crunchies and smoothies

peelers seem to be the done thing for smoothies,but does anyone have any luck with crunchies? this guy seems to have some luck:http://www.planetseafishing.com/tutorials/read/hair-rigged-hard-back-crab-for-smoothies

I used them all last season and had the same results as peeler . They worked for me ......

would only use softies or peelers myself

Is that because you've always used peeler or have you had no luck with crunchies?

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Sorry I couldn't resist

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It would be great if a few more lads tried this method and we could find out for Sure... Pealers can be hard to get on the East Coast around this time

Too true.loads of crunchies sod all peelers around sutton. I'm gonna give it a bash this week.

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If the smoothound are around in numbers they will take hard backs. Iv had a good few on hard back

going by this any crab will do if the smoothies are around ????????

Looks like!

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every bit as good

Why wouldent any crab work, Its not like they just hunt for softys or peelers, they will take any crab they see.

Hard Back with a strip of Squid.

This fella seems to like them

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Why wouldent any crab work, Its not like they just hunt for softys or peelers, they will take any crab they see.

The hunt more so by smell than sight , btw I had loads of hounds last year on squid and also had them this year too on straight squid so worth a try for somebody that can't get they're hands on peeler thus time of the year and also it puts you in the mix for a few other species at the same time !

Should you use the crab whole or chop it up like a peeler?

Should you use the crab whole or chop it up like a peeler?

take the two back legs of and hook it through the sockets

Should you use the crab whole or chop it up like a peeler?

take the two back legs of and hook it through the sockets

In one socket and out the other kind of thing?
No need to take off claws or give them a bit of a crack for juices?

No you don't want to kill the crab hounds don't feed on hard backs by smell. Like most sharks hounds find there pray with electric sensors along there snout so you don't want a dead crab. Its very slow fishing with hard backs and is only good to weed out the big hounds if they are there

Should you use the crab whole or chop it up like a peeler?

take the two back legs of and hook it through the sockets

In one socket and out the other kind of thing?
No need to take off claws or give them a bit of a crack for juices?

pull off there claws as stops them from taking cover in the sand, leave the legs on only pull off the back 2 legs and put the hook threw 1 side and out the other and wrap a bit of elastic around it i do this with softies and have had decent hounds its a better method if your after the bigger 1s