Do You Shakeyhead On Spinning Or Bc 2024

Buzzbaitkiller12 reply :

Do you drop shot/shakeyhead on spinning gear or baitcaster I was looking to get a shakeyhead rod with a chronarch 51E with 8 pound floro.

I drop shot with spinning gear but what do you think about shakeyheads?

Blues19 reply :

I tried shakey heading with a baitcaster but it felt strange so I went back with the spinning.

Siebert Outdoors reply :

Almost always spinning rods.

Mike L reply :

Shakey and Wacky I use a m/xf spinning rod.

Never did fish a drop shot yet. Hoping someone who's going on the Roadtrip will take me under his wing. :Idontknow:

Mike

Tywithay reply :

Both. I typically use spinning when it's windy, because it's less fussy.

J Francho reply :

I have drop shot on a casting rod, but shaky head is spinning only, mostly because I stick to very light baits for it.

NathanW reply :

My curado D's have heavier spool and throw light baits really well. I have thrown heavier shakeyheads with it (like 3/16 - 1/8 ounce) when fishing in water from 6-2 foot deep. I love casting gear.

But for both of those techniques I would overwhelmingly recommend spinning. For shakyhead I usually prefer 1/32 to 3/32 ounce. But for drop shot I fish 1/8th ounce all the way up to 5/8 ounce when fishing strong current and 30-60 foot deep water.

bassin is addicting reply :

spinning...

240 LTS reply :

Light baits on the bottom, spinning.

719BassFishing reply :

I like to throw shakey heads on a 7 foot medium action baitcasting rod.. I find it easier to to fish casting gear so thats the way I go.

kickerfish1 reply :

Both.

Arv reply :

Used to have a b/c set up I would throw a shakey head on, but I've since sold it and only use spinning now.

Fishes in trees reply :

I use both. Lets say you want to fish a deeper point, 12 feet or deeper. The pint of fishing a shaky head is fishing it on the bottom. A 3/8 or 1/2 oz head will get you to the bottom quicker than a 3/16 or 1/4 oz head, even if you use the lighter line. I fish a 3/8 oz head on 14 lb fluorocarbon a lot and occasionally go to a larger half ounce head, using bait casting gear.

If I was more concerned about the drop speed and wanted a slower drop speed, I'd go lighter, but most of the time I want to be on the bottom asap. It is a judgement call, which approach do you want to use.

Grantman83 reply :

I throw shakeyhead a on a dx702c with a pixzilla. First reason is that I only own one spinning setup anymore and it is the dx702s. However, the spinning 702 is noticeably softer than the casting version so it gets used for drop shot and small wacky senkos (3inch).

I prefer casting rods and the 702c and pixzilla can really wing those lures out there. However, the cost of tuning a pixzilla far outweighs the benefit for most people as is it simply cheaper and easier to use a spinning setup.

If you watch MLF, Bobby Lane was using a veritas and MGX for shakey heads and was doing pretty well however I don't know what size line he was using.

Magnum shakey heads are amazing. dont think you can't use a 10 inch worm on a 1/2 football shakey head as they are dynamite

Buzzbaitkiller12 reply :

On 3/22/2014 at 2:47 AM, Grantman83 said:

I throw shakeyhead a on a dx702c with a pixzilla. First reason is that I only own one spinning setup anymore and it is the dx702s. However, the spinning 702 is noticeably softer than the casting version so it gets used for drop shot and small wacky senkos (3inch).

I prefer casting rods and the 702c and pixzilla can really wing those lures out there. However, the cost of tuning a pixzilla far outweighs the benefit for most people as is it simply cheaper and easier to use a spinning setup.

If you watch MLF, Bobby Lane was using a veritas and MGX for shakey heads and was doing pretty well however I don't know what size line he was using.

Magnum shakey heads are amazing. dont think you can't use a 10 inch worm on a 1/2 football shakey head as they are dynamite

What's a good football shakey head?

Grantman83 reply :

It depends on how deep and how big a bait a plastic you are gonna throw. People really like the Biffle hard heads though those are not set jigheads.

I really like the Picasso Shake-E football jig. It has a screw in lock and a straight shank which I prefer. Yum also make something called the Shake-e-ed (named after Edwin Evers) which have been discontinued since he went to megabass. I was lucky enough to score some on clearance.

They work anyplace you would throw a football jig or c rig. A lot of fish by me haven't seen this presentation but I love them and usually use an 8-10inch worm and heavy gear.

papajoe222 reply :

Both, depending on the size/weight of he bait I'm using. I prefer baitcasting and use a 7ft. M/Fast Prodigy rod paired with a Daiwa Sol an 12lb. FC line for the bigger/heavier stuff. For the smaller baits and jigs, I use a 7ft. Acadia rod and Daiwa spinning reel spooled with 10lb. FC. For me, sensitivity in the spinning set-up isn't as important as with the baitcaster as I use it more for shallow water or on top of submergent weeds and rely on line watching more.

