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shakey head jigs

Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2008 2:13 pm
by zen leecher aka Bill W
I'm casting up some shakey head jigs in the garage and wondered if people preferred the round head ones that have the worm screw and are weedless or the ones that sit on the bottom in the upright position.

I'd be on the fence about which I preferred if I hadn't borrowed a mould from a friend.

Bill

RE:shakey head jigs

Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2008 5:55 pm
by tnj8222
sits upright like a spot remover? they both have there place but i end up using a round shakey over than anything else. i only use spot removers on steep banks

RE:shakey head jigs

Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2008 8:52 pm
by 2000subaru
Dilberts Do-it jig mold with the round jigs have done we wonderfully, as for his luck.....well...not so much. Something tells me that you might have it in your possesion.

RE:shakey head jigs

Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2008 10:33 pm
by Anglinarcher
Shaky heads are more of a technique, not a type of jig head anyway. In the "old days", we used foot ball jigs heads because we thought that it would roll the hook up and down and add to the movement, while keeping the hook more or less straight up.

Stand up jigs seem to work better, but because worms are made of plastic that is pretty much able to float a little, you can get almost any style, including straight round jigs, to work most of the time.

RE:shakey head jigs

Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 7:07 am
by zen leecher aka Bill W
2000subaru wrote:Dilberts Do-it jig mold with the round jigs have done we wonderfully, as for his luck.....well...not so much. Something tells me that you might have it in your possesion.
Yes, I have his. I planned on returning them today...but found out he has one more day of vacation.

I've used roundhead jigs before and discovered if they set on the bottom they roll over and get snagged easily. When I used to fish Neah Bay for the "sea bass" I ballparked losing 8-10 jigs per day to the rocks.

That's why I asked about the other version that will stand up on the bottom.