Giggy sticks

[RICHYD4U]

Guys-
Just checking out some plastics and came across the Giggy sticks. They look pretty cool with the hard nose and hollow tube body that floats them high. Anybody have any experience with this and if they are effective shakey style? If so, what's your favorite color? 5" or 7"? Thanks!

-Rich

[mawi97]

I have used the 5" in Junebug. They do float high and I like the tube end, gives it a little different look than most shakey head worms. They caught fish for me so I would say they are a pretty good worm.

[Stanley_p]

Just ask my son about fishing the giggy stick shakey head style.
He nailed this 5lb'er with it at Guist Creek a couple weeks ago.
He was using 1/8 shakey head hook and motor oil color giggy stick.

Stanley_P

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[RICHYD4U]

Just ask my son about fishing the giggy stick shakey head style.
He nailed this 5lb'er with it at Guist Creek a couple weeks ago.
He was using 1/8 shakey head hook and motor oil color giggy stick.

Stanley_P

http://www.fishin.com/forums2/pictur...&pictureid=360

Nice Fish! That definitely gives me more motivation to try the giggy sticks out! Thanks.

-Rich

[AJM]

I didn't have much luck with them when I used them along with a few other people that I fish with. The few I did catch came on just a regular texas rig. I think it says they will float a 2/0 hook. I did really like the idea of the worm and Gambler baits always smell good, maybe worth another try. For me if they wont hit a zoom or netbait worm then the RI Flirt is good.

[RICHYD4U]

I didn't have much luck with them when I used them along with a few other people that I fish with. The few I did catch came on just a regular texas rig. I think it says they will float a 2/0 hook. I did really like the idea of the worm and Gambler baits always smell good, maybe worth another try. For me if they wont hit a zoom or netbait worm then the RI Flirt is good.

Quick question regarding effective worms for shakey head fishing (since I'm new to the method)...is it more effective for the worm to be a "floating" worm, or just a regular sinking worm? I would think a floating worm would stand tall on the bottom and produce a much better action when "shaked". Just trying to learn, thanks!

-Rich

[AJM]

Quick question regarding effective worms for shakey head fishing (since I'm new to the method)...is it more effective for the worm to be a "floating" worm, or just a regular sinking worm? I would think a floating worm would stand tall on the bottom and produce a much better action when "shaked". Just trying to learn, thanks!

-Rich

It really is a personal preference. Ideally a floating worm would stick straight up and have a good action as it moves back and forth. But the design of a shakey head jig is made to help stick the back end of the worm upwards anyways. As you move and shake a non floating trick or finesse worm you get a full natural motion of the tail from an upward position all the way to when it slowly falls to the bottom. Also most of the worms in a finesse or trick worm type have some sort of an air bubble in the bulge of the tail to help with that action described above. To the fish, would it really make a difference? I don't really know, but personally I have a ton of confidence in a trick worm on a shakey head.

[RICHYD4U]

AJM-
Thanks for the great advice. I've always wanted to learn how to perform the shakey head technique, since I have heard such great things about it. I've purchased all the tackle needed, I just have a hard time going to it when I have such great cofidence in other techniques. Guess I'll have to go out one day with just a shakey head on and force myself to learn.

-Rich

[Glennr111]

Guys-
Just checking out some plastics and came across the Giggy sticks. They look pretty cool with the hard nose and hollow tube body that floats them high. Anybody have any experience with this and if they are effective shakey style? If so, what's your favorite color? 5" or 7"? Thanks!

-Rich

Love the giggy stick in green pumpkin and watermelon for clearer water. I fish them with a 3/0 split shot a foot or so above the worm...the giggy floats/suspends well above submerged hydrilla and tears the bass up this way. NOTE: the giggy stick is on the discontinued/close out list. My local bass pro shops now no longer carries them so I've been stocking up online. It's getting harder these days to find tube worms on the market. An alternative I may try is to fish a tube bait in the same way...and there's plenty of tubes to choose from. I will also add that I fished a tube worm back in the 70s with the same solid head, egg sac and hollow body with tenticle tails. I only have 30 and won't fish them. Knight lures I believe made these and they are an awesome tube worm. I would buy these in bulk if they were just available.

[Bassman283]

Love the giggy stick in green pumpkin and watermelon for clearer water. I fish them with a 3/0 split shot a foot or so above the worm...the giggy floats/suspends well above submerged hydrilla and tears the bass up this way. NOTE: the giggy stick is on the discontinued/close out list. My local bass pro shops now no longer carries them so I've been stocking up online. It's getting harder these days to find tube worms on the market. An alternative I may try is to fish a tube bait in the same way...and there's plenty of tubes to choose from. I will also add that I fished a tube worm back in the 70s with the same solid head, egg sac and hollow body with tenticle tails. I only have 30 and won't fish them. Knight lures I believe made these and they are an awesome tube worm. I would buy these in bulk if they were just available.

I was just in the new store Stringers on the way to Rough River and he had a bunch of them on the shelfs if you are looking for them. I bought a bag of the motoer oil to try.

[Glennr111]

I was just in the new store Stringers on the way to Rough River and he had a bunch of them on the shelfs if you are looking for them. I bought a bag of the motoer oil to try.

Never heard of "Stringers" and didn't find them online. Any contact info would be greatly appreciated. And we're you referring to the giggy sticks or the Knight tube worms?

[MLTSPCS]

Gambler also makes a shakey style head for them in a couple popular sizes. Pretty sure they are called giggy heads. Bought a few a little while back and have had decent luck with them the few times i managed to convince myself to slow down enough to give 'em a shot. I personally like the Strike King 3x finesse worms for shakey fishing though. Might have to try these sometime.