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How do curly tail jigs work for bass? I am trying to find some good lures for my 9 year old to start out with that are not to complicated. Do any of you do well for bass with them?
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A 4" curl tail can be very versatile, you can rig on a jig head, then swim it or hop it. It can be rigged texas style with or without a slip sinker. With the sinker you can work it through the weeds, without you can swim it along the surface. It can be nose hooked on a drop shot, split shot rigged, on and on. Don't skimp on colors, get a good variety.
A grub also makes a good trailer on a spinner bait, which is an excellent starter bait. Again it is very versatile, can be fished deep, shallow, burned, slow rolled, etc. Have fun.
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What he said. I have caught tons of bass on curly tails! Favorite colors are black and crawfish colored ones. Also try tube jigs.
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Don't forget Carolina rigged. Curly tails are very good at catching bass. I have caught largemouth, smallmouth, and white bass on curly tail jigs of different sizes. I have used these colors and I know others will work too. Chartreuse, white, smoke. They come with or without silver flecks. I have a plastics wallet full of them. Also the plastic worms fished Texas style are killer too. Spinnerbaits, cranks baits, buzz baits, and poppers are all great baits too.
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Thanks everyone for your advice. I am going to get him set up with a bunch of these. We fish mantua almost exclusively. I bet dragging them over the tops of the weeds this summer might get my boy into them. Maybe some big blue gills too.
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