Swimming Jig | Single Tail Grub

[Jigfishn10]

I like swim jigs tipped with a single tail grub and I would like your opinions as to how to rig the grub: Up, down, sideways, does it matter?

Thanks for your help.

[Siebert Outdoors]

I've always had the curl follow the bend of the hook.

[A-Jay]

I've always had the curl follow the bend of the hook.

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A-Jay

[OkobojiEagle]

I would like you opinions as to how to rig the grub

Undressed jig head, tail up then tail down when the grub gets too chewed up to stay tight as you originally rigged it.

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[iabass8]

Undressed jig head, tail up then tail down when the grub gets too chewed up to stay tight as you originally rigged it.

oe

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[Jigfishn10]

Thanks for all the great replies. Here in MA, we're dealing with a lead ban and I've been experimenting with different concepts. I've been using this tungsten homemade concept this season and have had great success. I thought the swimming action on this was better with the tail up as you all had mentioned, but I thought I was making a mistake by not rigging the other way.

Anyway, here's my MASS Complient Jig I've been using:

[A-Jay]

Thanks for all the great replies. Here in MA, we're dealing with a lead ban and I've been experimenting with different concepts. I've been using this tungsten homemade concept this season and have had great success. I thought the swimming action on this was better with the tail up as you all had mentioned, but I thought I was making a mistake by not rigging the other way.

Anyway, here's my MASS Complient Jig I've been using:

That looks vaguely familiar.

A-Jay

[aavery2]

I rig them tail down, it keeps the tail from getting tangled in the hook, the exception to this is if I want to slow roll a jig across the bottom, then I rig the tail up so it does not drag on the bottom and kill its action.

[matstone7]

They work either way and there really is no wrong answer.

Tail up allows faster fall...... tail down adds lift to your bait while swimming.

[Jigfishn10]

Matstone7, I would have thought that either way would provide lift, but after thinking about it I can see what you're saying. Thanks for posting that.

A-Jay, it's pretty much the same jig I posted late last winter in the Northeast forum. I'm still tweaking a bit, but so far so good. I don't swim jigs very often and this works pretty well for the technique. Sorry for any redundancy.

[Gangley]

I rig mine in the up position. Unlike most though, I prefer to have a THICK skirt on my swim jigs.

[A-Jay]

Matstone7, I would have thought that either way would provide lift, but after thinking about it I can see what you're saying. Thanks for posting that.

A-Jay, it's pretty much the same jig I posted late last winter in the Northeast forum. I'm still tweaking a bit, but so far so good. I don't swim jigs very often and this works pretty well for the technique. Sorry for any redundancy.

Naw - It's all good -

Sweet Rig Man.

Is that a Trokar Hook ?

A-Jay

[Big-O]

At 3:30 and 8:25 on the SK video there are images of the 4" Rage Grub on jigs.

The first at 3:30 is a swim jig with the grub mounted tail turned down or opposite the hook point direction which causes the tail to lift up and swim directly centered behind the jig. The RT flange improves the grub tail action substantially even though the jig and skirt is blocking much of the water flow. This direction also slows the fall rate of a jig on a slack line (as Matstone mentioned above)

In the first part of the 8:25 footage, the grub is mounted on a naked ball jig with the tail of the grub pointed upward same as hook point. Notice that the tail rides or swims lower being basically parallel with the hook shank which would be level with the bottom of the jig.

As you can see, the choice is yours to determine which direction to mount a single tail grub on your jig but I advise rigging as noted in the video unless the fish tell you they want it different.

The main points to remember are, the tail pointed down pushes the nose of the jig downward, causes tail to swim basically centered behind the jig, and will change the fall rate depending on the type or style of jig you choose. The tail turned upward provides lift to the nose of the jig, cause the tail to swim more even with the bottom of the jig and will change the fall rate accordingly... but this all depends on the amount of action and water resistance that your grub choice is able to deliver relative to your jig weight.

Hope this helps and is somewhat understandable!

[Jigfishn10]

That was an awesome post Big-O, thanks for chiming in on this. I love information like that. I just sent you a PM.

A-Jay, that is a gammy ewg, I'm still experimenting with hooks as well.

Guys, this has been a real learning experience for me. All the posts were very helpful. Thanks a million.

[Quillback]

Great video, good to see a manufacturer expalin how to use their lures.

[Quillback]

Something also to consider as a swim jig trailer is to use a Rage Craw or Rage Chunk. The claws have very good flapping action on the retrieve.