SC boatie 0 Posted January 27, 2011 Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 I've been trying for a while to find a stand out gun bait to use on our blue swimmers. squid head marinated with tuna oilwhiting carcasses and headssalmon in tuna oilreally trying to get a heavy slick running to draw them into the nets. I've heard more than a couple of occasions that river fisherpersons use green palmolive soap to bag out on shrimps and yabbies. has anyone used it on the blue crabs? if so what success rate? does anyone swear by any baits of their own?looking to try the soap in the next couple of days, what are you thoughts? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chunky 0 Posted January 27, 2011 Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 hay man dont know about the soap for crab`s i use cat food or tuna in the tin`s poke a few hole`s in the can and pin them to your net,easy,cat food does seem to attract the stingray`s,you know what steve erwin would have said,crikey! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cocky 0 Posted January 27, 2011 Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 i went out this morning again i use squid and gar in the nets Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Baker_24 1 Posted January 27, 2011 Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 hey SC i swear by carp!! everytime i go out for some blueys i will only use carp they are amazing! i will usually chop it into steaks and put them into the round black pots you can buy from tackle and tucker at saintkilda! and if i have heaps of carp i will usually zip tie half of one into the bottomAndrew brutus 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Barnett 0 Posted January 27, 2011 Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 I use barracoota heads very oily and very hard for crabs too destroy.Last trip out last week was getting up too 4 blueys per net.Nice feed and the best snapper burley ive ever used is cooked crab shells. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rickster 0 Posted January 27, 2011 Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 I use Barra heads they work excellent as well.:woohoo: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Savagelip 4 Posted January 27, 2011 Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 Got a heap of shittys, have to give them a whirl & see how it goes.. :whistle: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jagger 24 Posted January 27, 2011 Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 If you look at what they would naturally scavenge on your in with a shot. Cuttle fish is a winner as is squid. They get hammered by the snapper and the crabs clean up the scraps. Gar get hit by snook so they work well as do whiting. If it's smelly and fleshy, can't go wrong. Never found a bait that didn't catch crabs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SC boatie 0 Posted January 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 Cocky! are you going to leave us any? don't you work?well i'll have to let you guys know how i go. i'll take out a few different bait including the cat food and tuna tins. and i'll keep the soap in one as a test.i thought about it and it should leave a nice slick through the water for miles with the bar of soap.and i thought the tuna oil would have helped as well, maybe it does i'm just in the wrong areaSunday arvo/ night will tell Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SC boatie 0 Posted January 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 where do you get BC heads? i don't think i've seen them in a bait store before. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Shark-Kat 6 Posted January 28, 2011 Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 Snook heads are also a killer!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aldingabeachfisho 1 Posted January 28, 2011 Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 cuttle fish heads are very good Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Barnett 0 Posted January 28, 2011 Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 where do you get BC heads? i don't think i've seen them in a bait store before.DORSIL FIN [CAVAN] Quote Link to post Share on other sites
clay91 3 Posted January 28, 2011 Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 Carp carp carp. brutus 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hayles 0 Posted January 29, 2011 Report Share Posted January 29, 2011 The good old shitty, Good for nothing else but crab bait. Caught over 40 BIG blue crabs in 3 days afew weeks back and only ever used shitties in the crab nets. But we weren't in Adelaide.I have heard soap works tho:unsure: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
clay91 3 Posted January 29, 2011 Report Share Posted January 29, 2011 The good old shitty' date=' Good for nothing else but crab bait. Caught over 40 BIG blue crabs in 3 days afew weeks back and only ever used shitties in the crab nets. But we weren't in Adelaide.I have heard soap works tho:unsure:[/quote']Good for live bait too! After a cut and trim ;p Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Savagelip 4 Posted January 29, 2011 Report Share Posted January 29, 2011 So where was you hayles? :whistle: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Shark-Kat 6 Posted January 29, 2011 Report Share Posted January 29, 2011 Took the crew out metro yesterday and got 60 blueys using kingfish,atlantic salmon & mulloway heads, crabs hold no preference to any of these and neither did the 1.5m wide ray that kept trying to sit on the nets!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
southie THE BANGA 2,304 Posted January 30, 2011 Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 Carp, slimeys, snook work well for me.... as barnett said once you cook the crabs keep the shells they make killer burley and not just for snapps eitha Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hoopsy 697 Posted January 30, 2011 Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 cant see soap working too well try have a wash with it in the sea and u will know why ive done a test last year when they were running well had squid in 1 net gar frames in another red mullet anf whiting frames in the other 2 the gar fish frames caught more than twice as many as any other net so gar fish frames is the go anything will work but gar has a distintive oddour and works a treat ps. heads up the crabs are running hot atm the moment too Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cocky 0 Posted January 30, 2011 Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 cant see soap working too well try have a wash with it in the sea and u will know why ive done a test last year when they were running well had squid in 1 net gar frames in another red mullet anf whiting frames in the other 2 the gar fish frames caught more than twice as many as any other net so gar fish frames is the go anything will work but gar has a distintive oddour and works a treat ps. heads up the crabs are running hot atm the moment too gar smell they love it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hayles 0 Posted January 30, 2011 Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 port brougton savagelip love the place. It's really the only place i ever get a decent catch. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hayles 0 Posted January 30, 2011 Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 lol alive after you cut and trim them? short back and sides? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hayles 0 Posted January 30, 2011 Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 Ahh i didn't know that! That would explain it. No one was cooking up a fest of crab while out fishing and litering. It was burley. Doh! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Madkeenfisho 0 Posted January 6, 2018 Report Share Posted January 6, 2018 It’s spot the Aussie down there annoys the shit out of me . I’m sure the people down there take way more then the limit and don’t give a crap about the fines about time fisheries had the power to impound cars and give $10000 fines that will send a solid message Quote Link to post Share on other sites
brutus 873 Posted January 17, 2018 Report Share Posted January 17, 2018 Another lover of carp here. $5-$6 for a bag enough to do 10 nets. stinks like shit but that’s what makes it attractive for the crabs. i swear it out fishes all other bait. I tryto Go once a year to the Murray with the kids to stock my freezer with enough for the summer crabbing sessions. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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