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Jan 31, 2022 23:24:23   #
Ben Bragg Loc: Dayton Ohio
 
The shaky head rig don’t get talked about much.
This is an ultra finesse rig , used for largemouth , smallmouth and spotted bass.
I usually fish these on off shore rock piles or scattered boulders with surrounding chunk rock.
Typically between 12 and 20 ft of water.
The shaky head is a stand up jig head with a soft plastic trailer.
My go to is a buckeyes lures Spot Eraser with a zoom trick worm.
Though there are a lot of other good combos out there.
A brush hog is another good trailer , as is a zoom Super Do
I’ve tried some of the Live Target craws and am becoming a fan.
Trick is to have a plastic trailer that has some floatation.
The spot eraser has a coiled spring deal that holds the head of the plastic in place while the hook is rigged texposed. That is a standard Texas rig with just a hint of the hook point exposed.

My favorite color trick worm is black or blue black , while the craw imitation is green pumpkin.

The jig is kinda light 1/4- 5-16 oz and your fishing kinda deep.
Therefore , a rod with great sensitivity is a must. The bite is barely perceptible even with high end rods.
I use spinning gear exclusively with shaky heads.

This is not a search bait kinda deal. Find bass with your electronics , mark em. Get into position and start working.
It’s a slow going kind of presentation.

Short casts are the deal. The line after the cast should be not much more than 45 degrees when the lure is in the bottom.
20 ft of water , 40-50 ft cast.

Cast to the target area. Let it sink to bottom on a semi slack line. And watch the line constantly. A lot of hits come on the fall for some reason.
Once on bottom. Let her sit a little bit. Then gently and I mean gently shake it. Sometimes I just tickle the line with my forefinger ahead of the spool.
You just want to make the lure , Which is standing straight up , to quiver, ever so slightly.
Do the quiver a few times then hop the jig a foot with a snap of the rod , let it settle and quiver it again.
You are gonna want to hold the rod at about 2:00 position.

Stay in contact with the bottom.
Feel what the lure is doing at all times.
Most strikes are detected when the lure doesn’t feel like it did a few seconds ago.
Hook sets are free , and if it turns out to be nothing , no harm , no foul , just continue the routine.

I admit , the shaky head ain’t exciting. Matter of fact it’s tedious.
But after a cold front , putting this stand up , quivering dude in front of a bass’s face and teasing him can be quite productive.

When going is tough , try a shaky head.
It’s turned a bust into a decent day for me on more than one occasion.

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Jan 31, 2022 23:50:25   #
Catfish hunter Loc: Riggins idaho (Paradise)
 
Ben Bragg wrote:
The shaky head rig don’t get talked about much.
This is an ultra finesse rig , used for largemouth , smallmouth and spotted bass.
I usually fish these on off shore rock piles or scattered boulders with surrounding chunk rock.
Typically between 12 and 20 ft of water.
The shaky head is a stand up jig head with a soft plastic trailer.
My go to is a buckeyes lures Spot Eraser with a zoom trick worm.
Though there are a lot of other good combos out there.
A brush hog is another good trailer , as is a zoom Super Do
I’ve tried some of the Live Target craws and am becoming a fan.
Trick is to have a plastic trailer that has some floatation.
The spot eraser has a coiled spring deal that holds the head of the plastic in place while the hook is rigged texposed. That is a standard Texas rig with just a hint of the hook point exposed.

My favorite color trick worm is black or blue black , while the craw imitation is green pumpkin.

The jig is kinda light 1/4- 5-16 oz and your fishing kinda deep.
Therefore , a rod with great sensitivity is a must. The bite is barely perceptible even with high end rods.
I use spinning gear exclusively with shaky heads.

This is not a search bait kinda deal. Find bass with your electronics , mark em. Get into position and start working.
It’s a slow going kind of presentation.

Short casts are the deal. The line after the cast should be not much more than 45 degrees when the lure is in the bottom.
20 ft of water , 40-50 ft cast.

