Shakey Head Worm?

[buzzed bait]

20 hours ago, RoLo said:

 

More important than the jighead or worm, is your 'shaky worm' delivery.

In my opinion, the most common tyro error is overworking the worm.

It's usually best to use subtle 1 to 2-inch rod-tip movement, trying to keep the worm in place.

 

FYI: (I see you're from California) Shaky worming is dynamite for spotted bass,

excellent for smallmouth bass and very good for largemouth bass.  

 

Roger

 

the spotted bass around here eat them up.  the last tournament i fished in, my boater got 3rd place and big fish all off the shaky head.  he had 0 fish around 12 or so and managed to put 5 good keeper spots together all on a shaky head.  and he was working them SLOWWWWWWWW and steady.  it made me realize i might be overworking mine a little bit myself!

[Brett's_daddy]

What size shakey head jig do you use most often?

[MattC]

Also check out the GrandeBass AirTail Rattler, I grabbed a pack and fished them last week to try out on shaky heads and the tail was up and moving with very little rod tip movement. I did lose a few of the tails due to Bluegills but the action on them was pretty sweet 

[Team9nine]

On 6/14/2017 at 3:09 PM, IndianaFinesse said:

Zoom trick worms and finesse trick worms, and no I don't care if it floats or not, except in the winter when I am dead sticking them I prefer a floating worm such as a zman worm or squarell tail worm.

 

Pretty much this ^^

 

Zoom and NetBait finesse worms, or Z-Man finesse WormZ are all I carry for jig worming.

 

-T9

[npl_texas]

7 hours ago, Brett's_daddy said:

What size shakey head jig do you use most often?

 

I throw 1/8th oz, heavier if windy or deep

[Attila]

Shakey head fishing is new to my arsenal this year, but based on the results I had over the last couple of days, I think it'll play a role in a lot of my future angling adventures.

 

I was throwing a black 1/8oz VMC Rugby Jig with a 6 1/4" Berkley Havoc plastic in the June Bug pattern. After watching a few videos of Ike using the bait I cut off about 1/4" of the worm so that I could rig it flush with the jig head.  I was quite impressed with the durability of the bait as it held up well after fighting several decent sized fish, and the added bonus is that you can apply your own scent to the bait if you so desire. I fished it without as I just wanted to practice skipping the rig under docks and it still resulted in quality fish.