Finesse craw

A 2-3 in craw with small floating claws for Ned heads, drop shots and light Texas rigs — the smallmouth craw when they want small and slow.

Soft plastics are the biggest family in bass fishing: 36 shapes, each designed for a rig, a depth and a mood.

• Shape = design purpose: fish, worm, craw, creature, tube, frog
• Finesse tier vs power tier: the same shape at 3.5 in and 7 in is two different techniques
• Tail type decides the action; body decides the fall
• Rig it the way it was designed to be rigged

1. What it is — A scaled-down craw, often in buoyant TPE so the claws float up at rest on a Ned head.
2. Designed for — Clear-water smallmouth on rock and gravel, cold water, post-frontal fish of both species: dragged and deadsticked on light line.
3. Trade-offs — No cover capability; finesse gear only.