Four-Seven Lures 4" RipCurl Grub Soft Plastic Bait
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Four-Seven Lures 4" RipCurl Grub Soft Plastic Bait
On-the-water overview (demo copy)
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Specs & build (demo copy)
Specs & build (demo copy)
Care & storage (demo copy)
Care & storage (demo copy)
Best ways to fish it (demo)
Swim Jig Trailer
Shallow grass, slow roll
Texas Rig
Pitching to cover
Ball Jig Head
Dragging sand or rock
Split Shot
Natural subtle glides
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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- Parsons 3" Garlic Grub — small profile walleye / river smallmouth killer.
- Bigg Mouth 3.5" Curly Tail Grub — compact, high-vibration swimmer for docks & brush.
- Barracuda 3.5" Bomber Grub — ribbed body, aggressive thump.
- Barracuda 3.5" Curly Tail Grub — trim-friendly utility grub for spinnerbaits and ball heads.
- Barracuda 3.5" Twin Tail Grub — trailer for jigs when you need two kicking claws instead of one curl tail.
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.
