Bought a bag of five-inch curly tail grubs today.  Never used grubs but they are supposed to be excellent winter lures.  Was planning on t-rigging, putting on jig heads, and using for jig trailers.  Any tips?

Try it on a drop shot too, it has worked for me well

I don't use them in winter here in Indiana, but the rest of the year I will... Jig trailers , and weightless t-rigged.. Swam on a 1/4 0z ball head jig.. Those are the ways I use them. I also use a 3" a lot in the rivers for Sauger,etc..

I use 5" Kalin's Lunker grubs on swimjigs.

Here's a few tips:  http://www.bassresource.com/bass-fishing-videos/rigging-grubs.html

Here's a few tips:  http://www.bassresource.com/bass-fishing-videos/rigging-grubs.html

 

Very informative!  Never fished the split shot or drop shot before...will have to try.

They work great on chatterbaits, the vibration really makes the tail flail about triggering strikes ime.

There are countless ways to rig the grub - but I usually fish them on a little lead head or as a swim jig trailer. Hell, I've thrown smaller ones on spinner baits with decent success. The sky is the limit!

Grubs are a standard on the Tennessee River.

 

 

 

My go to swim-jig and chatterbait trailer is a grub. I use other trailers from time to time, but I'd say about 75% of the time I am using a grub.

I live using the VMC half moon jigs with my grubs. Has caught me some good bass in the past.

I don't use them much in cold water as it takes some movement to get any action out of the tail. I prefer tubes or hair jigs. They are great in warmer water from re-spawn through fall with any of the presentations you mention

I love grubs ! Weedless unweighted slowly swimmed ----> deadly.

5" grub rigged and presented as described by Raul = result:

 

a few weeks ago i caught 5 in about 4 hours using the chompers 5" skirted grub.. i had it texas rigged with a half ounce weight do to the wind... the water temp was 39 degrees and most fish were caught just off the bank in  3 to 6 feet of water... i just fished it real slow only pulling it about 6" each time and letting it sit for a few seconds and then pulling it again..

Killer on a spilt shot rig. 

4-5" grub on a 1/8 or 1/4 oz darterhead = slumpbuster

I catch a lot of fish on grubs in the spring when the frogs spawn and tadpoles are plentiful.  I usually swim them on a shaky head.

I love middle of summer fishing them weightless texas rig. I fish them like a buzzbait right on the surface. It doest make as much noise but sure gets their attention.

As much as as i hate to say it but all anyone needs is GRUBS ..

I like them on the back of a Swim jig, Chatterbait, and Buzzbait.    Or If on a ballhead, I like to also attach a beetle spinner to it.

 

Never tried em weightless before....hmmm.

I fish the three or four inch models on jigheads usually, 1/8 of an ounce to 3/8 of an ounce. The four and five inchers can be fished texas style on small EWG hooks.

A Kalin's Lunker Grub is a great addition to a spinnerbait in the spring for pre-spawners.

The grubs I use displace a lot of water. I like grubs with a big wagging tail . The 5 inch grub is my best producer in water over 60 degrees. The 3 inch grub is my best for cold water situations. Also the clearer the water I will go to a 3 inch grub-Reminding you that still using the big wagging tail. Click on pic

The grubs I use displace a lot of water. I like grubs with a big wagging tail . The 5 inch grub is my best producer in water over 60 degrees. The 3 inch grub is my best for cold water situations. Also the clearer the water I will go to a 3 inch grub-Reminding you that still using the big wagging tail. Click on pic

 

I use a 4" curly tail grub as the most active grub along a continuum that includes a ~4" straight tail worm, ~4" boot tail grub (these days often referred to as a swimbait) and the curly tail grub.  Water temp, fishing pressure and general bass "mood" will influence my decision of which bait to fish.  I don't find it necessary to downsize the bait length often.

 

My preference is to fish these baits with as little added weight as necessary, but still some slight weight.  I think a little weight stabilizes the bait nose some and benefits the tail action.

 

Unless the cover being fished won't allow it, I always fish these baits with an exposed hook point (also barbless).  I like the Brewer Spider jighead when forced to tuck the hook point.  When using the Brewer head I usually slit the thicker bodies along the top & bottom seam slightly to minimize the amount of plastic these small gap hooks need to accomodate.

 

These baits are by far my most used smallmouth baits throughout the entire open-water season.

 

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