Big-O Posted February 11, 2014 Posted February 11, 2014 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! 1 Quote
dreamertino Posted February 11, 2014 Posted February 11, 2014 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 Quote
Fabricator Posted February 12, 2014 Posted February 12, 2014 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. Quote
jiggz125 Posted March 17, 2014 Posted March 17, 2014 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. Quote
War Eagle 44 Posted March 17, 2014 Posted March 17, 2014 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. 2 Quote
Super User iceintheveins Posted March 18, 2014 Super User Posted March 18, 2014 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. Quote
frogflogger Posted March 18, 2014 Posted March 18, 2014 I'm experimenting with j-rigging Demon Lure craws - we'll see how that goes - Quote
Knightiac Posted March 19, 2014 Posted March 19, 2014 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. Quote
SpencerLittle Posted March 19, 2014 Posted March 19, 2014 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. Quote
flyingmonkie Posted March 19, 2014 Posted March 19, 2014 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! Quote
719BassFishing Posted March 20, 2014 Posted March 20, 2014 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. 1 Quote
jiggz125 Posted March 20, 2014 Posted March 20, 2014 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? Quote
senko_77 Posted March 20, 2014 Posted March 20, 2014 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. Quote
senko_77 Posted March 20, 2014 Posted March 20, 2014 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. Quote
719BassFishing Posted March 20, 2014 Posted March 20, 2014 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.. Quote
bassguytom Posted March 20, 2014 Posted March 20, 2014 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. 1 Quote
Super User RoLo Posted March 20, 2014 Super User Posted March 20, 2014 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 Quote
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