No tail and thin tail grubs rule!! Look Ma, no mold!

[Spoonminnow]

The above can be made without a mold. The top two to the right use a mold; the others don't. Comparing these designs to curly tail and shad tail grubs, there is no contest, especially when using a float. All size fish attack these on a slow retrieve. The secret is also using soft plastic vs medium soft. The other design I came up with over ten years ago is also a slam dunk for less active fish:


Again - no mold needed.

The key to catching fish with these lures over other types is tail and body quiver unique to each and apart from other designs. Today there was a slight chop on the water and both worked great under a float in 8'. When I started getting some action in 3.5', I switched from a 1/16 oz jig to a 1/32 oz and upped my catch rage by 75%. The key was slowing the retrieve within the first few feet of the splash the lure made and BANG - HOOK UP! - one after the other under a bright blue sky.