Let's Rage!

[rippin-lips]

Okay so we all know that Big O's products are very popular here on BR. For good reason too.

I own a fair amount of different rage baits and they always produce for me. Some more than others. So I'd like to hear some of your favorite styles and how you prefer to fish them.

My absolute favorite bait and presentation would have to be the craw/lobster on a tx rig with a 3/16 or 1/4 tungsten weight. I like to pitch it to cover, just as much but with a little more weight sometimes. I also like the rage rig too. I'll save them to use as jig trailer once they get torn up. A little mend it and cutting off about a 1/2" and they're good to go.

7 and 10" anaconda

8" recon

7" thumper

All Tx rigged with 3/16-3/8 tungsten weight

Shellcracker - I've had no luck with it. Tried it Tx rigged normal and sideways. Weighted and weightless

Smokin' rooster - Mostly the same as above. I've fished it on bottom and on top the water. Only fish caught on it were by pitching it to cover.

Toad - Self explanatory really. Hold on tight!

[Jar11591]

Just started using Rage Tail this year. Ive been killing em on the Craw and Baby Craw. I fish them Texas-rigged with a 1/8-1/4oz tungsten bullet and red glass bead. I also use them as jig trailer. For small jigs I bite a Baby Craw in half. I now always have a Craw or Baby Craw rigged up and find myself going to that rod first and most often.

[iabass8]

Big fan of the 1/4 5/16 3/8 texas rig'd Rage Craw, Anaconda, recon, and lobster. 

 

I punch the shellcracker ALOT. I think Hooligan let the cat out of the bag /w that one. 

 

Im sure I'll navigate towards the rage bug at some point but I have too many RI beavers before I switch. 

 

Rage Toad..Duh.

 

to this day I've still never tried The Menace. I can never find any.

[PondHopper96]

I like to put the rage craws on my swim jigs! You can make it look like a craw, or baitfish

[Avalonjohn44]

I love the 7" Thumper worm. It produces just about everywhere for me.

[dday07]

Always loved the Lobster when going big...but love the Menace now in clear,smaller bodies of water....both are great

[.ghoti.]

I always have these with me, unless, of course, I'm not fishing.

Space Monkey / Evo Shake2 jighead

Lobster / T-rigged

Baby Craw / finesse jig trailer

Shellcracker / Rage rigged

Menace / fin-tech jighead

Cut-r worm / jighead or t-rigged or weightless

[David D.]

Cut-R worm: At my overfished local pond it will catch fish when nothing else will. Big confidence bait.

Craw: T-rigged, jig trailer... Anything works with it.

Toad: What's there to say?... It catches fish, and it does so very well. Keep more packs on hand than you think you will need.

[Blues19]

Lobster/Craw- T-Rigged with a 1/8- 5/16 oz bullet weight.

Smokin Rooster- T-Rigged with a 1/4 oz bullet weight.

Menace- 1/4 oz shakey head, pitched into pretty thick cover

10" Anaconda- T-Rigged 1/4-1/2 oz bullet weight.

 

Every Fish I have caught on the Smokin' Rooster has been 3+ lbs. 

 

I think my favorite Rage Tail story I have is one night I was fishing a 10" Anaconda, caught a fish and when I looked at the worm after releasing the fish, realized he had tied the tail in an  overhand knot.  Crazy fish.

[Hi Salenity]

If you look at page 133 in the current BPS catalog you will see my all time favorite soft plastic!

I actually had another member send me a PM and tell me my review made the catalog.!

Thanks for the heads up scrutch!

[alexandboi]

Rage Craw on a jig rig is amazing. Also use em as trailers all the time. 

[martintheduck]

Rage craw = literally, the best jig trailer in existence.

 

Smokin' Rooster -- Just bought some the other week and haven't really fished em'. They look incredible.

[roadwarrior]

If you look at page 133 in the current BPS catalog you will see my all time favorite soft plastic!

I actually had another member send me a PM and tell me my review made the catalog.!

Thanks for the heads up scrutch!

 

To cool!

 

 

 

 

[Primus]

I mentioned this in another thread but the Rage Shellcracker on a Jika Rig 1/4 oz weight 4/0 Trokar EWG hook has been producing very well this spring. If they don't hit it after the initial fall I will shake it and drag it.

 

Thanks to the suggestions of other Bass Resource members I used the Cut R worm last week for the first time and it produced some solid fish, looking forward to fishing it more.

 

I like the Rage chunks as a jig trailer. 

[Siebert Outdoors]

My favorites are the Rage Craw and Menace.  Use the craw as a trailer and the Menace on a shaky head.

 

I do also like the Space Monkey, Smokin Rooster and Shell Cracker but I use the 2 above more.

[F14A-B]

Yea it's true... They are special! The way all Rage baits are able to manipulate thru the water ? Amazing to me.... I use all craw sizes.... Waiting on the Bug. I will keep throwing the craws even after I buy up the bugs!

[Montanaro]

I've had bass kill shellcrackers.

Never thought of using them for punching

[Catt]

I've thrown em all including the saltwater line!

 

#1: Recon Texas Rigged with a 3/16 or 1/4 oz bullet weight

#2: Lobster Texas Rigged with a 3/16 or 1/4 oz bullet weight or as a jig trailer

#3: The new Bug (aint been on the Big Pond with em) flippn-n-pitchn with a 1/8 oz bullet weight

#4: Menace on a jig head is killing the Bull Reds