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12 minutes ago, paulmandude said:

The one I makeIMG_1323.jpeg.4412bc4a0afd0ca5db884f33146ddf45.jpeg

I have to admit. Those look good!

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I use an x zone adrenaline craw quite a bit. I like the yum Christy craws too. 
 

Those homemade craws above do look good!

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Net bait paca craws, Bass pro used to have a tube craw in Okeechobee color worked pretty good….. I’ve got a pack and a half left.

I've tried the Rage Craw, and for the price, I was not blown away.  My craws of choice are the YUM Craw Chunk 3.25 and a cut down Netbait Paca Slim for for finesse jigs.  I use the full Netbait Paca Slim for Texas rigs.  On full sized jigs, I prefer the YUM Craw Chunk 3.75.

 

That trailer and jig has accounted for most of my big fish this year and I can't find that size anywhere online, I hope it's not discontinued.

sweet beaver on a jig looks way more like a craw than any craw bait, no idea why but i’ve never done great on rage craw style baits, baby brush hogs and beavers work great for me though.

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Deep Creek Lures 

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23 hours ago, Pat Brown said:

I'll add the paca craw/slim/chunk and Berkley chigger craw both of which have done really well for me - speed and rage stuff does the rest of the work In the craw department.

 

17 hours ago, Jar11591 said:

NetBait Paca Craw 

 

16 hours ago, zell_pop1 said:

Netbait Paca Craw is more effective for me than the Rage Craw in warm weather, and Zoom craw chunks in cold weather is better.

 

4 hours ago, GRiver said:

Net bait paca craws, Bass pro used to have a tube craw in Okeechobee color worked pretty good….. I’ve got a pack and a half left.

 

Another great thing about the Paca Craw is it's hollow chamber. I like sliding a worm rattle in there. 

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My favorite is the one with a claw removed.  Bass seem to favor them better, in my experience, than any particular brand or color. 

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I havent used a lot of the newer craws. Of the  old ones I have used  number one is the Larew. The Guido bug caught a lot of bass for me and the Riverside Big Claw. I still have some Big Claws. Hula Grubs , I think, fool bass into thinking crawdad.

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@Bankc I caught two bass and a claw got ripped off. I put on a new craw, caught three but on the third I lost the bait. I re-rigged the one with the missing craw and caught two more (and lost one). Didn’t seem to make a difference. They were hitting it hard with one or two claws lol. 

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Y'all aren't even gonna believe when you catch a fish on a jig with no claws 🤫🤫🤫😏😏😏 

 

In all seriousness I think mostly they think it's a little sunfish or something and the rate of the falling and secondary action and profile you get with the. skirt do a lot of the heavy lifting with jigs.

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16 hours ago, scaleface said:

I havent used a lot of the newer craws. Of the  old ones I have used  number one is the Larew. The Guido bug caught a lot of bass for me and the Riverside Big Claw. I still have some Big Claws. Hula Grubs , I think, fool bass into thinking crawdad.

Guido Bug was my all time favourite. I used both sizes. Now I mostly use the Zoom Critter Craw. I always liked craw baits with long antennae out front.

Sorry I cant pick one but I can narrow it to two.  Rage Craw and a Missile Chunky D.

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1 hour ago, Mobasser said:

Now I mostly use the Zoom Critter Craw.

When I visit an Ozark lake I use the brown and orange critter craw. The crawdads down there have bright orange pincers.

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9 minutes ago, scaleface said:

When I visit an Ozark lake I use the brown and orange critter craw. The crawdads down there have bright orange pincers.

I liked the Critter Craw because it was as close as I could get to the Guido Bug. I wish we could still get the Guido Bug.

4 hours ago, Mobasser said:

I liked the Critter Craw because it was as close as I could get to the Guido Bug. I wish we could still get the Guido Bug.

 

Have you guys tried the Rage Baby Craw in the Crawdaddy color?  https://siebertoutdoors.com/products/ols/products/rage-baby-bug/v/RGBC-466

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16 minutes ago, Siebert Outdoors said:

 

Have you guys tried the Rage Baby Craw in the Crawdaddy color?  https://siebertoutdoors.com/products/ols/products/rage-baby-bug/v/RGBC-466

I have not. Looks like a good bait.

4 minutes ago, Mobasser said:

I have not. Looks like a good bait.

I used tons of the critter craws until that little dude came out. 

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The baits everyone is mentioning I classify as two different ones. Do nothing ones like the Gary Larew and action craws. The action craws I put in the same category as creature baits.

 

Allen

Forgot to add the rage menace, my most effective double flapper soft plastic by far, I used to love the smaller paca craws too, I think they actually also make a really tiny one I need to try.

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