Mud Crab Bait!

[Scott nthQld]

the best results I've ever had with crabbin was a combination of mackeral frames and chopped up pilchards. A small onion bag of some cut up old pilchards (usually saved for burley on the next fishing trip) and a frame clipped/tied in. I put it down to the pilchards dispersing and carrying further down stream and the crabs following the trail and into the pot. I found that the pots set further down the line in the trail had more crabs in them than the one preceding, so I guess each pot works as burley for the next. It also accounted for a couple of decent cod trapped inside.

Also had good cathes with roo bone and chicken frames, but tinned cat food with a couple of holes punched in it will work well as well.

[disorderly]

Has anyone used wild pig...?
I'm wondering if it's worth trying...

[castlemaine]

The Pro I know that fishes around the Logan exclusively uses whole chickens. Cheers 8

[BAT]

[quote=snatch;906679]Cats. Just add a cup of tuna oil into the water you drowned them in and soak for two days. Don't worry about removing the fur.




YOU are what I detest! Seriously what positive, are you giving to the fishing forum with this crap??? .

[DAZMC1]

Roo meat, preferably with hair still on it.

[Pistol_P]

i was talking to a bloke the other day who reckons cat fish are the best bait to use catch crabs, have'nt used it myself- worth a try.

You not wrong Duncan.

Catties are an awesome crab bait.

Pete

[moorie86]

I saw a program on tv once, cant remember what it was though i think it may have been landline. This guy (pro/doing it for a living) up in the top end used horse meat from the knackery and said it was the best bait possible for muddies. Prob no use to you but i thought it was an interesting bait.....
cheers, cam.

[Dug]

Goat meat was the best I have ever seen used !!!

Chicken frames or tins of pilchard cat food are my usual standby.

[me too]

Mullet and cat fish
Mullet for the blood and cat fish kept them in there as is takes longer to rip apart.

[snatch]

[quote=BAT;906823]

Cats. Just add a cup of tuna oil into the water you drowned them in and soak for two days. Don't worry about removing the fur.




YOU are what I detest! Seriously what positive, are you giving to the fishing forum with this crap??? .

....and you are a twat. Don't forget to put the whole post in next time where I hinted that I was joking and went on to mention the pro I spoke to using pilchards.

I wonder if mudcrabs like twats? Lighten up fool. Obviously a cat lover. Me too they taste like chicken.

[snatch]

Cats. Just add a cup of tuna oil into the water you drowned them in and soak for two days. Don't worry about removing the fur.

On a (slightly) more serious note, I spoke to a pro up here and he uses pilchards mashed in hession and held in chicken wire. They slowly break down and release a good scent trail.

My original post for varification.

I should probably add that I do indeed know people who have claimed to have used them (not me) ,so it is actually rellevant.

[lippa]

i'm told it has somthing to do with the fur.
i've had a water rat get stuck in a pot, and scored some top crab from it.
urban legends say that cats have been stuck in pots, and again awesome results.
crabers all through the top end use a mirid of baits, basicaly what ever hey can shoot.
alot of crabbers in the territory, live in shanty like communitys whilst working. it not uncomon for them to shoot a wild horse, and divy up the meat through out themselves. i spose if a feral cat is in their sights, it turns into delicious chiili mud crab too.

mmmmmmm chilli crabbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb

footnote.

lighten th f#@k up buddy

it was a bit of light hearted banter, maybe the vegan forums are more your speed

[snatch]

Love your post Lippa.

[Pete62]

What did the old mate do when he found his mother in law drowned in the creek............................................. took the crabs off her and re set her

Joke, just a Joke................

[snatch]

On a positive note. I am going crabbing tomorrow .