Shaky Heads

[Leaky33]

Any opinions, observations, first hand experience, technical applications to what they call Shaky Heads fishun????
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[TubeDude]

[cool][#0000ff]I have the jig mold and little spring inserts to make those shake-it heads. I do not use them much myself, but my son in law, in Tennessee, has me make a couple of hundred a year for him. He fishes all the bass waters back there and claims that those heads are a great finesse presentation.[/#0000ff]
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[revrusty]

I understand how they're supposed to work and like the theory, buying a couple jig heads and making some more of my own. But to date I haven't caught a fish on one.

That isn't the technique's problem, though. It's just that this entire year I've fished a weedy lake with the best results coming on surface plugs directly over the beds and cranks beside. Occasionally they'll hit a Texas-rig craw. But the shakey head, as I understand it, works best with a plastic worm so that the body has a little more wiggle to entice a bite. With shakey worms, I soon have a clump of weeds on each retrieve. But since you mentioned it, I'll try, try again in shoreline timber where weeds aren't a problem.
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[OlDirtyBasser]

I've fished the shaky head some, and have caught fish on it. I think it works best in rock structure or other relatively weed-free areas. I think the primary difference between shaky heading and texas-rigging is that the shaky head allows the worm to stand more vertical.

I'm not completely sold on it. I've caught fish on it, but I don't doubt I could have caught the same fish on a t-rig. I shake my t-rigs anyway. Honestly sometimes I tie it on so I only have to deal with one piece of hardware instead of a bullet weight and worm hook.

I'm more interested in the wacky rig with nail weight in the head to get the same stand-up effect. I see that as having more potential.
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