9 inch grub colors

[Wizard]

Here are some pictures of the 9 inch grub that I use for my deep water angling. The 10 and 12 inch grubs are the same style, just scaled larger.

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[FolsomFishing]

Thanks Lozman

[SenkoSam]

What are your favorite rigs for that grub?
Have you ever used them as spinnerbait trailers?
Do you have to move the lure fast to get those thick curl tails to move?

[Wizard]

I use a 1/2-3/4 oz. ball head jig with a long shank 6 or 7 (0) hook. They are the same jigheads used for striper fishing. You can fish the grub fast or very slowly with good tail movement. I use the same style grub for 10-12 inch grubs at a different scale. I've never used them as trailers. The bigger the grub, the higher the cost. It is cheaper to use another plastic.
You can also rig them as an unweighted texas rig. Fished rapidly, I use them like a buzzbait.

[SenkoSam]

unweighted texas rig.

Line twist?

[Dean Machine]

Do you use these specifically on Table Rock? How did you determine those colors?

[Wizard]

You will get some line twist after an hour or so of unweighted texas rigging. I just cut off the lure and let line out behind the boat for a few minutes then retie.
This is not my full color assortment. I use smoke/purple flake, smoke/black flake and clear/silver flake on highland lakes. The clear/gold flake is a Guntersville color and also good in Florida and tannic waters. Pretty good on the Potomac river also. The mardi gras can work anywhere there is some stain and the watermelon/red flake is a universally good color. Small grubs are primarily sight baits. When the grub gets about 6 inch or bigger it starts giving off enough vibration to help in water with some stain. The 9 inch + grubs will definiately draw bass with their vibration

[SenkoSam]

Every try using a weighted swimbait hook? I started using them with my 10"  River Side, Big Wag Worms that have a large sickle tail and it solved by line twist problem.

[bigjim5589]

Great post! I don't use any that big, but do love that style! I have some 4, 5 & 6" that I like for Striper fishing & then for longer baits I usually go to ribbontail worms. Not many folks use the ribbontails for Stripers, but in tidal rivers any kind of bass will eat them. They all love eels! 

I primarily use black & green pumpkin.

I would get the bigger grubs if they weren't so darn expensive.

[Wizard]

Every try using a weighted swimbait hook? I started using them with my 10"  River Side, Big Wag Worms that have a large sickle tail and it solved by line twist problem.

I'm fishing it as a buzzbait with the tail madly slapping on the surface. It doen't have a blade churning to support the weight of the lure. Any extra weight would be too heavy.  Good idea, tried it, didn't work.

[Wizard]

Great post! I don't use any that big, but do love that style! I have some 4, 5 & 6" that I like for Striper fishing & then for longer baits I usually go to ribbontail worms. Not many folks use the ribbontails for Stripers, but in tidal rivers any kind of bass will eat them. They all love eels! 

I primarily use black & green pumpkin.

I would get the bigger grubs if they weren't so darn expensive.

A good idea with a big ribbontail. The big grubs aren't flimsy and last longer than you would imagine so that helps cost wise. The gold flake is a pretty effective color from the DC monuments to the bay for black bass. The tournaments I fished there proved you definitely need to follow the tidal tables.