For Worms.....texas Rig Vs. Shaky Head? 2025

Heron reply :

When fishing a worm (any worm 6"+), when would you use one of these rigs over the other?

Sam reply :

Shaky head in shallow water and in the grass lines when the fishing gets tough or you just want to give it a shot.

Texas rigged worm all the time in all conditions and depths.

onetime reply :

Sam, on 09 Jun 2015 - 4:06 PM, said:

Shaky head in shallow water and in the grass lines when the fishing gets tough or you just want to give it a shot.

Texas rigged worm all the time in all conditions and depths.

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Heron reply :

Shaky head in shallow water and in the grass lines when the fishing gets tough or you just want to give it a shot.

Texas rigged worm all the time in all conditions and depths.

Ok....How shallow? Why no shaky head in deeper water?

Raul reply :

Why no shaky head in deeper water?

Cuz he don't like it.

Heron reply :

Cuz he don't like it.

Splendid

Ozark_Basser reply :

Shaky head for when you want the worm to stand up. Texas rig in cover.

Raul reply :

Splendid

Whenever I see all these "rules" I wonder who made them, because I've been bass fishing for more than 3 decades and the first rule I learned is that there are no rules, so, when do I fish a shakeyhead ? Whenever I can, when I want the bait to stand up, where I can do it. A shakeyhead is not the most clever selection when you have to fish through cover, the bait will hang up or trap gunk, or to fish chunk rockpiles, the bait can and will hang up in the crevices and cracks so, it's not a matter of depth, it's a matter of cleverness of application. Whenever you want to fish a shakeyhead you can do it if you can do it, sometimes you will have to fish a t-rig simply because it goes through where the shakeyhead will hang up.

Heron reply :

Shaky head for when you want the worm to stand up. Texas rig in cover.

If so, then why so many shaky heads out there that dont seem to be designed for standing up?

Heron reply :

...sometimes you will have to fish a t-rig simply because it goes through where the shakeyhead will hang up.

Agreed

I find the is to be especially true when fishing from shore.

Arv reply :

I fish both often and don't really know what makes me decide to be honest. I see if one or the other works. I don't throw any large plastics on a shakey head, but I will throw things like 6-7'' worms, tubes, flukes, and craws on both. Again, if one is working, great, if not, then I'll try the other.

OkobojiEagle reply :

I've been fishing jig-worms for decades, even before they were called shakey heads. I tried a slip sinker Texas rig once, but didn't like the absence of feel involved with it. My answer... you can fish a jig-worm, uh, shakey head anywhere you can fish a T-rigged worm.

FloridaBasser1 reply :

I like the shakey head method for bendy(lot of action) strait tail worms or finesse worms.

I like the T rig for Senkos, and ribbon tail worms

Ozark_Basser reply :

If so, then why so many shaky heads out there that dont seem to be designed for standing up?

I guess that's true, but I won't buy shakey heads that won't stand up.

Ozark_Basser reply :

If so, then why so many shaky heads out there that dont seem to be designed for standing up?

I guess that's true, but I won't buy shakey heads that won't stand up.

WRB reply :

Doodling was the forerunner of the shaky jig worm presentation. Before it was called anything Rip Nunnery caught a bass limit of 97 lbs at Ray Scott's All American bass tournament "shaking" a plastic worm, era 1968.

Don Iovino revived this presentation shaking brass & glass and called doodling.

I prefer doodling a T-rigged brass & glass worm, works better for me and prefer using a baitcasting outfit.

Tom

OkobojiEagle reply :

In the majority of my current reading, "shakey head" seems to be more about the tackle than the technique. (As is Brewer's slider fishing)...

Choporoz reply :

If so, then why so many shaky heads out there that dont seem to be designed for standing up?

Most manufacturers didn't ask Bobby U for help, I guess.

Catt reply :

Rip Nunnery catch 15 bass that weighed 98-15 & it was not a shaky technique!

http://www.bassmaster.com/news/worlds-greatest-fishing-hole

kikstand454 reply :

Yeah^^^^^ that's two different things.

I fish a shaky head whenever I physically can and not spend the entire time hung up.

If its too snaggy, I got to a t-rig.

If they were biting the shaky head, but they're not hitting the t-rig. .... then I t-rig an elaztech worm and have a weedless shakeyhead.

WRB reply :

On 6/10/2015 at 10:42 PM, Catt said:

Rip Nunnery catch 15 bass that weighed 98-15 & it was not a shaky technique!

http://www.bassmaster.com/news/worlds-greatest-fishing-hole

Catt, I knew Rip and fished with him on several occasions and can tell you what his technique was;

Shaking the worm on slack line by holding the rod tip high, then lowering the rod watching for line movement, then reeling in slack line and hook setting as the bass swam away with his worm. His shaking was whipping the rod tip about 1-2 feet back and forth, very bazaar technique!

Tom

Catt reply :

Yelp & he was pair with Gerald Blanchard who put them on the fish & who is married to my cousin!

Catt reply :

Here's the technique & lures used, which was not a texas rig or shaky head but a modified football jig with a skirt, spinner bait blade, & tiny piece of a worm for a trailer.

http://bassfishingarchives.com/western/twig-pigs-and-bush-hogs-more-rip-nunnery#more-3969

RoLo reply :

The question sounds a little odd to me, but I guess it depends on your concept of a T-rig

I've been T-rigging plastics before the concept had a name, when it was simply called "self-weedless",

and that pretty much describes every shaky head.

Roger

Raul reply :

On 6/11/2015 at 2:36 AM, RoLo said:

The question sounds a little odd to me, but I guess it depends on your concept of T-rig

I was Texas-rigging plastics before the concept had a name, when it was simply called "self-weedless",

which pretty much describes every shaky head.

Roger

Yup, like I was shakey heading way before shakey heading got it´s shakey christening, I always liked the jighead rig but regular ordinary retail jigheads in smaller weights ( like 1/16 oz ) had these itsy bitsy teeny tiny hooks and I couldn´t just rig a 6"+ inch worms on them until I had this epiphany: "what if I get a mold and ............ ", voilá, suddenly I was able to fish worms and other baits the way I wanted with the combination of weight and hook size I wanted.

BASSPATROL247 reply :

I hardly ever texas rig anymore, i get way more action from any plastic on a wobble head. By action i mean the bait looks more natural....

WRB reply :

Catt, good article, thanks. Rip was the Mustad hook rep and all his spinnerbaits used vinyl skirts and gold plated hooks. Rip told me he caught his bass on 8" Purple Fliptail worms. The Matty was popular out west back in the day....still works!

Small world! Rip had a phobia about traveling, being anywhere new.

Tom

Catt reply :

Small world indeed

Not many people have heard of Rip, Gerald, or their record. What was ridiculous they didn't even win the tournament!

Toledo Tackle had several Matty lure but sold them all for $5 before I got there!

greentrout reply :

The old school basser...

Sea Salt reply :

Texas Rig all the way. I throw it in all conditions unless the bass are feeding on top, then I throw a popper.

dam0007 reply :

Texas rigged worms are something I haven't thrown in a few years and probably should start again. However shakey head has been helpful for me on tidal waters. From all experience over the years I like both.

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