Introducing the Berkley PowerBait
Chigger Craw
The Lure: This lure was put together to help the pros at the Classic but
it was also designed with the intention to be effective in waters throughout the
country. At the Fred Hall San Francisco consumer fishing show we spoke to “The
Fishing Instructor,” professional angler and guide, Randy Pringle, and
professional angler Mark Naillon who explained to us the design and action one
can expect from the PowerBait Chigger Craw.

Pro angler Randy Pringle shows us
how to rig the Chigger Craw
Before you can use a plastic lure it must come
undamaged. Some plastics that have appendages come distorted because how they
rest in packages, but Berkley PowerBait takes care of this issue by
connecting the two claws together. Though connected you simple pull the two
claws away from each other before use and the claws will now be independent of
each other.

Look how perfect a 4/0 hook
matches the size of the Chigger Craw

Rig the plastic like any other

The final steps in rigging the
Craw with the hook
As the claws on the Chigger Craw creates a back
pedal-like motion when lured on a Texas rig, the legs, which are designed to be
a specific length for performance reasons, create additional attractive motion
to entice strikes from bass. Aside from its actions the plastic lure is also
scented with a powerful PowerBait scent that makes the fish hold onto the
Chigger Craw longer for better hooksets.

Tuck the point of the hook right
beneath the surface of the bait for a weedless application
The Success Story: Now that the Bassmaster
Classic is over we know how effective the Powerbait Chigger Craw can be because
it helped Classic Champion Boyd Duckett land some of his biggest fish of the
tournament.

When sitting on the bottom of the
lake or when lured the claws of the Chigger Craw will produce much action
Boyd Duckett said, "I could see them,
but they weren't interested in the crankbait. Plus, I figured they weren't big
enough to win on anyway. So I flipped the Berkley PowerBait Chigger Craw, Texas
rigged, on a heavy 1-ounce tungsten weight and a 5/0 hook. I was fishing it with
65-pound Stren Super Braid on an Abu Garcia REVO reel. With the sun also came
the wind, and it pushed those mats and other vegetation in very tight so I
needed a heavy weight to punch through the cover to get to the big largemouth
that were shading underneath. The Chigger Craw caught the two biggest bass of
the tournament, including the 6 pound, 9 ounce hawg that I boated with less than
an hour left in day three the eventual tournament winner."

Seven plastics per bag

Randy Pringle and Mark Naillon
introduces us to the Chigger Craw at the Fred Hall show