| Many people love crawfish but are unsure how to | | | | account when you stock the trap with bait. Even |
| catch the little critters. One of the best ways to catch | | | | though they love to eat, they are picky about what |
| crawfish (they are also affectionately known as | | | | they eat so you need to be sure to get the stuff they |
| crayfish, crawdads, or mudbugs) would be to use | | | | love. Some of the better baits that work well in bait |
| crawfish traps. If you want to make the most out of | | | | boxes are fish heads, guts, as well as the skin of fish. |
| your crawfish traps then you will need a few tips to | | | | Be sure to go with fresh bait, and stay away from the |
| get you going in the right direction. Below are some of | | | | baits that are based on chicken or cat food.o Try to |
| the best tried and true crawfish trap tips to help you | | | | go with a bait box rather than a bait jar. The box |
| be a great crayfish catcher.o The first thing that you | | | | allows them to feed in a more open environment, |
| need to make sure of is that you have a good quality | | | | which also allows them to send off a signal, attracting |
| trap. Keep in mind that when you go with the traps | | | | other crawfish, letting them know that it is feeding |
| that are just thrown together, you risk losing your | | | | time.o Know where to place the traps. Think, location, |
| catch when the trap fails or breaks. Once you are | | | | location, location. You can pretty much count on |
| sure that you have a good quality trap you can move | | | | crawfish being in just about any body of water ranging |
| on to the next step in using the crawfish trap.o Bait is | | | | from ponds to lakes and from rivers to streams. It is |
| the next thing that should be on your list. This is one of | | | | best to look for the places in the body of water that |
| the most important items when using a crawfish trap. | | | | the crawfish will hide such as rocky spots, particularly |
| Believe it or not, the type of bait you use can actually | | | | the spots that have an over growth of algae as this is |
| determine the amount of crawfish that will turn up in | | | | a source of food. They will feed off the algae while |
| your trap. Depending on what you choose to go with, | | | | they stalk their fish prey. |
| you can expect to 15 to 20 lbs of crayfish if the bait is | | | | Using traps the correct way will give you a plentiful |
| the right one but if you choose a poor one then you | | | | catch. Be sure to start with the tips above to help get |
| may be only obtain a maximum of 2 or 3 lbs.o Get to | | | | you started in the right direction where crawfish traps |
| know the crawfish you are trapping. One thing for sure | | | | are concerned. |
| is that they love to eat. You need to take this into | | | | |