How to Fish Grubs for Smallmouth Bass in Clear Water

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  • Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
  • It's easy to forget about grubs in a tackle world filled with paddle tail swimbaits, Ned rigs, and other swimming plastics, but that's a mistake. Wired2fish's Nick Dumke takes us on a grub fishing adventure for smallmouth bass, demonstrating the effectiveness of grubs in clear water. This video focuses on when and how to fish grubs for smallmouth bass but is equally valid for largemouth and spotted bass wherever clear water abounds.
    TACKLE USED (retail links)
    • GRUB - Berkley PowerBait Power Grub, 4-inch: Buy at Tackle Warehouse (rb.gy/ds7is)
    • JIG HEAD - BKK Silent Chaser Round Head, 1/8-ounce: Buy at FishUSA (rb.gy/831v5)
    • ROD - Abu Garcia Pro Series Spinning Rod, Avena 7'4" Medium: Buy at Bass Pro Shops rb.gy/f88ti | Buy at Tackle Warehouse (rb.gy/98xlr)
    • REEL - Abu Garcia REVO SX SP30 Spinning Reel: Buy at Bass Pro Shops rb.gy/jfbop | Buy at Tackle Warehouse (rb.gy/3vmqj)
    • LINE - Berkley Jordan Lee X9 Braided Line Flame Green, 8-pound: Buy at Tackle Warehouse (rb.gy/64lnq)
    • LINE - Berkley 100% Fluorocarbon, 8-pound: Buy at Bass Pro Shops rb.gy/1488n | Buy at Tackle Warehouse (rb.gy/h7dgb)
    Dumke details the versatility of the grub. While perhaps not as realistic to the human eye as a minnow-imitating swimbait, a grub comes to life with slight motion. Dumke discusses a grub's unique ability to resemble a range of forage and trick visually discerning bass into biting with its gently undulating tail action.
    Dumke highlights the importance of rigging a grub correctly to mimic natural fish food, which can be the game-changer between a successful and unsuccessful day of fishing. He demonstrates the importance of perfect threading on a jig head to ensure a natural presentation. Get it right, and a grub comes to life with a natural side-to-side rocking motion.
    While a range of jig heads work, Dumke favors a classic round ball head, which careens its way through cover such as rock and wood with minimal hang-ups. A longer medium power spinning rod equipped with a 3000-size reel offers a smoother drag and increases your casting distance, an essential element in clear water.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 26

  • @robmyers1382
    @robmyers1382 Рік тому +5

    I don't swim them too much. I use a slow retrieve and bounce it. Usually I get bites when it's dropping. My favorite is always pumpkin seed color. I absolutely love going out with people with 50lb tackle boxes and I show up with a pack of plastics and jig heads then out fish em. My all time favorite bass bait

  • @Fishing4life1997
    @Fishing4life1997 Рік тому +2

    fun video. great job

  • @shawneldridge4465
    @shawneldridge4465 Рік тому

    🎣 me
    I am just starting to learn about bass fishing. I was pretty much Born and raised on trout fishing but i want to try something different I'm start trying to catch other species of fish. by watching this video and techniques is going to definitely help me and give me some great ideas. I don't have a big lake or anything like that to fish for bass but I do have a canal here and there are some nice bass in there. I think most of them are pretty much done laying their eggs now and they're hungry.
    Just going by what the Pennsylvania fish and game commission had told me. Thanks and I enjoyed watching this video

    • @robmyers1382
      @robmyers1382 Рік тому

      Faylor lake in Snyder county. Fish the shallow end creak fed end by lilly pads. You'll rip out bass nonstop. Great hidden gem small Pa lake

    • @shawneldridge4465
      @shawneldridge4465 Рік тому

      @@robmyers1382
      Thank you very much for information,
      I truly do appreciate it a lot

  • @swampdonky4080
    @swampdonky4080 6 місяців тому +1

    Super!

  • @west777s
    @west777s 6 місяців тому

    Great vid! Tail up or down when rigging? Thanks!

  • @WiggyShowtime
    @WiggyShowtime Рік тому +1

    What color is that grub because i went to the link in and Berkley site and i didn't see that color

    • @Wired2Fish
      @Wired2Fish  Рік тому +1

      Good attention to detail. We couldn't fine either on most tackle shops but a google search will pull up a few. It's the Berkley Power Grub (4''), color - Pro Blue Red Pearl.

    • @WiggyShowtime
      @WiggyShowtime Рік тому

      @@Wired2Fish thanks

    • @FM-qq2kk
      @FM-qq2kk Місяць тому +1

      Power Grub in Smoke - Gold Flake works in Clear water in the North - If the Smallies are feeding on Craws off Island rockpiles- I'll throw a double tail plastic in PUmpkin- Brown

    • @WiggyShowtime
      @WiggyShowtime Місяць тому

      @@FM-qq2kk thanks 😊

  • @kylelowe2216
    @kylelowe2216 10 місяців тому

    What lake?

  • @Sharpeoutdoors
    @Sharpeoutdoors Рік тому

    Tried a true technique and will catch big large mouth aswell. Always remember kids there is no school like the old school so anytime you can get advise from that old man using a zebco fishing from the bank listen closely.

  • @mikeantes9597
    @mikeantes9597 Рік тому

    I'm surprised he is reeling against the drag like that.I guess he likes line twist?

  • @douglasspickler4925
    @douglasspickler4925 Рік тому +3

    Upper Potomac River smallmouth still like a grub. 😊 Thanks for a great video. Thanks for sharing.

  • @rclayton80
    @rclayton80 Рік тому +1

    I fish the Delaware river regularly and a white grub on a jig head has probably been the most productive bait I use, along with mepps spinners and rapala jerk baits

  • @vegasvato55
    @vegasvato55 3 місяці тому

    Now you are cooking with gas...
    Take as back to Old School...

  • @WiggyShowtime
    @WiggyShowtime Рік тому

    What color is that grub because i went to the link and Berkley website and i can't find that color

  • @grantschimek6506
    @grantschimek6506 Рік тому

    Excellent job Mr.Dumke!

  • @petejablowski2123
    @petejablowski2123 Рік тому

    I use grub ex

  • @damonb805
    @damonb805 Рік тому

    "Promosm"

  • @crobassin6942
    @crobassin6942 Рік тому

    As usual mr dumke is catchin em

    • @brianbowman1148
      @brianbowman1148 5 місяців тому

      Tail up! Tail down can lead to line twist.

    • @crobassin6942
      @crobassin6942 5 місяців тому

      @@brianbowman1148 as long as dumke is catching em he can rig them backwards I don’t mind