crabs as bait

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crabs as bait

#1 Post by chrisoc96 »

fishing with crabs what species can i expect to pick up ?
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Re: crabs as bait

#2 Post by Rob Millard »

Excellent bait for Bass, Flounder, Smoothound, Cod, Gilthead, Wrasse.
Species 2019: Common Skate, Pollack, Whiting, Coalfish, Cod, Cuckoo Wrasse, Bull Huss, Lsd, Porbeagle Shark, Mackerel, Grey Gurnard, Thornback Ray, Plaice, Turbot, Ballan Wrasse, Dab, Smoothound, herring, haddock, Blonde Ray, Tope, bass

Species 2018 : Porbeagle Shark, Spurdog, Lsd, Coalfish, Pollack, Ling, Mackerel, Haddock, Red Gurnard, Turbot, Dab, Thornback ray, Homelyn Ray, John Dory, Pouting, Ballan Wrasse, Smoothound, Tope, Bass, Bull Huss, Weaver, Painted Ray, Bluefin Tuna

Species 2017 : Cod, Coalfish, Whiting, Poor Cod, Pollack, Bull Huss, Ling, Pouting, Bass, Flounder, Painted Ray, Lsd, Tope, Ballan Wrasse, Mackerel, Herring, Launce, Haddock, Thornback Ray, Conger, Plaice, Turbot, Grey Gurnard, Red Gurnard, Cuckoo Ray, Tub Gurnard, Dab, Smoothound, black goby, Scad, Cuckoo Wrasse, Megrim

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Re: crabs as bait

#3 Post by chrisoc96 »

ahh has there ever been any reports of it picking up fish that some would say it normally wouldnt like conger ,ling etc jw for boredom purpose what strange fish it picks up ,,, does it pick up dogfish or has anyone any reports of it ?
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Re: crabs as bait

#4 Post by donal domeney »

Crab is the one bait that will catch all species.
Specimen Fish 2024: Shore Rockling (3) 36cm, 34cm, 31cm; Thick Lipped Mullet (2) 58cm, 57cm; Smooth Hound (1) 109cm; Sting Ray (1)125cm; Ballan Wrasse (1) 48cm ; Corkwing Wrasse (1) 24.8cm. Golden Grey Mullet (2) 43cm, 1.8lb; 40.6cm, 1.55lb;
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Re: crabs as bait

#5 Post by chrisoc96 »

reason for asking was looking at a few marks in kinsale and seen some produce "apparently" flounder dogfish and others conger ray etc and seeming already have aload of crab was gonna just try cover the half the mark with a few random spots sort of with crab and see what happens :)
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#6 Post by sailnfish »

Dogfish take crab along with anything else you throw out there :) will catch flounder on them too no hassle
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#7 Post by chrisoc96 »

would i be better of with a 2/0 pennel or 2 hook rig think the hooks are 1/0
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Re: crabs as bait

#8 Post by donal domeney »

chrisoc96 wrote:would i be better of with a 2/0 pennel or 2 hook rig think the hooks are 1/0
Start off with a size 4 or size 2 and you'll soon find what kind of species are about.
Specimen Fish 2024: Shore Rockling (3) 36cm, 34cm, 31cm; Thick Lipped Mullet (2) 58cm, 57cm; Smooth Hound (1) 109cm; Sting Ray (1)125cm; Ballan Wrasse (1) 48cm ; Corkwing Wrasse (1) 24.8cm. Golden Grey Mullet (2) 43cm, 1.8lb; 40.6cm, 1.55lb;
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Re: crabs as bait

#9 Post by janus »

Quick question Guys, will a frozen crab be good?
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