Shaky Heads

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A shaky head is a small jig head fished with a finesse worm attached. Most shaky head fishing is done with a spinning rod, fairly light line and light jig head. Typically fished with a 1/8 oz or 3/16 oz head. 

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While not required many bass fisherman like to use a floating worm which will allow the bait to stand almost straight up off the bottom. Many choose a worm made with a product called ElaZtec. ElaZtec is a plastic which is very flexible. It can stretch several times is length and is very durable. But most importantly is is very buoyant. 

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Shaky heads are used mostly when the bite is off and fish are highly pressured or in a negative feeding mode. Casts are made to targets near cover or docks. The rod tip is alternately shaken very lightly, stopped, dragged or just dead sticked (not moved).