Artificial Crab
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ardinn
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Artificial Crab
Just seen some artificial crab baits online - Anyone ever use them? Cant Imagine a great success rate!
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Re: Artificial Crab
All depends what kind of fishing you do, if you just whack them in the water and stand there hands in pockets, of course they'll catch nothing. They're not really designed to be a static bottom bait, more like a bottom lure, you need to fish them actively on light gear. I've used them, artificial shrimp, and artificial worms, and caught with them all. It's all about the right circumstances/methods/gear, and a bit of brain work.
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Re: Artificial Crab
Plenty of posts here about them http://www.sea-angling-ireland.org/foru ... =GULP+CRAB
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Specimen Fish 2025: To date: 6.
Flounder 46cm; Spurdog 120cm; Stingray 91cm; Smooth Hound 114cm; 103.5cm; 104cm