Over the last couple of weeks I have had the opportunity to fish with Roboworm’s new bait called the Pitchin’ Kraw. Having never used this bait prior to now, I was excited to see how it would measure up to some of my favorite soft plastic baits.
The equipment I used for the product test was a Shimano Castaic reel, GLoomis Flipping Stick (MBR904X), 20lb Maxima Fluorocarbon and pegged 3/16 oz and 5/16 oz Penetrater tungsten weights. The hook I used was a 4/0 Gamakatsu EWG Superline hook.
The first test I put the pitchin’ kraw to was flipping flooded bushes, the bait performed well above my expectations. When I initially looked at the bait I felt like the tails would create some problems by wrapping on the limbs of the bushes as I attempted to pitch it into the center of the bush. Much to my surprise I found the opposite, the long “flappers” on the side of the bait actually help prevent the tails from tangling or wrapping on the limbs, allowing the bait to enter the into the bush near flawlessly. As I began to fish the pitchin’ kraw around other cover, I found that the bait performed very well in most flipping / pitching situations. I pitched the bait in emergent grass, onto logs and visible stumps, the bait pitches very well and has a good action. The last thing I would like to mention about the bait is its durability. I caught several fish on one bait, and if you are very familiar with fishing flooded buckbrush, you can destroy a soft plastic bait very easily, just due to the nature of this type of fishing. The pitchin’ kraw held up very well under these conditions. The body of the bait is very durable, it will house a 4/0 hook perfectly. The two colors I used in my test were Midnight (Black and Blue), and Oxblood w/ red flake. Overall, I was very pleased with the performance of the product and intend to purchase some more.
