ParkerFly Posted February 4, 2018 Report Share Posted February 4, 2018 Been working for a while to figure out a shaky head that works well in gnarly rock, wood, and sparse grass and also Zman friendly. Love their baits longevity and bouyancy but don't play well with a lot of shaky heads. Came up with this using a modified s-bass head. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kscatman76 Posted February 6, 2018 Report Share Posted February 6, 2018 Looks really nice. Is that wire in the head a custom wire or one you can buy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParkerFly Posted February 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2018 It's a commercially available wire originally for keepers on a football jig I think. Time will tell how well it holds up in this application. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted February 7, 2018 Report Share Posted February 7, 2018 (edited) You can do the same thin with 100 lb fluoro, or weed wacker replacement fiber. Just thread it into the worm/craw, and it holds just fine. Edited February 7, 2018 by mark poulson spelling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jig Man Posted February 7, 2018 Report Share Posted February 7, 2018 I use 20 ga galvanized wire from Lowe's to make bait keepers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kscatman76 Posted February 7, 2018 Report Share Posted February 7, 2018 You guys have any pics of yours? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParkerFly Posted February 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2018 I happened to have the forms lying around, but I agree there are probably better (and less rigid) options. Regarding the use of fluoro or weedwacker cord, how do you keep it from melting when powder painting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted February 7, 2018 Report Share Posted February 7, 2018 2 hours ago, ParkerFly said: I happened to have the forms lying around, but I agree there are probably better (and less rigid) options. Regarding the use of fluoro or weedwacker cord, how do you keep it from melting when powder painting? You install it after powder coating. Use a weedless head, and superglue the strand in after the heads are cured. I don't think this would work for production, but I just build for myself, and it works for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
