Curlytail Grubs

[MFBAB]

Thx goose.

I use a lot of the same grubs you're throwing on ball heads or as jig/swim jig trailers, but using it like a fluke is something I never considered!!

That rig is gonna get some play the next couple of months, great timing on this

[Bluebasser86]

Smoke no flake Yamamoto 4" single tail grub "scrubbing a grub", at Table Rock catches lots of fish. I use to split shot rig them too and did really well. 

[BassThumb]

They're one of my go-to lures in late fall when the water drops into the 50's.

I like pearl-, chart/white-, and watermelon-colored 5" grubs on a 1/8 oz. jig mostly. Added bonus is that walleyes also bite them come this time of the year.

I fish them pretty erratically for the most part, trying to hit weed tops and pop the lure off light snags. Other time a straight retrieve works better.

[OkobojiEagle]

I've fished lots of grubs over the years... still do.  Lunker City's Hydo-tail grub is a sleeper design that more people ought to investigate.  Hope you like smoke with copper/black flakes as that's the only flavor they offer in that bait.

 

While you're checking the Hydro-tail, take a look-see at their Ribster & Swimmin' Ribster... two more pretty good baits.

 

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[d-camarena]

I like the cabelas fat grub. On a weedless jig head. I always tie it on my little brothers rod. He always seems to catch fish with it

[Random Tackle]

Bait rigged:

 

 

 

Are you using size 1, 2 or 4 (not aught) ewg hooks for this?

 

 

[Goose52]

 

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Are you using size 1, 2 or 4 (not aught) ewg hooks for this?

 

I use a 1/0 EWG.

 

AND, I SHOULD MENTION, that I use a swivel with about a 24-30" leader above the hook - a single-tail grub will spin like crazy if you let it...

[Fishing Rhino]

The Rage Tail Menace should be included in your must have list of grubs.   I'm not sure it's technically called a grub, but the body definitely is.  On most days, it will hammer the curly tail grub, but there are other days when the fish will prefer the Fat Albert type.  At least that has been my experience.  Color, Green pumpkin with purple and gold flakes.  It will only cost you a few bucks to toss a bag of Menace baits in with your grub assortment.

 

I'm a watermelon with black and red flakes guy, but I find myself leaning toward the "Mardi Gras" coloration. 

 

Another bait that I'm particularly fond of is the 2 3/4" Lunker City Grubster, in the clear water color.  I rig it the same as the curly tail grub in an earlier post. 

[Primus]

Try Kalins 8" Mogambo grub...

 

How do you like to rig it ? If on a jighead what size weight do you usually use ? Thanks 

[the reel ess]

It's the first artificial I ever used with regular success-for crappie. But I know bass love bigger ones too. I still use small ones in ponds on a Roadrunner head to catch finicky bass when bigger baits fail. I use them on a light combo with 6# mono. You can also catch big bluegills on them as well as the occasional crappie.

[F14A-B]

How do you like to rig it ? If on a jighead what size weight do you usually use ? Thanks

I don't fish the 5" or 8" on jig heads. I T-Rig both, I like to use both on bluff walls & C-Rig in channels. 1/16 to 1/8 then 1/2 oz on c-rig. Maybe 3/4 to maintain bottom contact. Any grub smaller than 5" I will use a grub head/hook. That's just to say, the way I utilize the baits for my style of fishing.. The 8" is a pretty good bait in Florida too..

[Primus]

I don't fish the 5" or 8" on jig heads. I T-Rig both, I like to use both on bluff walls & C-Rig in channels. 1/16 to 1/8 then 1/2 oz on c-rig. Maybe 3/4 to maintain bottom contact. Any grub smaller than 5" I will use a grub head/hook. That's just to say, the way I utilize the baits for my style of fishing.. The 8" is a pretty good bait in Florida too..

 

Thanks

[MFBAB]

This is what I came up with for rigging the grub weightless, it's just a 60 degree jig hook with a hitchhiker on it - aka the cheapskates version of a swimbait hook

 

This setup is great for Horny Toads (lagrer hook) or buzzing craws on top. 

 

The big advantage of fishing a craw or doubletail grub this way over a Horny Toad style frog is that the hookup % seems to be much better, at least for me.  I think a single tail grub will fish great on this setup. 

 

Also, as many have mentioned here before, putting a bead in front helps keep this type of rig running clean in the grass. 

 

Also, you can put a rubber core sinker on this hook and use it as a keel weighted swimbait hook, or Rage Rig, whatever we're calling those these days  

 

Again, thx to goose for posting about fishing the single tail weightless!