How To Work A Rage Craw 2024
BR1AN reply :
I stumbeled upon a few good videos of people using the rage craw. Not using them as a trailer but with a simple bullet weight what's the best technique? Sink and pull up slowly?
Fabricator reply :
Texas rigging works well, or even as a trailer. Best use (for me) full moon nights t-rigged. Slowly work them along the button, and around rock piles. Great baits, only complaint I have is the claws get ripped up by fish too easily, but I guess that's how you know they work.
John G reply :
Drag'em slowly or hop them a bit.
Rangerphil reply :
Rage rig! Puts fish in the boat! Look it up on here it is awesome!
ww2farmer reply :
You don't work them, they work for you..................................wait, that's something else.
mac_hine reply :
I like to try this variation every so often when fishing super clear water with smallies... long cast and as soon as it hits the water burn it back, super fast. 1st i try without stopping at all, then I'll try a few dead stops along the way. sometimes this variation is the ticket!
roadwarrior reply :
Here are rigging instructions for a variety of Rage Tail soft plastics.
Overall I prefer the Rage Rig on a Moaner weighted hook.
Alonerankin2 reply :
On 2/10/2014 at 6:26 PM, Fabricator said:Texas rigging works well, or even as a trailer. Best use (for me) full moon nights t-rigged. Slowly work them along the button, and around rock piles. Great baits, only complaint I have is the claws get ripped up by fish too easily, but I guess
that's how you know they work.
Ditto! Or x2 or exactly this!
Hyrule Bass reply :
i like to fish them weightless on a 1/0 EWG hook. they float down real slow in the water column and thats often when a bass snatches it and takes off, watch for your line to take off sideways. also, weightless, i will fish them like a top water with a steady retrieve, those claws flapping on top will attract bass. or with or without weight, i will fish them slowly on the bottom
Siebert Outdoors reply :
I fish them mostly 2 ways. On a jig or a shaky head.
Catt reply :
On 2/11/2014 at 1:06 AM, Red Earth said:i like to fish them weightless on a 1/0 EWG hook. they float down real slow in the water column and thats often when a bass snatches it and takes off, watch for your line to take off sideways. also, weightless, i will fish them like a top water with a steady retrieve, those claws flapping on top will attract bass. or with or without weight, i will fish them slowly on the bottom
That don't work! 
A-Jay reply :
You can't work a Texas Rigged Craw Wrong ~ As long as you work it Slow.
A-Jay
webertime reply :
Carolina Rigged on a 3/0 offset worm hook.
dreamertino reply :
What power and action rod do you guys use for a rage rig
Hyrule Bass reply :
On 2/11/2014 at 3:39 AM, Catt said:That don't work!
actually i was speaking of the baby rage craw, real versatile bait there. i use a bigger hook for the regular rage craws. i fish the baby craws more often though, but the same techniques apply...
Catt reply :
On 2/11/2014 at 8:49 AM, Red Earth said:actually i was speaking of the baby rage craw, real versatile bait there. i use a bigger hook for the regular rage craws. i fish the baby craws more often though, but the same techniques apply...
I do the same thing with the baby craw, craw, & lobster!
rippin-lips reply :
I had a lot of success last season using a 3/16 tungsten weight and 4/0 ewg hook. Flip them around shallow cover and I'd also cast them and just work them back with varying retrieves.
RoLo reply :
Hooligan reply :
T Rig, Weightless, C-Rig, Mojo, Dropshot, Splitshot, drag em, hop em, crawl em, bump em. There's no wrong way to fish a Rage craw. It's not the only bait out there, but it's a good one.
BR1AN reply :
Are they still effective if theirs no crawfish in the body of waters i fish at?
Gaerith reply :
On 2/11/2014 at 8:10 PM, BR1AN said:Are they still effective if theirs no crawfish in the body of waters i fish at?
Would like to know everyone else's opinion on this as well.
Catt reply :
On 2/11/2014 at 8:10 PM, BR1AN said:Are they still effective if theirs no crawfish in the body of waters i fish at?
Yes as long as you don't tell the bass there are no crawfish!
Brian Needham reply :
the rage craw is an active senko in a way........ there is no wrong way.
96ecss reply :
On 2/11/2014 at 8:10 PM, BR1AN said:Are they still effective if theirs no crawfish in the body of waters i fish at?
Yes, Ive caught bass on them in lakes that didn't have crawfish in them.
I use them as a jig trailer for swim jigs, skirted jigs and non skirted jigs like the Title Shot jig. I also Texas rig them. You can drag them slowly along the bottom or hop them or swim them. Like has already been mentioned, you almost can't fish them wrong.
Great bait, they are some of my favorite soft plastics.
Dave
RoLo reply :
On 2/11/2014 at 8:10 PM, BR1AN said:Are they still effective if theirs no crawfish in the body of waters i fish at?
They're probably 'more' effective in lakes without crayfish,
where they can never be identified as a hoax 
Roger
Big-O reply :
On 2/11/2014 at 4:59 AM, dreamertino said:What power and action rod do you guys use for a rage rig
Any med hvy to hvy action rod should work Fine and the Moaner weighted Hook was designed specifically for Rage Rigging giving the bait a more horizontal fall as well as slide through the grass easily. Hope that helps!
dreamertino reply :
On 2/12/2014 at 6:41 AM, Big-O said:Any med hvy to hvy action rod should work Fine and the Moaner weighted Hook was designed specifically for Rage Rigging giving the bait a more horizontal fall as well as slide through the grass easily. Hope that helps!
