Grub Fishing

[zzjonze]

Shouldn't it be about time to throw grubs.

I was going to try to fish them more this year and was needing advice on size, weight, color and type of banks.

Any advice?

Thanks

ZZ

[Dutch]

If I were doing it on Table Rock, I'd be swimming them in the timber along creek channels with a 5" single tail grub on a 1/8 to 1/4 oz head.

[Don House]

Shouldn't it be about time to throw grubs.

I was going to try to fish them more this year and was needing advice on size, weight, color and type of banks.

Any advice?

Thanks

ZZ

ZZ, yes we are getting close for the real hard swimming grub bite to take off.. Really my best time is right after the spawn.. But it works all of the time so we found this year even in the deep winter months..

Size of Grub: I really stay with two basic sizes 3 inch and the larger 4 inch as well.. Both work very well were the small size is for harder times and a slower bite.

Size of Jig Head: I used from a 5/16 to 3/8 ounce dart head with a good wide gap hook. The dart head seems to swim better and takes on the rocks alot better without getting hung.I will change the weight only when it is needed like a heavy wind stay with the 3/8 or a lighter wind or slower fall I will go back to the 5/16..

Colors: Well there are about 5 main ones that I use on a daily basis.. Stay with your natrual colors like Green Pumpkin, Smoke, Salt and Pepper are the best right off the bat.. You can use all types as well like Watermelon with Red Flakes, Purple Flakes, Gold Flakes or Smoke with Red flakes.. The list goes on and on.. So just get some of the basic colors and start there..

Banks to fish this on... Well I like to throw these guys every where, but the easiest bank is the flat pea gravel banks on the main lake points.. Tons of them everywhere.. You will see alot of us on here talking about scrubbing a grub, this is what we are talking about.. Also don't forget to verical fish these as well.. Bite gets good also when the fish get into the deep water trees...

Hope that helped some

Good Fishing

Don

[focused fishing]

Agree with Don, all good info.

I like a 1/4 oz. most of the time but will go bigger if the fish go deeper.

This weekend I'd try counting the grub down to target suspended fish in trees, on a 1/4 oz. head the bait will fall about 2' per second, coun it down to about 10' and make a steady retrieve on chunk rock banks with standing timber.

Of course if it warms up, look for dirty water and go shallow

[zzjonze]

Thanks all you. That is exactly the kind of info I was looking for.

I will give it a go this weekend and try the grubs.

Ohh one other thing comes to mind, I was thinking about throwing grubs on a baitcaster with 10 lb test line.

Would that be the way to go?

Thanks for all the replies, I greatly appreciate it.

ZZ

[steveearle]

Way easier to control depth and "feel" the bait, bottom, and bites with the spinning rod and 6 or 8lb. line, depending on diameter. I thrown 6lb. Trilene Fluoro....I will throw a 3/8 oz. fishhead spin (same pattern basically) with a super fluke jr on my crankbait rod (soft) and 10lb. mono or fluoro....

[zzjonze]

Thanks I'll give it a try

ZZ

[edyer]

ZZ, yes we are getting close for the real hard swimming grub bite to take off.. Really my best time is right after the spawn.. But it works all of the time so we found this year even in the deep winter months..

Size of Grub: I really stay with two basic sizes 3 inch and the larger 4 inch as well.. Both work very well were the small size is for harder times and a slower bite.

Size of Jig Head: I used from a 5/16 to 3/8 ounce dart head with a good wide gap hook. The dart head seems to swim better and takes on the rocks alot better without getting hung.I will change the weight only when it is needed like a heavy wind stay with the 3/8 or a lighter wind or slower fall I will go back to the 5/16..

Colors: Well there are about 5 main ones that I use on a daily basis.. Stay with your natrual colors like Green Pumpkin, Smoke, Salt and Pepper are the best right off the bat.. You can use all types as well like Watermelon with Red Flakes, Purple Flakes, Gold Flakes or Smoke with Red flakes.. The list goes on and on.. So just get some of the basic colors and start there..

Banks to fish this on... Well I like to throw these guys every where, but the easiest bank is the flat pea gravel banks on the main lake points.. Tons of them everywhere.. You will see alot of us on here talking about scrubbing a grub, this is what we are talking about.. Also don't forget to verical fish these as well.. Bite gets good also when the fish get into the deep water trees...

Hope that helped some

Good Fishing

Don

Up here in Michigan, it's very hard to find three and four inch grubs. Most places sell the five inch Yamamotos or Kalins. Are the five inch grubs too big to match the baitfish? Seems like the larger grubs would attract the larger bass. The angler that won the FLW said he was throwing a shad colored grub. Does it have to do more with the water clarity and whether it is sunny or cloudy out, or does it have more to do with what they are feeding on? Seems like your whites, smokes, and salt&pepper colors would imitate shad, but the green pumpkin and watermelon colors would imitate craws or bluegills. Would you fish the darker colors closer to the bottom, or swim them like the shad colors.Do any of you fish the Poor Boy's Erie Darter or tubes?

[rps]

I buy 4 and 5 inch grubs. If I need a smaller profile I bite the first inch off. BTW, over the years, I have had as much success with straight tail grubs as curl tail.