Thread: Slow in Astor

wow this is a busy thread my eyes are crossing---striped fish everything going on

Catch, clean, cook... oh and eat. nice day!

Good video guys. My hats off to you for some good footage of a good trip. May not have been a barnburner but y’all had a good time.

I suspect that you were using Crappie carcasses for crab bait. My extensive crabbing experience rate any non-oily, freshwater fish as very low productivity. Better alternatives would be: mullet, shad, ladyfish, trout, reds, lizardfish etc. ie- fresh, bloody, oily carcasses are best. Even store bought chicken legs/thighs are decent enough to substitute. Just so you know, starting 2020, all recreational crabbers need to register with FWC (free) to obtain an assigned number ID.

u2s

Originally Posted by up2specks

I suspect that you were using Crappie carcasses for crab bait. My extensive crabbing experience rate any non-oily, freshwater fish as very low productivity. Better alternatives would be: mullet, shad, ladyfish, trout, reds, lizardfish etc. ie- fresh, bloody, oily carcasses are best. Even store bought chicken legs/thighs are decent enough to substitute. Just so you know, starting 2020, all recreational crabbers need to register with FWC (free) to obtain an assigned number ID.

u2s

I was using both crappie carcasses and sheepshead, just what I had on hand. I am registered with the FWC as a recreational crabber. You actually get a registration number for each of your 5 allowed crap traps that has to be displayed along with your name/address on each trap. Thanks for the tips!

Last video from this trip....I promise!