Yum Craw Bug

[LunkerFisher]

Long story short, I inadvertently ended up with 2 pack of these things. I'll probably keep them stashed away somewhere as a last resort type bait. Anyone use these? I'm thinking of I do go and use em I'd rig it up on a light Texas rig with a 1/8 oz weight.

[KyAngler_1120]

Don't look at the craw bug as a last resort plastic. It is a go to bait for me in creeks and river locations. It can be flipped and pitched and have even used it as a jig trailer. You might be surprised.  

[Heron]

Ive used them as well.  Aside from using them as a jig trailer, Ive also rigged them snagless with an offset hook, and an internal weight. 

 

Havent caught anything with them yet.

[Bluebasser86]

What size did you get? The small ones are an awesome site fishing bait or rigged on a small, open hooked jighead. 

[Cgolf]

The Crawbug for me has been my number one River soft plastic for smallies. Have used the smaller size the most, but the larger one catches fish too. Mostly fish the on a slider spider head, but other rigs have worked too. For some reason never tried them on a lake, I may have to do that this year.

[LunkerFisher]

They're small ones. I guess I'll have to try it fishing for River smallies.

[Senko lover]

I have some, have not caught a fish on them, but they look pretty awesome.

Not only are they very realistic out of the package, they're amazing underwater.

Rigging them can be a little tricky. Check TackleJunk's Youtube channel, he has

a good video on how to rig them with a trick he learned from Alton Jones. If you

don't watch the vid, it's essentially rigging the bait upside down. You can rig it the

other way, but it has a tendency to slip down the hook.

Give them a try.

[The Fisher]

I fish them post spawn on a Tx Rig 1/8 weight with a 1/0 Gamagatsu EWG or on a 1/8 oz jig head. My buddy uses a 1/8 oz tube jig head that works too. Jerk them on the bottom and you'll get hit.

[smalljaw67]

We rig them with an insider jig head and fish them like tubes and they work very well. I've caught river smallmouth on them as well as lake smallmouth and largemouth. I bought my grandson a pack of pre rigged ones and he caught over a dozen smallmouth with his biggest a 4lb 7oz pig.

[Mccallister25]

They look pretty sweet. I'll have to pick up a pack to try. What's the best way to rig these things?

[Sam]

Yes!  Lunker, use them with a tungsten weight and go flipping and pitching and punching through the grasses and pads.

 

Also consider using them as a jig pig.

 

Great baits.

[Grizzn N Bassin]

Yes!  Lunker, use them with a tungsten weight and go flipping and pitching and punching through the grasses and pads.

 

Also consider using them as a jig pig.

 

Great baits.

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I have plenty of bags of them they work well!

[J McRae]

I wouldn't stash them away so quick. They do work well. I've fished them weightless and had great results. They produced strikes when nothing else would work.

[Crestliner2008]

I used them 3 times last season. Took some nice fish with them too. However, after catching a fish on these realistic looking baits, I switched to a plain ole' 3 1/2" green pumpkin tube and I still caught fish. I really have my doubts that a feeding bass is going to take that good a look-see before deciding to bite. If it resembles food, they will take it. Remember, they have little control over it, nature dictates that they are an opportunistic feeder. But it is always fun to try new baits!