Baitlicious Tickler 28 & Tickler 44

Sea Urchin Style Finesse Baits Built for Pressured Fish

The Baitlicious Tickler Series was designed to give anglers a completely different underwater presentation than traditional worms, craws, or creature baits. Featuring a compact round center body surrounded by flowing tentacles, the Tickler creates constant movement and vibration with almost no rod action required.

Whether you’re targeting largemouth bass, crappie, panfish, or other finesse-oriented species, the Tickler delivers a natural pulsing action that stands out in pressured water where fish have seen the same soft plastics repeatedly.

Available in both Tickler 28 and Tickler 44 configurations, anglers can choose between subtle finesse movement or maximum water displacement depending on conditions and fishing style.

Choose Your Tickler Profile

Baitlicious Tickler 28

The Tickler 28 features 28 flowing tentacles designed for a more subtle finesse presentation. This version excels in clear water, cold fronts, highly pressured fisheries, and situations where a smaller underwater footprint gets more bites.

The reduced drag also allows for a slightly faster sink rate and cleaner presentation on finesse jig heads, dropshots, and Ned rigs.

Tickler 28 Advantages

✔ Subtle finesse action
✔ Cleaner profile in clear water
✔ Faster fall characteristics
✔ Excellent for pressured fish
✔ Great for panfish, crappie, and finesse bass fishing

Baitlicious Tickler 44

The Tickler 44 increases movement and visual presence with 44 active tentacles that pulse and flare underwater. This version creates more water displacement and excels when fish are aggressive, water clarity is stained, or added movement helps fish locate the bait.

The Tickler 44 produces an almost breathing effect underwater that continues even while dead-sticked or fished slowly.

Tickler 44 Advantages

✔ Maximum tentacle movement
✔ Increased water displacement
✔ Larger underwater profile
✔ Excellent in stained water
✔ Ideal for aggressive fish and reaction bites

Available Body Sizes

Both Tickler models are available with two center body sizes to help anglers fine-tune action, sink rate, and presentation.

5/8″ Center Ball

The 5/8″ version offers a lighter finesse-oriented presentation with slower fall characteristics and a more compact profile. Perfect for finesse fishing situations and lighter tackle applications.

3/4″ Center Ball

The 3/4″ version creates a bulkier profile with increased presence underwater. This larger body produces more resistance and tentacle movement while offering a slightly heavier feel during retrieves and presentations.

Built for Multiple Species

One of the biggest advantages of the Baitlicious Tickler design is versatility. Its compact size and natural movement make it effective for a wide variety of freshwater species.

Popular Species for the Tickler

• Largemouth Bass
• Smallmouth Bass
• Crappie
• Bluegill
• Shellcracker
• Perch
• Trout
• White Bass
• Peacock Bass

The Tickler’s unusual shape and movement profile can trigger bites from both feeding fish and purely reaction-oriented fish.

Best Rigging Methods

The Tickler Series can be fished using a variety of finesse and ultralight presentations.

Recommended Rigging Techniques

• Ned Rig
• Dropshot Rig
• Ball Head Jig
• Hover Rig
• Free Rig
• Carolina Rig
• Split Shot Rig
• BFS Fishing Setups
• Under Floats
• Vertical Jigging
• Ice Fishing Presentations

The tentacles continue moving naturally even while sitting still, making the Tickler especially effective for slow presentations.

Designed for Real Fishing Conditions

Like all Baitlicious soft plastics, the Tickler Series is built around real-world fishability instead of gimmicks.

Each bait is:
✔ Hand-poured in small batches
✔ Made using premium plastisol blends
✔ Designed for lifelike underwater movement
✔ Available in proven fish-catching color patterns
✔ Built for durability and action balance
✔ Tested in actual fishing conditions

The Tickler was developed to offer anglers something different from the endless stream of generic soft plastic designs flooding the market.

Why Anglers Fish the Baitlicious Tickler

Modern fisheries see enormous pressure from traditional soft plastics. Fish become conditioned to common worm profiles, craw shapes, and repetitive actions. The Tickler breaks that pattern by presenting fish with a compact, living-looking profile that constantly moves and reacts underwater.

The result is a bait that excels when:

• Fishing pressure is high
• Fish become finicky
• Cold fronts slow activity
• Clear water demands finesse
• Fish stop reacting to standard presentations

The Baitlicious Tickler was built specifically for anglers who want a unique finesse bait capable of producing bites when other soft plastics struggle.