'Mercan crab bait

[Cuba Libre]

Some good ideas here.. especially the mink carcasses!!!
http://www.ifish.net/board/showthread.php?p=2239162#post2239162




20ft Alumaweld Intruder

 

[TenMile]

Getting in on this game -- I've had success with the following:

- Any dead fish carcass (hali, salmon, rockfish etc)
- Horse Clams or Razor Clams (squished)
- Mussels growing on the side of the dock at the marina (squished)
- Chicken backs
- Turkey bones (half the price of chicken, but limited availability)
- Leftover meat forgotten at the back of the fridge (eeewwww)

I think the general rule is -- if it's meat and stinky <edit -- Oily>, crabs will go for it. Make it so that they can get at it -- but only when they enter the trap (i.e. tie it down).

 

[Charlie]

quote:Originally posted by TenMile

Getting in on this game -- I've had success with the following:

- Any dead fish carcass (hali, salmon, rockfish etc)
- Horse Clams or Razor Clams (squished)
- Mussels growing on the side of the dock at the marina (squished)
- Chicken backs
- Turkey bones (half the price of chicken, but limited availability)
- Leftover meat forgotten at the back of the fridge (eeewwww)

I think the general rule is -- if it's meat and stinky, crabs will go for it.

I haven't had much luck with anything "stinky" or "freezer burnt". I must be doing something wrong!

 

[Humpy]

I have a commercial crabbing friend, he does and says ... clams, hands down best

 

[Pablo2079]

I saw a commercial crabber using geoducks once. The reason I knew it was geoducks was that he was throwing all the empty boxes overboard.

 

[Humpy]

He also says fresh bait works best, not old stinky bait..... he runs 200pots , so is able to do the math[:0]

 

[Sushihunter]

quote:Originally posted by Charlie

quote:Originally posted by TenMile

Getting in on this game -- I've had success with the following:

- Any dead fish carcass (hali, salmon, rockfish etc)
- Horse Clams or Razor Clams (squished)
- Mussels growing on the side of the dock at the marina (squished)
- Chicken backs
- Turkey bones (half the price of chicken, but limited availability)
- Leftover meat forgotten at the back of the fridge (eeewwww)

I think the general rule is -- if it's meat and stinky, crabs will go for it.

I haven't had much luck with anything "stinky" or "freezer burnt". I must be doing something wrong!

Well, according to Charlie White, Crabs don't like stinky, turned bait. Fresh is much better.

I have found that fresh Salmon heads work well when wired into the trap. I use a power drill and zap straps (wire ties) to secure them into the center of the trap.

Also, my brother who is a commercial crabber in the Gulf Islands uses Squid for bait, in addition to pellets.

Jim's Fishing Charters
www.JimsFishing.com
http://ca.youtube.com/user/Sushihunter250

 

[Last Chance]

I tend to get bigger crabs with fresher bait. Hali heads are number on in Renfrew for me, with chicken thighs a very close #2.. After it smells like some person wouldn't eat it, the crab qality goes down as well.

Last Chance Fishing Adventures

www.lastchancefishingadventures.com
www.swiftsurebank.com

 

[Striper Sniper]

I have done best with fresh Salmon heads Zap Strapped to the top and perhaps a can of Tuna or Salmon processed in oil with a couple of holes punched in the can.... SS

 

[Gypseas]

Any one tried octopus?
Pretty sure we had same post some time ago. SS?

Clams been working ok for me...cheap and available.
Just how I like my ....uhmmm that would be a different topic though.
cheers


JUST FISHEN'

 

[Striper Sniper]

Hey Gypseas, you remain a mean SOB posting this kind of info, but maybe that is why I like you........ More crab for us... SS

 

[264winmag]

Gypseas, don't catch them crabs their to small on cheap & available.[:I]

mink carcasses sounds good I will try them my neighbor has a mink farm,one of the few left.