Another in a series of attempts to describe new/interesting fishing tactics & lures. Feel free to add/clarify...
Shakey Head is a finesse technique for jig&worm bass fishing. The shakey jig head has 2 primary characteristics - it stands on end so that the worm is vertical in the water, and it has a post or screw that the head of the worm threads onto, so that the worm is well aligned for texas rigging at the hook point. (post is optional - you could thread the head onto the hook, but it will often ball-up when a fish takes the bait. anchoring the head off the hook allows the point to pull through the worm and increase hook-ups).
Usually used with a small, thin finesse worm, light line. Especially effective on highly-pressured fish.
The "shakey" part comes in with the presentation. Cast, let fall. Once the lure has settled, you jiggle the rod tip on semi-slack line, shaking the line - not enough to lift the jig head off the bottom, but enough to impart some wiggle to the head. Similar to how you work a drop shot bait. This makes the worm "shake". Lift or hop and repeat the shakes. Keep going till its back to the boat or otherwise out of the fishing zone.
Here's a pic of one brand of head - this one is post style. Some plastics work better with the screw-style.
