Four-Seven Lures 4 Inch RipCurl Grub Soft Plastic Bait
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Four-Seven Lures
Four-Seven Lures 4 Inch RipCurl Grub Soft Plastic Bait
How, where, and why it excels
Bladed Jig Trailer (3/8–1/2 oz)
When & where: Stained water around grass and wood when you want more thump and body roll than a minnow trailer.
How: Slow‑roll or yo‑yo. The wide curl tail displaces water and adds a rolling flash behind the blade.
Spinnerbait Trailer (1/4–1/2 oz)
When & where: Wind lines, dirty inflow, and bait pushes on flats.
How: Steady retrieve, occasionally pop the rod tip to make the grub flare and surge forward like a fleeing bluegill/shad.
Swim Jig Trailer (1/4–3/8 oz)
When & where: Milfoil edges, laydowns, dock walkways—anywhere you’re slow‑swimming a jig through cover.
How: Point and crawl. The grub tail beats even at near‑crawl speeds, so it still looks alive in cold front situations.
Swim Jig / Ball Head Swimmer (1/8–1/4 oz open hook)
When & where: Smallmouth or spotted bass on rock and current seams.
How: Slow swim just above bottom, tick structure, then give a quarter‑crank burst. The curl tail flares and kicks out sideways—classic chase trigger.
Carolina Rig (finesse C‑rig • 1/8–3/16 oz • 12–24" leader)
When & where: Sand/rock transition, points, shell bars.
How: Slow pull‑pause and feed a touch of slack. The tail floats, helicopters, and then settles like a dying baitfish or bluegill fry.
Texas Rig (light • 1/16–1/8 oz pegged)
When & where: Docks, brush, isolated grass clumps where an open hook will hang.
How: Pitch, let it fall on semi‑slack, then shake and swim it out. You’re basically giving them a bluegill grub they can’t ignore.
Trim & Mods (quick hits)
- Tail trim: Shorten 1/4" for colder water or pressured fish to tighten the thump.
- Glue assist: A tiny gel‑glue dot at the keeper (swim jig / chatter) keeps the grub pinned after multiple fish.
- Double grub: On spinnerbaits in mud, thread two grubs opposite‑facing for an oversized bluegill silhouette and wild roll.
Dial it in (color classes)
- Bluegill / Green Pumpkin Family: Green Pumpkin, GP w/ Purple, PB&J style. Money around grass, wood, docks in stained to moderate clarity. Screams "small bream eating fry."
- Shad / Smoke / Pearl: White, Smoke w/ flake, Pearl + silver flake. Windblown banks, shad spawn, bait chasing under birds. Also an easy match for spotted bass and smallmouth on herring-style forage.
- High‑Viz / Contrasty: Chartreuse, Fire Tiger, Bubblegum. Muddy inflow, flooded bushes, low light, and smallmouth that want to track the bait visually in current.
- Black Sapphire / Junebug: Night or storm front. Maximum silhouette, slows them down and gets big-blowup bites on a buzzbait or swim jig after dark.
Specs & Build
- Length: 4" (101.6 mm)
- Profile: Soft‑plastic curl tail grub with a thicker mid‑body (to stay on keepers) and a wide, high‑lift tail that starts thumping at slow retrieve speeds
- Material: Plastisol soft plastic
- Best Pairings: Swim jig (1/4–3/8), Chatter/Bladed jig (3/8–1/2), Spinnerbait (1/4–1/2), Ball head swimmer (1/8–1/4), Light Texas (1/16–1/8), Finesse Carolina (1/8–3/16)
- Hook Sizes: 3/0–4/0 EWG for Texas; standard swim jig / spinnerbait trailer hooks; open‑hook 1/0–2/0 ball head for smallmouth
- Species: Largemouth / Smallmouth / Spots / Walleye (slow‑rolled on a ball head); panfish will also swipe at the tail—expect followers
- Availability: Ships promptly when in stock.
Care & Storage
Keep tails straight in the original clam or bag. Heat warps curl tails and kills startup speed. Separate darks/lights to avoid bleed.
Plastics Recycling
Recycle or dispose of torn baits properly. Learn more here: Soft Plastics Recycling.
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Proof & Community
On‑the‑Water Notes
- Cold front / pressured fish: Swim jig + RipCurl Grub, just crawl it. The tighter single‑tail beat looks less like a "reaction bait" and more like easy calories.
- River smallmouth: 1/8–3/16 oz ball head, cast 45° upstream, slow swing through the seam. Kill it at the eddy break—most bites happen right there.
- Grass edges at dusk: Trailer it on a 3/8 buzz/chatter, reel just fast enough to bulge. The grub tail throws vibration without the bulk of a toad.
Q&A
Q: When do I throw a grub instead of a boot‑tail swimbait?
A: When fish are nipping, following, or short‑striking. A curl tail pulses without the wide body roll and sometimes that "less obvious" swim is exactly what pressured largemouth/smallmouth will actually eat.
Q: What's the line / rod sweet spot?
A: 12–15 lb fluoro or 30 lb braid to a 12 lb leader for swim jigs & spinnerbaits. On a ball head for smallmouth, 8–10 lb braid main line with a 6–10 lb fluoro leader on a medium‑light to medium spinning rod.
