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Catch 22
Joined: 01 May 2008 Posts: 385 City/Region: Lynnwood
State or Province: WA
C-Dory Year: 2004
C-Dory Model: 25 Cruiser
Vessel Name: Catch 22
Photos: Catch 22
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Posted: Wed Sep 02, 2015 11:01 pm Post subject: |
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Spam-- seems to fill the pots just fine. I like it because i can keep the cans on the boat for a long time with no mess and throw a pot out whenever I want without having to get bait. _________________ Kevin Richards - Catch 22 |
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localboy
Joined: 30 Sep 2006 Posts: 4664 City/Region: Lake Stevens via Honolulu
State or Province: WA
C-Dory Year: 2007
C-Dory Model: 25 Cruiser
Vessel Name: 'Au Kai (Ocean Traveler)
Photos: 'AU KAI
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Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2015 9:01 am Post subject: |
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Kevin, I'm from Hawai'i. We don't "waste" SPAM as bait. _________________ "We can go over there...behind the 'little one'....."
Wife to her husband pointing @ us...from the bow of their 50-footer; Prideaux Haven 2013 |
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starcrafttom
Joined: 07 Nov 2003 Posts: 7896 City/Region: marysville
State or Province: WA
C-Dory Year: 1984
C-Dory Model: 27 Cruiser
Vessel Name: to be decided later
Photos: Susan E
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Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2015 5:08 pm Post subject: |
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And I thought Spam had no use as a food source. Better the crabs eat it then me Does it make the crabs taste bad or die early?? _________________ Thomas J Elliott
http://tomsfishinggear.blogspot.com/ |
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tcr_pnw
Joined: 05 Jan 2013 Posts: 200 City/Region: Puget Sound
State or Province: WA
C-Dory Year: 2006
C-Dory Model: 23 Venture
Vessel Name: Sea Star
Photos: Sea Star
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Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2015 6:51 pm Post subject: |
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i use my spent fish carcasses 90% of the time with consistent, good results. mostly salmon with some ling/halibut/rockfish/sole mixed in. recently i've portioned them into gallon ziplock bags, poured shrimp/crab oil or attractant in there, let sit and marinate overnight, then toss in the freezer. sometimes i'll toss a can of cat food in pot too.
when fish carcasses run out, chicken or turkey legs. |
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Gene Stebbs.
Joined: 29 Jul 2015 Posts: 54 City/Region: McMinnville
State or Province: OR
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Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2015 9:48 pm Post subject: |
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We used to do pretty well with canned cat food years ago on the Oregon bays. |
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Catch 22
Joined: 01 May 2008 Posts: 385 City/Region: Lynnwood
State or Province: WA
C-Dory Year: 2004
C-Dory Model: 25 Cruiser
Vessel Name: Catch 22
Photos: Catch 22
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Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2015 11:23 pm Post subject: |
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I actually like spam. Truth is I was heading out crabbing and left the bait on the counter so I hit a minimart and got whatever I thought would woork. I put a can of chili in one pot (no crab) and a can of span in the other and got a pot crammed full. Since then its been spam for me! |
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Take it EC
Joined: 29 Aug 2015 Posts: 44 City/Region: Bellevue
State or Province: WA
C-Dory Year: 2012
C-Dory Model: 22 Cruiser
Vessel Name: Take It EC
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Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2015 11:53 pm Post subject: Best Dungeness crab bait |
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What about scent? I usually like to use procure scent, does anyone have any experience with pautzke crab and shrimp oil.? There is a video about it in use with Tom Nelson but he is a pautzke pro staffer so I was wanting some info from some of you guys.
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Marco Flamingo
Joined: 09 Jul 2015 Posts: 1155 City/Region: Seattle
State or Province: WA
C-Dory Year: 2004
C-Dory Model: 16 Cruiser
Vessel Name: Limpet
Photos: Limpet
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Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2015 4:25 pm Post subject: |
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Just a follow-up on the little bait boxes with fishing line snares on them. They are illegal in B.C., even though some sporting goods shops sell them. I'll have to look to something else for my minimalist crabbing technique when in B.C.
Mark |
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nordicstallion
Joined: 16 Dec 2007 Posts: 380 City/Region: Crescent City
State or Province: CA
C-Dory Year: 2004
C-Dory Model: 19 Angler
Vessel Name: Rylee Rose
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Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2015 5:56 pm Post subject: |
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The only thing I've found that crab don't like is a big piece of beef fat. My primary bait is, everything on a tuna except the fins. Second is rockfish carcasses. Shoot, if those crab get the chance they will eat you. They even eat each other if there's nothing else. What kind of bait is the least of my considerations. |
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