I’ve never used a Berkley snap jig, but if the purpose is to get a softbait to swim like a jigging rap, then any center-balanced jighead will accomplish this. A jigging rap is a balance jig….it gets it’s action from the balance point of the jig. There are several center-balanced jigheads out there…bullet, H-style, chub…etc. The jighead will hang horizontally if you hang the plain jig from its eyelet. If you rig a fluke style plastic flat on the jighead, the fluke acts like the rapala fin making the whole package swing out as it jumps up when stroked. This package walks the dog at depth similarly to how jigging raps do with similar rod action. I prefer the bullet jigs. Jighead weights depend on depth or desired speed. If you lose one in the rocks you are out $1 instead of $8.

Tuma wrote:

I agree with ajw. The reason I think the moonshines work better casting is because they will move left to right more (more erratic of a retrieve.)

This has been my experience as well. Even better is the Nils Master Jigging Shad. The qualities of the bait action that make the moonshine often better than the jigging rap when cast are magnified with the jigging shads. The wide flat sides makes a nice big half circle as it’s falling then it goes back the other way on the next stroke.

Could be a vacuum leak in the fuel system. Results in a lean situation which causes the motor to run hot enough to trip the overheat alarm but not actually warm enough to overheat the engine. Thus the nearly immediate cool down and alarm reset. Inspect the fuel lines and use an IR thermometer to check real temp at alarm. I have an ’89 Johnson 40hp that did that once. Fuel line was seepy near the buld. A new line and fittings fixed it.

This is an interesting thread. The last couple years, My best producer while shoreline casting at night in spring and fall has been 4 and 6″ thumper tail shads. The fish seem to love them and they catch plenty of 15-18″ fish along with the big ladies. I bought some 3/4 and 1 oz jigheads to try fishing them this summer in and along weedbeds. It’s been a dud so far. Like you, I’ve experienced multiple times now where it is a fish on every cast with jigging rapalas or spoons but they wont touch the shads.