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« on: April 16, 2012, 01:33:54 PM »
Not to sound too negative or cheap here but does anyone have any serious suggestions for alternate crab baits for trotliners or a source for some cheaper prices for crab bait----specifically eel or lips?   

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« Reply #1 on: April 16, 2012, 01:36:59 PM »
1$ a pound for lips. Contact me if interested
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« Reply #2 on: April 16, 2012, 02:09:26 PM »
Chicken necks aren't for you?   Huh
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« Reply #3 on: April 16, 2012, 02:22:44 PM »
Quote from: Mr. Ray III on April 16, 2012, 02:09:26 PM
Chicken necks aren't for you?   Huh

arent they the cheapest too?
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« Reply #4 on: April 16, 2012, 02:43:50 PM »
Quote from: Mr. Ray III on April 16, 2012, 02:09:26 PM
Chicken necks aren't for you?   Huh

the chickens thank you

I did try Beef Tripe once - lasted forever and may have caught one undersize crab
worked as well as wooden clothes pins

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« Reply #5 on: April 16, 2012, 03:03:57 PM »
Quote from: mdjohn on April 16, 2012, 02:43:50 PM

worked as well as potatoes.

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« Reply #6 on: April 16, 2012, 03:20:04 PM »
Quote from: Mr. Ray III on April 16, 2012, 02:09:26 PM
Chicken necks aren't for you?   Huh


 Some people just don't like the way they taste, others do.  Most crabs do.   Cool
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« Reply #7 on: April 16, 2012, 05:24:38 PM »
I was in a pinch one time and put hotdogs in the pots off my pier.  I caught white perch, a turtle and a catfish but no crabs...
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« Reply #8 on: April 16, 2012, 10:36:37 PM »
Quote from: Ronster on April 16, 2012, 03:03:57 PM
Fixed.

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« Reply #9 on: April 16, 2012, 10:52:20 PM »
Quote from: fishingtom on April 16, 2012, 05:24:38 PM
I was in a pinch one time and put hotdogs in the pots off my pier.  I caught white perch, a turtle and a catfish but no crabs...
That is so funny you mention using hot dogs for bait. I remember when i was a kid going to a pier with my dad. We stopped somewhere to get necks, but they were out. My dad so don't worry i know a secret bait. He bought hotdogs! We cough tons of huge crabs that day on a pier. We still joke about using hotdogs.
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« Reply #10 on: April 16, 2012, 11:23:47 PM »
Quote from: crabbywaters on April 16, 2012, 10:52:20 PM
That is so funny you mention using hot dogs for bait. I remember when i was a kid going to a pier with my dad. We stopped somewhere to get necks, but they were out. My dad so don't worry i know a secret bait. He bought hotdogs! We cough tons of huge crabs that day on a pier. We still joke about using hotdogs.

Same thing happens when they try spuds Grin
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« Reply #11 on: April 18, 2012, 08:12:35 PM »
there's your problem.  the chicken necks are for the crabs, not you.

Try bacon...
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« Reply #12 on: April 18, 2012, 08:27:13 PM »
Quote from: Jim Bright on April 16, 2012, 01:33:54 PM
Not to sound too negative or cheap here but does anyone have any serious suggestions for alternate crab baits for trotliners or a source for some cheaper prices for crab bait----specifically eel or lips?   


I think clams are pretty cheap but you do have to buy the bags first.  Not too sure but you should be able to bait a 1200 ft. trotline for about 15 bucks.  A half of bushel! 
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« Reply #13 on: April 18, 2012, 08:30:46 PM »
Quote from: crabman1969 on April 18, 2012, 08:27:13 PM
I think clams are pretty cheap but you do have to buy the bags first.  Not too sure but you should be able to bait a 1200 ft. trotline for about 15 bucks.  A half of bushel! 

Where you getting clams at for $30/bushel?  $45/bushel local here and as a comm, your not running 1200' of line
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« Reply #14 on: April 18, 2012, 08:48:07 PM »
Quote from: crabman1969 on April 18, 2012, 08:27:13 PM
I think clams are pretty cheap but you do have to buy the bags first.  Not too sure but you should be able to bait a 1200 ft. trotline for about 15 bucks.  A half of bushel! 
Sorry he said he couldnt get clams!
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« Reply #15 on: April 19, 2012, 09:41:49 AM »
I went up in PA on New Year's Eve and bought 300lbs of lips for $1.09/lb because I'm betting they will be $2.00/lb by Aug.
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« Reply #16 on: April 19, 2012, 11:53:53 AM »
Thanks for the thoughts...hot dogs?
Hey shedking I bmailed and emailed you. 
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« Reply #17 on: April 19, 2012, 12:44:35 PM »
Quote from: fishingtom on April 16, 2012, 05:24:38 PM
I was in a pinch one time and put hotdogs in the pots off my pier.  I caught white perch, a turtle and a catfish but no crabs...


Ya gotta use Chicken Dogs
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« Reply #18 on: April 19, 2012, 01:09:03 PM »
Ground hog works very well.
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« Reply #19 on: April 23, 2012, 03:29:08 PM »
I was at a dock a few years back waiting for my buddy to show up w/ his boat, line, bait, etc. (I brought the food and beer).  I had some string and a Slim Jim.  I caught half a dozen keepers in about 30 mins using 2" pieces of the Slim Jim.  
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« Reply #20 on: April 23, 2012, 06:10:46 PM »
Finally, a use for all the [dang] groundhogs I shoot in the field, I should've thought of that a long time ago, thanks! Do they really work, is groundhog tough enough or do they tear right thru it?
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« Reply #21 on: April 23, 2012, 06:50:57 PM »
Quote from: camoboat09 on April 23, 2012, 06:10:46 PM
Finally, a use for all the [dang] groundhogs I shoot in the field, I should've thought of that a long time ago, thanks! Do they really work, is groundhog tough enough or do they tear right thru it?

Years ago when I used traps used to stop and pick up fresh road kill groundhog, worked as good as anything else.
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« Reply #22 on: April 23, 2012, 07:20:00 PM »
lmao....groundhog.  and you talk about us PA hillbillies....
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