Yum crawbug?

[Bass Tracker 20]

I dont hear alot of people talk about these? I was wondering if you guys like to fish these. ( I personally love this bait, and have caught lots of smallies on these ) I like to insert a jig head into the body and poke the line tie through the back of the body and have the hook sticking out the front of it or run it through the craw near the head.  the best part about this rigging is that you never have to fix the craw or the jig head.  I have found this very effective in all the creeks that I fish it in. I was wondering if you guys like this bait and how do you guys like to rig this bait?

[Hammer 4]

I bought a bunch of those..sadly to say, I've only caught 2 bass on them in the last year, 1 was about a pound...the other, 8lbs.. ;D

[tbird]

These pics were posted by another member sometime back, a pretty slick way to rig the crawbug

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c30/illini_71/cr1.jpg

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c30/illini_71/cr3.jpg

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c30/illini_71/cr2.jpg

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[RoLo]

I can't think of a more realistic crayfish imitator than the Yum Crawbug.

In addition, it has a hollow body and is extremely buoyant.

The crawbug used to be my mainstay for Florida bed-fishing,

but we've parted company over the past few years. Its extreme buoyancy

is a double-edged sword, which makes it a bit clumsy and difficult to control,

especially for blind bed-fishing in dark water (okay for sight-fishing).

Lure size is immaterial during the spawn because the cows are fasting.

Today I use smaller crayfish imitators that offer more finesse and better control.

Roger

[Big Bait Fishing]

i use those on occasion , still have some in my binder , i rig them by themselves on an Owner ultra-head standup jig hook 

[flippin and pitchin]

Great bait. This works well when a finesse pitching presentation is needed. I rig it Texas style with a EWG 3/0 and 3/16 oz. sinker. It's a great "edge " bait. I also rig it similar to Pgrsmunky but use the Chompers stand up head for cleaner bottoms and in transition areas. I like the rigging photos provided. I will have to try that ! I checked my notes and caught 121 bass on this bait in 2004. My oldest ( first ) packages are by Gambler Baits. Green Pumpkin was the best color by far.  Whoops, checked my old packs, Riverside not Gambler.

[sal669]

I like them. They work well on "Title Shot" jigs, pitched and retrieved with small jumps and/or dragging on bottom. On the botom they look like a craw in a deffensive posture.

 

[Vinny Chase]

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I like them. They work well on "Title Shot" jigs, pitched and retrieved with small jumps and/or dragging on bottom. On the botom they look like a craw in a deffensive posture.

 

 

Do they have them at Cabelas? Any other retail store?

[iceintheveins]

Do you guys just use a slow crawling/hopping motion over the bottom with the crawbugs?

[Hammer 4]

I try to imitate a crawdad's movments..

[Big Bait Fishing]

Do you guys just use a slow crawling/hopping motion over the bottom with the crawbugs?

i crawl it very slowly and pause , twitching it . i hop it slighly when it bumps into some thing like a rock or something . i think alot of people (including me !!!) work these things way too fast when they get in a hurry and are not really expecting a bite . if you toss it in a place you know has fish there , be confident and pay attention to the way you present it and fish will bite the crawbug !!  the "crawdad" color is the only color i use (the crawbug and craw papi)

[RoLo]

I try to imitate a crawdad's movments..

I like that ;D

That reminds me of the rabbit hunter who hides in the brush

then makes noise like a carrot.

My favorite use for the crawbug was bed-fishing.

In that scenario, you first need to find the hot-button for each nest.

Once found, the lure would be flicked without moving off the hotspot,

using a dropper rig, which is called a drop-shot rig today :

For open coverage the crawbug is fished as any other plastic craw.

Most anglers prefer to hop a craw, but over uneven terrain

SLOW bottom-crawling is normally enough. Over very smooth bottom,

intermittent hops or flicks may help activate the tentacles.

Roger

[Hammer 4]

When hunting cyotes/ varmits..you call them by imitating a destresed rabbit. Where I fish a craw of any type needs to be fished Very slow, just like a real dad would move underwater..I also use only crawdad colors..

[BassThumb]

They're my favorite trailers for finesse jigs for smallies.  I like that they collapse and don't seem to interfere with hooksets like some trailers do on small bass jigs. 

I also tried them on a Spot Remover last year and hooked a few nice ones on it.

[ww2farmer]

I use the crawbugs and baby crawbugs as jig trailers on finesse jigs.......I have probably caught more bass on crawbug tipped jigs over tha last 5 years than any other lure...........including senkos. BTW the Lake Fork Craw is almost identical to a crawbug but bigger, if you need that

[Kdizzle]

I put them on a Hayabusa Shooting Ball football head jig without a trailer and fish it like a shaky head.  Great for Smallmouth.  Best colors are Crawdad and Green Pumpkin.