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
