MusselCracker bait presentation

Bringel

Senior Member
Hey guys im trageting Cracker so i want to know whats the best bait presentation when putting Rock crab or crayfish on the hook?? Cant wait!!

 

thank you in advance

Bringel::S
 
Hi Bringel - If you do a search you will get some good info. Here are two crab options that I recently experimented with:

1. Superglue the 9/0 Kendal or Daichi to the carapace of the crab. The carapace of the Cape Rock Crab has fine hairs on it that should be dried first though. This worked out nicely, and I managed two retrieves and casts with the whole crab remaining intact.

and;

2. Hook through the backside and out the top of the carapace. Then use some supporting cotton to hold hook in prone position.

I popped into the Two Oceans Aquarium yesterday and was fortunate to see two huge Cracker being fed whole white mussels, which of course they crushed and swallowed like smarties...they will make short work of any crab!
 

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Hooking through the carapace example using a three spot sand crab. I believe some big Steamers have also suprised anglers on this bait....
 

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Jonny69

New member
Wow, that's brilliant Lord Litho, I have tried to get my hook through a little soldier crab but the complete caracass broke off lol
 

Waldok

Senior Member
I can't show any pics, but I hook the crab between the third and fourth leg of the crab. The hook then comes out of the "belly", and not the top. I then tie the legs with cotton against the leader (the side the hook goes in), and the other side of he crab's legs hangs loose. The crab can lay for hours and hours.

Hope it makes sense.
 

miggie

New member
new to the game and love all the info given by members. will try evrything,need a lot of help still.:ssswim::ssswim:
 

FRITZABU

Sealiner
I prefer the crab dead and also the hook flat on the back with rubber band.

Have found that the crackers can flatten (bend) a hook, if it stand proud like on photo's. With the hook flat we also mostly get it in the side of the mouth ,like with circle hooks. my 2 c
 

subaruseun

Sealiner
rinex wrote:
Must the crab be alive or can it be dead ?

both can work...

liveys will work better.

other options would include worm and the now banned siffie and pearly guts as well as Chokka, Sand Prawns, Red Bait, Pilchard, Octopus, Red Crab, Prawn Bait, Sand Crab, Spook Crab
 

Pslatarix

Sealiner
Rinex id say live is better hey. Just give the line a slight twitch now and again to get the crab moving or out of a hole it mightv found.
 

Pslatarix

Sealiner
@subaru, as far as I know you can get pearly guts in hermanus at the farms/factories! Or just buy farmed pearly! Simple.
 

Pslatarix

Sealiner
@subaru, as far as I know you can get pearly guts in hermanus at the farms/factories! Or just buy farmed pearly! Simple.
 
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