What's Your Shakeyhead Gear

[Brian Needham]

Dobyns DX742c

shimano core 50 7.1:1

12# tatsu

1/4 oz megastrike pro 2 head

JJ magic

zoom 7 in trick worm, magnum shake worm, 7in robos, powerteam lures 7 in tickler

[gr8outdoorz]

6'6" M/F Carbonlite w/ Shimano Sahara & 6 lb Yozuri Hybrid. I use different heads depending on the bottom. My favorite worm for this is the SK Finesse worm.

[DWG1984]

Dobyns Savvy 703S

Daiwa Caldia(white one)

Seagaur Invizx 8#

 

Heads:

Spot remover pro(for the real rocky spots)

VMC rugby head (I used to like the tru tungsten ikes so I'm giving these a shot)

 

Plastics:

Zoom Trick worms

Net bait Paca craws

FReation inovation Flirts and smallie beavers

Berkely bottom hopers

[Siebert Outdoors]

I bought a new Legend Xtreme a few weeks ago in the 7'6" spinning rod.  That rod is awesome.  I put a Sustain on it with 8lb flouro.  Its better then the Loomis BSR I had.

[Silas]

Two shakeyhead setups at the moment:

 

Spinning:   Shimano Cumulus 6'5" Medium with a Shimano 2011 Twinpower and Yozuri 6#

 

Casting:    Shimano Cumulus 6'5" Medium with a Purple Daiwa 103 and 7# Biwako Guide Special FC. (use a fluoro knot)

 

Baits:  Jeff Kriet Squirrel Tails on a Picasso 1/16 or 1/8 head.  At times, a Baby Brushog works well.

 

I'm super impressed with the discontinued Cumulus rods.  I also have the old style Cumara 7'2" Medium that I use with the Sustain 2000 sometimes.

 

Some comments have been made about comparing the Loomis NRX and GLX with the Cumara.....well, I'm quite excited about the super sensitivity of the Cumulus.....the Cumara, side by side, is simply NOT as sensitive. I only have the Loomis IMX casting rods, and the Cumulus is much more sensitive than they are.  I'm speaking strictly bottom fishing here. Eventually I'll get yet another Cumulus spinning rod for jerkbaits.

[flippin and pitchin]

Dobyns DX742SF, Stradic FJ 3000, Sunline Super Sniper #8

Spot Remover Pro and Owner rocker head w. screw lock

Robo Worm, Zoom Trick Worm, Maverick Baits hand pours.

[War Eagle 44]

Two shakeyhead setups at the moment:

 

Spinning:   Shimano Cumulus 6'5" Medium with a Shimano 2011 Twinpower and Yozuri 6#

 

Casting:    Shimano Cumulus 6'5" Medium with a Purple Daiwa 103 and 7# Biwako Guide Special FC. (use a fluoro knot)

 

Baits:  Jeff Kriet Squirrel Tails on a Picasso 1/16 or 1/8 head.  At times, a Baby Brushog works well.

 

I'm super impressed with the discontinued Cumulus rods.  I also have the old style Cumara 7'2" Medium that I use with the Sustain 2000 sometimes.

 

Some comments have been made about comparing the Loomis NRX and GLX with the Cumara.....well, I'm quite excited about the super sensitivity of the Cumulus.....the Cumara, side by side, is simply NOT as sensitive. I only have the Loomis IMX casting rods, and the Cumulus is much more sensitive than they are.  I'm speaking strictly bottom fishing here. Eventually I'll get yet another Cumulus spinning rod for jerkbaits.

 

Nice gear you have there. I would love to have a Cumulus rod to compair with my other tackle. I've heard nothing but good things about them. I have a couple of first gen Cumara's and one Cumara A and I can tell you there is a difference in sensitivity between them with the new models being a little better. Not sure if they're Cumulus range or not but they are improved.

[Alpster]

6-1/2' G. Loomis IMX custom spinning rod w/ Shimano Twin Power (JDM Sustain) 6lb Yo Zuri US and Spot remover or Charlie Brewer slider.

 

Ronnie

[nwmike]

powell max 703 spinning rod with a okuma stratos reel loaded with 10lbs big game.

[cbass12]

7'2" BPS Carbonlite M/F and Shimano Sahara 3000

7'2" Shimano Compre M/F and Shimano Sahara 2500

 

Seaguar Red Label 8 lb.

Bluebasser86's homemade 1/8 oz. shakyhead jigs

Zoom finesse worm or shakyhead worm

[KU_Bassmaster.]

Shimano Scorpion 1000MG

St. Croix Legend Tournament 6'8" MXF

8 lbs Seaguar Invisix

[Gone_Phishin]

Casting:

-G Loomis NRX 802C JWR/Daiwa PX68L

-Dobyns DX701C/Shimano Conquest 51S

-St Croix LTBC69MLXF/Yellow Pixzilla

 

Spinning:

-Up until I broke it last year, I used a St Croix LES70MLF/Daiwa Fuego 2500.  I am in the process of using the Gold Star + Upgrade Plan to acquire a LXS70MLF.  It will be paired with a Daiwa Certate 2500.

