My "perfect" Craw mold hasn't been designed yet, but a Tube is actually a Good Craw Imitator. Tubes are also very Versatile in the World of Tackle Craft.
For a Craw with Claws, I personally like the Culprit Incredi-Craw (3.5") with the 2 Curltails cut off, leaving about 1/4" Nubs where the Curltail Appendages were.
I do have a Tube mold, too (Do-it 4"). My personal taste for a Tube Mold Bait applied as a Craw, I would get the 4.5" and trim the Strands to get the Total Length I want, but the 4" Tube Mold I have makes a Gorgeous Smaller Craw Imitation, for dat Light-stuff Bass Rod.
If I had my way at the Do-it Shop, I'd put Cherry Picker Claws on a 4.5"/4.25" Birch Bug Body...THAT'S a Craw, IMO. I like a Darting Craw. For an Action Craw, I have the 4" Glade Grub, which can be dipped to thicken the Body, if desired.
You may have seen my post about the Tube Body and Glade Grub Legs as an Air-filled, Floating, Kicking Frog. Do-it Tube Molds have Splines with Inserts...Splines make the Strands, Inserts make the Body Hollow...unscrew the Insert from the Spline to make a Solid Tube Body.
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