I am still surprised to see that claws on the Rage Craw do not stand up and/or are very slow to rise.  But yet, Ive never encountered anyone else having the same complaint about that.  Which is odd, considering how the standing claws seem to be a large prerequisite of the bait by other anglers. 

 

I doubt my pack is defective.  And since the falling action is great, Im ok with it overall.

 

Just a little surprised.  

The rage tail baits are designed more to flap than to do anything else.. the action is great

You get the ragetails not for its claw buoyancy but for its action

 

The rage tail baits are designed more to flap than to do anything else.. the action is great

You get the ragetails not for its claw buoyancy but for its action

I suppose so.  

On certain jigs, the craw is positioned more upright (in what appears as a defensive position).

Put the trailer on your jig, then fill a sink with water and drop the jig into the basin.

What see sitting in the sink is what the bass sees when the jig is sitting on the bottom. What matters is how the trailer sits on your jig the way you rig it.

Tom

Well, regardless of how it is rigged on the jig, and while the bait will certainly be in the upright position,  often (not always), the claws will still droop and sag.   Or are very slow to rise, which I suppose is ok.

 

I just gather that these claws were just not intended to stand up as well as others.  Which again is fine since, as they say, most strikes occur on the fall. 

Although the Rage Tail line of baits are not made to float, there are ways to take advantage of both their awesome action and give the fish a higher standing tail or claws.  A stand-up jig head will elevate them. Although the claws or tails will not stay elevated, the bait's body will be at an angle that will keep them off the bottom.  I've been using a long shanked, shakey head to acomplish this during the last month or so as the fish have been ignoring a faster moving bait and my love affair with Rage Tails is still in the 'smoking hot' stage.