shacky heads and trick worms

[BASS ASSASSIN13]

i need some good info on fishing shaky heads with trick worms at lake sinclair in the month of feb or winter months. any help?

[brendanc]

Hi B/A13,

First off, welcome to Bassin' USA. Sorry for the delayed response, your post must have slipped through the cracks. Just out of curiosity, is there any particular reason you want to use a shaky head worm? Worming is great in cold water for sure, if I had a little more info, I might be able to give you a more specific answer.

BC

[dixon413]

BA13,
I never have fished Sinclair but I fish on Clark's Hill often. Is the water stained or clear on Sinclair. Also doesn't Sinclair have spotted bass? If so the shaky head is an awesome bait for spots. It works well on largemounths too but it's hard to beat a shaky head for a spotted bass. If I was you I would concentrate on the main lake points particularly one's with rock. This time of the year the fish will start to gather on the warm rocks in the daylight hours. Also you might want to try to find some ledges. The fish will probaly start moving back in the creeks before long with this unusually warm weather we have been having. The best advice I can give you is find the bait and you will find the fish. As for as working the shaky head I like to toss it out and let it sink to the bottom and just shake it a few times and then reel a foot or so and repeat. You may feel a light tick when the fish hits it but for me I just watch the line and you will see it move and your rod will just load up. Good luck hopes this helps some.

Justin

[BASS ASSASSIN13]

thanks, iv found that i the winter the shaky head along with a 7" trick worm will outperform a texas rig. why is that? and also how many ways are their to fish it, and what is the most productive way?

[bass01]

Hello there B/A13!! Out here in Arizona,I use the shakey head alot, and I've gotten some great results. Depending on the water clarity, I cast out past your target, and slowly bring it back. I used it alot last year, when the water temp was around 45-55 degreese. I just shake the worm with my rod and watch for the line to move. Some of my biggest bass came in febuary, off some brush piles and rocks. When the water is really cold, I use a 1/8 oz jighead and a watermelon/red flake worm.Sometimes I use a June bug color. Also, with the weather heating up here now, I use it around docks, in a 1/4 oz jighead and neutral colors. I just use it like I would for winter fishing.Hope this helps.

[brendanc]

BA/13... That’s some good info from BassinEd.

In response to your question about the Shaky Head out producing the Texas Rig, there are a couple of subtle differences.
First, you typically use a floating worm with a shaky head, which makes the worm stand up as opposed to lying flat on the bottom like a Texas Rig. This can give a few impressions of prey; Prey in a defensive position, prey feeding on the bottom or prey trying to burrow to escape. These are all triggering actions that will induce more strikes from bass.

Second, the rigging of a shaky head gives you more of a direct link to the tail end of the worm. So when you shake and twitch your rod tip, the action is transferred directly to the tail of the worm. This action is different than what you would get from performing the same rod tip motion when using the Texas Rig. The bullet style weights have an angle that is designed for slipping through weeds, where the ball head of the Shaky Head Rig has more of a “rocking” action when pulled.

I hope this gives you a couple of things to keep in mind when fishing the Shaky Head and that you find some of this helpful.

Good fishing to you…
BC