2nd Gen. Curl-Tail Redfish Jigs (Curl-Tails for short) are our best selling jigs. They imitate a lot of what redfish eat, they're easy to fish, and redfish absolutely love them! They always land hook point up, so you can bump them along the bottom or swim them. Give them some twitches as you swim them and you'll engage the rattles on the bottom. These clicks, along with the action from the double-tail grub trailer, really gets the job done.
Flats Buggs are the little brother, and just as deadly. They're more subtle. No rattles, and a single tail grub at the back. They still imitate a lot of what redfish eat, just in a smaller profile. They're the second best seller for a reason. If they want something a little smaller, tie on a Flats Bugg. Just like Curl-Tails, they'll always land hook point up.
You can blind cast or sight cast with Curl-Tails and Flats Buggs. If you're not going to make a cast until you see a fish, you probably want to start with a Beastie Bugg. They excel when you're sight fishing, and are designed to get to the bottom and imitate a crab. They look alive, even just sitting there, and redfish love them! They always land hook point up.
Let's say you're seeing fish chasing small shrimp or glass minnows... Click-Bait Shrimp imitate small shrimp and are super weedless. They land softly and work great both blind casting and sight casting. You have to keep them moving, however. I prefer a straight retrieve when casting to feeding fish, and to mix in twitches when blind casting.
Click-Bait Minnows imitate glass minnows and are super weedless as well. They land softly and work great both blind casting and sight casting. You also have to keep them moving. I prefer a straight retrieve when casting to feeding fish, and to mix in twitches when blind casting.
Bonefish Jigs for Redfish are Excellent Finesse Options. They're tied on the same jig heads as the Flats Bugg. They'll always land hook point up, and look alive just sitting on the bottom.
Hot Head Buggs and Loco Buggs imitate small shrimp.
Bitty Buggs imitate small crabs.
Permital Buggs and Permit Adams Buggs also imitate crabs.
Puff Buggs imitate really small bait.
Fish these in really skinny water and when they're chasing small bait. Or fish them for the fun of it. Redfish will eat them!
Ned Buggs are effective when sight fishing and when the fish want a slower retrieve. They imitate small crabs or shrimp and look alive just sitting on the bottom.
Ned Minnow Buggs are tied on the same jig head and have a longer profile. Same idea: fish it slowly, bumped along the bottom.
Baitfish Patterns for Redfish
Trout Thumpers are weighted in the middle for a slower, more even fall. They're easier to keep off the bottom in shallow water, and Redfish definitely eat them!
BuggTail Jigs will fall more quickly, and are just as deadly when Reds are feeding on baitfish.
Many times over the years I've heard from customers, “I tried everything in my box, and they wouldn't eat anything until I tied on a Bugg.”
So let me save you some time, good fishing buddy. Why not just start with a Bugg
