06-22-10, 07:11 PM | #1 |
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shaky head
i have read and heard alot about this and i personally have never tried it, but am wanting to try it. my question is how do you rig it and how is it used. i have a few heads that they call shaky heads but just cant muster enough to try it during a tournament. i live in northern Michigan and the lakes i fish mainly have alot of cabbage weed and submerged timber and stuff. so i guess if any1 can tell me how to rig it or send me pics or even a link to try to watch it done would be greatly appreciated, also what type of worms do u through on it
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06-22-10, 07:45 PM | #2 |
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Shaky heads work great around laydowns and timber.
There are a couple different ways to rig it depending on the type of shaky head jig you have. Some have spring keeper, some have a lead "spike" protruding, and others have a keeper on the shank. Spring Keeper Spike Keeper on the Shank For the Screw on type, screw the head of the worm onto the spring. Then rig the hook like you would a t-rig. For the Spike, simply push it on the spike and set up the hook the same. For the keeper on the shank, rig like you would a t-rig. Insert the hook into the head of the worm, then out. push the head of the worm up and on to the keeper. Rig the hook like the other two. I like the Owner's Shaky jigs with their Center Pin Spring Keeper, and I also like the Strike King shaky heads jigs. For worms, I like something that floats a little bit. My top choices are the SK Elaztech Finesse worms (but they don't work with spring or spike keepers), Powerbait Shaky worms, and Zook Trick worms. BB
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anthony...show the hook i recently got. but also give him the link to the thread. that way he will know aobut changing out the hooks. i am gonna try mine this saturday in the gambler tourny. i'll report how it works.
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The greatest advice I ever heard for shakey head was "cast out and try to sneak it into the boat" Most shakey head worm fish that I have caught involve a lot of subtle and slow motions.
I say worm fish because I use them a lot on craws and lizzards. In those cases, I pitch them into the slop and give them a couple of short hops before letting them lay still for a while. The only other thing that I will add is that they can also trigger a lot of strikes when wacky rigging a senko. The can force the action once the bait is on the bottom.
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thanx guys i think i will try it out tonight c if i can get any fish
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I cant catch anything on one. But the guys in my club sure can...
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thanks mb!
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Don't forget, you can rig a lot of other baits besides worms on a shaky head.
Recently, I've been experimenting with a beaver bait as well as craws, tubes and lizards. BB
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This year, I estimate I have thrown a shakey head 60 % of time I spend fishing. The shakey head has by far been the most productive thing I have used this year. I should be throwing it a lot more but, I can't seem to make myself put down the flippin stick for very long.
Anyway, in small waters I use the Spot remover "spike" type in the 1/8 oz model. On bigger waters I throw the 3/16 Spot Remover "Spring" type..both mainly in green pumpkin. I also have a lot I had pured from the "Do-It" tip up shakey head mold. I have a ever growing box of shakey head worms but, the worm I use the most is the Zoom shakey head worm in either green pumpkin or watermelon red..on both I will dip the end of the tail in red or chart. dye. Its important to me that worm be a floating type worm for the best action. I try to use a 5 inch worm, I just don't seem to get as many bites on ther larger worms. I use a 7ft Powell med. action baitcast rod and Seaguar Invizx 10lb Flouro instead of a spinning rod because its easier to pitch into tight spots with. I normally pitch the bait where I want and barely twitch the rod so the tail wiggles around. I do try to sneak the bait back toward the boat, stopping every foot or so to "wiggle" the bait. The bite on a shakey head is very subtle..no bump bump that I am used to when using other plastics. I recommend becomer a good line watcher as most of time before you fell anything..your line will start moving out. Ron |
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