Hi all, I have been reading here for a couple of days and see that a lot of you use plastic ringworms vs plastic grubs. Here in Ontario you don’t hear much about ringworms, do you find them better or just another different bait to use? Do any of you use plastic Grubs? Thanks.
i use both but like the action of a ringworm better. It helps to make your jig drop slower
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Hi all, I have been reading here for a couple of days and see that a lot of you use plastic ringworms vs plastic grubs. Here in Ontario you don’t hear much about ringworms, do you find them better or just another different bait to use? Do any of you use plastic Grubs? Thanks.
I use a lot of big grubs for walleyes in the fall as the temps fall through the 40s. A 5″ grub has put a lot of big fish in my boat. However, grubs need a fair amount of forward movement through the water to get the tail moving when compared to a ringworm. When the fish are aggressive the grubs are great. When water temps fall or the fish have plenty of forage to choose from the ringworms shine.
I do fish grubs also but the last few years the ringworms and paddle tails have held my attention pretty good. This falls 5″ motor oil grubs where getting a good response from the walleyes on pool 2. Its hard to say if ringworms are a better bait than grubs. It would be easier to say they are another style of plastic that catches walleyes.
On the river where I fish having a good selection of colors, shapes and sizes of plastics with is the way to go. When we find walleyes in a area it is key to throw some variety in there to work over all the active fish.
If you are looking to expand your plastics selection I would say ringworms and paddle tails are a good bet. For me they work in far more situations than they dont work in. And heck , if the walleyes in your area dont seem to want them the small mouth will be more than happy to snap them up.
Grubs still and probably will always have their moments.With our forage base and variation of presentations which include pitching,dragging,3 way rigs,and of course vertical, ringworms and their variations just seem to match the hatch so to speak.
Many of our customers have had tremendous results fishing ringworms north of the border as well. Livebait can be tough to come by in some of the remote areas,so it was always good to have options. 
Grubs tend to be a little more of a do nothing bait. They don’t have the subtle movements of a thinner bodied ringie. You have to remember that even on the river here there is very little current to move the bait and the fish really react to a very slowly retrieved bait in the cold water. Even when held still the tail of the ringie quivers and sways with the water.
Sometimes when the bite is real negative I like to bite off a good portion of the ringie making it, in effect, a slender grub. These can make a big difference some days.
My two cents.
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