how well do these work this time of year? Ive never tried them, how do they work

Im learnin craws to, will be instering to hear

I believe it would.

Ive caught close to a dozen this past Sunday on a jig with a crawfish trailer.


Similar concept and presentation.

I fish a craw worm tx style alot. I use a tungsten weight and bead. I work it in short jerks instead of like a worm. It is a great big fish bait. You will get alot more bites than fishing it with a jig. I have caught two 10's fishing them this way.

There are some shakey heads available now in larger sizes. I think these will make your crawfish stand up better than just Tx rigged.

Forgot to add:

I'll cast it in and let it sink to the bottom. From there I'll let it sit for 5-6 seconds.

From there, I'll drag it slow in 'pause & retrieve' method
(Pause for 3 seconds, Retrieve slowly for a few inches).

On occassion, I'll give it small upwards twitch to make it hop.

thanks for the advice guys! ill be trying all of that in the next couple days, too bad theres a cold front..

Tx rigged Chigger craw with a pegged 1/4 oz tungsten weight is the way to go. Hopped and paused. The legs on the Chigger craw will sit straight up when paused. Hope this helps.

+ 1

I like the xcite raptor tail jr on as light of a pegged weight as the wind will allow. Slower is better this time of year.

Speed craw will get you bit anywhere any time

those craws look pretty tasty! but what color, i was thinking about red because its the most realistic, but who knows?

Depends on water clarity.

Sweet Beaver!

old faithful. the craw and bullet wieght is what dad and I used 30 years ago, and it still works to this day. My favorite is the gene larew salty craws! still have a few hundred of the 4" chart pepper!!! they work everywhere! they work even better with split shot about 6" up the line.