Vinny Chase Posted July 28, 2009 Posted July 28, 2009 I was getting frustrated with bullet weights so i tried a shaky head jig on my craws, tubes, etc. I love how they look in the water. Is there a rule against doing this? Or do you guys use this technique? Let me know what you think Thanks, VC Quote
DINK WHISPERER Posted July 28, 2009 Posted July 28, 2009 Join the club bro, we have shirts, LOL! Seriously though, i think people have been doing this for a long time! At least i have, LOL! Quote
seyone Posted July 28, 2009 Posted July 28, 2009 Why would there be a rule against it? If it works use it. Quote
Vinny Chase Posted July 28, 2009 Author Posted July 28, 2009 thats the thing i havent really used it too much yet.....maybe 10 min total and had one bite, but i was just wondering if people have had as much or more luck using this technique Quote
soccplayer07 Posted July 28, 2009 Posted July 28, 2009 very confused..."is there a rule"...if it works use it! Quote
Vinny Chase Posted July 28, 2009 Author Posted July 28, 2009 very confused..."is there a rule"...if it works use it! i should have phrased it differently.....is there a disadvantage to using this technique Quote
Super User RoLo Posted July 28, 2009 Super User Posted July 28, 2009 It's only fair...If bass can break all the rules, why the heck can't we? Roger Quote
Vinny Chase Posted July 28, 2009 Author Posted July 28, 2009 It's only fair, if bass can break all the rules, why the heck can't we? Roger Best advice so far Thanks, VC Quote
seyone Posted July 28, 2009 Posted July 28, 2009 my advice is to try it, see what the bass want. Quote
Super User Grey Wolf Posted July 28, 2009 Super User Posted July 28, 2009 Rule # 1 , there are no rules , try it , you might like it. Quote
bigtimfish Posted July 28, 2009 Posted July 28, 2009 I have caught fish on a gene larew salt craw on a shakey head. Trust me it works. Quote
Uncle Leo Posted July 28, 2009 Posted July 28, 2009 It's only fair...If bass can break all the rules, why the heck can't we? Roger Well put Roger. Quote
BIG B. Posted July 28, 2009 Posted July 28, 2009 I fish a public county lake a lot during spring and fall, and my personal best from that particular lake (about 5lbs) came off of a zoom lil' critter craw rigged on a shakey head. It's still one of my favorite rigs in that lake. Quote
Captain Obvious Posted July 28, 2009 Posted July 28, 2009 Bassmaster magazine ran an artical that had the Greg Hackney using a shaky head with a Zoom brush hog and other craw like baits. He said it was like a jig with the advantages of a Texas rig. The Front cover of another bassmaster magazine had a picture if Gerry Swindle doing the same thing. If the pros use it must work. Quote
Super User J Francho Posted July 28, 2009 Super User Posted July 28, 2009 There really aren't any rules about this stuff, only best practices. Some baits are so bulky that they inhibit a good hookset with some jigheads, so watch for that. Other than that, the sky is the limit bro. Quote
Super User Bassin_Fin@tic Posted July 28, 2009 Super User Posted July 28, 2009 There really aren't any rules about this stuff, only best practices. Some baits are so bulky that they inhibit a good hookset with some jigheads, so watch for that. Other than that, the sky is the limit bro. That can also be remedied by finding some different jigheads with bigger,longer,or wider gap hooks. That said I have had success with paca and rage craws,gambler bb cricket,brush hogs in both sizes,zoom speed craws and critter craws,yammy creatures and flappin hogs,yum wooly hog tail,senkos,sizmic toads. Quote
Super User Raul Posted July 28, 2009 Super User Posted July 28, 2009 Rules: 1.- Rules are meant to be broken 2.- There are no rules 3.- Bass don 't know about and don 't care about "rules". Quote
tnbassfisher Posted July 28, 2009 Posted July 28, 2009 Yes, this is what the whole Delta Storm thing was about. Quote
mike304 Posted July 28, 2009 Posted July 28, 2009 I tried a brush hog on a shakey head jig the other night. didn't get anything, but that may not mean anything other than I sucked the other night, since I didn't do all that well on anything. Quote
rubba bubba Posted July 28, 2009 Posted July 28, 2009 Don't pay attention to these clowns, they just want to watch you get busted. It's clearly against the rules so whatever you do, do NOT get caught doing that. The horror, the horror. Quote
Super User RoLo Posted July 28, 2009 Super User Posted July 28, 2009 Don't pay attention to these clowns, they just want to watch you get busted. I like that Quote
broncoboxer Posted July 28, 2009 Posted July 28, 2009 Don't pay attention to these clowns, they just want to watch you get busted. It's clearly against the rules so whatever you do, do NOT get caught doing that.The horror, the horror. LOL. The horror indeed. Quote
tnbassfisher Posted July 29, 2009 Posted July 29, 2009 Don't pay attention to these clowns, they just want to watch you get busted. It's clearly against the rules so whatever you do, do NOT get caught doing that.The horror, the horror. I mean, you heard about the last guy that tried this didn't you? Quote
Super User J Francho Posted July 29, 2009 Super User Posted July 29, 2009 There really aren't any rules about this stuff, only best practices. Some baits are so bulky that they inhibit a good hookset with some jigheads, so watch for that. Other than that, the sky is the limit bro. That can also be remedied by finding some different jigheads with bigger,longer,or wider gap hooks. That said I have had success with paca and rage craws,gambler bb cricket,brush hogs in both sizes,zoom speed craws and critter craws,yammy creatures and flappin hogs,yum wooly hog tail,senkos,sizmic toads. Actually, that's why I said "some" plastics and "some" jigs, LOL. But, do you have any recommendations for large gap shaky heads? Quote
Super User Bassin_Fin@tic Posted July 29, 2009 Super User Posted July 29, 2009 I totally missed the "some" jigheads part and yes I know you already know what I was saying. I have some falcon k-shakey head and k-shakey standup head with a wide gap.They are nice for thick baits including senkos(link not posted since I got them from the"forbidden" site) I also got some of these a long time ago. D+M customs is a top notch store with incredible service. http://cgi.ebay.com/Shakey-Jig-Clearlake-Special-5-count_W0QQitemZ390024016465QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item5acf3e3251&_trksid=p4634.c0.m14.l1262 Theres another neat one I found called the secret lures tail shaker.(once again forbidden zone) Google the names of the ones I posted and you'll probably find them or even find my super secret online store. Quote
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