProHead.

Be sure there's a "U" in the product code however, which indicates "Ultrapoint" (mustad hook) Product Code: SPCH8B-U

Rig up with a 7" Gambler Big Stick which stands brazenly upright with a tentacled tail.

I like Watermelon Candy (no dyes). Not that it matters but Gambler Big Sticks come heavily garlic-scented.

Drag it though all the heaviest weed beds without fear (jiggle & pause).

Roger

X2 on what RoLo has said.   I despise the term shaky head and simply refer to it as a jig head.  Its one of those age old techniques that someone thinks they invented just because they changed the name.  Use any worm, but in slow fishing conditions the stick worms work better.  Very sound technique in most places.   Like the others said, you really can't go wrong with it.

I tried the Chompers jig with a trick worm for the first time this weekend and managed to catch all of my fish on it! Oddly enough, I didnt really shake anything  ;D