The new grub

[wisturkeyhunter]

Are the small swimbaits like mimic minnows and slurpies swim shad going to replace the grub for smallmouth and walleyes?

Alot of guys around here are switching to the swimbaits, and leaving the grubs and even in some cases the live bait at home. Few years ago the standard was a jig and grub or minnow now a good percentage of guys are throwing the swimbaits.

[Tuckman]

I dont think that there is another smallmouth bait as versitle as a grub...the little swimbaits are good minnow imitators, but I can use a grub as an all around craw/baitfish application top to bottom, spring to fall...I have a fat albert or a kalins tied on everytime I hit smallie water and I do not see that changing anytime soon

[SissySticks]

I use both the YUM muy grub and the Berkley 3.5" t-tail minnow for smallies.  Generally, if I'm fishing a situation that calls for a horizontal finesse retrieve, I'll have both tied on and just see what they want.  The muy grub is a fat lure with a big tail (lots of vibration) and the t-tail is more subtle/longer in length.  Both work well, but I never see the muy grub disappearing from my box.

[mako]

Nice thing about a grub is that it seems it takes less effort to get the action going in the tail.  More movement on a free fall and slow retrieves than a waggle tail type swimbait.  Having said that, I'll still throw and continue to experiment with them.

[roadwarrior]

Grubs are in the same class with jigs and

plastic worms: bass never get "use" to them.

I prefer GYCB 5" Single Tail Grubs.  Great

tail action and plenty of salt. I like to slather

MegaStrike on them, too.

8-)

[SissySticks]

Nice thing about a grub is that it seems it takes less effort to get the action going in the tail. More movement on a free fall and slow retrieves than a waggle tail type swimbait. Having said that, I'll still throw and continue to experiment with them.

I agree completely.  The grub is still my absolute #1 favorite bait for fishing submerged coontail in summer.  For me (I don't throw spinnerbaits or crankbaits much anymore) they're like the difference between a fat and flat crank, sometimes fish like the subtle action of the swimbait, and it does come through grass really well.  Other times, the waters stained or whatever, and the thumping tail on the grub is the ticket.  Horses for courses.

[SissySticks]

Nice thing about a grub is that it seems it takes less effort to get the action going in the tail. More movement on a free fall and slow retrieves than a waggle tail type swimbait. Having said that, I'll still throw and continue to experiment with them.

Nice thing about a grub is that it seems it takes less effort to get the action going in the tail.  More movement on a free fall and slow retrieves than a waggle tail type swimbait.  Having said that, I'll still throw and continue to experiment with them.

I agree completely.  The grub is still my absolute #1 favorite bait for fishing submerged coontail in summer.  For me (I don't throw spinnerbaits or crankbaits much anymore) they're like the difference between a fat and flat crank, sometimes fish like the subtle action of the swimbait, and it does come through grass really well.  Other times, the waters stained or whatever, and the thumping tail on the grub is the ticket.  Horses for courses.  I still throw a tube more than either one.

[justinrose40]

I am just now starting to experiment with swim baits on my home lake, it is a clear deep lake, and it is stocked with around 200,000 trout a year. I think that the smallmouth are feeding on these trout a lot, so I am interested to see how the swimbait will fair. But I can not imagine putting down my grub. The grub has always been a hot bait on the Laurel Lake in the spring time. I have a lot of sucess on the 3" bass pro shops spring grub, wish they still made the 4", but the 3 does good too.

It all comes down to confidence, and I have a lot of confidence in my grub, but I'm willing to give the swimbaits a chance.