catching crayfish?

[adipose]

does anyone know how to trap/catch crayfish so that a person could use them for bait.I know how to catch leaches with a can of meat but how to catch crayfish by the dozens is another story.any help would be great

[Mogwhy]

I have always had good luck catching them in my minnow trap with dog food for bait.

[fishingking]

THe dog food thing works well Ive only had luck with Dads dog food some of the other brands just done catch them. Dead fish heads work as well. Crayfish in steams and smaller ponds seem to hybirnate untill the water warms up a gain so It may be tough getting them this tiem of year.

[billybono]

I know how to catch leaches with a can of meat

please do tell 

                billybono

[triple threat]

Yeah they will be very hard to get this time of year, i've been trying to get them so I can try them for some big rainbows but I haven't had much of any luck.

[Hood]

please do tell 

                billybono

billy...get a burlap bag and put in some chicken livers and toss it out

[bwalleye]

Here's a good place to start.  If you search google there are many more.  Some quite humorous. 

http://www.azcentral.com/families/articles/0819fam_waystoplay1.html

[Jim111]

Wire minnow traps, baited with dead fish, fish guts,heads, etc and left overnight will produce. In warm months, I can catch 50-100 per night, per trap, in the river behind my home that way. It works well in rocky shallows of lakes too. Overnight seting is the key though. -Jim

[billybono]

billy...get a burlap bag and put in some chicken livers and toss it out

ill start a new thread

    billybono

[icefshninnh]

crayfishman at crayfishman .com sells cray fish for bait but you must buy at least 20 lbs and they air ship them to you shiping is like a 100 dollars imin nh and looking for a few people to go in on a shipment they will live in a cooler with an air pump or a fish tank the man said i can be reached at icefshninnh@comcast .net if any one from nh is intrested in going in on some