The Tuffyhead Tungsten Jighead is a must-have for any serious angler. Made with TUFFYHEAD tungsten, this jighead is extremely durable and offers superior sensitivity, allowing you to feel even the slightest bites. Increase your chances of landing that trophy fish with this reliable and high-quality jighead.

I have received many questions about what jighead I use for the LiL TUFFY Swimbait. I was using tungsten jigheads. I like tungsten for fall rate as well as sensitivity. I finally got some for the store. The TUFFYHEAD Tungsten Jighead is a great head for the LiL TUFFY Swimbait but can be used with any of your soft plastic baits. 

1/32 oz with #2 HOOK - 1/16 oz with 1/0 HOOK 

NEW TO THE 2025 LINE UP

The LiL TUFFY Swimbait for crappie has took off like a rocket. With many suggestions and tips from customers one of the most common is "when are you going to sell a pre-rigged LiL TUFFY Swimbait?" Well, here it is. 

The pre-rigged LiL TUFFY comes in four sizes. 1/32 oz for pitching into those shallow water stakebeds and treetops where big crappie hide in the spring. The light head allows you to slowly work the bait through the brush and you best be ready because those big crappie come from nowhere to attack this bait. 

I like the 1/16 oz head for all around casting and fishing for those crappie a little deeper. I use the 1/16 oz head even in 20 foot of water but when the wind gets up I go to the 1/8 oz pre-rigged LiL TUFFY to get it down there where summer and winter crappie live. 

The LiL TUFFY has proven itself on big smallmouth bass as well and the 1/16 oz head is my go to when casting to early season smallmouth and during the fall smallmouth bite. I have customers that also use it for strolling to catch open water bass. I have never done any strolling for bass, but plan to soon.

I have several big time crappie anglers that use the LiL TUFFY Swimbait to drop on roaming crappie and have requested a 1/4 oz head for this awesome crappie catching technique. So, I have begun to make 1/4 oz heads and will be offering them here and not just making them custom for some of my biggest customers. 

The Pre-Rigged LiL TUFFY Swimbait is finally here by popular demand. Many customers asked for a pre-rigged Tuffy so I am now offering it in the store. Tie one on and go fishing. The LiL TUFFY Swimbait is one tough bait and will last for many fish catches, it ain't just another plastic bait. The mylar strip inside keeps the hook from tearing the bait and the wire keeper on the Tuffy Head Jigheads help even more. I have customers that have bragged of catching 100 or more crappie on a single bait. 

I like to use the 1/32 oz Tuffy Head jighead when fishing shallow cover. It's light enough to work easily through cover without sinking too fast and getting hung up. It also allows you to work your bait slowly, if that's what's needed.

I use the 1/16 oz Tuffy Head tungsten Jighead when fishing deep brush, as deep as 25 feet. Once at the desired depth it's easier to work through brush or bring over an open water crappie. I will go to 1/8 oz Tuffy Head when the wind is kicking. 

I don't drop on crappie very often but some of my LiL TUFFY customers do. They have requested a 1/4 oz jighead for this technique so I made them and am now offering it in the our lineup. 

The 1/32 oz and the 1/16 oz Tuffy Heads are tungsten with premium hooks, sharp and stout.

The 1/8 oz and the 1/4 oz I pour myself and are lead. If demand is great enough for these sizes I will get them in tungsten as well so let me know if that is something you would like. 

1/32 oz #2 hook

1/16, oz 1/0 hook

1/8 and 1/4 oz 1/0 or 2/0

I created the Hairy Cricket to fish for giant Redear Sunfish and Bluegills. I’ve found that it also catches lots of crappie and catfish and even a few bass. The Hairy Cricket is just a representation of the many bugs that swim around in the lakes and rivers we fish. I like to tip the Hairy Cricket with a small piece of worm. The Hairy Cricket works great worked on the bottom or under a bobber. I like to use the Hairy Cricket Jig with a bobber when fishing around lots of cover for big Redear and Bluegills. Please allow 7 days to mail. 

Our Mission Is Fishing! Selling Fun One Fish At A Time 

The Minner Critter is made for spider-rigging for crappie. I have just recently started spider-rigging myself after purchasing a War Eagle pontoon. Spider-Rigging has taken a back seat to single pole livescope fishing of late. As I have started to learn more about spider-rigging with my pontoon boat, that happens to have livescope, is that spider-rigging is still a great way to catch crappie with or without livescope. Here on Kentucky Lake the numbers of crappie is improving every year and spider-rigging works great for those big roaming crappie. Another great way to catch crappie spider rigging is to use livescope to target brush piles. I was already tying tinsel hooks to add color to my minnows while spider-rigging then I met Jerry Gross. 

This is the story on the Minner Critter. As an outdoor writer I am fortunate to fish with some great names in the fishing industry. On a trip to Mississippi I was paired with a legend in the crappie fishing and tournament scene Jerry Gross. In addition to Jerry being well known as a crappie angler he and his wife Debbie also gained crappie world recognition with their jig company Meat Getter Jigs. During our conversation on that day in Mississippi after photographing Jerry with his 3.29 pound crappie he caught while spider rigging on Lake Washington his jig company came up.

As a bait and tackle business owner myself I was interested in anything Jerry had to say. After telling me he sold his business to Steve Green at Bear Creek Baits he informed me that Steve might be interested in selling the Minner Critters that came with the business. After contacting Steve a deal was made and I was able to get my hands on the last of the original Meat Getter Jig Minner Critters.

I have about a 1000 Minner Critters in their original packaging but plan to tie them myself going forward. My wife Tammy has even said she would like to tie them herself, sounds good to me. Jerry used numbers for his colors and I think I will do the same, not sure I want to come up with that many names. 

If you are a longtime Minner Critter user and want to get a hold of some originals drop me an email. I will see if I have the color number you love. In the meantime I will be slowly putting these Minner Critters here in my store but if you have a question or a color you like be sure and email me you inquiries at ramblinganglermedia@gmail.com

Our Mission Is Fishing! Selling Fun One Fish At A Time 

2 PER PACK

The K-MAC (Kevin McCarley) series Bogy-Fry is a 2” crappie bait with great action and crappie catching colors. 15 PER PACK

Our Mission Is Fishing! Selling Fun One Fish At A Time