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Maybe, I'm not that good enough to tell yet. Holding the pole, I am not sure if I'm feeling something walk off with the bait or the line getting whipped by a wave.I saw a guy put a bell on the tip of his casting pole.
When a big crab would try to walk off with the bait, it would make just enough noise to alert him.
It probably wouldn't work on a windy day.
If it pulls back, it's alive.Maybe, I'm not that good enough to tell yet. Holding the pole, I am not sure if I'm feeling something walk off with the bait or the line getting whipped by a wave.
I learned that the hard way. I was trying different lengths of time and let one cast sit for 20 or so minutes. Bait was gone, no crabs. I've been pretty lucky right at about the 12-15 minute mark using whole bits of chicken breast.Crab snares should only sit for 10 minutes max, no more. If you are letting it sit, waiting on a bell....your bait is being eaten and the crabs are more than likely long gone by the time you pull it back in.
Toss out, let it sit for 10'ish minutes, take up slack....reel it in as fast as you can. Do NOT let up or slow down, you will lose crabs that way.
Chicken is a great bait (sea lions won't try to steal it), squid has been good luck. Fish is an excellent bait but it WILL attract sea lions.I learned that the hard way. I was trying different lengths of time and let one cast sit for 20 or so minutes. Bait was gone, no crabs. I've been pretty lucky right at about the 12-15 minute mark using whole bits of chicken breast.
Are you using raw chicken or cooked?I learned that the hard way. I was trying different lengths of time and let one cast sit for 20 or so minutes. Bait was gone, no crabs. I've been pretty lucky right at about the 12-15 minute mark using whole bits of chicken breast.
Just the coast south of Newport.Chicken is a great bait (sea lions won't try to steal it), squid has been good luck. Fish is an excellent bait but it WILL attract sea lions.
Where have you been crabbing so far?
Raw. So far the chicken has been the best I've tried. It stays put in the snare really well.Are you using raw chicken or cooked?
Plus...they are cheap!Gizzards and hearts are pretty good baits, i'm sure any fowl or poultry will do. They're tough meat, so the crabs really have to dig at it.
Good to knowApparently I need a new spot! Crabing the same area for a week attracts sea gulls. One stole a crab from my snare this morning! Yesterday I had seals camped out on the beach just watching me.
Seals are waiting/looking for fish or any seafood used as bait. Always poking their damn heads above the water watching.Apparently I need a new spot! Crabing the same area for a week attracts sea gulls. One stole a crab from my snare this morning! Yesterday I had seals camped out on the beach just watching me.
I found slack tide to be the best times to snatch them. After high tide, unless you walk up to your chest into the water and or can cast really well, your shore line will disappear on you. After low tide the weight of the snare is important as the current will bring your snare in. That's what I learned last week.Made it to the ocean. It was way to windy to sit on the beach this evening. We went back on the jetty of the Nehalem Bay to try and avoid getting blasted with sand. Kids had fun playing in the "lagoon" area. Plan to try snagging some crab tomorrow. I've never done it before, so we'll see. I'm guessing to go after high tide as the tide is going out if I want to have the best luck?
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