Beaver-style compact craw

A flat, tapered slab with two small flappers and nothing sticking out — the bait that enters cover cleanest, built for flipping and punching.

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 3-4.5 in flat, ribbed body shaped like a beaver tail, ending in two short flappers. Its whole design is about the entry: no appendages to catch on grass or wood, a…
2. Designed for — Flipping and punching heavy cover — mats, reeds, laydowns — on a heavy-wire offset hook with a pegged tungsten weight. Also the free rig and Tokyo rig bait for the same…
3. Trade-offs — Subtle by design: on sparse cover or open bottom a flapping craw or creature out-fishes it.