The Rage Tail Craw is one of the original soft plastic baits released under the Rage Tail line of soft plastics by Strike King Lure Company. The Rage Craw is unique in it’s ability to create a huge amount of vibration, move lots of water and still have a life-like appearance.The ragetail craw is available in plenty of colors, it can be fished T/rigged or used as a jig trailer making it a great choice for bass anglers interested in crayfish baits.
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March 25th, 2009 at 4:36 pm
I love using the RageTail craws, they are by far the best soft plastic craws on the market. The action these baits have is incredible. The rest of the Rage line are the best soft plastics out there. I highly recomend them to all anglers,they are like lays chips (you can’t try just one).Steve Parks has taken great care in making sure the consumer is satisfied with the quality & performance of these baits,A job well done,the baits are flawless. thanks Steve, keep up the great work.
March 25th, 2009 at 4:37 pm
When I first fished the Rage Craw, I gave or threw away every other craw or trailer I owned and haven’t regretted that decision since. Flip’em, cast’em, crawl’em or hop’em it’s all Good. My cast to catch ratio has improved substantially because of these Craws and I just can’t get enough of’em. And they work great as a longer jig trailer too.
March 25th, 2009 at 4:37 pm
My primary lure in shallow water is a Rage Tail Craw on a weighted Extra Wide Gap hook (swimbait hook). While other guys are throwing soft plastic stick baits, I’ve used this behind them with tremendous success. This setup will trigger those savage shallow water strikes that we all love. I’ve been experimenting with this for years and no other lure has the action or effect that the Rage Tail Craw does.
March 25th, 2009 at 4:38 pm
I have had wonderful success pitching this bait to spawners in weedy shallow water.The bulk of the RageTail Craw helps it pitch good distances with little or no extra added weight.I use the wat/red color fishing small weekly tournaments on LakePat in Cleburne,TX.This color has proven itself in the money at Whitney as well.I like dipping the tip of each claw in chartreuse Spike-It and coating with either BangPurecraw or KicknBass to get even more strikes.
March 25th, 2009 at 4:39 pm
The Rage Tail craw is possibly the most versatile lure ever created. You can flip them texas rigged, use them as a jig trailer, carolina rig them, or swim them on a weighted hook.
June 4th, 2009 at 10:50 am
I use this bait on a jig trailer I like to switch out between Craw and Chunk. It all depends on what the fish want. The craw can be the key before a big storm/ just before you have to switch over to something smaller. The craw is a very versitale bat for me. I like to swim it, texas rig, Carolina rig, and use it on topwater. Just overall great baits coming from the Big guy… If you have never tried these baots this one will get you hooked.
June 7th, 2009 at 10:12 am
Fished the Craw yesterday for the first time. I rigged it up on an Tru-Tungsten Ike’s Spike stand up jig. I was using the Summer Craw color cause I’ve read that it’s a pretty hot choice! Well I had been fishing for about an hour with out a single bite until I tied the Craw on. On the 3rd cast I hooked into a fish but it shook me off. Just 2 casts later I landed my first Rage Craw fish. Awesome! Watching the bait on the fall you can see those claws flap away and move water! I’m sold! Can’t wait to experiment with this bait a bit more and see how versatile it can be. As with the other Rage Tail line, I doubt it will disappoint! The only problem I have is trying to figure out which one to throw cause the all catch fish! I suppose it’s a good problem to have!
June 10th, 2009 at 11:50 am
Another fantastic, versatile bait from Rage Tail! When pitching a Rage Craw, rest assured that the rediculous action of this bait WILL get their attention. I have also used it as a very effective jig trailer, when a bigger profile is what you’re going for. Just put this bait in the water, and you can instantly tell it’s a fish catching machine!
July 21st, 2009 at 2:45 pm
First and definitely not the last Rage Tail bait I tied on. Steve turned us on to this as a jig trailer at the Bass Resource roadtrip to Kentucky lake earlier this year and I haven’t looked back. Caught more bass than we could count and it’s surprizing the size range of the fish that eat this. I caught fish from 8-9″ to 18-19″ Great as a trailer and I’ve also been pitching it into open pockets in weedbeds. Great action on the fall or just swiming it back to the boat. Can’t fish it wrong!
February 22nd, 2011 at 11:09 pm
I will say there is no better bait anywhere during the prespawn/spawn season. I have caught spots, smallies, and largemouth all on this bait. I fish dark water so the Summer crawl is what i use mostly. I love them and you can bet it will be tied on this spring. I fish it just like a worm. I cast as far as i can to the bank and retrieve slowly with hopps. Outfished everyone from the back of the boat…until they bought some of their own on future trips.