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Catching crawfish
Posted on 2/18/13 at 2:06 pm
Posted on 2/18/13 at 2:06 pm
Never done it but thought it would be fun. Looking for some advice.
I have a fishing camp on the Escatawpa River (near AL/MS line) I bought six crawfish traps from Bass Pro. What should I bait them with and where should I put them?
Are ditches, small creeks or main river best spot?Anything I should be looking for - bridges, rocks, current, etc.? When should I start setting traps?
I see guys on I-10 exit ramp scooping them up in the ditches but trapping looks more fun.
Thanks for any advice
I have a fishing camp on the Escatawpa River (near AL/MS line) I bought six crawfish traps from Bass Pro. What should I bait them with and where should I put them?
Are ditches, small creeks or main river best spot?Anything I should be looking for - bridges, rocks, current, etc.? When should I start setting traps?
I see guys on I-10 exit ramp scooping them up in the ditches but trapping looks more fun.
Thanks for any advice
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Posted on 2/18/13 at 2:10 pm to Palmetto08
Posted on 2/18/13 at 2:11 pm to Palmetto08
What kind of traps did you buy? Right now bait them with cut up fish, the nastier the better.
Posted on 2/18/13 at 2:12 pm to Palmetto08
I always used beef melt and those little pyramid traps. Would set them in ditches that went from dry to as big as being a canal.
There are some legit professional crawfish er men here so they would probably be more help
There are some legit professional crawfish er men here so they would probably be more help
Posted on 2/18/13 at 2:13 pm to Hammertime
Right now cut pogey is the way to go. Once it warms up, using cubes is way easier and cheaper
Posted on 2/18/13 at 2:15 pm to jimbeam
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jimbeam
How are y'all doing right now. My pops told me it is kind of slow for him.
Posted on 2/18/13 at 2:16 pm to Palmetto08
quote:Fish
What should I bait them with
quote:In the water
where should I put them?
quote:
ditches, small creeks
Posted on 2/18/13 at 2:16 pm to 34venture
Meh. Not great. 15-20 sacks of mediums on 1200ish cages
Posted on 2/18/13 at 2:18 pm to jimbeam
Sounds about par for the course from all that I've heard.
Posted on 2/18/13 at 2:19 pm to 34venture
Thanks for the quick replies
quote:
What kind of traps did you buy?
Posted on 2/18/13 at 2:22 pm to Palmetto08
That is not a crawfish trap.
Posted on 2/18/13 at 2:28 pm to fishfighter
I've several for catching bait fish down at the beach. Figured it would work for crawfish.
If that's not a crawfish trap, what the hell is. Haha I have no freaking clue. Figured I'd ask the pros.
If that's not a crawfish trap, what the hell is. Haha I have no freaking clue. Figured I'd ask the pros.
Posted on 2/18/13 at 2:30 pm to Palmetto08
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Palmetto08
That will work, but the box traps work better. I use fish heads and chicken backs that sit out in the sun for a day or so. I normally don't start even trying to trap until sometime in March. The water is still too cold here to catch much.
Posted on 2/18/13 at 2:32 pm to Palmetto08
Don't use spoiled bait. And those are minnow traps.
Posted on 2/18/13 at 2:40 pm to Palmetto08
Someone made the same mistake in a thread I started earlier...
Posted on 2/18/13 at 2:42 pm to INFIDEL
They work just has good, put some beef melt in there and crawfish will find their way in
Posted on 2/18/13 at 2:55 pm to Palmetto08
dude,I haven't even so much as caught minnows in my frickin traps like that.
Posted on 2/18/13 at 3:01 pm to meauxjeaux2
I catch cocahoes in mine. But yeah, not many.
Posted on 2/18/13 at 3:08 pm to Palmetto08
quote:
rocks
What are Rocks
Posted on 2/18/13 at 3:15 pm to Crawdaddy
quote:
What are Rocks
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