Salty Grub for Smallies?

[jerebro]

I fish in Elkhorn Creek that runs through Georgetown and Frankfort, KY mostly, from my trusty canoe! There are a lot of great smallie's in this creek, it is actually known for its smallmouth population, supposedly the best in the SE US.

    Anyway, I have been having a lot of luck on some smaller grubs, however, ALL of them haven't been that big, but a few were 2 - 2 1/2 lbs. each. I wonder how the bigger grubs would do.

    I am new to artificial bait, and would love any tips you could give me. How do you regularly use grubs, how do you rig them? Remember, I am in a creek, might as well be a river though but it is fairly shallow (3-8 ft deep) in most parts that I travel. I also often wade it and do fairly well.

Thanks for all the help guys and have a great day fishin! ;D

[roadwarrior]

Welcome aboard!

Try some 5" GYCB Single Tail Grubs (031, Blue Pearl w/ Silver)

and Smoke (002). Rig them on 1/8 oz jig head. Make long casts

up river and vary your speed, but use nothing but a steady

retrieve.

http://***/cgi-bin/order/002?Cz4cjARW;;136

8-)

[NewAngler]

ive had luck with the GYCB double tail grub, 4'' in watermelon.

i fish in a river that might as well be a large creek.

[jerebro]

Thanks a bunch! By the way, my dog Diesel, looks just like yours! Ours is a husky/bullmastiff mix. We rescued him at 6 weeks and 8lbs, 1 1/2 yrs later he is 76lbs, and loveable as ever!

[RyanZ]

Ok so I have fished largemouth and a variety of other fish predominatly all my life but have just started fishing smallmouth.  I Live in Indiana and have been fishing a creek (Wildcat Creek) for about a month now.  I have had on and off success but I am still figuring out the creek and tryig to learn some good techniques for fishing these smallies.  I wanted to ask a question on this thread because it has about the same scenario I am fishing right now.  My question is however that i heard the use about the same thing, salty grubs with an 1/8 jig head.  I was told however to stick to green.  Dont know if that is just what is hitting now here or if you should stay towards green grubs in creeks but thats what i was told.  Feel free to correct me please, i want the help.  Also i was wondering, you say to just reel in steady, i usually am used to reel a little jerk, reel a little jerk, to simulate a jigging motion.  Is this wrong or will i have more success reelling steady with the grub in a creek.  Let me know anything you guys can to help me out.  I appreciate all of the replies.  

Thanks,

Ryan Z

[Crestliner2008]

Try the 5" Kalin grub in Smoke w/black flake. Phenomenal producer! Proven on the tourney trail. Less expensive than the Yama grugs too.