Cast to the target area. Let it sink to bottom on a semi slack line. And watch the line constantly. A lot of hits come on the fall for some reason.
Once on bottom. Let her sit a little bit. Then gently and I mean gently shake it. Sometimes I just tickle the line with my forefinger ahead of the spool.
You just want to make the lure , Which is standing straight up , to quiver, ever so slightly.
Do the quiver a few times then hop the jig a foot with a snap of the rod , let it settle and quiver it again.
You are gonna want to hold the rod at about 2:00 position.

Stay in contact with the bottom.
Feel what the lure is doing at all times.
Most strikes are detected when the lure doesn’t feel like it did a few seconds ago.
Hook sets are free , and if it turns out to be nothing , no harm , no foul , just continue the routine.

I admit , the shaky head ain’t exciting. Matter of fact it’s tedious.
But after a cold front , putting this stand up , quivering dude in front of a bass’s face and teasing him can be quite productive.

When going is tough , try a shaky head.
It’s turned a bust into a decent day for me on more than one occasion.
The shaky head rig don’t get talked about much. b... (show quote)


I'll bet it's the "electrolysis"😂

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Jan 31, 2022 23:51:38   #
Jeremy Loc: America
 
👍🏻 Ben. Thumbs up to Mr Bragg.

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Jan 31, 2022 23:56:25   #
Jeremy Loc: America
 
https://forums.floridasportsman.com/discussion/193074/are-fish-attracted-to-electricity

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Jan 31, 2022 23:58:34   #
Jeremy Loc: America
 
Jeremy wrote:
https://forums.floridasportsman.com/discussion/193074/are-fish-attracted-to-electricity


It appears some are up to the same ol stuff. Thanks for the message Ben take care.



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Feb 1, 2022 00:00:15   #
Jeremy Loc: America
 
Sounds like really good advice Ben.

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Feb 1, 2022 03:00:07   #
stuco Loc: Northern Utah - Salt Lake City
 
Ben Bragg wrote:
The shaky head rig don’t get talked about much.
This is an ultra finesse rig , used for largemouth , smallmouth and spotted bass.
I usually fish these on off shore rock piles or scattered boulders with surrounding chunk rock.
Typically between 12 and 20 ft of water.
The shaky head is a stand up jig head with a soft plastic trailer.
My go to is a buckeyes lures Spot Eraser with a zoom trick worm.
Though there are a lot of other good combos out there.
A brush hog is another good trailer , as is a zoom Super Do
I’ve tried some of the Live Target craws and am becoming a fan.
Trick is to have a plastic trailer that has some floatation.
The spot eraser has a coiled spring deal that holds the head of the plastic in place while the hook is rigged texposed. That is a standard Texas rig with just a hint of the hook point exposed.

My favorite color trick worm is black or blue black , while the craw imitation is green pumpkin.

The jig is kinda light 1/4- 5-16 oz and your fishing kinda deep.
Therefore , a rod with great sensitivity is a must. The bite is barely perceptible even with high end rods.
I use spinning gear exclusively with shaky heads.

This is not a search bait kinda deal. Find bass with your electronics , mark em. Get into position and start working.
It’s a slow going kind of presentation.

Short casts are the deal. The line after the cast should be not much more than 45 degrees when the lure is in the bottom.
20 ft of water , 40-50 ft cast.

Cast to the target area. Let it sink to bottom on a semi slack line. And watch the line constantly. A lot of hits come on the fall for some reason.
Once on bottom. Let her sit a little bit. Then gently and I mean gently shake it. Sometimes I just tickle the line with my forefinger ahead of the spool.
You just want to make the lure , Which is standing straight up , to quiver, ever so slightly.
Do the quiver a few times then hop the jig a foot with a snap of the rod , let it settle and quiver it again.
You are gonna want to hold the rod at about 2:00 position.

Stay in contact with the bottom.
Feel what the lure is doing at all times.
Most strikes are detected when the lure doesn’t feel like it did a few seconds ago.
Hook sets are free , and if it turns out to be nothing , no harm , no foul , just continue the routine.

I admit , the shaky head ain’t exciting. Matter of fact it’s tedious.
But after a cold front , putting this stand up , quivering dude in front of a bass’s face and teasing him can be quite productive.

When going is tough , try a shaky head.
It’s turned a bust into a decent day for me on more than one occasion.
The shaky head rig don’t get talked about much. b... (show quote)


Good stuff, thanks Ben.

