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postcard · 05-03-2002, 12:23 AM

I've modified the tails of various grubs to produce baits that work better on finicky fish. (The silicone legs were obtained from a spinner bait I wasn't using.) The concept to modify comes from old and current models of grubs that have been good alternatives to curly tail grubs, especially Kalin's wide tails and Mr. Twister long curly tails. Tail size can be significant when fish seem to be put off by a 'big' action behind the grub. Rat tail grubs by Bass Assassin and Mann's, classic, Sting Ray grub, have subtle 'back-end' motions. Bass Pro's Spring Grub has a ring worm body but a small curly tail which, at times, dominates other grubs for catching pan fish or neutral sportfish. When you cut a Kalin or Zoom, Fat Albert grub to a paddle shape, the tail 'flutters' with no action from the angler; the same for a curly tail Mr. Twister that has been cut into a slim 1/2" fin or straight tail. Finesse comes to mind when I fish these and my other favorite - Lunker City's 2.5" Fin S Fish on a 1/16 oz. ball head jig. (Click on the link below to see a Fat Albert grub mod.) http://www.frontiernet.net/~postcard/my web/flapper_tails.htm

KyBasser · 05-03-2002, 03:18 AM

interesting, do you also do this with the larger grubs or just the smaller ones? what conditions do you look for when you use this technique? kybasser "The two best times to fish is when it's rainin' and when it ain't." ~Patrick F. McManus

postcard · 06-02-2002, 10:09 PM

I reform the tails on 3" Mr. Twister type curly tail grubs and on 4" Zoom, Fat Albert or Kalin grubs, 3-5". The action changes when you switch to a 'fin' or 'rat' tail. If you've ever used 2" Fin S Fish, Fin S Shads, or rattail grubs by Bass Assassin, you notice how they wobble vertically between gliding, do-nothing motions. Rod tip and involuntary hand twitches cause that different type of action versus a snake-type whipping tail action. I like to modify when I think the fish just got tired of the curl action, just like you would change from one type of lure to another. Even though a grub is a grub, a curl tail grub is a different grub than one with a fin, paddle or thin rat tail. I never thought Mann's stiff plastic, paddle- tail, Sting Ray grub could catch fish. They did well before softer and better designed grubs came along but Tom Mann's concept and design still works! <A HREF="http://www.frontiernet.net/~postcard/mr tw 3.jpg" target="_new">http://www.frontiernet.net/~postcard/mr tw 3.jpg</A> <A HREF="http://www.frontiernet.net/~postcard/kalin.gif" target="_new">http://www.frontiernet.net/~postcard/kalin.gif</A> Edited by postcard on 06/02/02 03:17 PM.

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