Quick Product Guide
Best Rigs
Texas Rig, Carolina Rig, Jig Trailer, Flipping Rig
Best Cover
Rock, Wood, Grass, Docks
Water Clarity
Clear to Muddy
Water Temperature
48F-88F
Why Fish This Bait?
Crawfish Profile|Natural craw shape built for bass feeding on bottom-oriented forage.
Active Appendages|Adds movement during the fall, drag, hop, and retrieve.
Cover Ready|Solid body supports dependable rigging around wood, grass, and rock.
Jig Friendly|Works well as a trailer on a wide range of bass jigs.
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5" Poncho Hawg
The Barracuda Baits 5" Poncho Hawg, a versatile soft plastic creature bait for bass. Use it on Texas rigs, Carolina rigs, jigs or around heavy cover.
Recommended Rigging & Techniques
- Texas Rig: Fish it weedless for pitching, flipping, and cover-oriented presentations.
- Carolina Rig: Use it on deeper points, flats, and transitions when you want a larger profile off the bottom.
- Jig / Weighted Hook: Adjust weight and retrieve style to match cover, depth, and fish activity.
Safety: Not for human consumption. Products may present a choking hazard. Keep away from children.
Choose color, weight, and presentation based on local forage, water clarity, depth, and fishing pressure.
- Baits per pack:
- 8
- Best Rigs:
- Texas Rig, Carolina Rig, Jig Trailer, Flipping Rig
- Best Cover:
- Rock, Wood, Grass, Docks
- Water Clarity:
- Clear to Muddy
- Water Temperature:
- 48F-88F
- Fishing Tips:
- Drag it around rock, pitch it to wood, or flip it into vegetation. Pause after contact with cover to let the craw profile settle naturally.
- Construction:
- Craw-style soft-plastic profile with a solid rigging body and active appendages designed for movement on the fall, drag, and retrieve.
- Care Instructions:
- Keep in the original package in a cool, dry place away from direct sunlight and excessive heat. Avoid contact with incompatible plastics.
- Technique 1:
- Texas Rig|Pitch or drag it around wood, rock, grass, and docks.
- Technique 2:
- Carolina Rig|Cover deeper structure while keeping a crawfish profile near bottom.
- Technique 3:
- Jig Trailer|Add craw action and profile to casting, flipping, or football jigs.
- Technique 4:
- Flipping Rig|Use a compact weighted setup to target heavy cover precisely.
- About This Bait:
- The 5-inch Poncho Hawg is a craw-style soft plastic built for bottom contact, cover fishing, and jig-trailer applications where bass are feeding on crawfish.
- Key Feature 1:
- Crawfish Profile|Natural craw shape built for bass feeding on bottom-oriented forage.
- Key Feature 2:
- Active Appendages|Adds movement during the fall, drag, hop, and retrieve.
- Key Feature 3:
- Cover Ready|Solid body supports dependable rigging around wood, grass, and rock.
- Key Feature 4:
- Jig Friendly|Works well as a trailer on a wide range of bass jigs.
- Excels 1:
- Rock|Drag it across points, riprap, ledges, and rocky transitions.
- Excels 2:
- Wood|Pitch it around laydowns, stumps, dock posts, and brush.
- Excels 3:
- Vegetation|Texas rig or flip it through grass edges, holes, and isolated clumps.
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Reviews
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Poncho Hawg
The built-in rattles are awesome and I can smell the attractent before opening the bag.
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Poncho Hawg
This is the best creature bait/hawg bait I've ever thrown the action is unmatched.