Originally Posted by
tunaticer
Mate, The best bait ive used and seen used is KFC bones, they go nuts over them. Almost anything will work but pillies are a good standby.
I bring very salty water to the boil and throw the redclaw in and wait until some start to float (2-4mins depending on the quanitity being cooked and then pull them out and chill down in ice slurry.
Best to then shell them and trow the tails into a stirfry or curry or some toher chinese meal base as on thier own they are quite flavourless usually. The std freshwater yabby (cherux Destructor) leaves them hands down for flavour.
Jack.