Spot Remover Jig Heads.

[BassAssassin726]

I just recently bought a pack of Spot Remover jig heads from Cabelas after a buddy told me they work great on the quarry lakes we fish. Has anyone had much experience with these? How do you fish them? Where do you fish them? What worms work best with them? I fish Yum Dingers and Havoc Boyd Duckett Juice Worms(ribbontail) a lot. Are these good worms to use? Any info is greatly appreciated.

[Hooligan]

If you have a buddy that told you they work great on waters you fish regularly, I would suppose that he's the one you should be talking to. As far as the head is concerned, there are far better heads with better hookup ratios and better hooks. In regards to the worm you choose to use, it's certainly a thing entirely of preference, one will say that your choices are excellent, another will say they are not- Personally I don't like Senko Style baits on a shakey-head as a rule, unless it's the thin or Slim variety. When it comes to what I fish on a shakey head, it's typically RoboWorm, Thin Senko, and 7" Rage Thumpers. Not often to I fish a ribbontail on a shakey. The Havoc Bottom Hopper is a good start for a cheap shakey, as is the Trick Worm or Finesse worm from Zoom. There are a multitude of baits that will work.

[Alpster]

I love Spot Removers and you will too. Fish almost any soft plastic that you would on a T-rig. Fish them slow at first then speed up the action until you get bit. They are a staple in my box and I have caught countless fish with em. JMHE

Ronnie

[K_Mac]

I use them regularly IN 1/8, 3/16, and 1/4 oz sizes. Most of the time a Zoom Trickworm is my choice, with a Zoom Finesse worm as an alternate. They can be used in most all situations, but heavy grass will aggravate you with this jig. They really shine with rock and gravel and deeper water in my experience.

Edit: Alpster makes a great point about fishing them slowly. When the bite is slow it is sometimes hard to work them too slow. Get them in the proper spot and just give them a shake or two, let sit and repeat...

[WRB]

The Spot Remover Pro model jig has a Mustad Ultra point hook, good for price.

This is a stand up head and you should be using a high flotation 6" straight tail worm to start with. The worm nose is screwed onto the jig spring, the hook goes through the worm body, the worm should be as straight as possible, the hook point and barb lays exposed or skin hooked.

If you don't know if the worm floats or not, fill a bucket with water and test the worm, it should float on top.

Clear pit lakes you could use spinning tackle with 6 to 8 lb premium mono or casting with 10 lb, if finesse fishing and depending on the jig weight.

You cast this jig, let it sink to the bottom and let it rest for a few seconds. Take up the slack line, lift the rod tip to about 2 o'clock position, let the line go slack again while always watching for line movement of feeling e tick that indicated you had a strike; if you feel or see the line move, set the hook. If you don't feel anything you shake the rod tip A few inches about a dozen time quickly then stop and pause before hoping the jig about a foot and repeat the shaking. The strike often feel like light pressure or the line just moves, don't expect a hard thump strike, it happens, but very often.

Tom

PS; you can also wacky rig the worm, looks odd but sometimes works very well.

[TNBassin']

I actually fish ribbon tails on a shakey head and have great results. Yum F2s to be exact, since the tails on those actually float. That undercurrent really gets the tail flicking and drives the bass nuts. I also use squirrel tail worms by Big Bite and have done pretty well with those, although those I fish on Luck E Strike football jigs that have a 2/0 hook since the profile of that worm and how it's put together is small.

[whitwolf]

Nice post WRB. That type of Informative post is what makes this site the best site around and the main reason folks come here. Thanks!

[ww2farmer]

I hate............yes hate, spot removers. Both types, the pro and original. Poor hookup %, and they don't work well.........FOR ME..........in grass, on softer bottoms, or in and kind of rock. The Strike King tour grade football type shakey head is my #1 choice in rock, the same brand,but with a round head is a good "all purpose head" and a light wire EWG hook with an 1/8-1/4 oz tungsten worm sinker pegged to the nose of the bait is what I use in grass. Zoom Trick and finesse worms, and roboworms get the call for me most of the time.

[hookset on 3]

Used the Spot Remover Pro model today in an irrigation pond near my house, with good results.

Put on a Berkley 7 in. Power worm in green pumpkin and caught 6 bass in about two hours of shakey heading.

Tom's advice was right on point and that's exactly the technique I used. It was post frontal conditions with sunny skies and a rising barometer. The bass would not chase any lure, but shakin' it near brush piles would get a soft pick-up and I'd hit them as soon as I saw the line move.

[BassAssassin726]

Yea im using the pro model with the screw lock. Used them for the first time yesterday at my local quarry lake with great success. Used a 5 inch green Yum Dinger and a Sweet Beaver. Used just as Tom said. Letting it hit bottom, shaking a few times then hopping it a foot or two and repeating. Caught 4 fish using that technique. Used spinning gear with 8lb mono. I didnt have any hook up problem. The strike was just a light tap followed by the line moving. Instead of reeling up the slack and setting the hook i used the slack line hookset. Just left a little slack and snapped the rod up and hooked up every time. Love these things!

[South FLA]

I use trick worms on them because of the high floatation. I like using them around bridges and verticle structure such as water control structures. I do very well with them when I use them.

[TNBassin']

I love light wire hooks for shakey heads. Best one I've used so far was one made by Jewel called the Squirrel Head. Worst was probably the Yum Pumpkin Ed Jig. That hook was HEAVY.

[senko_77]

Lots of good information on this thread about the Spot Remover.

2 things that have made this jighead one of my favorites and will GREATLY increase your liking of this jighead.....

1. When you set the hook on this thing, point the rod directly at the fish, reel in the slack almost to the point where it is tight (think hollow bodied frog hookset), and then snap the rod straight up and over your head. This will almost always stick the fish in the roof of the mouth where it will have a much smaller chance of coming unbuttoned. Before I was setting the hook like this, I was hooking them in the side of the mouth where the skin is paper thin.

2. When you get the Spot Remover hung up, again, point your rod directly at the snag, reel the slack up, and pull straight back towards you. 9 times out of 10, this will free it from the snag. This causes the jighead to shoot off whatever it was hung on. I can't tell you how many times I've gotten bit right after it frees itself from a snag. I think that fast darting action off the cover triggers fish that are nosing on it to bite.

I always throw the 1/4oz. with a Zoom Finesse worm in green pumpkin with the tail dipped in chartreuse JJ's Magic. I also always throw it on a baitcasting setup. I never could get a solid hookset with a spinning setup but I throw all other jighead/worm combos on spinning gear.

Good luck. Your gonna freaking love the Spot Remover. Fish catching machine.