Texas Rig Craws

[the reel ess]

18 hours ago, Joshua Beaver said:

What color/size did you get the chigger craw in?

4" black with blue flake. It also tells you the hook type and size to use with it so you don't have to figure that out. I usually use a 3/16 oz bullet weight with a black bead between the weight and hook. 

 

I bought some in watermelon/candy flake color once and never got a bite so I packed them away in my "reserve box". I also bought a pack of Crazy Legs variety and didn't get any bites. Those have another appendage on them that seems to mess up the action and looks like a lobster to me. Even if you pinch them off it's not the same bait. It could be coincidental tjhat these others didn't produce for me, but the combo of black/blue original seems to really be the ticket for me. It's a confidence thing. And fish really will hold them a long time, giving you time to even make a mistake and still catch them. Big fish like them too.

[Scarborough817]

gambler burner craw

strike king rage craw

jackall cover craw

berkley chigger craw

[Deleted account]

I'm pretty sure I can fill my bathtub and throw a watermelon candy UV speed craw on a 1/8-5/16 t-rig, and catch at least a couple. I hardly ever not have one tied on.

[Outdoor Zack]

On 6/24/2017 at 0:09 PM, scaleface said:

Larew Salt Craw . I dont like the fatter craws as much as the skinny worm like section on the Salt Craw. Black with chartreuse pincers is my favorite . 

 

I have the Z man version (pitching crawz) of this, thank you for the suggestion 

On 6/26/2017 at 8:15 AM, the reel ess said:

4" black with blue flake. It also tells you the hook type and size to use with it so you don't have to figure that out. I usually use a 3/16 oz bullet weight with a black bead between the weight and hook. 

 

I bought some in watermelon/candy flake color once and never got a bite so I packed them away in my "reserve box". I also bought a pack of Crazy Legs variety and didn't get any bites. Those have another appendage on them that seems to mess up the action and looks like a lobster to me. Even if you pinch them off it's not the same bait. It could be coincidental tjhat these others didn't produce for me, but the combo of black/blue original seems to really be the ticket for me. It's a confidence thing. And fish really will hold them a long time, giving you time to even make a mistake and still catch them. Big fish like them too.

 

Do the crazy legs version swim like a brush hog style bait? Or do they just twitch? 

[ClackerBuzz]

Z man Turbo Crawz.  Once you go ElaZtech you'll never go back.

[keltonz]

YUM Christie Craw, green pumpkin.

[Brayberry]

One of my favorites that hasnt been mentioned is the Gary Yamamoto Baby Craw

[VirginiaKayakBasser]

4 inch Rage Craw for me. Tried a few, but the Rage Craw is the perfect size, has the best action, and is easy to set a hook through.  Bass hold onto them forever!  The Rage Craw is my most productive bait after a spinnerbait.

[Cbump]

Lots of craws in this thread that I didn’t know existed. 

[king fisher]

On 6/26/2017 at 11:29 AM, Deleted account said:

'm pretty sure I can fill my bathtub and throw a watermelon candy UV speed craw on a 1/8-5/16 t-rig, and catch at least a couple.

Don't do it.  I tried to compare the action of two different paddle tail swimbaits in my bath tub, and my wife almost had me committed to a mental hospital.  She still has the pictures she threatens to post on the internet whenever the Bait Monkey tries to sneak in the house.