Flapping-claw craw

Two big thin claws that flap violently on the fall and on every hop — the reaction craw for flipping, and the trailer that makes a swim jig or bladed jig thump.

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 fat 3.5-4.5 in body with oversized, thin, ridged claws. They are not meant to look like claws; they are meant to move water. On the fall they flap; swum they kick…
2. Designed for — Pitching and flipping shallow cover in stained water, pre-spawn through fall; as the trailer on a swim jig, a bladed jig or a flipping jig where the claws add thump.
3. Trade-offs — Too loud for clear, cold or pressured water. Largemouth.