Craws 2025

bassfisherman3526 reply :

Hey i have been fishing some craws on a shakey head and I was wondering whats everyone's favorite craw they use?

AK-Jax86 reply :

Rage tail by far!

MarkH024 reply :

On 9/17/2013 at 11:28 PM, AK-Jax86 said:
Rage tail by far!

Craiger12 reply :

Hanover_Yakker reply :

I might be in the minority here but the Powerteam Lures 3.5" Craw D'Oeuvre is no joke! Just saying.......

JD96 reply :

I like chigger craws. Rage tails are a rip off.

The craw fatty is pretty cool too.

Shane J reply :

If by rip off, you mean, they give you the best action of any craw on the market, then yeah, total rip off. Enjoy your chigger fatties or whatever China made crap you're runnin'.

rmcguirk reply :

Love the Rage tails. My only problem is that eveything in the water seems to want to take a peck at them. For bass and pike, that usually means pulling in a fish. But the sunnies seem to want to have a go at them as well, which usually ends up in having a one-clawed lure...

I'm pretty sure I caught more fish this year on Rage tails than any other single bait in my arsenal.

keith71 reply :

I like the Zoom Speed craw or little critter craw an a football shakey.

basshole8190 reply :

Hard to beat the price of paca craws or havoc pit boss

Nice_Bass reply :

On 9/18/2013 at 12:35 AM, JD96 said:

I like chigger craws. Rage tails are a rip off.

The craw fatty is pretty cool too.

I don't use the word rip off at all but I would much prefer any powerbait product over ragetail- through trial and error.

Another vote for chigger craw all the way to the 5inch model.

Gave the ragetails the college try and just did not have the results some seem to have.

Todd2 reply :

I have had good luck with the Chigger Craw. A close second would be Culprit's IncrediCraw.

MCS reply :

My vote is for the Culprit incredicraw, love them. It has a fat body perfect for a shakey head, kinda like how bobby and RW showed how to rig the megatube.

I been using them texas rigged with a 3/16 oz wieght. They are pretty druable too, I have caught 5 fish 15" or bigger on the same one the last outing, without losing a antena, claw or leg. It is a little worse for wear but I flipped it over and keep using it. You can also cut the antena to give a sublter look

The zoom ultravibe speed is decent, a little smallish to me.

The few I still want to try are the powerteams and the big bite bait swimming craw and real deal craw. My buddy likes the Havoc craw fatty.

Catt reply :

Gene Larew 6" Salty Hawg Craw

Rage Tail Lobster

Paca Craw the bigen

MCS reply :

On 9/18/2013 at 2:42 AM, Nice_Bass said:

I don't use the word rip off at all but I would much prefer any powerbait product over ragetail- through trial and error.

Another vote for chigger craw all the way to the 5inch model.

Gave the ragetails the college try and just did not have the results some seem to have.

It is the same thing with senkos that catch a fish every cast. The hype is greater the actual results in many cases but hey that is how tackle companies make money right. There is always something cheaper and just as effective the question is do you want to catch fish have more $ in your wallet or be with the "in" crowd and catch fish. LOL I don't follow the sheeple man.The funny thing is the people that defend a brand tooth and nail, like it is a choice that is life or death......man it is just fishing stuff what really does it matter.

Southernjig reply :

That's my fishing year in a nutshell,I have spent lots of money on these baits that catch me instead of fish! Then I end up tying on a zoom

Product old school I guess and catching some fish! One day I will learn that if my tackle box has zoom in I will catch some fish!

Ima Bass Ninja reply :

Yum money craw...it's the only one I have found that bluegill can nip at over and over without losing the claws.

roadwarrior reply :

Geez...Seems easy to me...

Rage Tail Baby Craw

Craw

Lobster

And the new MegaStrike Mega Tube Craw!

Drewski73 reply :

I guess Im a sheeple too. I love rage craws and baby craws. I also fish chigger craws for a subtler action. Z man speed craws are super tough with decent action, and they float which is cool. Incredicraws are my f-rig bait of choice.

fishguy613 reply :

only ones I use are YUM crawbugs, with great success

JD96 reply :

On 9/18/2013 at 12:49 AM, Shane J said:
If by rip off, you mean, they give you the best action of any craw on the market, then yeah, total rip off. Enjoy your chigger fatties or whatever China made crap you're runnin'.

I can't afford to spend more and get less when fish rip the hell out of all the craws I throw, I know they have a great action, but they probably spend as much on the packaging as they do the product.

Put Rage Craws in a zoom bag and they'd be cheaper.

sarcazmo reply :

Depends on if you want a lot of action or not.

Lot of action rage craws are great. More subtle action I like chigger cras and PTL craws.

ww2farmer reply :

I like paca craws when I want a craw with action................and yes I am a big strike king fan, but I like the paca craws better than the rage craws. Just my personal taste, nothing against the rage craw.

I used to like the GYCB craws for the times a more subtle approach was called for, but man do the rock bass and bluegills ever tear them up, so much so it was getting very cost prohibitive to use them as often as I would like. So I "tried" the zoom critter craws to attempt to get a little more bang for my buck, and so far so good. They work just as well, and are far FAR more durable, not to mention easier on the wallet.

