Hula grubs?

[Dutch]

When and how does one fish them?  I don't use them but might if I new when where and how they work.  I have lots of Gary Yamamoto hula grub skirts and a friend who no longer fishes with me talked me into buying a twin tail grub mold.  All of that stuff is gathering dust as I can't get myself to use them instead of a Zero or a TRD.

[Nick Adams]

I've done well on them. Dragging or hopping them with a big jig head. But I don't know much, especially compared to you.

[Dutch]

  On 3/11/2022 at 6:57 PM, Nick Adams said:

I've done well on them. Dragging or hopping them with a big jig head. But I don't know much, especially compared to you.

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When you say big jig head is that fishing the deep like a regular bass jig or are you stirring up silt like a craw might?  What time of the year is that?

[fishinwrench]

The jig head that Mitch Fields designed for their HD craw is a super head for a Hula grub.  

I cast them right up to the shoreline and "count the rocks" all the way down the bank.   Just a very slow steady drag.   

Killer technique. 

[Ham]

I've done well on them at Stockton, TR, Bull Shoals, and some of the creeks. I have not thrown them much of late. There is no reason that they wouldn't still be effective. 

[snagged in outlet 3]

They work well on river smallies...

[nomolites]

They are great spinnerbait trailers as well, especially the single tail.  Dragging them has always worked best for me in early spring on chunk rock banks.

Mike

[Nick Adams]

  On 3/11/2022 at 7:04 PM, Dutch said:

you stirring up silt like a craw might?

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Yes. I've also used them in the creek/rivers with a standup head. I remember reading at article from the Yamamoto newsletter once about 1/2 oz football heads.

I don't bass fish much in the winter, so my experience would be spring and summer. But I imagine you've forgotten more about bass fishing than I even know, but it's one of my confidence baits for what it's worth.

[Dutch]

Thanks for the replies.  I have several gallons of plastisol and a lot of time on my hands.  I just might make up some as I will soon be going to Stockton a lot more than Table Rock.

[Ham]

  On 3/11/2022 at 9:39 PM, Dutch said:

Thanks for the replies.  I have several gallons of plastisol and a lot of time on my hands.  I just might make up some as I will soon be going to Stockton a lot more than Table Rock.

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We had a phenomenal couple of days using a dark smoke with copper flake. I also have done well with smoke and purple flake. Watermelon red, Green Pumpkin, and Black Blue in low light conditions.