Jenko Booty Shaker Experience?

[snake95]

Looking at picking up some Booty Shakers.

 

They aren't a widely talked-about lure, but they look good.

 

Over the past 4 years, I've used a ton of Keitech Swing Impact Fat's - in just about every size up to 4.8s - and especially 4.3-4.8.

I fish them simply on a jighead or occasionally a belly weighted swimbait hook or flashy swimmer.

 

I know, if it ain't broke, don't fix it.  And I'll probably do it anyway and report back...

 

Anyone else use Booty Shakers and how do they compare to the Swing Impact Fats?

 

How do you like to rig/fish them?

 

 

[Jig Rookie]

@snake95

 

 I use the Booty Shakers, 7-inch, and they definitely get bit.  They're more durable than the size Keitech you're using, they are a dense piece of plastic.  Also, the Booty Shaker's got a ton of body roll to it, more than the Keitech.  I love them, been sticking a bunch on them lately.  I rig the 7-inch on a 10/0, 1/2oz weighted Owner Beast Hook, pic below.  I'll fish them high in the column all the way down to the bottom, bumping it off rocks.  Like any other bait, let the fish tell you how they want it.

 

Definitely give em a shot, they're cheap and worth it.

 

 

 

[snake95]

@Jig Rookie thanks for the awesome and detailed response.

 

I am amazed that the hook - even the huge hook - finds its way out of that mass of plastic and into the fishes mouth, but seeing is believing.

 

I thought maybe you'd have to do some kind of fancy through-the-bait rigging with a threaded treble or something like that but hard to beat the simplicity of a regular swimbait hook.

 

I was wondering how to rig some large Berkley sick fish and now I know how to do that too.  Thanks.

 

[Jig Rookie]

Yup, the biggest thing I worried about when I started throwing it was the hook being able to get through that dense plastic and through the fish's jaw, but it's come through perfectly every time, I haven't missed a single bite. Go get em!

[snake95]

Update!  I used them myself.  I got several packages in a range of sizes.  They are very soft, as you'd expect from a hand pour.  

 

I tried the 4" on a SK squadron head in crystal clear Ontario water.  The pointed nose makes it a little hard to fit snug with a head of this type.  Not nearly as seamless as a Kietech swing impact fat.  I didn't get any bites.  On anything.

 

I tried the small 3.25" in olive shad on a small 1/4 oz VMC boxer head in a Georgia pond.  The fit was much better than with the bulkier head.  Slow-rolled, the booty shaker shakes along and looks good.  Ripples in a realistic way so well I could see fishing it on bottom using a swinghead to mimic a pecking baitfish.  Reeled fast, it had a tendency to roll and "blow out" on the small boxer head that is very noticeable due to the shape.  The flat sides produce a lot of flash that seems like a realistic baitfish flash.

 

I caught several small bass in a clear pond with the 3.25 on the boxer head.  Two choked it on the fall after landing.  Several came out of the shadows and tagged it and let go.  Tried changing to a Keitech and fished the same area, but didn't get any takers.