Reply With Quotei'm not really sure if its any good for crab bait but i have heard people say that you shouldnt use fish that could be predators as crabs will sense the predator
just wondering if any1 has tried pike for crab bait cause it aint much good for anything else lol besides jewie
i'm not really sure if its any good for crab bait but i have heard people say that you shouldnt use fish that could be predators as crabs will sense the predator
should be fine in a bait bag bit soft to string up other wise smelly fish crabs will love it best is winter whiting
shane
ah cheers guys never thought about the predator thing might wstill give it a go
Give it a try and let us know how it goes.
Dont know about pike but bream are good for crab bait.
used yellowfin pike for crabs in the burrum 2 years ago pots went from 1 or 2 crabs with mullet to 8 to 13 with pike i catch them and freeze them now and would rate them the best set 2 pots with mullet 2 with pike and let us know i would be supprised if the pike didnt win hands down good luck
I tried a run of dropnets last season for sandies with a variety of baits...pillies mullet pike whiting and squid.
Mullet was ok whiting was better pike between the two but squid was a real standout about 8 more than the whiting. Did get one muddie with the mulet tho.
Pillies were similar to pike.
Jack.
Try a bit of beef heart as an inclusion to your bait- Like a kebab to a drunk at 3am in the morning for crabs, they just love it
just about any type of meat will lure crabs into a pot, however avoid cod species and the lutjanis (fingermark, jacks etc) family, they all eat crabs and they will avoid more often than not.
Originally Posted by Scott nthQld
so your the person i heard that from
Be keen to see how they go, they are great bait, caught my PB snapper last winter on afilet of pike as well as loads of tailor!
Flatzie
Use an oily fish as your attractant (Mullet, tuna etc), but nothing wrong with using other types of fish as 'feeder' bait.
If leaving yout pots overnight, you need enough bait to keep them chewing instead of looking for the way out
a full bait bag can get expensive if you have a few pots out, so using prime bait sparingly, and filling up with other stuff like pike is fine
cheers
Mick
Smashed Crabs List of Top Crab Baits
no 1 > Shark or Roo
no 2 > Roo or Shark
no 3 > Everything else except Reef Fish
If you are serious about catching crabs and crab on a regular basis nothing can top Shark and Roo , crabs will eat anything at time's , sometimes crabs will enter a pot just for a bone with no goodness left in it.
If it is the magic bullet you seek don't waste your time with anything else , Roo and Shark out catch any other bait known to man , oh and don't forget the humble mullet as a third place contender
In areas that are loaded with crab they will eat a smelly thong ( as in foot )
Im sure i will hear the storeys flooding in saying but i caught this many and that many on reef fish or what ever else , thats fine and i beleive you , what im saying is there are bait and then there are baits and oils aint oils
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