Best Creeper

[Scott M]

Threw a black creeper this summer and was really let down by it. After the first time on Mille Lacs in some waves it never swam right again. The wings were just too thin. Took it in to Thorne and they replaced it with a B.S. Willy creeper with some thicker wings. Not as long of a bait, but I'll take that to have a well-tuned lure with thicker wings. I forgot what the other creeper manufacturer was but overall thanks to Thorne. Anybody else have a good creeper? Anybody try the short and stout ones or the ones that have an hour-glass shape to them like a frog?

A guide I met up around Longville swears by black creepers around sunset.

[propster]

We throw the Slammer one-piece creeper in black/orange generally as a throwback and have had good success on hits, not so much on hookups. However, it continues to work all the time in terms of the action. So my buddy bought a black one and fished with us and used it as a search lure early and late (too slow for my taste), and even used it working fast and in waves. My kid and I shook our heads and tried to tell him, until he caught 3 on it for the week, including his best, a 53"er.

[VMS]

I have also switched to the talk willy Creeper. Love the thing. It has the right sound, and can be worked slowly quite well. Have not had any action on it, but given the right circumstances, it's going to be a winner.

It rides a little lower in the water, so I am hoping this makes a difference in hooked fish too. If they don't engulf it, it's hard to get hooks into them... At least from my experience with any of them... Le-lure, Hi fin, slammer, etc.

Steve

[MuskieMojoTackle]

I really like the talk Willy...both jointed and straight.

Musky Buster Wave Walkers and Water Spiderss are pretty awesome too!!

[HugoBox]

Would you use the Hawg Wobbler in similar situations as they are also a very slow bait? I don't have a creeper but am always looking for another reason to drop $20!

[MuskieMojoTackle]

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Would you use the Hawg Wobbler in similar situations as they are also a very slow bait? I don't have a creeper but am always looking for another reason to drop $20!

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Hawg Wobbler is a similar bait in that they are worked very slow, but creepers make a TOTALLY different sound. Good to have both in the arsenal

[RK]

Hiya -

You know... I know lots of anglers love them, and there have been a lot of big fish caught on them going back decades, but...man I hate creepers. I just can't make myself use the things. It's a total hangup. Stupid, since I've seen some big fish caught on them first hand. I think the main issue I have with them is that they have such a limited speed range. When you get a fish following one there isn't much you can do with it speed-wise to try to trigger them. It makes me crazy...

We all got issues...

Cheers,

Rob Kimm

[propster]

I have a buddy who is the same way about bulldawgs - which really makes no sense, but he admits it's a personal thing! I think the thing about a creeper might be that lack of speed - the fish have a difficult time chasing, or even following it. They hover underneath or behind it and probably get frustrated as heck and it drives them crazy until they decide to whack it. I don't have what it takes to fish it often, but will use them as a throwback.

[VMS]

I've had luck with triggering fish on the creeper when they are slowly following behind... What I do is I give the creeper a little twitch, and the lure will splash, and make a quick movement the fish doesn't expect, and in probably 75 - 80% of the cases I have done this, I'll get them to hit it. I may not get hooks all the time, but they will come up and hit it.

Steve

[Scott M]

I remember the name of it now...It was a Holcombe Wave Wacker/Walker that gave me fits. No problems with the B.S.Willy.

[TMF89]

Hey guys, not to sound naive here, but what's a creeper? Any links/pix?

[Scott M]

Google Heddon Crazy Crawler and imagine something 5 times bigger with a joint in the middle.

[cjac]

Looks like a topwater with a couple butter knife blades sticking out..... They slow it down, and throw a wake with a lot of side to side.....

Here's another....

[bigbritt]

i have been using the holcombe/musky buster wave walker and water spider for years and love the things.....i have never had an issue with them besides a tune here or there just like any other muskie bait....designed and built by one of the best guides out there today (luke ronnestrand). the willey is a good one too though, just not enough profile for my taste.

[castmaster]

To get truly high quality creepers you must find one of the guys who hand builds them, and they will cost, most often $50 or more.

The B.S. Willy's and Sennett's Creeptonite are probably the best production creepers out, in my opinion. A shop out of Pewaukee WI also sells some Randy Pafford jointed creepers that work very well, those are pretty limited availability I think.

[castmaster]

How do you post pics?

[toddb]

How to post a pic

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