Fishing the Shakey Head

[BeastMan]

https://www.yak-tribe.com/shakey-head/

This article about has me sold to use this method often this spring. Never really done this before. Any of the bass dawgs want to add anything to this?

[Bass Chaser]

Not really except it's used more in the summer.

[Barking 13]

It's a productive technique, and I have a box full of them, but I don't throw them much. I'm basically a power (crankbait) fisherman, and I can't stand to throw a spinning rod, even though I have a few. They normally just ride around in my boat.

I have one baitcast rig set up with 10 lb line and a 1/4 oz shakey that I will use occasionally, if I'm fishing for spots, and the crank or texas rig bite slows.

I have some custom shaky head jigs, but probably the best commercial ones I've used are the spot removers and whack-um's. You want the kind that will stand up straight.

If you are going the light route, I'd suggest the drop shot over a shaky.

[State82]

I pretty much echo verbatim what Barking 13 said. It's a great tool when the bite is really tough. Great with a Senko too although a finesse worm is more traditional. If you have to chunk a fairy wand I would probably rather do it with a drop shot though. Ugh.

[SapperDawg]

Largest two bass I have ever caught were in Guntersville on a shakey head.