Frog Turds reply :

Havoc pit boss for me...my confidence craw all the way & cheap ta'boot

Bluebasser86 reply :

Yum Craw Papi is where it's at for a shakyhead craw. Very thin claws flap all over with very little movement. Zman Flappin craws are great too because the claws float up at rest and move all over even while you aren't moving the bait.

Quillback reply :

Zoom Ultravibe Speed craws, C-rigged, T-rigged, and as jig trailers.

Bankbeater reply :

I like the Ultravibe speed craws also. They work very well when I am pulling across the tops of weeds.

Hanover_Yakker reply :

After reading some of the responses, I guess mine needs a little more tweaking.....

For subtle presentations where less is more - the Powerteam Lures 3.5" Craw D'oeuvre

For in your face pure bulk - the Powerteam Lures 4.5" Conviction Craw

For a hint of action and flare - the Powerteam Lures 3.5" or 4.5" Texas Rig Jig

For pure action and flare - the Powerteam Lures 4" Diesel Craw

And lastly, for punching - the Powerteam Lures 4.5" Bully Grass Devil

And before you jump on my case for looking like a PTL homer, I am on their Pro Staff; however, I was using their products for almost a full year and switched out all of my soft plastics for their products before ever being offered the opportunity to represent them as one of four kayak Pro Staffers across the entire US.

I had the full arsenal of craws from Yum, GYCB, NetBait (my presonal fave prior to PTL), Berkley, Zoom, etc. I tried them all and had the plastics bags to prove it until I gave them all away to various Heroes On the Water chapters and sold a few of the unopened packs. When I believe in a product, I go all in with no holds barred.

Also, when you have success with a given product, you run with it regardless of brand. That is the beauty of the soft plastics industry and competition - plenty of choices for everyone to try and find a brand that they have confidence in!

CPBassFishing reply :

3.5" Craw D'oeurve.

Why? It floats. Everyone is saying rage craws, which sink. Sinking baits are not what you want on a shaky head. Shaky heads are supposed to stand up. That's the whole point. I'm not saying anything againt rage craws, I love them as jig trailers but in this situation there are better baits.

Shane J reply :

Think of the way a craw actually moves across the bottom. Do they shimmy on their tail in a constant defensive position? No.

Hanover_Yakker reply :

....and that is why there is no one craw to solve this dilemma and the OP's question. The answer is a variety depending upon the situation, body of water being fished and the time of the year.

Master Bait'r reply :

Rage tails for fast retrieve

huddlebugs for stubborn days

Hooligan reply :

There's one bait, and I mean one, that I have been ultimately disappointed in in the past five years and that's the culprit incredi-craw. The bait has ZERO motion other than the tentacles. Completely dead in the water.

The craws I use on a shakey range from baby rage craw to lobsters and paca craws as well as the missile Fuse.

Felix77 reply :

Another one for the Rage products. The new DB Craw is rockin' right now for me.

Todd2 reply :

On 9/18/2013 at 9:10 PM, Hooligan said:
There's one bait, and I mean one, that I have been ultimately disappointed in in the past five years and that's the culprit incredi-craw. The bait has ZERO motion other than the tentacles. Completely dead in the water.

After struggling early, I had a very good day on the IncrediCraw this summer when I got on a nice pitching pattern. So sometimes less action is the key I guess. Unless I had the color/weight just right. Who knows, its fun trying to figure it all out though.

5fishlimit reply :

Try the xcite baits craws. Good price, and nice action.

dreamertino reply :

zoom uv craws my personal favorite looking forward to trying the rage though

Arv reply :

Rage Craws for more action, SK Rodents or RI Sweet Beavers for less action.

craww reply :

Honestly every craw or chunk I've tried by ragetail, paca, berkley, and zoom have all worked fine. I even pour my own for fun... Profile and color matter more to me.

I realise it may be more of what you'd call a spider grub, but the yammomoto hula grub outfishes every craw I've used on a texas rig.

churchcc12 reply :

I've really liked the rage craws, they're a little fragile in my opinion but they certainly catch fish. My personal favorite is the Yum Crawbug. I've had great results with them everywhere I've went.

Sam reply :

Ask a simple question......

This is what makes the Forum so much fun.

Hope you can decide among all of the suggestions.

I will not confuse the issue as my suggestions have already been suggested.

Good luck. Let us know which ones you selected and how you did on the rig.

L a r r y reply :

During this years spawn, it was the Yum Money craw in white. Then moved to Rage Tails. I put Rage Tails on all my jigs, and even a few chatterbaits

Munkin reply :

Everything mentioned will catch fish but I think we have different definitions on this forum. My questions is for the people saying that a chigger craw is subtle? It moves as much water as any similar bait. For me the baits I use go from a Yamamoto 3" craw (absolute finesse) to some custom creature bait with like 8 flapping appendages. I need to try some rage products but I have 100's of other baits to go through first that catch plenty of fish.but I do intend to try them.

Allen

das028 reply :

I've used chigger craw, zoom chunks, zoom speed craw, rage craw, sweet beavers, fatty craws, incredi-craw

For flipping and pitching any of those will do. They all work well, tho I may stick with the fatty craw or the beavers from now on because they are more durable then the others

But the rage craw, speed craw, and the incredi-craw are more versatile due to there better action

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