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CRAYFISH FOR LARGEMOUTH. BASS


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I've been reading up on largemouth fishing. In California they use crawfish for linker hunting in the big resorvors for trophy linkers. Would be curious if others out there have had experiences using crayfish around here. And if they have what kind of rig do they use? Also interested in how to catch them for bait as no one I know sells them. Thanks Charlie

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LM do eat them, but I never caught on them any better than other baits.

 

I always think of what my step-dad told me about stripers - how they will often have crabs in their stomach, but would rather eat something soft and fatty like a bunker in most cases. There's obviously a lot of variables, but the same happens with ling and sea bass and lots of SW fish, their stomachs will be loaded with shellfish, but guys fishing soft baits like clam will outfish them by a huge margin. Just something to think about.

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I use to catch, and use, crawfish for Smallmouths in the Adirondacks. While they work well enough, I found they didn't work any better than baitfish, like shiners or Creek Chubs, and were considerably more trouble. So I stuck with baitfish under a float. Bass can't seem to resist a struggling baitfish.

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Hook that crawdad from up and under the tali with the hook point coming out between the Thorax and tail.

Enough weight to hold bottom, but not snag.

Jerk the 'dad, and pull it backwards, mimicking their natural movements.

You can net them with a seine in fast moving water by turning over rocks while holding the net down stream.

Might even catch a Hellgramite, or Nymph.

All make good natural baits. specially the Helly.

Hook then through the collar, and you can use the bait for more than one fish...they are tough critters.

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I always contemplated using them for bass but lots of places don't sell them. I'm guessing they can be pricey? I know the river I fish for smallmouths are loaded with them. I was thinking of using them at a local pound that is heavily fished to give bass a different offering.

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I always contemplated using them for bass but lots of places don't sell them. I'm guessing they can be pricey? I know the river I fish for smallmouths are loaded with them. I was thinking of using them at a local pound that is heavily fished to give bass a different offering.

Good idea, always good to throw something different, pretty easy to trap them in like a little minnow trap

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