Crabbing tomorrow

Can’t go wrong with turkey necks

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What do yall recommend as bait for crab nets, turkey necks, beef melt, fish heads or something else?

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Middle of summer? You can catch them on just about anything. Seriously! I was out crabbing one day and a guy kicked the bucket of chicken necks we had off the weir after we had set only 2 out. Noticed some old string lines that had been left and a couple were tight. Pulled the 1st one in and it had big old blues and all that was on the line was a big birdnest knot at the end. after pulling in 4 or 5 crabs on that line, we made a few more of our own. Ended up with about 7 dozen that day, with only 2 chicken necks in the water.

That said.....Heading out on the 4th of July to go crabbing. I would also suggest bringing a large pry bar because you'll need it to get between the rest of the people.

leg quarters

Chicken leg quarters hold well on a rope and catch crabs as well as anything. They are easier to tie. If those are too expensive, some beef melt.

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Speed craws did the trick on pearl the other day

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What are speed craws?

Turkey necks for handlining due to physics but if using traps of any kind use fresh fish, get the cheapest trash fish from the closest fish market.

Zoom soft plastic bait. It was a joke. But the crabs made me go thru 2 packs

Kites are skinny crabs. You need turkey necks because they hold up better than chicken necks. Like others said any old fish will do well but doesn’t last long. I like to keep old trout bellies.

If you want to head down to Grand Isle, we did good in the surf. I use a 4' PVC pipe stuck in the sand as an anchor and turkey neck.

Kites are empty crabs. Not much meat or fat. All shell.