[BassThumb]

I use two at the moment:

 

Dobyns DX703 SF

Shimano Sustain 2500

15# braid with FC leader

 

Dobyns DX792 SF

Shimano Stradic CI4 2500

6-8# FC

[Silas]

Just ordered my alternate Shakey head rod today:  Megabass Orochi F-3-610X4S Aaron Marten Limited Ed. rod from Tackle Trap.

 

Reel will be Shimano 2500 Twinpower. (with a JAWS spinning reel pouch....does a great job on the spinning reels!)

 

Line:  Sunline SX-1 Braid in 12#. (Yozuri Hybrid 6# backing to save braid to put on another reel!)

 

Leader:  Sunline Biwako Guide FC 7#

 

Of course, I'll be using the rod back and forth for DROP SHOT (for which it was REALLY designed) and Shakey heads.  Gotta try that forward grip for sure.

 

i've been checking that rod out for quite awhile and did a lot of research on it.  Figured I may as well go all the way!!

[Hogsticker]

I have a guy over on that other site pour the jigs for me. 4.50 for a dozen. I fish 1/8 to 3/16 on a 6'10 *** Black, Daiwa Pixy, and 10 lb. Perfromance Braid with a fluoro leader. Reins bubbling shaker or Lunker City ribster.

[SissySticks]

Wow! That's a ton of super cool, fancy sticks! My own shaky head gear is much more pedestrian. I use a couple different rods for little worms on jigheads.

 

The first is not technically a shaky head by modern standards, more of a jigworm as I fish it with an open hook. 6' L action Castaway original (the green sticks), tennessee handle, with an abu garcia 601alb and 10lb. sufix 832 with a 8-10lb. McCoy Fluoro leader. On this rod I throw 1/16 or 3/32 oz. hand poured mushroom jigheads on #4, #2, and #1 matzuo black nickel sickle hooks, sometimes with a weedguard, and usually a 4" SK Super Finesse worm or a 4" Z Man Finesse ShadZ.

 

The second rod is a 6' or 6'6" M Castaway TS700 series with tennessee handle, same line, shimano solstace 2500 reel, and on it I use a 1/4 oz. Slider Football jighead, usually with a 4" Zman Hula StickZ, a 4" Wacko, or a 4" centipede. I call this my worm crankin' rig because I use it to scour the bottom with a constant retrieve, almost like slow rolling a spinnerbait.

 

The third is a 6'6" MH baitcaster with 12lb. McCoy fluoro and a Garcia silvermax, that I use to throw a big finesse worm on a 1/4oz. football shakey head (I usually use either a 5" Zman FattyZ or a 7" Super Finesse worm on this rig) when I'm looking for bigger bites or fishing in deeper water.

 

As far as the spinning rods go, I have multiples of each in my boat at any time, as a plastic bait on a jighead is my bread-and-butter, along with the drop shot rig.

[Paul Roberts]

I cut a long supple willow from pond edge and affix a length of hand-woven 7lb dogbane cordage to it. If I'm feelin' really sporty, I cut a Phragmites wand and affix a 4lb milkweed cord to it. If I hook a big one and it wants to run I just throw the whole rig overboard and follow it until the fish tires or gets bored and gives up.

 

Here's one, taken on a Phragmites wand, 4lb milkweed cord, and Gummy Worm on a bent piece of baling wire stuck in a little mud ball to get her down. I chased her all over the pond, sometimes up to my armpits, before she came to rest under this grassy bank. "Game over!" I bellowed. Just like Ike! A guy on the other side of the pond packed up and took off runnin'. Guess he didn't want to be showed up anymore.

 

 

"All a boy needs is a block of wood, or a navy bean army."

[thehooligan]

I caught 11 pickerel today on shakeyhead, lol

 

My 3 steups i use is

 

6'5 cumulus with sustain 1000 fg  6lb

6'8 cumara with ci4 1000              6lb

6'8 cumara with curado 51            8-10lb

[Brian Needham]

Paul........your sarcasm  is OUTSTANDING!

but your photoshop might need some work, lol

[lmbfisherman]

Paul........your sarcasm  is OUTSTANDING!

but your photoshop might need some work, lol

x2 it was funny and definitely needs photoshop brush up. 

[Thaddeus]

I use a Dobyns 703sf with a Shimano Stradic Ci4 2500 spooled with 10lb Seaguar Abrazx. I like the 3/16 ounce Owner Shakyhead

[PoorBoyBassin]

Im throwing mine on a 7ft Vendetta spinning Rod with a Qauntum Qvex20 spooled with Nano braid with a 15inch floura leader. I use the palamar not to connect the two together. Im currently using the BPS pro model dragon head.

[loodkop]

7.2M/F Crucial, Stradic FJ 2500, 20 PP with 6-10 Invizx leader. I pour my own ball and football heads as well as my own trick worms. Also like squirrel tails and baby brush hogs. Megastrike and JJ's for a final confidence boost.

[loodkop]

7.2M/F Crucial, Stradic FJ 2500, 20 PP with 6-10 Invizx leader. I pour my own ball and football heads as well as my own trick worms. Also like squirrel tails and baby brush hogs. Megastrike and JJ's for a final confidence boost.

[JeziHogg]

Spinning: Abu Revo Premier on a Legend Xtreme 6'10 M/XF

Csating: Daiwa PX Type-R on a Legend Xtreme 7'1 MH/XF