1st New Picture of Shak-E2 from MegaStrike

[Bobby Uhrig]

Test for Picture on Web.com Well I have been watching and fishing" Shakey Style" heads for a while now.As some of you know ,what we also do here at Megastrike  is underwater photography. I have had the honor to work with Tim Simos for the last twenty years  www.bluewaterimages.net   While we were filming we noticed that most of the "shakey heads" never really stood up at all -especially while you dragged them along  the bottom.  They would just lay there on their sides. I know one of the major attributes to shakey style fishing was the light weight and slow fall for finicky bass or suspended bass.What we did notice though was most of the strike occured on the bottom .We also watched under the docks -deep water and shallow - but  about 50% of the strikes came on the initial fall.What we also had seen was a lot of the light wire hooks  bending on the bigger fish-4lbs and up.I didnt like that.The other shakey style heads were falling over and laying on their sides and the bass werent as interested in them. They seemed to strike more often when the tail of the finesse worm was shimmering in their faces-(thus the "shakey" term was born)..and   that was when we could get the jighead to stand up.The little screw things that you attached the worm to were a pain in the neck -very time consuming and if we were using hand pours -if you didnt screw it on right the first time ,ya might as well throw that worm away.It rips.What we also had seen was that they were very hard to fish if there was any type of wind. It was hard to detect trikes and keep in contact with the bait. The line was like a sail bringing the bait sideways.In the deeper water is where that bait should be at its best but it took so long for it to sink in anything over 20 feet. In any kind of current -forget it.Thats just the way it goes using ultra light weights I guess. So my basic conclusion of what a shakey head was ,is basically a light ball head jig -cut in half (to have a flat surface) that must be lifted vertically and fall vertically -land on a pretty much flat surface in order to stand up. To stand up for the purpose of shaking that tail of the worm in those little rascals faces.SOOOOOOOOOO. I started to design a Shakey style head that I thought would be superior to all of the others - of course under certain circumstances. The main thing I set out to do was have the jighead fall correctly. Then I wanted it to land in the upright position every time. Then I wanted it to roll foward in the proper position after being dragged along the bottom. I wanted it to have a stablizing system so it was more stable from falling over side to side.I wanted it to be able to be rigged exposed hook as well as weedless without one of those screws wasteing my worms. I wanted it to be powder coated  so it wouldnt chip againt the rocks.I wanted the best trailer keeper system so the plastics didnt slide down  the shank. I wanted a strong wire hook so they didnt bend out catching big fish.I wanted the eye recessed so it didnt catch as much debris. So this is what I came up with. Ya really have to see how these work underwater,They are awsum. What I did was incorporate the design of the Evolution Jig to the Shak-E (e for evolution)head. I added the slipless spike to secure the baits faster and tighter.I added our own Evolution trailer keeper on the shank for rigging it exposed hook style for open water. I added the fulcrum(skid plate ) to the head and added a football style head in the front (instead of the round head) which gives it more stability from falling over side to side.I gave it a recessed eye for the debris gatherings mentioned above.Powder coated it for durability And let me tell you this thing rocks foward into that great "Shak-E postion every time the bait is stopped. It lands on the fulcrum every time it is dropped so the bait stands up.According to sizes you can use it at any depth. Comes in black, brown and green pumpkin.  It might not be used for all applications but it is as close to the ultimate shakey style head you can get.It also has been used to replace the standard football head. Preston Clark says Quote" its like the next generation football head" iIt has also been replacing the traditionl texas rig with the bullet weigh in grass and brush.It comes with a strong Gamakatsu hook. Guys I have put a lot of thought into this . I hope you like it as much as I do. Thanks for listening. samples will be out in january.  Take care Bobby@Megastrike. My fingers hurt Im outta here

[Davis]

Boy I really love the looks of those. Especially like I said in the other thread....for the shale ledges and such in my smallie creek. Can't wait to use em.

[slomoe]

looks amazing. Very Unique. great job.

[5bass]

COOL!

[foul hooked]

Wow. When will they be available on the website?

[fourbizz]

Pretty sweet looking!

How well do the hooks sink with 6lb test? That is the reason I do not use spot removers anymore, the hooks are too heavy to bury them with light line.

Thanks

[Bassin_Fin@tic]

VERY COOL!  2 BAD I MISSED OUT ON THE SAMPLES :-/

[Tokyo Tony]

Lawdy have mercy!  I can't wait to get my sample pack, and then some more packs and then some more plastics and then maybe even fish with them  ;D

Really though, that design looks like a real winner

[Siebert Outdoors]

that is a really cool looking head.

[beastieboy]

Jig head looks great, Cant wait to try them out

[Dan:]

The line tie location looks awesome. I also like the way you provided for two hooking options.

[Jake.]

Those look amazing Bobby. I can't wait for my sample!  

[HookedinNY]

Looks like a very well thought out design. I especially like the idea that it stands up like the Evolution Jig and the fact that you have options as to how to rig the worm. Well done Bobby.

[S I G M A]

i'm very intriqued...

[Black Bass]

They look great.

[FD.]

They do look great.

[FishTank]

Very well done  .  Looks like a no brianer for Roboworms and Zoom Finesse worms.

[Gatorbassman]

Yum Yum. I am a diehard Spot Remover User. I buy and use 100 per year. I am gonna have to give these little thing the once over. They look nice.

[Fish Man]

those things are awesome looking,,,,cool looking design  

[hookset]

very cool design.

[Jimzee]

Looks like you could actually use two small diameter worms like roboworms at once.  I like the design, well thought out.

[Charger169]

Can you post a video of the action? It looks like very good idea.