Realistic craw

A true crayfish — claws, antennae, segmented tail — for slow bottom fishing where the fish gets a long look, and the natural jig trailer.

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 moulded crayfish with anatomically placed claws that float or flap, a segmented body and antennae. Rigged backwards (claws trailing) it swims like a fleeing craw on…
2. Designed for — Rock, gravel and riprap where crayfish live and bass inspect the bait: dragged on a Texas rig, on a football head, on a Tokyo rig, or as the trailer on a football or…
3. Trade-offs — Realism costs action — in stained water or on the flip, an abstract flapping craw draws more reaction strikes.