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Re: Crab Bait [Re: JoMiBru] #8378100 04/02/25 09:24 AM 04/02/25 09:24 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 coastal ny G gcs trapper
gcs trapper G Joined: Dec 2006 coastal ny	read a post somewhere that a guy tried to pull a stunt on his friend and stuffed a dead skunk in one of his crab pots. Supposedly that pot caught crabs like never before, and kept catching quite awhile even when the skunk was long gone, lol Maybe we need skunk enhanced bunkers!.

Re: Crab Bait [Re: JoMiBru] #8378223 04/02/25 12:22 PM 04/02/25 12:22 PM
Joined: Jan 2008 Alaska and Washington State W waggler trapper
waggler trapper W Joined: Jan 2008 Alaska and Washington State	Originally Posted by JoMiBru Interesting stuff. Never tried or even heard of using red meat for crab bait. Bunker is pretty standard here. Sometimes bluefish, shad, razor clams. Feral beef cattle are occasioanlly used for king crab bait in a particular area in Alaska. "My life is better than your vacation"

Re: Crab Bait [Re: gcs] #8378225 04/02/25 12:26 PM 04/02/25 12:26 PM
Joined: Sep 2013 Green County Wisconsin G GREENCOUNTYPETE trapper
GREENCOUNTYPETE trapper G Joined: Sep 2013 Green County Wisconsin	Originally Posted by gcs read a post somewhere that a guy tried to pull a stunt on his friend and stuffed a dead skunk in one of his crab pots. Supposedly that pot caught crabs like never before, and kept catching quite awhile even when the skunk was long gone, lol Maybe we need skunk enhanced bunkers!. man that could spike the price of whole frozen skunk America only has one issue, we have a Responsibility crisis and everything else stems from it.

Re: Crab Bait [Re: JoMiBru] #8378246 04/02/25 01:01 PM 04/02/25 01:01 PM
Joined: Jan 2008 Alaska and Washington State W waggler trapper
waggler trapper W Joined: Jan 2008 Alaska and Washington State	The only crab I know anything about are dungeness. They follow their noses to a high degree. Scent is very important when fishing them. I'll bet the oils put off by things like skunk and ranch mink carcasses have a lot to do them them being great bait. Commercial dungeness fisheries are usually very competetive derby style fisheries. It amazes me that most of the guys I know pretty much all use the same bait; humpies. "My life is better than your vacation"

Re: Crab Bait [Re: JoMiBru] #8378303 04/02/25 02:26 PM 04/02/25 02:26 PM
Joined: Jan 2014 Central Oregon AntiGov trapper
AntiGov trapper Joined: Jan 2014 Central Oregon	I've used the mink carcass also..... Dungeon esssssss = good eats The Vink for chief moderator....night shift ...11pm- 5am best coast time zone.....Free Marty

Re: Crab Bait [Re: JoMiBru] #8378311 04/02/25 02:33 PM 04/02/25 02:33 PM
Joined: Jan 2014 Central Oregon AntiGov trapper
AntiGov trapper Joined: Jan 2014 Central Oregon	Side note : I went to an all you can eat crab fest one time at a casino......thinking to myself , ima gonna eat this place outta business Nope .......no dungeness..... it was snow crab ...lol Takes an hour to Crack a Dixie cup worth of meat The Vink for chief moderator....night shift ...11pm- 5am best coast time zone.....Free Marty

Re: Crab Bait [Re: JoMiBru] #8378576 04/02/25 08:55 PM 04/02/25 08:55 PM
Joined: Jan 2007 Snow Hill, MD J JoMiBru OP trapper
JoMiBru OP trapper J Joined: Jan 2007 Snow Hill, MD	Skunk enhanced bunkers, now ya got my wheels turning. Cause my freezers don’t stink enough already lol?!

Re: Crab Bait [Re: JoMiBru] #8378633 04/02/25 10:20 PM 04/02/25 10:20 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Oregon beaverpeeler trapper
beaverpeeler trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Oregon	My little civet carcasses are just the right size to fit in the bait cages. Saved several carcasses to put them to the test. My fear of moving stairs is escalating!

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