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Reply With QuoteI really like the Crappie Magnet or Trout Magnet. With that small a jig I'd go with the trout magnet. I use a 1/16 oz jig head and cast to them. Those magnets draw savage hits.
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Curly tail grub? And clear water?
What curly tail grub has most tail action at slow retrieve?
Bass pro grubs have to be reeled in pretty fast to get tail action.
I have been using bass pro 1" curly tail grubs in one lake I fish with great success. 1/80th unpainted jig head under a slip bobber. The water is very green some days 6-8 inches of visibility.
Another lake I fish has clear water 6-8 foot of visibility. I use same rig fishing slip bobber, fishing from 1 foot to bottom. I can't seem to catch anything. I throw in and can watch 10-15 bluegills swarm bait but none will take it. Have fished the lake 3 times recently and caught 1 bluegill. Any ideas on how to change up my tactics?
Also I have been using black, white, yellow and pink grubs.
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I really like the Crappie Magnet or Trout Magnet. With that small a jig I'd go with the trout magnet. I use a 1/16 oz jig head and cast to them. Those magnets draw savage hits.
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When I use curly tails, it's always the 2" size with 1/16 oz. ball heads. I get my tails from Netcraft. Have been buying them there for 40 years. No issues. And they do catch fish. However, I would never use a curly tail suspended under a bobber. Curly tails are designed for movement, not a stationary presentation. I think, in that situation, you might be better off with a BGBS or similar straight tailed grub. JMO.
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speed up retrieve would be a close second to only fishing natural colors . Thirdly I would (using a spinning reel) put my first finger so the line would hit it and give an erratic path(track) back to boat . After doing these three things I would head to deep water .JMO.
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In clear water try a natural colored jig like a tan, brown or a black, or the little 1" Gulp minnows. A different style of jig may do better as well like a small tube jig instead of a curly tail. Keep changing things up until something works. Tipping the jig with either live bait, or an added scent can also help.
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Curly tails cut into quarters with a bit of the tail left on each, then rigged on a 1/32 ounce or smaller jig should do the trick as well. Having been pretty much strictly a jig fisherman for the past 20+ years, I have found, that for me, curly tail grubs seem to get the most action out of the tail when worked on a slightly heavier jig, say 1/16 or larger, and retrieved at a slightly brisk pace. For some reason, the curly tails, unless they are micro size, just don't get the tail action when on very light jigs, or when retrieved very slow on any jig. I have spent the majority of my life fishing clear water lakes in northern lower Michigan, and my favorite and most productive jig colors in those clear waters has always been white, black, or purple with either a white or black soft plastic.
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anything over 1/32 will have a fast fall rate which has never proven good to me . When on the beds any will work though .Originally Posted by eagle 1
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the 1.5" curltail minnow from Arkie jigs has a ton of action at slow speeds.
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