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Custom-crafted soft baits and weights made for anglers who take every cast seriously. Poured, finished, and tested by hand for fresh water and salt.
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Body & Action
Length: compact 3.5" baitfish profile.
Shape: slim shad body tapering to a forked/split tail.
Action: subtle, darting, and gliding rather than a heavy thump. The split tail flickers and quivers on light movements, ideal for finesse or when fish are pressured.
Typical Use
Rigging: light jighead, drop shot, split‑shot, or small swimbait/underspin head.
Species: inshore redfish, trout, flounder, and bass that are feeding on small shad, glass minnows, or shrimp.
Situations: clear to lightly stained water, or any time you want a natural, crustacean‑style color in a small baitfish shape.
The 4" Paddle Tail is an exceptional soft plastic lure designed to entice a variety of fish species. Its unique blend of warm, coppery tones mimics the appearance of natural foraging bait, making it incredibly attractive in both fresh and saltwater environments. The elongated body, coupled with a lively paddle tail, produces realistic swimming action that generates enticing vibrations and movement in the water. Perfect for use on a variety of rigs, including jigs and Texas rigs, this versatile paddle tail is ideal for anglers looking to target species such as bass, trout, and redfish.
Targeting
Saltwater: Redfish, speckled trout, flounder, snook, striped bass
Brackish/Fresh: Largemouth bass in tidal rivers, smallmouth bass, walleye, heavy crappie (especially where finger mullet, threadfin, or glass minnows are schooling)
How to Rig It
1. Jighead (most versatile)
Thread the paddle tail straight onto a 1/8–3/8 oz jighead (size depending on depth and current).
Cast, let it sink to your target depth, and use a steady retrieve or a hop-and-drop cadence along the bottom.
Great for: Open flats, deep channels, sound drop-offs, and fishing around docks or bridges.
2. Weighted Weedless Hook
Use a belly-weighted swimbait hook (3/0 to 5/0 depending on your exact lure length).
Texpose-rig it so the hook point rests flat against the back or is lightly skin-hooked to remain completely weedless.
Retrieve with a slow, steady swim interspersed with occasional sharp rod-tip twitches to simulate a panicked baitfish.
Great for: Thick marsh grass, oyster rocks, sod banks, and structure where standard jigheads snag.
3. Under a Popping Cork
Tie a popping cork above an 18–24" fluorocarbon leader, pairing your custom paddle tail with a lightweight 1/16 or 1/8 oz jighead.
Give the rod short, aggressive snaps to make the cork pop and chug, then pause to let the paddle tail seductively swim down on the fall.
Great for: Call-in reaction strikes over shallow trout flats, murky marsh bays, and windy shorelines.
A soft-plastic shrimp with a solid pink belly and a clear back loaded with fine silver flake. The pink underside gives a strong target and a hint of wounded-prey color, while the clear, glittered top throws subtle flash like a real shrimp or small baitfish in the water. Ideal for clear to slightly stained water and low-light conditions.
Targeting:
Saltwater: Redfish, speckled trout, flounder, snook, mangrove snapper
Brackish/Fresh: Bass in tidal rivers, white bass, crappie (especially where shrimp or glass minnows are around)
How to Rig It
1. Jighead (most versatile)
Thread the shrimp straight onto a 1/8–1/4 oz jighead (size depending on depth/current).
Cast, let it sink, then use a slow hop-and-glide: lift the rod tip, let it fall back on semi-slack line.
Great for: open flats, channels, around shell, docks.
2. Weighted Weedless Hook
Use a weighted swimbait hook or weedless shrimp hook (belly-weighted).
Texas-rig it so the hook point is lightly skin-hooked in the back.
Slow, steady swim with small twitches.
Great for: grass, oysters, mangroves where you’d snag with a jighead.
3. Under a Popping Cork
Tie a popping cork above a 18–24" leader with your Pink Ghost on a light jighead or bait hook
Body & Action
Length: full‑size 5" baitfish profile.
Shape: slim shad body tapering to a split/forked tail.
Action: subtle, with a tight shimmy and flickering tail on the retrieve or on the fall; great for a more finesse, natural baitfish look rather than a hard thump.
Best Use
Rigging: jig head, swimbait head, underspin, Alabama rig, or as a trailer on bladed jigs/swim jigs.
Targets: bass, stripers, walleye, and other predators feeding on shad or small bright baitfish.
Conditions: stained to dirty water, low light, or when extra color and flash help fish track the bait.
The Futoi Worm
A fat 5" stick worm with a contrasting inner core. The extra girth displaces more water; the core-shot layering gives every color a depth you can't get from a single pour.
Crafted by anglers, built on faith.
Chaney Creek Custom Baits was built on two simple principles: craftsmanship that anglers can trust, and a calling to live out our faith on and off the water.
Based in Jacksonville, North Carolina, we handcraft custom soft baits and weights for both freshwater and saltwater anglers. Every bait is poured, finished, and tested before it's ever offered for sale — because we believe quality isn't optional, it's a responsibility.
We're veteran owned and operated, proudly serving weekend anglers and professional guides alike. No mass production. No shortcuts. Just honest work, attention to detail, and baits built to fish the way they're meant to.
The Chaney Creek Story
A higher calling on the
water.
Why talk about being "Fishers of Men" on a custom bait website? Because living to share the Good News is the highest calling. Desiring to live for God's glory and fulfilling Christ's message in Matthew 4:19 "Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men" is our calling.
The aim here is not only to bring you handcrafted bait you'd want to fish with, but to bring souls to Christ which is only possible through the Gospel.
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