New fisherman. Need help.......

hookmhard · 10-11-06, 08:40 AM

I am catching a few fish on worms and lizards but they are small and when i take them off the hook alot of them have small baby crabs in their mouth. I have tried other baits but no luck . Do any of you have any suggestions? oh by the way its small blue crabs they are feeding on.
Thanks hookmhard

JB · 10-11-06, 08:59 AM

If you catching bass they are probably small crawfish, try a plastic that imitates a crawfish, like a zoom vibra craw, with a 1/4 or 3/16th weight, texas rigged.

betursweetbass · 10-11-06, 09:08 AM

The zoom vibra craw is an excellent bait for texas rigs, and I've noticed too, that the unique shape of the claws allows the bait to swim nicely too when you want to pick up the speed of the bait some. Try "swimmin" a vibra craw sometime, it works!

hookmhard · 10-11-06, 09:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JB

If you catching bass they are probably small crawfish, try a plastic that imitates a crawfish, like a zoom vibra craw, with a 1/4 or 3/16th weight, texas rigged.

lower Alabama coast. Will that craw still be a good choice?

skeeter944 · 10-11-06, 10:14 PM

yeah,that will work. also,you could try finesse jigs with tiny trailers.

tenmilefisher · 10-11-06, 10:34 PM

also try a 3 1/2" reaper or an orange craw tube

WTL · 10-11-06, 11:06 PM

Would you know if the water is brackish by any chance?

JB, I have seen crabs of some variety and freshwater fish inhabit the same areas in tidal streams that empty into mobile bay, so they could really be feeding on crabs...maybe.

zooker · 10-12-06, 04:48 AM

yeah brother love is right.. bps has a 3" fiddler crab bait that you can texas rig with a 3/0 or bigger hook..

we us them sorta a lite-1/8oz- carolina rig style down on the coast for reds and specks..i have caught bass on them..

zooker

JB · 10-12-06, 06:44 AM

the only crabs we see around here are
on bar maids rofl

lizardsrule · 10-12-06, 09:32 AM

Gulp also makes some small crabs. Crawdad style of baits usually will work in these situations in my experience.

Lizards

ToPwAt'R GuY · 10-12-06, 05:36 PM

I would try craws tubes and jigs.

WTL · 10-12-06, 10:17 PM

Yea JB, and I bet they're big enough to pluck off and use em as bait, right?

skeeter944 · 10-12-06, 11:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JB

the only crabs we see around here are
on bar maids rofl

rotflmao!!!!!!!!!!!!!

10-11-06, 08:40 AM	#1
hookmhard BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mobile Ala. Posts: 2	New fisherman. Need help....... I am catching a few fish on worms and lizards but they are small and when i take them off the hook alot of them have small baby crabs in their mouth. I have tried other baits but no luck . Do any of you have any suggestions? oh by the way its small blue crabs they are feeding on. Thanks hookmhard

10-11-06, 11:06 PM	#7
WTL BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Huntsville, Al Posts: 7,466	Would you know if the water is brackish by any chance? JB, I have seen crabs of some variety and freshwater fish inhabit the same areas in tidal streams that empty into mobile bay, so they could really be feeding on crabs...maybe. __________________ Selling live waterdogs for less since 2005.

10-12-06, 04:48 AM	#8
zooker BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: denton nc Posts: 13,441	yeah brother love is right.. bps has a 3" fiddler crab bait that you can texas rig with a 3/0 or bigger hook.. we us them sorta a lite-1/8oz- carolina rig style down on the coast for reds and specks..i have caught bass on them.. zooker __________________ the godfather.. aml in remission since 7-20-09

10-12-06, 09:32 AM	#10
lizardsrule BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Saint Augustine, FL Posts: 7,374	Gulp also makes some small crabs. Crawdad style of baits usually will work in these situations in my experience. Lizards __________________ There are three types of Snakes I hate 1. Live Snakes 2. Dead Snakes 3. Sticks that look like Snakes. And Gators too!

10-12-06, 10:17 PM	#12
WTL BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Huntsville, Al Posts: 7,466	Yea JB, and I bet they're big enough to pluck off and use em as bait, right? __________________ Selling live waterdogs for less since 2005.

10-11-06, 08:59 AM	#2
JB BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,655	If you catching bass they are probably small crawfish, try a plastic that imitates a crawfish, like a zoom vibra craw, with a 1/4 or 3/16th weight, texas rigged.

10-11-06, 09:08 AM	#3
betursweetbass BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 646	The zoom vibra craw is an excellent bait for texas rigs, and I've noticed too, that the unique shape of the claws allows the bait to swim nicely too when you want to pick up the speed of the bait some. Try "swimmin" a vibra craw sometime, it works!

10-11-06, 10:14 PM	#5
skeeter944 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Somewhere in South Carolina Posts: 2,377	yeah,that will work. also,you could try finesse jigs with tiny trailers.

10-11-06, 10:34 PM	#6
tenmilefisher BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: coos bay,oregon Posts: 56	also try a 3 1/2" reaper or an orange craw tube

10-12-06, 06:44 AM	#9
JB BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,655	the only crabs we see around here are on bar maids rofl

10-12-06, 05:36 PM	#11
ToPwAt'R GuY BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: missouri Posts: 930	I would try craws tubes and jigs.

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