Thanks Big-O that helps alot
Fabricator reply :
On 2/11/2014 at 4:59 AM, dreamertino said:What power and action rod do you guys use for a rage rig
Medium power, fast action with Berkley vanish 10lb fluro. I've been using a two tome craw, paired with gamakatsu 2/0 EWG. I even like the anaconda worms rage put's on the market. Those are fish finder's, Bass will just inhale it.
jiggz125 reply :
I just purchased VMC Heavy Duty Swim-bait Hooks; 4/0 1/8oz. Would these work for the rage rig on the rage craw? I am excited to fish Rage Craws and try the Rage Rig.
War Eagle 44 reply :
On 3/17/2014 at 11:35 PM, Mike L said:Ok you guys convinced me!
Ive been useing the Paca Craw and fishing the same way with some succes down here but I'm gonna try some of these.
Thanks
Mike
I realize everyone's taste in tackle is different but I've had much more success with Paca Craws than the Rage Craw. Don't take this wrong though, I still really like the Rage plastics (especially the Menace) and have a whole storage box full. Just for some reason Paca's seem to work better in the lakes I fish.
iceintheveins reply :
Pitch shallow cover, rockpiles, and weedlines. I use 15 pound mono with a fluoro leader, a 2/0 EWG hook, and a 1/4 ounce parasite weight. Just pitch it out, let it sink, and work it back with hops and drops. Most hits come on the fall but shake it on the bottom because sometimes that's what triggers them.
frogflogger reply :
I'm experimenting with j-rigging Demon Lure craws - we'll see how that goes -
Knightiac reply :
On 3/18/2014 at 4:29 AM, War Eagle 44 said:I realize everyone's taste in tackle is different but I've had much more success with Paca Craws than the Rage Craw. Don't take this wrong though, I still really like the Rage plastics (especially the Menace) and have a whole storage box full. Just for some reason Paca's seem to work better in the lakes I fish.
I'm in the same boat. I love the way the rage craws look and move but I have a ton more success using Berkley Chigger Craws w/ Crazy Legs.
SpencerLittle reply :
I like them Texas rigged with about a 1:4 oz weight. There are IMO opinion 4 ways for them to best be fished. The first is just the plain Texas rig. If I'm pitching it to cover that is what I'll use. Second, is on a biffle head which is a good option if you want to throw it around rocky places and pull it along the bottom. Third, is the rage rig which has been thoroughly covered. Last, which is my favorite, is on a VMC rugby head. I'm one who likes to drag it across the bottom when not Flippin into cover. The head shape allows this set up to do well in soft and hard bottoms. If there are some rocks it will also have a little better action due to the somewhat football head shape.
flyingmonkie reply :
On 2/10/2014 at 6:26 PM, Fabricator said:Texas rigging works well, or even as a trailer. Best use (for me) full moon nights t-rigged. Slowly work them along the button, and around rock piles. Great baits, only complaint I have is the claws get ripped up by fish too easily, but I guess that's how you know they work.
That's what I consider a good problem to have!
719BassFishing reply :
Texas rig the rage craw with a really light tungsten weight. I throw it on a 3/0 hook with a 1/8th ounce bullet weight. The slow fall drives the bass nuts. Great bait! I use it all year round.
jiggz125 reply :
On 3/20/2014 at 9:50 AM, 719BassFishing said:Texas rig the rage craw with a really light tungsten weight. I throw it on a 3/0 hook with a 1/8th ounce bullet weight. The slow fall drives the bass nuts. Great bait! I use it all year round.
Do you peg the weight at all or let it slide freely?
senko_77 reply :
On 3/20/2014 at 11:39 PM, jiggz125 said:Do you peg the weight at all or let it slide freely?
Jiggz, you can fish it either way but I'm a huge fan of the screw in tungsten screw in weights. I still have a big stash of the Tru-Tungsten ones even though they went out of business, but I believe Eco-Pro and maybe Strike King make screw in tungsten sinkers.
Just know that if the weight is pegged, the craw will fall with more of a nose down motion and if the weight is unpegged, it will still lean forward a bit but it will be more horizontal. Also note that when fishing a texas rig with an unpegged sinker, once it hits the bottom, know that the plastic is till falling, The weight separates and slides ahead of the bait and lands first, and then usually 5-10 seconds later, the soft plastic bait comes fluttering down. Really just depends on how deep you are fishing.
senko_77 reply :
On 2/11/2014 at 1:06 AM, Red Earth said:i like to fish them weightless on a 1/0 EWG hook. they float down real slow in the water column and thats often when a bass snatches it and takes off, watch for your line to take off sideways. also, weightless, i will fish them like a top water with a steady retrieve, those claws flapping on top will attract bass. or with or without weight, i will fish them slowly on the bottom
I like the way you fish, sir! Weightless and tiny hooks catch big fish.
719BassFishing reply :
On 3/20/2014 at 11:39 PM, jiggz125 said:Do you peg the weight at all or let it slide freely?
I usually peg my weight just because i feel like i get hung up less.. it doesnt really matter though..
Bassguytom reply :
All good stuff here guys. I'm thinking about trying the Rage rig this weekend. The ice has been off the ice for a week now and water temp is low 40's. Do you think it's too early for plastics? I throw a jig at this time of year and was wondering if this would work. Any info. Would be great.
RoLo reply :
On 3/21/2014 at 2:33 AM, Bassguytom said:All good stuff here guys. I'm thinking about trying the Rage rig this weekend. The ice has been off the ice for a week now and water temp is low 40's. Do you think it's too early for plastics? I throw a jig at this time of year and was wondering if this would work. Any info. Would be great.
It would probably be too early for soft-plastics with a wide stroke (big footprint) but not too early for the rage craw and rage lobster.
Like a lipless crank, the fast tight wobble of rage baits can be very effective in early spring, and they remain active to a virtual standstill.
Roger
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