who's addicted to crawdadin?

[Southpole]

Were Going after the Big Daddies this weekend.....   I see a 10 incher hittin the dirt....    

Don't disappoint me now

[Lincoln4]

I'm addicted.  Just caught my first three in a pot.  Gotta get some more!

Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 2

[jtw]

Took about 30 today snorkeling with my brother in law. Good eatin'

[#Bird_Dog]

Crawdadin has me so frustrated. I've got to be doing something wrong.  I've put pots out in several king county lakes, a river, even in kapowsin in pierce county.  Used trout, chum salmon, chicken, even fuel brined chicken, bacon, lunch meat, tuna you name it.  Obviously I don't mind putting in the work, but at this point I think I need some direction.

[dscubame]

On the shallow side with a rocky bottom.  Not gravel bottom but rocky bottom.

[Evil_EdwardO]

Crawdadin has me so frustrated. I've got to be doing something wrong.  I've put pots out in several king county lakes, a river, even in kapowsin in pierce county.  Used trout, chum salmon, chicken, even fuel brined chicken, bacon, lunch meat, tuna you name it.  Obviously I don't mind putting in the work, but at this point I think I need some direction.

How long are you leaving the pots soak? What kind of trap are you using? When are you putting them out?

[Southpole]

Crawdadin has me so frustrated. I've got to be doing something wrong.  I've put pots out in several king county lakes, a river, even in kapowsin in pierce county.  Used trout, chum salmon, chicken, even fuel brined chicken, bacon, lunch meat, tuna you name it.  Obviously I don't mind putting in the work, but at this point I think I need some direction.

I feel for you

[#Bird_Dog]

I'm using the Frabill tubular type traps and I have one of the 12x12 ones too.  Time of day varies, I've soaked overnight in one lake, most are early morning when I head out to fish but not always, two or three times in the afternoon.  Usually let them soak for at least two hours before checking them.  Some get up to a four hour soak.

[Evil_EdwardO]

Well, went out on Friday night to camp and crawdad but my night ended prematurely by a dust storm. Left camp at 1am and pulled my pots. Got about 20 and two just over 7inches. I tried a different spot and noticed this time that over half my crawdads only had one claw. Is this normal?

[#Bird_Dog]

I'm thinking its more of where I'm putting them.  I've read that they like rock bottom with coverage like downed trees and such.  But I've also read sandy bottom with vegetation?

[Evil_EdwardO]

I'm using the Frabill tubular type traps and I have one of the 12x12 ones too.  Time of day varies, I've soaked overnight in one lake, most are early morning when I head out to fish but not always, two or three times in the afternoon.  Usually let them soak for at least two hours before checking them.  Some get up to a four hour soak.

I use one of the Frabill tubular also. It's the larger one though. Do you use bait boxes? I didn't have much success with that one until I built some bait boxes. I would tie them with twine and suspend them (keep them off the surface of the trap) and place about 4-5 inches from each entrance. I went from catching 3-4  to getting about 10-20 per four hour soak.

[Evil_EdwardO]

I'm thinking its more of where I'm putting them.  I've read that they like rock bottom with coverage like downed trees and such.  But I've also read sandy bottom with vegetation?

Rocky bottoms and not too deep. I've been having pretty good results in about 3-4 feet of water and not so much when I have them deeper.

[dscubame]

I'm thinking its more of where I'm putting them.  I've read that they like rock bottom with coverage like downed trees and such.  But I've also read sandy bottom with vegetation?

No go on the sandy bottom said with confidence.  They live under rocks.  In the streams and lake shores you can pick up the rocks to find the crawdad underneath them.

[Southpole]

Well, went out on Friday night to camp and crawdad but my night ended prematurely by a dust storm. Left camp at 1am and pulled my pots. Got about 20 and two just over 7inches. I tried a different spot and noticed this time that over half my crawdads only had one claw. Is this normal?

Sweet catch. The last crawdad trip we did, some of the dads had one claw that was bigger than the other side. I was wondering if they "shed" there claws and evidently grow new ones?

[Evil_EdwardO]

Well, went out on Friday night to camp and crawdad but my night ended prematurely by a dust storm. Left camp at 1am and pulled my pots. Got about 20 and two just over 7inches. I tried a different spot and noticed this time that over half my crawdads only had one claw. Is this normal?

Sweet catch. The last crawdad trip we did, some of the dads had one claw that was bigger than the other side. I was wondering if they "shed" there claws and evidently grow new ones?

My theory was maybe there were more bass in the area. I did see a  lot of fish. This was only my thought though and not based off of anything. One of the larger ones had what looked like another claw growing back. I think you can see it on the one in the picture posted earlier. I may have to google and see if they shed their claws.