Viewers' Choice Winning Worms, Craws, Creatures and More
ICAST & Summer Releases
The industry's most prominent names duked it out in a tight poll for the Viewer's Choice for Worms, Craws, and Creature Baits, yet Rapala Crush City ultimately dominated with some durable yet dynamic introductions for foward-facing sonar and flipping. Despite Crush City coming out on top in both Miscellaneous Soft Bait and Creature categories, anglers were hooked on a variety of phenomenal new plastics from the brilliant minds at Yamamoto, Z-Man, Missile Baits, Geecrack, and more. Be sure to explore the other top candidates along with the winners below!
| Award | Viewers' Choice |
| Best New Worm or Misc Soft Bait | Rapala Crush City Mooch Minnow |
| Best New Craw or Creature Bait | Rapala Crush City Hedgehog |
Best New Bass Fishing Worm or Miscellaneous Soft Bait
Viewers' Choice: Rapala Crush City Mooch Minnow
All the best features of a minnow-style fluke bait and swimbait merge together with the Rapala Crush City Mooch Minnow, built to pair with a jig head or a drop shot. Designed to shake, reel, and drag through the water column, the super TPE material allows the bait to float and hover in the water making it perfect to fish alongside live sonar. Custom colors with flake, salt, and scent are used precisely in the Crush City Mooch Minnow as needed to provide anglers with a premium small forage-imitating presentation.
Viewers' Choice - Top Finishers
| Product | Votes |
|---|---|
| Rapala Crush City Mooch Minnow | 612 (18.1%) |
| Yamamoto 4" Fat Senko | 566 (16.7%) |
| Z-Man Chattershad | 418 (12.4%) |
| Great Lakes Finesse Hover Minnow | 291 (8.6%) |
| Strike King Rage Buzz Minnow | 219 (6.5%) |
| Berkley PowerBait Drip Minnow | 191 (5.6%) |
| Geecrack Bellows Stick Floating Elastomer | 180 (5.3%) |
| Evergreen International Last Ace 128 S | 121 (3.6%) |
| Xzone Stealth Finesse Series Stealth Minnows 9pk | 113 (3.3%) |
| NetBait BaitFuel HexTek Whip Tail Shad 4.25" 7pk | 87 (2.6%) |
| BaitFuel Crappie NanoSnak Pintail Worm 2" 18pk | 57 (1.7%) |
| MAGNUM Baits Magyu 8" Straight Tail Worm 4pk | 56 (1.7%) |
| Bobby Garland Live Roam'r Minnow 1.75" 15pk | 54 (1.6%) |
| LIVETARGET ICT Freestyle Frog | 50 (1.5%) |
| Gambler Hollow Belly Minnow 4pk | 42 (1.2%) |
| Imakatsu Fish Fly Elastomer Minnow 4pk | 42 (1.2%) |
| Duckett Baits Sway Minnow 4.5" 6pk | 35 (1%) |
| Engine Baby Like Elastomer Minnow 2" 5pk | 23 (0.7%) |
| Lunkerhunt Spicy Tube 8pk | 22 (0.7%) |
| Tightlines UV Needle Worm 5" | 14 (0.4%) |
Best New Bass Fishing Craw or Creature
Viewers' Choice: Rapala Crush City Hedgehog
Packing a big punch for it's compact size, the Rapala Crush City Hedgehog imitates a variety of bass forage, moving and grooving in the water column with a plethora of dynamic appendages. Poured with Rapala’s Smart Injection Technology, each bait is super durable and combines custom colors with flake, salt, and scent, to deliver consistent results. Anglers will want to pair the Rapala Crush City Hedgehog with their favorite flipping hook and let it go to work seeking out big bass in dense cover.
Viewers' Choice - Top Finishers
| Product | Votes |
|---|---|
| Rapala Crush City Hedgehog | 475 (14%) |
| Yamamoto Nuki Bug | 474 (14%) |
| Missile Baits Micro D Bomb Creature Bait 2.3" 10pk | 400 (11.8%) |
| Geecrack Bellows Gill Floating Elastomer | 305 (9%) |
| Berkley PowerBait Clatter Craw 3.5" 2pk | 291 (8.6%) |
| Z-Man Prawn Starz | 248 (7.3%) |
| Strike King Baby Luau Craw | 211 (6.2%) |
| Xzone Stealth Finesse Series Stealth Craws 6pk | 185 (5.5%) |
| NetBait Baits Micro D Bomb Creature Bait 2.3" 10pk | 162 (4.8%) |
| Berkley PowerBait Trilobite Creature Bait | 83 (2.5%) |
| Imakatsu Hairy Spider KUJALA 160 Creature Bait | 73 (2.2%) |
| MAGNUM Baits Baby Beef Craw 3.5" 6pk | 69 (2%) |
| LIVETARGET ICT Unrigged Soft Plastic Craw | 63 (1.9%) |
| BaitFuel Crappie NanoBug Creature Bait 2" 18pk | 50 (1.5%) |
| Lunkerhunt Versa Strider | 29 (0.9%) |
| Reins Umbrella Wire Creature Bait 5.9" 3pk | 29 (0.9%) |
| Rebel Liveflex Creek Craw 1.88" 6pk | 25 (0.7") |
| Tightlines UV V-Craw 4.5" | 14 (0.4%) |