Sometimes I want a soft bait to float up off the bottom.

I take a Baby Paca Craw and seal off the open end by using a lighter to melt the plastic, let it mostly cool and then using my fingers squeeze it make an airtight seal.

I use a light weight 3/0 worm hook, bent slightly to increase the gape, and leave the hook point inside the bait.

Pic shows the bait floating with the sinker at the bottom of the tub. The tip of the claws are out of the water.

I've tried not sealing off the open end but as you fish the bait eventually water enters the bait.

It is a killer bait!

I take a piece of a foam ear plug and stuff it inside and rig as usual.

PS. I like the way you got the sinker reversed on that rig. I forgot all about that trick.

nice!

I take a piece of a foam ear plug and stuff it inside and rig as usual.

PS. I like the way you got the sinker reversed on that rig. I forgot all about that trick.

what does that change make the bait do, never actually heard of doing that and cannot seem to picture what it would do?

The ear plug makes the bait float! I put them in tube baits and the Paca Craws but on the baby paca I trim the ear plug down some. Another killer setup is take a Strike King Bitsy Bug jig ( take the skirt off ) and put a Netbait Tiny paca craw or a Paca chunk on the Bitsy Bug jig head= HANG ON!

I take a piece of a foam ear plug and stuff it inside and rig as usual.

PS. I like the way you got the sinker reversed on that rig. I forgot all about that trick.

what does that change make the bait do, never actually heard of doing that and cannot seem to picture what it would do?

I think its used to displace more water when moving the bait, but I'm not 100% sure on that.

good idea, didnt think of that.

I take a piece of a foam ear plug and stuff it inside and rig as usual.

PS. I like the way you got the sinker reversed on that rig. I forgot all about that trick.

what does that change make the bait do, never actually heard of doing that and cannot seem to picture what it would do?

I think its used to displace more water when moving the bait, but I'm not 100% sure on that.

With the cupped face forward on the sinker it will kick up more debris/sediment on the bottom while slowly dragged,kinda like scurrying dads do.It's an old trick.I havent' done it in a while.