I was fishing with a plastic craw fish a last weekend, and getting lots of little dinks, non of them bigger than 1lb or so. And I was wondering if I could use a jig and get bigger fish?

They both catch big fish, and they both catch dinks.  If I need quality fish, I usually reach for a jig, but my PB, 14.7lbs, hit a tiny soft plastic craw from Bass Pro Shops.  I think it has more to do with the area your fishing and how you work the bait.  Anglers tend to over work a jig or plastic craw and that IMO is a huge turnoff to big fish.

They both catch big fish, and they both catch dinks. If I need quality fish, I usually reach for a jig, but my PB, 14.7lbs, hit a tiny soft plastic craw from Bass Pro Shops. I think it has more to do with the area your fishing and how you work the bait. Anglers tend to over work a jig or plastic craw and that IMO is a huge turnoff to big fish.

14.7lbs!!

Could you PM me a pic if you have one?

Exactly what senko77 said  

They both catch big fish, and they both catch dinks. If I need quality fish, I usually reach for a jig, but my PB, 14.7lbs, hit a tiny soft plastic craw from Bass Pro Shops. I think it has more to do with the area your fishing and how you work the bait. Anglers tend to over work a jig or plastic craw and that IMO is a huge turnoff to big fish.

14.7lbs!!

Could you PM me a pic if you have one?

If you're wondering if he's tellin the truth, he is. He is probably one of the best fisherman on this board.  

If you insist.....

BPS no longer carries the BPS Finesse Craw, which is what I caught it on, but the Guido's Bug is an excellent soft plastic craw that will catch the crap out of em whether t-rigged, or fished on a jig.  Again, make sure you work it extremely slow in the right areas and the size will improve

senko77, I remember when you first posted that pic. Great pic then and got better with age! Thanks...

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I thought Ryan was going to have to stand on a stool to keep the tail fin from dragging the ground on that thing! I never get over the awe of seeing that kid holding that huge momma.

Back to the thread topic, I catch fish of similar size on these though I think I would give the edge to the jig. As Senko stated, the big bass will tend to prefer more subtle lure movement, so a jig with a bulky skirt actually might fall a bit slower than a t-rigged craw lure. This could be the difference between getting a bite or not. But this also depends on the bulkiness of the craw lure you use.

I thought Ryan was going to have to stand on a stool to keep the tail fin from dragging the ground on that thing! I never get over the awe of seeing that kid holding that huge momma.

Back to the thread topic, I catch fish of similar size on these though I think I would give the edge to the jig. As Senko stated, the big bass will tend to prefer more subtle lure movement, so a jig with a bulky skirt actually might fall a bit slower than a t-rigged craw lure. This could be the difference between getting a bite or not. But this also depends on the bulkiness of the craw lure you use.

Yum 3-1/4" Crawbug, a light weighted hook, it falls very slow, 2-4" a second, I'm not sure the weight. The hook is not actually weighted with lead I think it's glass or some king of plastic.

Buy the way Senko, that's a great fish!! Sorry if it sounder like I didn't believe you, I know your not the type to lie about fish.

That's the craw, and color if you'd like to know: