Shaky head worms... Which is the best you have found?

[Roba22]

First hello again everyone. Been away a while but always remember how helpful everyone here is when I need help with something. I sure miss fishing on Chick and all the wonderful friends I made while I was there. So today my question is on shaky head worm types and which ones you prefer. I have started to really enjoy this technique and would like to learn and grow my knowledge from you pros. I was wondering if anyone here had taken the time to test (in a tank) different worms to see which ones seem to stand up or float better so they present themselves correctly when setting on the bottom. I have seen some YouTube videos and looks like the robo worm does pretty good but some one the zoom lay flat and don't float at all. I like to fish this style both shallow with 5-7" worms and deep with 7-10" worms So I'm reaching out and asking what type or brand you feel does the best for you in the water. Thanks and tight lines everyone.

 

[porthos33]

I've had great success with the owner screw lock shakeyhead hooks and the zoom magnum finesse worms. The magnum finesse worms are weighted with salt but they still stand up ok when I'm bringing them back in clear water. They cast really far too with light weight 3/32oz-1/8oz. The original zoom trick worms will float and don't have salt. I like the robo worms better on 6-8lb test for drop shot and they are really good. For the magnum finesse zoom I use 10-12lb test leader and make my leader about 12ft long connected to 20-30lb braid on a spinning rod. For heavier applications I use Zoom magnum worm with 12-15lb line and I throw that on a bait casting setup.

If the bite is slow I'll deadstick the bait for 30 seconds or longer in some cases and have found they seem to hit the floating worms and the heavier worms that fall over about the same.

 

[Roba22]

I went back and looked for that video where the guy tested some worms. He had Robo which did good, had two different Zoom worms, The finesse didn't float, but the Zoom Trick worm did pretty good. He also had Berkeley Gulp and powerbait and Those also didn't float. I have heard that the Berkeley havoc bottom bouncer (I think). Does real good.

 

[RRB32]

Zoom trick worm

 

[Hook1]

Magnum Trick Worm

 

[ChooChooSnakeMan]

I like Zoom finesse, Zoom Trick, and Yum 5" Dingers. Not sure one is better than another - it seems to run in cycles and I suspect is mostly in my head. They all catch fish, I think it boils down to the one that I have confidence in on any given day I also favor t-rigging these same baits depending on the bottom composition. For me the shakey head is better in rock while the t-rig seems to come through grass a lot better. emoThumbsup

 

[G_weav65]

Check out Zman's Finesse Wormz or Fattyz's. They are made of their ElaZtech material and are very durable will float up off the bottom. But like mentioned biggest factor is what you have confidence in.

 

[Roba22]

Thanks everyone! Got me some good ideas to look at now. I should have asked this at the start but here is a related question. On your shaky jig heads do you find that the flat eye is better then the straight or vertical eye? I'm no longer fishing weed like I did there so wonder if there is a good reason for the different style eye

 

[occasionalfisher]

The best overall worm for shakey heads I have found is the six or seven inch Roboworms, but for some reason I have had a hard time getting bites at the Chick with that bait. Most of the fish I have caught up there on a shakey head has come on the Zoom Magnum Finesse worm. Two years in a row I have caught them pretty good on that worm. I have also used the Magnum Trick Worm and still never gotten a bite on it that I know of, except on a t-rig.
Like someone else said the Owner screwlock shakey heads are great, but they do not really have enough bite to get through the magnum finesse worm very well, so I use a 1/8 oz secret lures wide gap or a 3/16 Pumpkin head shakey head because both have a wide gap. At Chick I use 16 lb braid to a 15 lb floro leader on a spinning rod, or just 12 to 15 floro on a casting rod.