A good way to flatten the learning curve is to cast your lures into a swimming pool to observe their actions and how your manipulation affects those actions. 👍🏼

I’ve fished with Randy and have a video of our trip on my channel.

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It is technique pioneered and employed mostly by TN smallmouth anglers. They back reel when a fish dives or surges, as opposed to relying on the reel's drag, since the line test is generally smaller, thus apt to break. This an extremely difficult thing to master!

I like to fish a Charlie Brewer Spider Slider head instead of a ball shaped shakey head. The difference is the Slider head gives you a more DIAGONAL, swimming fall which is where most of your strikes occur IF you use the right size head. I prefer a ⅛oz, and I concentrate on the FALL, more than bottom contact. It takes some getting used to if you're used to feeling bottom with a TX rig, but once mastered, it's a dynamite technique that has produced a few 100+ (Coosa River Spotted) bass days for me.

My favorite is a Charlie Brewer Spider Slider head ⅛oz. The key though, is to concentrate on the diagonal FALL, in addition to bottom contact, as this is where you'll get the majority of strikes. This is difficult for most beginners because they're trying to feel bottom. Give them a try on 6 or 8lb line.

Think it depends on person. For me Shakey is far superior to a drop shot in every way. But I know others with skill that are incredible with a drop shot