Zoom Trick Worm Keeps Ripping On Strike King Pro Shakey Head Keeper

[cubanice27]

Hey guys I searched the forums and I couldnt find a post relating to a problem im having. Right now Im using an original zoom trick worm with a strike king pro grade shaky head with a "big" keeper. Im attempting to texas rig the worm. The problem im having is when I get the head (tip) of the trick worm near the keeper and I try to bunch/push the worm toward the jig head, it rips the worm once I just get over the keeper. Then when I try to get the worm off the keeper when done using the worm, it ripps the worm even more.... to the point the worm is no longer salvageable. Any tips? Am I doing something wrong?

[Cgrinder]

Nah, it's the big keeper. I would find a different shakey head with a smaller keeper or better yet, a screw-lock. Siebert Outdoors makes a good one.

[Wayne P.]

If you want to use that combo get some Mend-it to fix the worm.

[cubanice27]

Awesome guys thanks for the advice. You think i could grind the keeper down or make it less sharp?

[cubanice27]

P.s. Screw type it is.... Besides seiberts any "good generic" kind i could pick up at dicks sporting goods, cabelas, or bass pro?

[Wayne P.]

Spotsticker has one.

 

My favorite is the Owner Ulta-head. It has a spike in the center of the spring to keep the worm aligned as you screw it on. All weights have a 4/0 hook.

 

http://www.***.com/Owner_Shakey_Ultrahead_4pk/descpage-OSUH.html

[Cgrinder]

I'm going to continue to push Siebert's (they're ridiculous!), but Dick's has Spot Remover Pro's and YUM! Pumpkin 'Eds. Those will hold you . . . for now!

[OntarioFishingGuy]

Spot Removers are good, the VMC ones are my favourite though.

[cubanice27]

just a quick update. Tried a few pumpkin by yum and gamagatsu skip gap and the skip gap works AMAZING!!! I caught 3 bass today using the skip gap and a bubble gum trick worm. Thanks guys for all your help and input!!

[smalljaw67]

I make my own now but before I did I tried all kinds and I'll give you my take. The heads with a barb on like the Strike King Tour Grade, well you found out that thinner finesse style worms tend to tear on the barb, others like the Fin-Tech Title shot and the Arkie models are good but they basically have a straight spike that holds a new worm but once it comes off it is pretty much done. Out of all the heads I used I found that I prefer a round head with a screw lock keeper, yes, the screw lock takes an extra second or 2 to put the worm on but I found the screw locks to hold exceptionally well and it I unscrew the worm to take it off I can still use it again and it will stay on. I will also tell you that I like the VMC Rugby heads but the problem with those is the hook size, to get a 3/0 hook you have to get to the 3/16oz head and to get a 4/0 you have to use a 3/8oz head and I don't like it because I will often use a 1/16oz head with a 3/0 hook for a 4.5" finesse worm and a 1/8oz head with a 4/0 for a 6" trick worm, I use larger hooks in my shaky head fishing when I'm in cold water or when the fish are just not biting, it cuts down on the action a bit which I think helps but that is just me.

[Fishes in trees]

To start with, there is nothing that says you can't get a small file and reshape the keeper barb any way that you want.

 

I've tried numerous shaky head designs both screw on and with keepers on the jig head and/or hook shaft and apparently I don't have a favorite because nearly every time I see a different style of shaky head, I buy some.  The Chompers wedge head (which has a spring on the head) seems to come through most cover pretty well.  Chompers jigs come in sizes from 1/16 all the way up to 1/2 oz, in various different hook configurations.   I use the 3/8 size quite a bit to throw shaky worms on bait casting gear.

 Every time I go down to Table Rock, there is a brand of round head jigs that seem to be in every tackle store in the region - Hazy Daze jig heads - a ball head style with a keeper spring.

 

I have some Bagley shaky heads which are a kind of ball head style with a cone shaped keeper molded on the hook shaft.

 

There are lots of other different brands in my box that I can't recall right now.

 

Over the past few months my most productive jig head has been several different styles of the Charlie Brewer Slider head, both in the original and pro models.   The difference is that the pro models have a stronger hook than the originals do.  These are all tx rig style jig heads.

 

I use the 1/4 oz spider slider pro head the most, but I also use the weedless original slider quite a bit.  Both of these heads have the hook coming out of the nose of the jig, not angled in any way.   The spider slider had a bullet style of jig head, which the original weedless model has a bullet head, that is somewhat flatter.

 

The original weedless slider had a fairly light hook, but I have pulled 4 and 5 pound fish out of cover using this hook - recently.

 

So - anyway - you have lots of options as far as shaky head jig styles go.  My current favorites are the Charlie Brewer ones - go to their web site to see all the different styles of bass jigs available and some of them might work for where you fish.

[bassin is addicting]

Siebert's extreme shaky head....i've been using them all summer and they are wicked!!  that hook is by far the best.

 

i just ordered some more for my tourney coming up at KY Lake....

[Felix77]

VMC Rugby Jigs should work well. It's what I use with finesse worms

[sarcazmo]

Those skip gap shaky heads are by far my favorite!  Securely holds your plastic with a super sharp hook.  I'm really intrigued by the design and will be ordering some to mess about with standard trigs and swing head presentations.