Best Times, Places, Conditions For Crawfish Baits

[Red]

A t-rigged(more recently keel weighted) Rage Craw is one of my top producers, especially for size, year round.

[throwback]

Well I ordered over $50.00 worth of soft-bodied craws from TW today. I went kinda nuts, but I had to get that free shipping . I got the Berkley chiggers, the Pacas, the Rage Craws, and even someof the Zoom craws. Bunch of different colors. I had a really weak moment.

[krisjack69]

Well I ordered over $50.00 worth of soft-bodied craws from TW today. I went kinda nuts, but I had to get that free shipping . I got the Berkley chiggers, the Pacas, the Rage Craws, and even someof the Zoom craws. Bunch of different colors. I had a really weak moment.

Yeah that's how they get u to pay more lol.Instead of what u would have paid u paid more just to get free shipping.Its a business tactic that works pretty well.lol.

[catchnm]

All I can say on this topic is this.....I have a Craw bait of some sort tied on at least one of my rods every time I go fishing. Most of time it's a Rage Craw.

[Big-O]

As others have mentioned above... Craws are a year around bait choice for me as well. I always have a jig n Craw or Lobster hooked up as well as a flippin rig with a Craw or Lobster on it. Regardless of water temps, depths, color or otherwise... if I have found the fish, they eat the Craws. Plus, you can fish'em any way you want and from top to bottom! I guess it's easy to see I'm HOOKED on'em

Big O

www.ragetail.com

[throwback]

Yeah that's how they get u to pay more lol.Instead of what u would have paid u paid more just to get free shipping.Its a business tactic that works pretty well.lol.

Yes it does . Now I have enough craw stuff for a year or more . I like to try different hook and weight combinations.

[krisjack69]

Yes it does . Now I have enough craw stuff for a year or more . I like to try different hook and weight combinations.

Thats good.I wish I could spend that much right now on baits lol.I need to get me some rage craw baits.Or an craw or rage baits to see if they work.Baits arent like shirts or pants when u dont like em or they dont fit u cant take the baits back u have to deal with it lol and if they work then great found a new bait in my arsenal.

[tnbassfisher]

A t-rigged(more recently keel weighted) Rage Craw is one of my top producers, especially for size, year round.

I want to get some keel weighted hooks. What type and size is recommended for different baits?

[Big-O]

4/0 to 5/0 "Moaner Weighted Stroker" is my choice and they are screw lock style hooks which add longevity to your bait www.moanerhooks.com These hooks were designed specifically around "Rage Rig" techniques and the weight design is both hydrodynamic and positioned further back on the hook shank to provide a more horizontal fall. Weights of 1/8, 1/4 or 3/8oz. depends on depths, wind and structure type I'm fishing. The 1/4oz is a standard for me and works in most all conditions. Fish it slow like a T-rig bait with slow lift or slide forward and pause. If you use the weighted hooks that are not the screw lock type, you would go down one hook size for a good fit because of the different distances between hook eye and hook point... Hope that helps!

Big O

www.ragetail.com

[throwback]

4/0 to 5/0 "Moaner Weighted Stroker" is my choice and they are screw lock style hooks which add longevity to your bait www.moanerhooks.com These hooks were designed specifically around "Rage Rig" techniques and the weight design is both hydrodynamic and positioned further back on the hook shank to provide a more horizontal fall. Weights of 1/8, 1/4 or 3/8oz. depends on depths, wind and structure type I'm fishing. The 1/4oz is a standard for me and works in most all conditions. Fish it slow like a T-rig bait with slow lift or slide forward and pause. If you use the weighted hooks that are not the screw lock type, you would go down one hook size for a good fit because of the different distances between hook eye and hook point... Hope that helps!

It does. Ordered some today.

[Fat-G]

I can spend $50 on Rage Craws like that. Mostly the Falcon Craw color. They really are far and above other craws in my book!

[intheweeds]

Rage Craw for me and I use it all year long (except when the water is hard).As Big O mentioned, Moaner Hooks are great. In fact I only use Moaner hooks for my soft plastics. If I could only have I type of bait to fish with the rest of my life it would be the craw.

[harlemsushi]

I've used the Rebel craw baits and they work really well.

[king random divergent]

yeah i have to agree with catt on this. you can get a pack of craws from academy.com and have them sipped to you with in 3 or so days. White color is alpha dominant because if the bass cant see it or they cant feel it they wont  bite its the same as you going to a buffett if you cant see the food you wont bite same applies to the bass. 

[river-rat]

 

I use a Gene Larew 4" Salt Craw year round either as a jig trailer or Texas rigged. Currently in the Atchafalaya Basin a black/red glitter craw worm is one of my most productive lures.

[T-Billy]

10 years later.....Catt's still correct. Atta boy Catt!!!

[TcRoc]

I don’t think there is a time I don’t have   
a craw bait on. Texas Rigged/Craw is my favorite to throw  . 

[ironbjorn]

All times. Bass will eat Craw lures the same in summer as they will spring and fall (winter too if your water is open). Do you think a bass says, "I can't eat that because it's summer"???

 

 

 

 

[cal9323]

I have the most success with them in creeks. Doesn’t matter when. I was just out in the creek this week (middle of summer - 100 degrees out) and there were craws everywhere.