Soft plastic crayfish (or crawfish) work very well for largemouth bass. Many anglers fish these baits as trailers on a bass jig, but you can also fish them by themselves on a variety of different rigs. Largemouth bass love crayfish so you can’t really go wrong by choosing to use a soft plastic crayfish.
What Sizes are Best for Largemouth Bass Fishing?
There are so many awesome crayfish baits in a variety of sizes on the market today. For largemouth bass, 4 to 5 inch crayfish baits will get plenty of action with some big fish bites. The smaller crayfish are great as trailers on a bass jig. If you go bigger than 5 inches, you’re going to be targeting bigger largemouth bass, so don’t expect to get as many bites from smaller bass.
How to Rig Soft Plastic Crayfish
The bass jig is very popular for fishing with a soft plastic crayfish trailer. These crayfish baits also work great on a variety of other rigs such as a Texas rig, swimbait hook and a variety of different jigheads.
Best Techniques
Flipping & Pitching Around Cover
Flipping and pitching around cover is probably the most popular way to fish a bass jig. You can get these jigs in and around all types of wood, docks and vegetation if you know how to flip and pitch these baits.
Hop Them Along the Bottom
You can hop these baits along all types of bottoms since the bass jig has a very thick weed guard that prevents you from getting hung up when fishing around rocks, wood and scattered vegetation.
Drag Them Along the Bottom
Some anglers just drag these baits along the bottom slowly as they feel the bottom contour for all types of wood and rocks. This technique helps you find some of the cover along the bottom and works for catching bass as well.
