it's physics. same reason they can throw a fb jig or a crank easier, obviously to a lesser degree because the head isn't as heavy

Set the hook better and you won't have issues.

I catch a lot of good fish on a shaky head with a zoom trick worm flipping when normal flipping type baits don’t seem to be working well. I’ve been playing with the new 6th sense shaky worm on their shaky head. It stands up pretty good

These work well too. Lots of buoyancy make them stand up on a mag shaky head. Caught two fish last Sat at CB on the 16" worm that weren't 16 inches!!

TWO under 16 at CB???? Armageddon must surely be near!!

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Xcite baits is based in Pilot Point. They make a shaky head in 5/8oz with a 6/0 hook and the Maximus worms. They work well together and the worms will stand up on their own (no salt). Plastics that have salt in them will not be buoyant enough to consistently float.

The way the shakyhead stands up is when there is gravel or rock on the bottom. In the pool or mud bottom there wont be much difference. But when the jig head gets dragged across the rock or gravel it hits the rock and pivots the head flipping the tail up. Texas rig wont do that. Similar to how a football head works in dragging it compared to a texas rig creature. The t-rig kinda slides along the bottom or is moves with the hopping or twitching of the rod. A shaky head just has a different action being dragged, and when it is just slightly hung in a small rock or gravel you can shake the line in place and really get some unique action.

I think it’s just a confidence thing. If you feel you are gonna get more bites on a shaky head then that’s what you should probably be throwing. If I’m fishing structure deep, then I’m throwing shaky head but if I’m up shallow and fishing cover then I throw t rig. Just my two cents.