Creature Soft Plastic for Bass Lures

Creature soft plastics are a wide category for some retailers covering many soft plastics for example some retailers call include insect, hawg-style, beaver-style, lizard and others as creature soft plastics.

Core creature soft plastics are slender soft plastics with multiple appendages which creates a lot of movement as they have a large profile.

Why are Creature Soft Plastics Important?

Creature soft plastics are important to:

Increase Buoyancy: Slow descent rate on a slack line initial action.
Increase Profile: Some suggest large profile soft plastics fished slow in low lure visibility scenarios. Also, can significantly add bulk as a soft plastic trailer.
Increase Lure Action: The multiple appendages create vibration and maximum action for a soft plastic.
Add Scent/Taste: Some soft plastics have scent/taste or it can be added as a dip.
Mimic Forage: Some consider the action natural to resemble a crayfish.

Understanding Creature Soft Plastics

Common Sizes: 4 to 8 inches, with the larger size being a common creature bait.
Distinguishing Features: Generally, the standard creature baits have larger size and quantity of appendages.
Enabling Lure Action: Creature soft plastics often enable lures to vibrate often slowly.
Vibration: Generally slow speed vibrations.
Lure Visibility: Due to the size and vibrations often selected in low lure visibility scenarios.
Options:
- Hawg-Style Creatures: Named in hopes of catching a large bass with large lures. “Hawg” is a term for a large bass.
- Gill-Type Creatures: Some categorize soft plastics that look like flattened grub insects as creature soft plastics.
- Beaver Style Creatures: See Beaver Tail Soft Plastic.
- Lizard Style Creatures: See Lizards Soft Plastic.
- Insects, Crabs and Shrimp: Lures that look like insects, crabs and shrimps are sometimes categorized as creatures.

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Suggested Soft Bait Lures used for Creature Soft Plastic

Texas Rig Lure

Carolina Rig
Also, the Mojo Rig.

Suggested Skirted Lures used for Creature Soft Plastic

Swim Jig

Flipping Jig

Videos by Experts

The 3 Best Ways To Rig Creature Baits! Mystery Tackle Box
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Underwater Footage!! Best Creature Baits Compared! TacticalBassin
Jig vs Creature Bait: Why One Over the Other? Steve Rogers Outdoor

Articles by Experts

Creature Baits 101: How To Fish Creatures, Craws, And Bugs Karl’s