Grubs are excellent baits to rig on a lead-headed jig and work in medium to deep water with little or no structure. They also make great trailers for spinnerbaits and jigs, both in single and twin-tail form.
As a rule, start with lighter colors for clear water and darker colors for stained water and low light conditions. Use the jig to feel out the lake bottom. Bounce it off rocks and other submerged structure. Use a bump-jerk-drop retrieve. But be ready. Bass often hit the grub during its free-fall, when it's hardest to detect the strike. Drag the grub along the bottom to kick up silt clouds and attract attention. Swim it along the edges of weedlines and other vertical structure to imitate a minnow. Pop or shake the rod tip every once in a while to make it dart erratically as if it's a wounded baitfish. Strikes using this type of retrieve are easier to feel because you're keeping a tight line. Small grubs work well for panfish, too.
No comments:
Post a Comment