Favorite Shakey Head rig worm

[Davis]

What are some of your favorites? Which worms work the best for that standup approach?

Last year I had some success with a gulp shakey worm. Next year I plan on getting into the technique a lot more. So I bought some different kind of worms. Chompers shakey worms, regular powerbait shakey worms, some slim trick sticks, some trick worms from Zoom....

What ones work the best for this rig in your opinions?

[Raul]

All of them work, personally I like Trick Worms, Finesse worms, Kut Tails & Jelly Worms, my preference has a lot to do with the fact I 've been fishing for decades with straight tail worms, I feel the wiggling tail of a straight tail worm is an attention getter, only problem is ....... that them danged bluegills also think so ! >

[Davis]

Can I ask a question without sounding totally dumb.

Like I said I fished the rig a bit last year and landed a nice 4lb smallmouth off of it.

The water is a bit murky but I wanted to make sure the rig was working right. Probably in less than a foot of water I could see the rig sitting on the bottom. The tail was not floating however and it was just dangling from the hook in a downward...not updward position. Was this caused by the way I rigged it? Or just because the water wasn't as deep. Not a science man so maybe that has an effect?

It was a gulp shakey worm by the way.

[BassHunter69]

in my experince i tend to not like the gulp worms they are a bit on the heavy side for shaky heads so i havent found them as productive with this tactic, i most likely need to learn how to use the gulp correctly since i dont have much experince with it

[Raul]

Can I ask a question without sounding totally dumb.

Like I said I fished the rig a bit last year and landed a nice 4lb smallmouth off of it.

The water is a bit murky but I wanted to make sure the rig was working right. Probably in less than a foot of water I could see the rig sitting on the bottom. The tail was not floating however and it was just dangling from the hook in a downward...not updward position. Was this caused by the way I rigged it? Or just because the water wasn't as deep. Not a science man so maybe that has an effect?

It was a gulp shakey worm by the way.

My man, the only dumb question is the one never asked.

As you said, the tail doesn 't float nor it needs to, in straight tail worms the bait reduces it 's diameter progresivelly all the way down to the tip of the tail where it has a plastic bubble or a pointy tail ( like in the Kut Tail ), it 's the section between the bubble and the main body where the straight tail worm is magical, since the diameter is so thin it reacts violently to any twitch you impart to it with your rod tip, it wiggles immediately lifting up the bubble, since the bubble is heavy enough to sink again the tail wiggles on it 's way down again. Between twitches to make the bait jump from the bottom you shake your rod making the tail wiggle.  

Some people think that the shakey head rig is mean for floating baits only, where is it written that it has to be that way ? we come again to what I 've always said:

1.- There are no "rules"

2.- Know your gear and know your baits so you can get the most out of them.

[Davis]

Thanks Raul. This is one style that I really want to mess with. Finesse fishing is my type of fishing so a shakey head rig is perfect for my style.

I thought it was neat that I saw a video on this rig and the guy had a beaver tail rigged on a shakey head jig. That was something that I never saw before. But I'm assuming it works well with that tail on the end.

[roadwarrior]

Davis,

Please take a moment to take a look at the PM I sent to you.

[3125gauge]

I use Bite Me ball heads that I paint myself and a Zoom Trick worm usually in green pumpkin.  I usually nibble off about 1/2 to 1 inch of work off before I t-rig it on the hook.  I am a power fisherman first and foremost, but learned to have confidence in the shakey head the last couple of years.  It has no doubt helped my catch total and has saved the day in many tournaments.

[Davis]

No tourneys for me.

I don't have the time or money for that.

But I do like to fish slow and patiently so thats why this is right up my alley.

Starting to come around on burning some spinnerbaits though.

If anything I'm trying to be a better all around fisherman through different types of techniques.

[Raul]

No tourneys for me.

I don't have the time or money for that.

But I do like to fish slow and patiently so thats why this is right up my alley.

Starting to come around on burning some spinnerbaits though.

If anything I'm trying to be a better all around fisherman through different types of techniques.

Exactly my man, be versatile.

A couple of weeks ago I went to Zimapán, great lake located about 4 hous drive from my home and that draws all the anglers from the region within it 's 4 hour drive radius, most of the times the water is clear and soft plastics do make one heck of a catching there, the lake had risen 8-10 ft in a couple of weeks after the rains, the water was murky and everybody we met plus all the reports I read in the mexican forum whined that the bite wasn 't good.

It wasn 't good for them, for us it was .... excellent !  , but we didn 't fish with soft plastics exclusively ( had so-so results with noise making rigs and heavy vibration plastics ) we fished with spinnerbaits and crankbaits.

[Davis]

Man I bet those roboworms that I have would work great as well. They are very very skinny.

Too bad the cold weather is moving in up here. Bite has really slowed down. Can't really get into the creek that I fish either because its steelhead season and the Catt Creek is one of the best in the country for it. Therefore its flooded with anglers that are shall I say.......not very friendly. Crashing spots and just plain out fighting at points. Gets crazy down there. So I'm going to have to wait until late april, early may for the smallmouth run.

[Avalonjohn44]

Zoom: Trick Worms, Zoom: Finesse Worms, Bass Assassin: Charm Assassins, Wobblehead Worms.  The wobblehead worms are supposed to work with the wobble head rig, but I didn't catch any that way, so use the worms on a shaky head.  I've also caught some by using a lizard on a shaky head.

[AJ]

I have used Zoom finnese worms and trick worms with alot of success, but went to the Strikeking 3X finnese worms recently. They seem to float better than anything else I have tried. Put a little drop of super glue on the keeper and you can use 1 or 2 worms all day.

[SneakySnook]

Zoom finesse worm and a robo worm.

[Shadcranker]

Gambler Giggy Stick, Zoom Trick Worm, Zoom Finesse Worm, Davis Floating Shaky Worm, and Netbait Worm.

Also try small creature baits and craws if you have spotted bass around. The smallie beaver fishes great on a shaky head, and so does the Paca Craw.

As far as the heads go, i have sttled on the Davis SL (super long shank). Coosa Tackle in AL sells them in 25 pack for a great price.

Good luck.

SC

[deepsessions]

there's so many that work...certain colors from each company tend to work around here.

[5bass]

Berkley Power Shaky Worms.....nice action combined with the Power Bait scent that just kills 'em.

Strike King 3X Finesse Worms.....these float straight up off the bottom and quiver like crazy with the least amount of rod "shaking". I go to these when the bite is real slow and I need to soak my worm for a while to get the bite. The floating qualities of the 3X worms make them easy to deadstick in one place. They almost work themselves.

[FishTank]

I also like using zoom finesse worm and a robo worm.

[bubbler]

6 in roboworms are the best. but next i line is the cabelas aqua glow in 6 in dimond tail, pink

[BassHunter69]

Zoom Trick Worm, Zoom Finesse Worm,3x finesse worm,wobblehead llc worm,johnsons orginal floating worm

[Joey_Doe]

Gambler Giggy Stick, they are hold air causing them to stand up and they have a mini skirt also for more action