Do You Shakeyhead On Spinning Or Bc

[Buzzbaitkiller12]

Do you drop shot/shakeyhead on spinning gear or baitcaster I was looking to get a shakeyhead rod with a chronarch 51E with 8 pound floro.

I drop shot with spinning gear but what do you think about shakeyheads?

[Blues19]

I tried shakey heading with a baitcaster but it felt strange so I went back with the spinning.

[Siebert Outdoors]

Almost always spinning rods. 

[Mike L]

Shakey and Wacky I use a m/xf spinning rod.

Never did fish a drop shot yet. Hoping someone who's going on the Roadtrip will take me under his wing. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mike

[Tywithay]

Both. I typically use spinning when it's windy, because it's less fussy.

[J Francho]

I have drop shot on a casting rod, but shaky head is spinning only, mostly because I stick to very light baits for it.

[NathanW]

My curado D's have heavier spool and throw light baits really well. I have thrown heavier shakeyheads with it (like 3/16 - 1/8 ounce) when fishing in water from 6-2 foot deep. I love casting gear.

 

But for both of those techniques I would overwhelmingly recommend spinning. For shakyhead I usually prefer 1/32 to 3/32 ounce. But for drop shot I fish 1/8th ounce all the way up to 5/8 ounce when fishing strong current and 30-60 foot deep water.

[bassin is addicting]

spinning...

[240 LTS]

Light baits on the bottom, spinning.

 

 

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[719BassFishing]

I like to throw shakey heads on a 7 foot medium action baitcasting rod.. I find it easier to to fish casting gear so thats the way I go.

[kickerfish1]

Both.

[Arv]

Used to have a b/c set up I would throw a shakey head on, but I've since sold it and only use spinning now.

[Fishes in trees]

I use both.  Lets say you want to fish a deeper point, 12 feet or deeper.  The pint of fishing a shaky head is fishing it on the bottom.  A 3/8 or 1/2 oz head will get you to the bottom quicker than a 3/16 or 1/4 oz head, even if you use the lighter line.   I fish a 3/8 oz head on 14 lb fluorocarbon a lot and occasionally go to a larger half ounce head, using bait casting gear.

 

If I was more concerned about the drop speed and wanted a slower drop speed, I'd go lighter, but most of the time I want to be on the bottom asap.  It is a judgement call, which approach do you want to use.

[Grantman83]

I throw shakeyhead a on a dx702c with a pixzilla. First reason is that I only own one spinning setup anymore and it is the dx702s. However, the spinning 702 is noticeably softer than the casting version so it gets used for drop shot and small wacky senkos (3inch).

I prefer casting rods and the 702c and pixzilla can really wing those lures out there. However, the cost of tuning a pixzilla far outweighs the benefit for most people as is it simply cheaper and easier to use a spinning setup.

If you watch MLF, Bobby Lane was using a veritas and MGX for shakey heads and was doing pretty well however I don't know what size line he was using.

Magnum shakey heads are amazing. dont think you can't use a 10 inch worm on a 1/2 football shakey head as they are dynamite

[Buzzbaitkiller12]

I throw shakeyhead a on a dx702c with a pixzilla. First reason is that I only own one spinning setup anymore and it is the dx702s. However, the spinning 702 is noticeably softer than the casting version so it gets used for drop shot and small wacky senkos (3inch).

I prefer casting rods and the 702c and pixzilla can really wing those lures out there. However, the cost of tuning a pixzilla far outweighs the benefit for most people as is it simply cheaper and easier to use a spinning setup.

If you watch MLF, Bobby Lane was using a veritas and MGX for shakey heads and was doing pretty well however I don't know what size line he was using.

Magnum shakey heads are amazing. dont think you can't use a 10 inch worm on a 1/2 football shakey head as they are dynamite

What's a good football shakey head?

[Grantman83]

It depends on how deep and how big a bait a plastic you are gonna throw. People really like the Biffle hard heads though those are not set jigheads.

I really like the Picasso Shake-E football jig. It has a screw in lock and a straight shank which I prefer. Yum also make something called the Shake-e-ed (named after Edwin Evers) which have been discontinued since he went to megabass. I was lucky enough to score some on clearance.

They work anyplace you would throw a football jig or c rig. A lot of fish by me haven't seen this presentation but I love them and usually use an 8-10inch worm and heavy gear.

[papajoe222]

Both, depending on the size/weight of he bait I'm using.  I prefer baitcasting and use a 7ft. M/Fast Prodigy rod paired with a Daiwa Sol an 12lb. FC line for the bigger/heavier stuff.  For the smaller baits and jigs, I use a  7ft. Acadia rod and Daiwa spinning reel spooled with 10lb. FC.  For me, sensitivity in the spinning set-up isn't as important as with the baitcaster as I use it more for shallow water or on top of submergent weeds and rely on line watching more.

[Bluebasser86]

Spinning, just doesn't feel right on casting gear. 

[Gone_Phishin]

I use both.  I am better at skipping with a spinning rod, so I like to have one rigged up and ready to go. 

 

Spinning: Certate 2500/Legend Extreme 7MLF

 

Casting: DX701/Conquest 51S

              NRX802/PX68L

              LTB610MLXF/Pixy

[Sam]

Spinning.

[Brian Needham]

1/8 oz shakey gets the Dobyns 742 spinning

3/16 or 1/4 oz gets the Dobyns 724 casting

[Brian Needham]

What's a good football shakey head?

 

 

what I a lot is cut the weed guard of a football head...... boom insta shakey head.  

 

Scott Martin has a youtube video, it is posted here too about magnum shakeyheads.

 

Siebert has the football shakes so you can check them out too.

[Raul]

All right, you gonna think Raul is an arse, and sometimes I am, but, nowhere is written shakeyheading belongs to a specific type of gear, also, nowhere is written that shakeyhead jigs should/must weight X ammount. To me shakeyhead jigs are just jigheads with oversized hooks. That being said I tell you that I pour my own shakeyheads, something that allows me to make combinations of hook size and weight not commercially available for my fishing,

 

To answer your question, with what type of gear I fish shakeyhead ? ---> with either, I do have the oportunity of having BC rods and reels capable of handling very small weights, but if I didn´t have then, depending upon the weight of the rig ( jighead and bait )  it would be spinning for the lighter weights ( 1/8 oz or less ) and spinning/BC for the heavier stuff ( more than 1/8 oz ).

[J Francho]

I was just gonna type up something similar - that it's the weight of the bait, and the line diameter that dictates whether I use spinning or casting gear.

One exception to that is when the effort free line flowing off the spool if a spinner makes fishing easier. I use weights heavy enough to warrant a casting reel on my deep drop shotting, but with a casting reel, it's a pain to thumb the spool down 40' or more, and even worse with light line. Another time is jerk baits and windy days - which often go hand in hand.

[Raul]

I was just gonna type up something similar - that it's the weight of the bait, and the line diameter that dictates whether I use spinning or casting gear.

One exception to that is when the effort free line flowing off the spool if a spinner makes fishing easier. I use weights heavy enough to warrant a casting reel on my deep drop shotting, but with a casting reel, it's a pain to thumb the spool down 40' or more, and even worse with light line. Another time is jerk baits and windy days - which often go hand in hand.

 

Come on J, don´t tell me you are not macho enough to cast a Rapala original minnow on 20 lb test and a heavy rod  ? ....when  those things only have the aerodynamic properties of a goddam kite !