Downsizing

[roadwarrior]

One of the most effective plastics I have ever fished: Rage Tail Baby Craw.

We used to have a lot of chatter on this bait, but not so much in recent years.

On one day during a BassResource Roadtrip at Pickwick the Baby produced 140

smallmouth for Big O and two soldiers he hosted. Additionally, both Warriors

caught Personal Bests. 

 

T-rig this lure on spinning tackle, light line, bullet weight and a #2/0 worm hook.  

Let the Baby fall to the bottom, then slowly retrieve with an occasional lift.   Be 

very careful, you might get your arm broke!

 

[RoLo]

 

In Florida, mat-punching is a way-of-life in summer.

My go-to punch trailer has become the Baby Rage Craw.   

 

 

Roger

[Captain Phil]

Downsizing works for largemouth bass too.  When the bite gets tough, try flipping a Zoom 4" finesse worm. 

[Mike L]

I never tried the baby ones, Almost always the regular size. 
When I need to down size I use the bug. 
Especially for punching which I’ve said many times I’d rather do than anything else. 
 

 

 

Mike

[RoLo]

18 minutes ago, Mike L said:

I never tried the baby ones, Almost always the regular size. 
When I need to down size I use the bug. 
Especially for punching which I’ve said many times I’d rather do than anything else. 
 

 

 

Mike

 

The Rage Bug & Rage Craw (full-size) are my long-time favorite punch trailers (the bug for neutral fish).

Moving to the 'baby' craw, offers a little better weed penetration and seems to produce more strikes.

Yeah, I'm hooked on punching too   

 

Roger

 

[the reel ess]

2 hours ago, Captain Phil said:

Downsizing works for largemouth bass too.  When the bite gets tough, try flipping a Zoom 4" finesse worm. 

Or 6" lizard.

[NYWayfarer]

Amen!

 

The Baby Rage Craw is my T-Rig bait of choice for river Smallmouth Bass. 1/8 oz Strike King Tungsten weight, 1/0 Owner worm hook. I throw this on casting gear, 7' Medium action rod and 10# Yo-Zuri Hybrid line.

 

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[Heron]

Agreed, I’ve also had similar experience with the Tiny Paca Craw

[Ogandrews]

Baby rage craw on a small swing head crawled along rocks is an incredible way to put northern smallies in the boat

[Finessegenics]

10 hours ago, Ogandrews said:

Baby rage craw on a small swing head crawled along rocks is an incredible way to put northern smallies in the boat

Which swing head do you use for that? I have trouble finding any swing heads with small 2/0 or 1/0 hooks. 

[A-Jay]

On 8/20/2020 at 7:38 AM, Finessegenics said:

Which swing head do you use for that? I have trouble finding any swing heads with small 2/0 or 1/0 hooks. 

There are a few models out there that allow for the user to select and or change the hook type/size.

Mustad & Strike King both make them.

 

https://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Mustad_Fastach_Football_Weight/descpage-FOM.html

 

https://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Strike_King_Tour_Grade_Tungsten_Swing_Football_Head/descpage-SKTGTSH.html

 

A-Jay