Shakeyhead question

[whitwolf]

Anybody use a shakeyhead this early In the year?

Water temps. In the upper 40's, slightly stained water......Been In the upper 60's all week, plenty of sunshine....

[Nixstyx]

Wish I had water temps like that. I haven't taken a thermometer out lately but I'm pretty confident the 3 feet of ice is still 32 degrees.

To answer your question though, yes a shakey head has worked for me when the temps are in the mid-40s or so. I typically go with a smaller-sized jig fished very slow, though. If your string of warm sunny days continues, I'd try pitching some delicious looking plastics to wood.

[Hot Rod]

Yep, shakey heads can be good early.  But if there is much stain to the water I'd rather be draging a jig or a C rig.

[Sam]

All year. 

[Five-Alive]

all year here in Southeast Virginia as well just a lot slower!!

[senile1]

The shakeyhead is definitely a presentation that I wouldn't leave out with water temperatures in the 40s.

[Morelures]

All year long I have a 6" 7" or 8" on.

[Uncle Leo]

Early or Late and even in between. This past fall when the lake temperatures dipped into the 40's a Shaky Head was one of the few techniques that helped me to get a bite.

[endless]

This just answered my question. I'm going with shaky heads myself. Any good colors this time of the year? What size jig should be used?

[wapiti]

The most commonly used weight for me is 1/4 oz...

[MFBAB]

I use 1/8 oz heads more than anything else, I stick to the natural end of the spectrum on colors for the most part, a pretty good rule of thumb is to match the color of the bottom. 

[KWM]

Watermelon or pumkin, it works well for me.