Twin tail grubs work well for smallmouth bass. You can use these baits on their own or as a trailer on the back of a bass jig, spinner bait or bladed swim jig. Whether you hop them along slowly or swim them in with a steady retrieve, they catch bass.
Skirted twin tail grubs, also known as spider jigs, are excellent baits for targeting smallmouth bass. Rig these on a jig, shaky head jig, Texas rig, Florida rig, swimbait hook or a weightless rig and target smallmouth bass shallow or deep and you’ll catch some fish.
Best Techniques
Hop Them Along the Bottom
Most anglers will just put these baits on a jighead and hop them along the bottom. You can work them through the water column as well to get plenty of bites.
Slowly Free Fall Them
Try using no weight or a small split shot rig or light finesse jig to slowly let these baits fall through the water column. This technique is similar to how you would fish a wacky worm and it can be super effective.
Best Rigs for Twin Tail Grubs
Carolina Rig
Carolina rigs can be very effective with the skirted twin tail grubs, especially when you pair it with a weightless hook at the end of the Carolina rig. Hop it along then give it several seconds to fall slowly to the bottom. With the twin tail grub and no skirt, a Carolina rig paired with a jighead at the end would probably be more effective.
Jighead
A simple jighead is perfect for twin tail grubs, whether they are skirted or not. Some of the longer shank jigheads can be more effective for getting a good hook set.
Stand Up Jighead
The stand up jighead helps position the bait up off the bottom. This can definitely help get more strikes on the pause.