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Feb 1, 2022 07:02:07   #
bknecht Loc: Northeast pa
 
Ben Bragg wrote:
The shaky head rig don’t get talked about much.
This is an ultra finesse rig , used for largemouth , smallmouth and spotted bass.
I usually fish these on off shore rock piles or scattered boulders with surrounding chunk rock.
Typically between 12 and 20 ft of water.
The shaky head is a stand up jig head with a soft plastic trailer.
My go to is a buckeyes lures Spot Eraser with a zoom trick worm.
Though there are a lot of other good combos out there.
A brush hog is another good trailer , as is a zoom Super Do
I’ve tried some of the Live Target craws and am becoming a fan.
Trick is to have a plastic trailer that has some floatation.
The spot eraser has a coiled spring deal that holds the head of the plastic in place while the hook is rigged texposed. That is a standard Texas rig with just a hint of the hook point exposed.

My favorite color trick worm is black or blue black , while the craw imitation is green pumpkin.

The jig is kinda light 1/4- 5-16 oz and your fishing kinda deep.
Therefore , a rod with great sensitivity is a must. The bite is barely perceptible even with high end rods.
I use spinning gear exclusively with shaky heads.

This is not a search bait kinda deal. Find bass with your electronics , mark em. Get into position and start working.
It’s a slow going kind of presentation.

Short casts are the deal. The line after the cast should be not much more than 45 degrees when the lure is in the bottom.
20 ft of water , 40-50 ft cast.

Cast to the target area. Let it sink to bottom on a semi slack line. And watch the line constantly. A lot of hits come on the fall for some reason.
Once on bottom. Let her sit a little bit. Then gently and I mean gently shake it. Sometimes I just tickle the line with my forefinger ahead of the spool.
You just want to make the lure , Which is standing straight up , to quiver, ever so slightly.
Do the quiver a few times then hop the jig a foot with a snap of the rod , let it settle and quiver it again.
You are gonna want to hold the rod at about 2:00 position.

Stay in contact with the bottom.
Feel what the lure is doing at all times.
Most strikes are detected when the lure doesn’t feel like it did a few seconds ago.
Hook sets are free , and if it turns out to be nothing , no harm , no foul , just continue the routine.

I admit , the shaky head ain’t exciting. Matter of fact it’s tedious.
But after a cold front , putting this stand up , quivering dude in front of a bass’s face and teasing him can be quite productive.

When going is tough , try a shaky head.
It’s turned a bust into a decent day for me on more than one occasion.
The shaky head rig don’t get talked about much. b... (show quote)
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Great explanation of the technique Ben!

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Feb 1, 2022 08:12:52   #
OJdidit Loc: Oak Creek Wisconsin
 
Thanks Ben, great info!

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Feb 1, 2022 15:32:43   #
TexasBassMan Loc: Spring, TX (Houston)
 
Ben Bragg wrote:
The shaky head rig don’t get talked about much.
This is an ultra finesse rig , used for largemouth , smallmouth and spotted bass.
I usually fish these on off shore rock piles or scattered boulders with surrounding chunk rock.
Typically between 12 and 20 ft of water.
The shaky head is a stand up jig head with a soft plastic trailer.
My go to is a buckeyes lures Spot Eraser with a zoom trick worm.
Though there are a lot of other good combos out there.
A brush hog is another good trailer , as is a zoom Super Do
I’ve tried some of the Live Target craws and am becoming a fan.
Trick is to have a plastic trailer that has some floatation.
The spot eraser has a coiled spring deal that holds the head of the plastic in place while the hook is rigged texposed. That is a standard Texas rig with just a hint of the hook point exposed.

My favorite color trick worm is black or blue black , while the craw imitation is green pumpkin.

The jig is kinda light 1/4- 5-16 oz and your fishing kinda deep.
Therefore , a rod with great sensitivity is a must. The bite is barely perceptible even with high end rods.
I use spinning gear exclusively with shaky heads.

This is not a search bait kinda deal. Find bass with your electronics , mark em. Get into position and start working.
It’s a slow going kind of presentation.

Short casts are the deal. The line after the cast should be not much more than 45 degrees when the lure is in the bottom.
20 ft of water , 40-50 ft cast.

