Using live crawfish as bait

[Playa]

Anyone ever catch live crawfish and use as live bait?

Best hook to use?

[Mexico]

Catfish and bass love em! I just always used a work hook.

[panhandlehunter]

I've tried them but never catch much on them. I use circle hooks for everything. Just hook them through the tail. They'll stay alive for a while.

[Playa]

Catfish and bass love em! I just always used a work hook.

Did you use a weight (drop shot)

Fishing a a stock pond with lots of vegetation. I'm thinking I can either toss them along the bottom right at the edge of the grass, or up on the canopy & in holes. For bass

[Slew]

If you use a circle hook just remember to reel not set the hook! That was the hardest part for me with em! I eventually went back to a worm hook and started catching fish!! Them ocean perch fishermen were into those circle hooks though.

[BradBryant1000]

I use them a lot on trot lines for catfish. I always do good on them. Pole fishing with them for catfish I do good as well.

I fish my dads pond with them sometimes and catch bass and bigger perch.

[Man]

Anyone ever catch live crawfish and use as live bait?

I don't think thats ever been done before...but you might be on to something that could revolutionize fishing as we know it.

[Saltyag15]

I've had luck with them on trot lines for catfish as well.

[MitchParker]

I've caught some giant bass on crawdads, and the best part of using them is...you've got dinner if you strike out on the fish.

[Grizz83]

You can catch anything on them. I've caught a 52lb bluecat on one before, some nice largemouths, and also I caught a 7 lb gasper on one not too long ago while fishing at Inks.

[sweetinlow660]

I use them a lot. I prefer to use a worm hook and attach them with a rubber band. They stay alive forever and I don't seem to miss as many hook sets that way. Also if you remove the large pincers that seems to help.

[d1rich1]

I use them a lot. I prefer to use a worm hook and attach them with a rubber band. They stay alive forever and I don't seem to miss as many hook sets that way. Also if you remove the large pincers that seems to help.

Good advice!!

[ultrastealth]

They work in saltwater too. I've caught bull drum and bull reds on them when I couldn't find crabs.

[RR 314]

You can catch anything on them. I've caught a 52lb bluecat on one before, some nice largemouths, and also I caught a 7 lb gasper on one not too long ago while fishing at Inks.

When the gaspers are biting, they wont give a catfish a chance to get to the crawfish!

[wheels]

I have used them cat fishing and I don't think I have ever caught a fish on a Crawfish. When I go back to run my lines all the perch are gone and the crawfish are still fishing! Bass love them but cats seem to be scared of them!