Which worm floats best for a shaky head? 2024

laus reply :

The packages of worms I've seen aren't clear on which ones float their rear ends up for best action. Are Mann's jelly worms the best for this? Robo worms?

BrianinMD reply :

Strike King makes a finesse worm from the elaztech material, floats great.

Chaz Hickcox reply :

Deep Creek Lures soft plastics all float.

eyedabassman reply :

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Strike King makes a finesse worm from the elaztech material, floats great.

I think they are 3 X worm , you can pull them and they are like a rubber band, And they have a garlic sent. Best floating worm that I have seen!

CWB reply :

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Strike King makes a finesse worm from the elaztech material, floats great.

I think they are 3 X worm , you can pull them and they are like a rubber band, And they have a garlic sent. Best floating worm that I have seen!

4" and 7". Float great. Z-Man probably makes one also and he uses Elaztech material.

http://www.zmanfishing.com/store/categories/elaztech/finesse_wormz

Bonus with these is once you get them on the jig, they last forever. If you use the screwlock heads, you will need to heat the screw portion up and install the bait while it is hot but once on, it'll last all day or until you break off.

Rangerphil reply :

Zoom trick worm!

senile1 reply :

The Strike King 3X Elaztech Finesse worms float better than any worm I have used. They can be a pain to rig though. Like CWB said, heat up the cork screw keeper on a screwlock jig and the job will be easier.

Stasher1 reply :

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Zoom trick worm!

Trick Worms don't float.

Five-Alive reply :

The Zoom trick worms don't float but they do stand up real good on a shakey head.

The Strike King Elaztechs do very good also.

deaknh03 reply :

What about the squirrel tail? The tail on those is supposed to float real well.

bassin is addicting reply :

i've had good luck with;

trick worm

and late last year Hags Tornado

Stasher1 reply :

I'm kind of partial to the Berkley Power Shaky Worm, but I really hate the Power Bait stench.

bweave09 reply :

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Deep Creek Lures soft plastics all float.

And they smell great! The 6" MT Floating Worm in watermelon is one of my favorites for the shaky head.

Nice_Bass reply :

Gambler giggy stick.

no better action than that for what you are asking.

Hot Rod reply :

There are a lot of videos on You Tube that show the action of different baits which are pretty informative. You can tell if the tails of worms float for example.

A problem with them is that the people working the baits in the videos don't have much of a clue. For instance they'll "jig" a shaky head rig up/down with big hops very fast, not how it is supposed to be fished.

Raul reply :

I wouldn 't worry much about which worm flots best, I 've been sakey heading for 3 decades, caught tons of fish and none of the worms/creatures I fish with "floats".

von reply :

PowerBait Hand poured finesse worm, Zoom Mag Finesse, Roboworm float tail up.

Trick worms floats tail up too! You gotta nip that bulb at the end of the tail off. Floats tail up like a Roboworm. *disclaimer* at least my pack does.

philsoreel reply :

StrikeZone Lures Shake Up Worm. Hands down best floater out there. Not many people seem to know about them....this is a good thing.

BriBass reply :

The Dizzy Diamond by Bizz Baits floats like you cant believe they are new company. also if you contact them they will do custom orders as well and make the worms in super soft plastic!

TxFishingPlease reply :

Is the elaztech a third-party patented formula or something only Strike King uses?

A-Rob reply :

Gambler Giggy Stick is good

Hot Rod reply :

So Zoom finnesse and Yum Trick worms don't float? :-? Maybe not but their tales are somehow more bouyant than their nose.

Don't believe it? Watch this.

http://www.youtube.com/user/TheLureTour#p/search/3/kiC1DKk-9z0

RoLo reply :

In my experience, the two most buoyant plastic worms

are the Gambler Big Stick and Strike King 3x Finesse worm.

Strike King 3x plastic (AKA: ElazTech & Cyberflexxx) is inherently buoyant,

whereas the Gambler Big Stick has a hollow body.

For fishing in heavy vegetation (e.g. central Florida), I prefer the Gambler Big Stick,

which has a head of tough plastic. On the other hand, 3x plastic is jelly-soft,

and a T-rigged worm frequently gets impaled in heavy cover.

Roger

hookset on 3 reply :

Try the Kicker Fish Hightail worms. the tails stand up great.

check out this link:

https://www.kickerfishbait.com/hightail_movie.html

Incheon Basser reply :

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Zoom trick worm!

trick worms don't float

SausageFingers23 reply :

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What about the squirrel tail? The tail on those is supposed to float real well.

They do. They're a pretty solid choice.

Vinny Chase reply :

Another one for the squirrel tail

BassThumb reply :

After trying the Big Bite Squirrel Tail, I have a hard time using anything else. Tilapia is my go-to. I believe the bulb on the tail is made with a mix of puffed glass or something like that to make it float high.

Vinny Chase reply :

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After trying the Big Bite Squirrel Tail, I have a hard time using anything else. Tilapia is my go-to. I believe the bulb on the tail is made with a mix of puffed glass or something like that to make it float high.

I've only used the 4.5", have you tried the 6" weightless? Hows the action?

BassThumb reply :

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After trying the Big Bite Squirrel Tail, I have a hard time using anything else. Tilapia is my go-to. I believe the bulb on the tail is made with a mix of puffed glass or something like that to make it float high.

I've only used the 4.5", have you tried the 6" weightless? Hows the action?

I haven't tried using them weightless. I don't throw weightless finesse worms very often, usually only in the slop.

Primus reply :

I prefer Roboworm, floats nicely and most importantly puts a lot of fish in the boat.

endless reply :

I just bought a pack of Z mans watermelon red.

Has anyone ever tried the Owner shaky head worms??

endless reply :

The two different brands I have. The one floating is the Z man watermelon red. No jig head the worm will float on top of water. The other two is Zoom shaky and Zoom finesse. My question will be is that how you want your shaky head to be the floating one? I've been fishing Shaky just never put much intention into it now with the floating worms.

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