Whats the best way 2 set hook on shakey head ?

[jfishin4u]

A sweeping hook set r over the top ?

[cmclairday2]

I may get roasted over this, but I really don't believe it matters. I've tried different ways of setting the hook, and all of them seem pretty effective.
One thing a shakey head has going for it, is that it by nature is a slim bait. So, by using an over the top hookset, you aren't forcing the fish's mouth open with a large bait. But, a sweeping hookset works fine as well.
Use whichever one is most comfortable for you.
For the way I use a shakey head, want it to be a fairly light wire hook. I use it on spinning gear, and with a light wire hook, you don't have to cross their eyes to get a good hook in them. Usually a quick lift of the rod works for me.

[cscoios]

+1 I totally agree.

[Legend Chris]

I think it depends on the eye hole. If its a horizontal eye hole Li like to go straight up, vertical then sweeping seems to be the best to me..

[steve1206]

I like lift and pressure. Once the fish get to the spawn, they want to jump. If they pull instead of jumping it assists in burying the hook. If you cross their eyes in warm water the first thing they are going to do is jump and that is when you will lose the most...My hook up percentage (not that it was terrible but I definitely lost some money) went up when I went to the bite me style head without the post/spring, etc. Its not as pretty, but I dont lose fish. BTW, I got close-ups of Aaron Martens, Skeet Reese, and (Buckeye-sponsored) Jason Williamson shakey- heading this year. Guess which head/style they were throwing...The Bite-Me. Strike King's copy is a good painted version....

[zx200driver]

I agree with mark c. I will say that the only time i have ever had a problem is with a little too much mo-jo on the hook set when using shaky head gear. I've broke a few off that way

[colreb2000]

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Yep....usually all it takes for me is just a quick curl (like your lifting weights) of your arm.

[GregInAtl]

It totally depends on the rod, drag tension and line. I use 6'6" medium action rods on shaky so I can hook set hard w/ 8# flouro. When I used 6'6" MH rods I broke some on hook set. I break less than 1 in 100 on hook set now I'd guess and rarely lose one in a fight. I also let them wear themselves out and not horse them to the boat and keep the tip up.
Its hard to remember when adrenalin is up, but muscle doesn't land fish most of the time, its patience that does.

[shakeyhead]

i use the giggy head by gambler. i have found that if i sweep the hook set i miss the fish 90% of the time. i always set the hook strait up. i put a decent set on them. if your drag is set up rite it will help avoid the line snap on the hook set. thats just my 2 cents tho.

[StratosBrad]

Reel/lift is what I use. I fish the head a lot in the summer in deep water. With this technique I dont lose/miss many at all.

[Jesse-C]

i dont think it matters. i switched to the jeff kriet squirrel tail shaky head and its by far the lightest wire hook i have seen and i love it. Doesn't take anything to bury that thing good!

[crich84]

Its all about an extremely sharp light wire hook.
it doesnt take a whole lot to get a good hook to do its thing when its super sharp!

[Fntsyfbgod]

Depends on your rod and bait. Lighter jig heads with small worms need less force than bigger ones.

[STEVE81]

I think it definately matters on the type of rod but I would imagine that most of us are using the close to the same type (6 1/2 to 7 ft med lt to med). Mine is a Skeet Reese Shakey head rod thats 6'11" and I use 8 lb floro. Before that it was a 7ft Berkley Lightning Rod and with both I found that the very best way was to reel down to remove ALL slack from the line then a firm but smooth sweeping hook set to the side or over the top and continue reeling. This seems to keep pressure on the fish at all times. In the past, I would want to set the hook similar to using a bait casting outfit and casting a worm. What would happen is I would have some slack left in my line and I would break off on the hookset when I jerked the rod.