Yum Money Craw in Bargain Cave

[Gone_Phishin]

These are on sale for $1.88-$2.88.

http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/product/standard-item.jsp?id=0072898123715a&navCount=0&podId=0072898&parentId=cat603936&masterpathid=&navAction=jump&cmCat=MainCatcat21404-cat21406-cat603936&catalogCode=OG&rid=&parentType=index&indexId=cat603936&hasJS=true

[Avalonjohn44]

Are they any good?  I've seen them at the store, and thought they looked even sillier than the Yum Dancin' Eel...

[Quitlimpin]

I always thought those things looked creepy as hell

[KYntucky Warmouth]

They provide a pretty good action as a jig trailer.

[Gone_Phishin]

I've not fished these baits.  Heck, I haven't even seen them in person.  The monkey made me do it.

There are times on my home lake where a T-rigged craw will outfish a jig, so I thought I'd give these a shot. 

Some Force Beads have been on list for this purpose.

[Gregory25]

This must be close to the Sweet Beaver. Personal things mean the most to me. When I find something that works I like to feel like I've accomplished something. Finding new ways to catch fish and devolping my skills.

Most try the Yum Craw!

[Chris]

If you look around on Del-mart lure mold site in the forum section you will see a post I did about modified paca craw. I suggested that he made a mold with the ends of the claws raised and why it would be a better bait. I believe I also gave options on how to shape the design of the claws. Some time after, Bobs tackle shack came out with a similar mold to the one I suggested to Del. About a year later Yum bought the rights to the mold from Bobs. Now Yum calls it the money craw go figure. I own a mold for that bait that I bought from Bob's and it was about a year or two before Yum bought the rights to it the lure. The lure was smoking a bunch of local tournaments with the few guys that where pouring it. If you like to use a salt craw this style lure is better. This is partly why I wanted a lure with the raised paddle claws. When you drag it on the bottom the claws move and kick up the bottom and gives the lure a natural crawl. The guys I fished with at the time where big salt craw fishermen and why I wanted to build a better bait. I also didn't like the size of the paca craw when pitching and wanted a more downsized bait. This way it didn't shy away just keepers from being to big. Del had a craw worm mold that I didn't like because the body was to thin and didn't offer the bulk that the paca craw does have. I wanted a bulkier body so that I could add rattles to the bait or a screw lock weight. Also I wanted a lure that started moving as soon as it hit the water which the larger raised claws would offer. At the time I was fishing a paddle tail worm and felt that this lure could be used at slower speeds in deeper water. It can also be flipped and has enough resistance on the fall to slow it down when fishing behind others that might be flipping a paddletail worm. I also wanted to trim down my tackle by having a bait that serves more than one function was another reason for the suggestion. The lure can also be used as a trailer for a jig or spinnerbait. At the time I was swimming a jig a lot and this lure craw worked well for that. I felt that the raised craws would give the swimming jig more thump or a flipped jig more water displacement. I also thought it would give a difference in bait signature when fishing the weekend rush. I am glad someone took my suggestions and built it. It was a heck of an idea and the name fits because it has won a bunch of people money regardless of who owns the rights to it now. :