These are the baits that do not fit a category — a snake, a crab, a pinfish, a topwater walker, a mullet, a stick worm. Each one exists because a specific situation called for it and nothing in the standard line quite answered.
What each one is for
- PT-7 — 3", 5/8 oz, rattle, single 7/0 EWG hook. An aerodynamic topwater that skips into tight cover and walks the dog. Snook, redfish, seatrout and largemouth. It works over floating grass that fouls a treble-hung topwater.
- 12" Sna-Koil — a true snake profile that slithers over matted vegetation and weed lines. Fish it weighted, Tex-posed, Carolina or drop shot; the coiling action triggers fish that refuse everything else.
- Tough Guy — 3/4 oz, the silhouette of a small pinfish or perch. A heavy belly weight and single upright hook keep it standing upright even on the bottom. Made for a hop-and-drop retrieve that bounces the bottom.
- 2" Soft Shell Crab — 1/4 oz with a natural sink rate. Slide it on the surface or work it on bottom. One of the best sight-fishing baits made, especially for tailing redfish and permit.
- Swimmin' Mullet — 5", 1 oz, single upright hook. A straight cast-and-crank mullet imitation that gets into the strike zone without snagging.
- 5" Stick Worm and 8" Trick Worm — the freshwater staples. Wacky, Texas rigged or weightless.
Most of these fish best on a slow, deliberate retrieve with real pauses in it. They are shape-driven baits rather than speed-driven ones, and hurrying them is the usual reason they get ignored.