Cast to the target area. Let it sink to bottom on a semi slack line. And watch the line constantly. A lot of hits come on the fall for some reason.
Once on bottom. Let her sit a little bit. Then gently and I mean gently shake it. Sometimes I just tickle the line with my forefinger ahead of the spool.
You just want to make the lure , Which is standing straight up , to quiver, ever so slightly.
Do the quiver a few times then hop the jig a foot with a snap of the rod , let it settle and quiver it again.
You are gonna want to hold the rod at about 2:00 position.

Stay in contact with the bottom.
Feel what the lure is doing at all times.
Most strikes are detected when the lure doesn’t feel like it did a few seconds ago.
Hook sets are free , and if it turns out to be nothing , no harm , no foul , just continue the routine.

I admit , the shaky head ain’t exciting. Matter of fact it’s tedious.
But after a cold front , putting this stand up , quivering dude in front of a bass’s face and teasing him can be quite productive.

When going is tough , try a shaky head.
It’s turned a bust into a decent day for me on more than one occasion.
The shaky head rig don’t get talked about much. b... (show quote)



Why doesn't Ben Bragg have a YouTube channel? I keep looking for it, but...

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Feb 1, 2022 16:14:19   #
Jeremy Loc: America
 
TexasBassMan wrote:
Why doesn't Ben Bragg have a YouTube channel? I keep looking for it, but...


I agree.

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Feb 2, 2022 01:33:12   #
Bob Browning Loc: Cascade, Wisconsin
 
Thanks Ben I will try that on Greenbay this year.

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Feb 7, 2022 15:16:37   #
Grampa Al Loc: Milladore, WI
 
Ben Bragg wrote:
The shaky head rig don’t get talked about much.
This is an ultra finesse rig , used for largemouth , smallmouth and spotted bass.
I usually fish these on off shore rock piles or scattered boulders with surrounding chunk rock.
Typically between 12 and 20 ft of water.
The shaky head is a stand up jig head with a soft plastic trailer.
My go to is a buckeyes lures Spot Eraser with a zoom trick worm.
Though there are a lot of other good combos out there.
A brush hog is another good trailer , as is a zoom Super Do
I’ve tried some of the Live Target craws and am becoming a fan.
Trick is to have a plastic trailer that has some floatation.
The spot eraser has a coiled spring deal that holds the head of the plastic in place while the hook is rigged texposed. That is a standard Texas rig with just a hint of the hook point exposed.

My favorite color trick worm is black or blue black , while the craw imitation is green pumpkin.

The jig is kinda light 1/4- 5-16 oz and your fishing kinda deep.
Therefore , a rod with great sensitivity is a must. The bite is barely perceptible even with high end rods.
I use spinning gear exclusively with shaky heads.

This is not a search bait kinda deal. Find bass with your electronics , mark em. Get into position and start working.
It’s a slow going kind of presentation.

Short casts are the deal. The line after the cast should be not much more than 45 degrees when the lure is in the bottom.
20 ft of water , 40-50 ft cast.

Cast to the target area. Let it sink to bottom on a semi slack line. And watch the line constantly. A lot of hits come on the fall for some reason.
Once on bottom. Let her sit a little bit. Then gently and I mean gently shake it. Sometimes I just tickle the line with my forefinger ahead of the spool.
You just want to make the lure , Which is standing straight up , to quiver, ever so slightly.
Do the quiver a few times then hop the jig a foot with a snap of the rod , let it settle and quiver it again.
You are gonna want to hold the rod at about 2:00 position.

Stay in contact with the bottom.
Feel what the lure is doing at all times.
Most strikes are detected when the lure doesn’t feel like it did a few seconds ago.
Hoo






k sets are free , and if it turns out to be nothing , no harm , no foul , just continue the routine.

I admit , the shaky head ain’t exciting. Matter of fact it’s tedious.
But after a cold front , putting this stand up , quivering dude in front of a bass’s face and teasing him can be quite productive.

When going is tough , try a shaky head.
It’s turned a bust into a decent day for me on more than one occasion.
The shaky head rig don’t get talked about much. b... (show quote)


Thanks Ben always wondered how other people used this

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