This thread piqued my interest enough to look up some of these guys on TW's site.  I am blown away that there are 124 different creatures on that site alone.   And every one of those comes in assortment of colors and most in various sizes.  Holy crap.  I have probably only used 5 or 6 different ones; so, I've got a long ways to go before I've tried enough to think I can weigh in on this discussion about which might be best.  wow.....

Or save some money and relyon the suggestions offered.

These are the ones I can HIGHLY recommend:

 

All Rage Tail

MegaStrike MegaBug & MegaTube Craw

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Full size bait - it's a tie between the Zoom Brush Hog and the Gene Larew Hoodaddy

 

Small bait - Bitter's Bait and Tackle Salty Hog or a Zoom Baby Brush Hog

Once you've got it narrowed down to one (or 4) favorites, what's the mostly (most successful) rigging? 

Obviously conditions will dictate, but I'm guessing most will generally throw in similar-type conditions when they put a creature on and end up with one or two regular rigging methods?

 

T-Rig - small weight <1/4oz ?

T-Rig - larger weight > or = 1/4oz ?

Weightless  ?

Carolina ?

Nail ?

Weighted hook (swimbait type) ?

 

I've had only limited success with creatures 'alone' (except for lizards), and have been using most in some sort of trailer configuration. 

Baby brush hog.

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Lots of fun creatures out there, some I haven't spent enough time with to say I'd take them over a brush hog yet. So. Brush hog is numero uno right now

Toss up between Rage Tail baby craw, Zoom baby brush hog, and YCB Hula grub.

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Paca craw and pit boss close seconds

Havnt tried my air craws yet

Has anyone said the Brush Hog yet?

That is my go to soft plastic; I use the baby size if I'm looking for numbers or if I'm on a new lake looking for those first few bites.

Baby Brush Hog, and I can do you one better, I can even narrow it down to a single color. Greenpumpkin.

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Hey aavery, try pegging a skirted Boss Hub in front of your T-rigged HooDaddy and get ready for those hawgs to pull drag.

Baby Brush Hog, and I can do you one better, I can even narrow it down to a single color. Greenpumpkin.

 

That's the exact bait I nailed them on last week. No monsters but 2 - 4 pounders all day. Green Pumpkin is just about the best color around for clear or lightly stained water.

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Hey aavery, try pegging a skirted Boss Hub in front of your T-rigged HooDaddy and get ready for those hawgs to pull drag.

I'll give it a try, are you using the larger 6" bait with this rig?

That's the exact bait I nailed them on last week. No monsters but 2 - 4 pounders all day. Green Pumpkin is just about the best color around for clear or lightly stained water.

I like the green pumpkin color in clear water, I also have very good luck with the pumpkin seed and watermelon pepper neon with the tentacles died chartreuse.

I'll give it a try, are you using the larger 6" bait with this rig?

Yes, 6" with a 5/0 Owner wide gap.

Hey aavery, try pegging a skirted Boss Hub in front of your T-rigged HooDaddy and get ready for those hawgs to pull drag.

A trip KSRon and I made to Amistad last year, see if you can tell what is hangin out of this hogs mouth.

A trip KSRon and I made to Amistad last year, see if you can tell what is hangin out of this hogs mouth.

Another HooDaddy moment!

Baby Brush hog and when it was available the Bacon Rind

R.I. Sweet and smallie beaver....

easy easy easy...

 

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in that order

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