live crawfish on tipups?

[gillmaniac]

Checked my minnow trap today and along with a doz chubs were 2 pretty nice sized crawfish. Has anyone ever tried them on tip-ups for bass?

[gillmaniac]

I know they work in open water, just curious how they would work in hard water?

[miket.]

never thought about through the ice, you might be on to something there.

[jflood]

this will be my second year of using the for trout....havent caught one with crwafish yet

[gillmaniac]

I mean the bass eat jigs in cold water, why not a live crawfish?

[miket.]

that would be how i see it plus also they kill em in the summer

[REEL DeiL]

i gutted a pike and found one in its stomach a couple years back so it should work?

[InSearchOfPerch]

use the tails for perch...tails work well for perch around here in the fall and winter..usually cant find them in the winter unless you froze some from openwater season.

[james]

crayfish are like fish candy,let them big ones go or make some gumbo try catching some smaller ones and using them for bait.

if you just want to catch some crayfish instead of minnows try baloney or pretty much any kinda meat or fish.

                                        james

[BaitWrangler]

crayfish are like fish candy,let them big ones go or make some gumbo try catching some smaller ones and using them for bait.

if you just want to catch some crayfish instead of minnows try baloney or pretty much any kinda meat or fish.

                                        james

I hear the crayfish really fancy cut up horn pout.  I see them attack hornpouts in my traps so I'd imagine they would love an easy catfish mean.

[Ed_r]

Be carefull many areas it's illegal to use live crayfish. I know the Rusty crayfish is the big problem child. I guess DNR figures most wouldn't know the difference, myself included. Check your regs before you use them.

[Oldfart]

Smallmouths can be hard to find in the winter. Those mudbugs may just do the trick. Make them look a little more vulnerable by taking the claws off first.

[Icecracka46]

Trapped 4 crayfish while trappin shiners they are now in my bai tank ready for action.
I also have one 4" horn pout to try.

[fishingonly2002]

I found a little one in a bait trap last year and tried it out. I did get a flag, but lost the fish and the crayfish. so something hit it..... but what? perhaps a scuba diving redneck looking for mid winter gumbo, or a bucketmouth that got away..... only god will know, but I'll be sure to ask him when I get there!

~Neal