Impulse Swim'n Grub Review

Impulse Swim'n Grub Review

You may be turned off by other scented baits because of their ineffectiveness in the past for you.  I have never had much luck using the Gulp products from Berkley or other scented baits.

That has all changed for me when I picked up some of these Impulse Swim'n Grubs from Northland Fishing Tackle.  They have blown their competition out of the water with how effective they are.

Uses:

• I fish these close to the bottom ticking it every so often.  If they are not very aggressive I will slow it down even more and basically fish along the bottom with slight jerks of the rod tip on my retrieve.  I always try and cast around structure or pockets of slack water in the river.
• Walleye - I use the 3" or 4" depending on how aggressive the walleyes are.  They work best being fished slowly like other jigs along the bottom.  I always use a jig with a bait keeper on them so that I don't have to re-adjust the bait every time I reel in.  The 3" are my favorite for most of year but late in the year some Walleye's seem to like the 4" grubs more.  
• Crappie and Perch - I use the 2" size they seem to be the right size for them.  They have hit the 3" swim'n grubs before but the 2" are much more effective at getting a good hook-set in these fish.

Jig Head Sizes:

• 1/4oz - This is my go to size unless I am fishing in 6ft or less of water.  I am usually fishing for walleyes with these and they are the right hook size for them along with the right weight to get them down to the bottom and keep them close to the bottom on retrieves.
• 1/8oz - These are my go to jig size when I am fishing in shallow water or with a 2" Swim'n grub for crappie or perch.  They have a much slower fall rate than the 1/4oz and most of the crappies I have caught are suspended in the water column.

Colors:

• Walleye - I prefer the white, yellow, orange or a minnow color when fishing for them.  The walleye's seem to pick them up quicker and seem more attracted to these colors.
• Bass - I really like the crawfish color for the smally's around here along with the minnow colors.  Early season the bright colors have been dynamite on them.  If you can hit the lake just before the spawn starts they will hit just about any color of these grubs but seem to prefer the bright ones.
• Crappie and Perch - They prefer the bright colors through my experiences.  I have had great luck with the yellow and chartreuse colors.

They darker Impulse Swim'n Grubs have had their places also.  On dark cloudy days the black has worked great.  They profile sticks out and is much more pronounced to the fish.  The Walleye's and Crappie's have picked them out quicker and trigger this color more effectively.

River vs. Lake

• River - They have worked great in the rivers around here.  I use a 1/4oz gumball jig that will stick close to the bottom of the water column and fish them very slowly on the retrieve back.  If I am getting snagged a bunch then I will hold my rod tip up slightly on the reel in.  I want the grub to just hit the bottom and then I will lift it off about a foot and then reel in a little and repeat.  If there is a light bite on the river and it is running slow enough I will swith to a 1/8oz jig head and fish them the same way.
• Lake - These have worked great around rock piles, weeds and sunken trees.  I usually go with the white Impulse grub for Walleye's and brighter colors for the other fish species.  

Line

• I usually use 8lb mono fishing with these.  I have always used 8lb Berkley XL and that has worked great.  I will try out the Bionic Walleye line this year and see if that can stack up.  If you are fishing some real shallow water or using a 1/8oz jig you may want to switch up to 6lb mono.  I don't like this as much just because if I get snagged I have had bad luck with it snapping easily or getting a bunch of knicks in my line.  If that happens I have to retie anyways.

Shore or Boat

• Shore - I have used these a bunch in the rivers around here.  They work great on straight retrieves.  The swimming action of the grubs really triggers fish.  If I am going to fish them in a lake I like to be around a bunch of different structures or on deep drop offs.  I will let it hit the bottom and slowly retrieve the bait back jerking every few feet.
• Boat - I like to just anchor up around sunken rock piles or trees and just jig them up and down off the bottom.  If I want to mix it up I will cast it around points and retrieve very slowly back to boat.  The boat gives you more options on where you fish in the water column.

Thank you for reading I hope it helps you catch more fish with the Impulse Swim'n Grubs.  If you would like me to review more products just send me an email at sales@tekoutdoors.co .  If you would like to pick up some for yourself you can order them off the website at www.tekoutdoors.co . 

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