Bluebasser86 reply :

Spinning, just doesn't feel right on casting gear.

Gone_Phishin reply :

I use both. I am better at skipping with a spinning rod, so I like to have one rigged up and ready to go.

Spinning: Certate 2500/Legend Extreme 7MLF

Casting: DX701/Conquest 51S

NRX802/PX68L

LTB610MLXF/Pixy

Sam reply :

Spinning.

Brian Needham reply :

1/8 oz shakey gets the Dobyns 742 spinning

3/16 or 1/4 oz gets the Dobyns 724 casting

Brian Needham reply :

On 3/22/2014 at 5:27 AM, Buzzbaitkiller12 said:
What's a good football shakey head?

what I a lot is cut the weed guard of a football head...... boom insta shakey head.

Scott Martin has a youtube video, it is posted here too about magnum shakeyheads.

Siebert has the football shakes so you can check them out too.

Raul reply :

All right, you gonna think Raul is an arse, and sometimes I am, but, nowhere is written shakeyheading belongs to a specific type of gear, also, nowhere is written that shakeyhead jigs should/must weight X ammount. To me shakeyhead jigs are just jigheads with oversized hooks. That being said I tell you that I pour my own shakeyheads, something that allows me to make combinations of hook size and weight not commercially available for my fishing,

To answer your question, with what type of gear I fish shakeyhead ? ---> with either, I do have the oportunity of having BC rods and reels capable of handling very small weights, but if I didn´t have then, depending upon the weight of the rig ( jighead and bait ) it would be spinning for the lighter weights ( 1/8 oz or less ) and spinning/BC for the heavier stuff ( more than 1/8 oz ).

J Francho reply :

I was just gonna type up something similar - that it's the weight of the bait, and the line diameter that dictates whether I use spinning or casting gear.

One exception to that is when the effort free line flowing off the spool if a spinner makes fishing easier. I use weights heavy enough to warrant a casting reel on my deep drop shotting, but with a casting reel, it's a pain to thumb the spool down 40' or more, and even worse with light line. Another time is jerk baits and windy days - which often go hand in hand.

Raul reply :

On 3/23/2014 at 2:10 AM, J Francho said:

I was just gonna type up something similar - that it's the weight of the bait, and the line diameter that dictates whether I use spinning or casting gear.

One exception to that is when the effort free line flowing off the spool if a spinner makes fishing easier. I use weights heavy enough to warrant a casting reel on my deep drop shotting, but with a casting reel, it's a pain to thumb the spool down 40' or more, and even worse with light line. Another time is jerk baits and windy days - which often go hand in hand.

Come on J, don´t tell me you are not macho enough to cast a Rapala original minnow on 20 lb test and a heavy rod ? ....when those things only have the aerodynamic properties of a goddam kite ! :mad3:

ww2farmer reply :

I fish shaky heads probably 80% of the time on spinning, 20% on casting

Wacky rigging and drop shotting 50/50 casting/spinning..........IDK why, just because.

tracker01 reply :

Spinning, 100%

stratoliner92 reply :

Both for me. Mostly im throwing 1/8-3/16 and i use a Lews TP with10# InvizX. Anything lighter than 1/8 i use my dropshot spinning setup which has 10#braid and 8# leader.

Fish Murderer 71 reply :

I throw a spinning during the day, but at night I like my baitcaster... I dont know what it is about the spinning but theres no consistency to my cast- the bait goes where it wants to. I can, with pinpoint accuracy, hit where I want it with my BC... and I've only been using a BC now for a couple years, but have been using the spinning reel for decades now...

Catt reply :

Bait Casting 100%

volchuck reply :

I drop and shakey almost exclusively on spinning using lighter line, would love to try with a baitcaster setup if someone has found a good lighter line & weight setup

.ghoti. reply :

I use an 1/8oz skipgap jigheaad with a Zman or 3X worm most of the time. I go heavier occasionally. I use a baitcast combo. If I go down to 1/16oz I'll switch to spinning gear. I'll also use spinning gear when in deep water.

Coopdog72 reply :

On 3/21/2014 at 9:29 PM, ataris41 said:
I tried shakey heading with a baitcaster but it felt strange so I went back with the spinning.

same here, I've always done it on spinning gear tried it on a baitercaster,well it didn't feel like I was fishing everything felt off. I tore it off put on a shallow crankbait now for me it's done on spinning gear

tbone1993 reply :

Use an extra fast rod. Lost 6 fish today using an ewg shakey head with a fast action rod. Regular straight shank hooks arent a problem with a fast action rod but the EWG just dont set correctly without an extra fast.

Lip 'em! reply :

Always a spinning rod. I feel like the under the rod guides work better with the action imparted during shakey head fishing. And the straight up over the shoulder hook set required to get a good hook in them with a shakey head balances better with a spinning setup.

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