sandcrab as bait

Message

#1 Post by **marklocko** » Tue Jul 19, 2011 12:08 pm

has anyone ever tryed them thieving little shits!!!

as bait ??
and how did you get on with them ?

#2 Post by **roger de dodger** » Tue Jul 19, 2011 2:05 pm

yes and useless

#3 Post by Al » Tue Jul 19, 2011 2:33 pm

Whats a sandcrab, Is that a sand hopper?

Tue Jul 19, 2011 3:57 pm

are you on about the white little crabs that you get in the sand and especially under rocks and seaweed atc,,,if so i heard thery are supposed to be deadly ,,,,flats love them

#5 Post by **marklocko** » Tue Jul 19, 2011 4:18 pm

you know the little feckers that like to take the bait of your hook
them lads think they are called sand crab anyway they are kinda a sandy colour too

#6 Post by **Al and Jordan** » Tue Jul 19, 2011 5:59 pm

http://www.sea-angling-ireland.org/bull ... od#p193071

read the bit about the portrush codling in the report man

#7 Post by **roger de dodger** » Tue Jul 19, 2011 8:06 pm

we get light coloured swimmers about two inch across all over the wicklow strands hard a nails and fleece your bait in minutes used them several times and never had a touch on em ,maybe if you kept them for wrasse fishing the movement would induce a take

i,ve never seen one in a fish or thrown up by a fish only juvenile shore crab and hermits

#8 Post by **Al and Jordan** » Wed Jul 20, 2011 7:21 pm

just re read my post and think it's worth mentioning that was the one and only time we ever saw those sand crab. far from a regular occurance just in case it might lead anyone to head out with a load of them as bait expecting to bag up on codling

. just happened to be the case on that particular night in those particular conditions

Sea Angling Ireland

sandcrab as bait

sandcrab as bait

Re: sandcrab as bait

Re: sandcrab as bait

Re: sandcrab as bait

Re: sandcrab as bait

Re: sandcrab as bait

Re: sandcrab as bait

Re: sandcrab as bait