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Other Activities => Fishing => Topic started by: Blacktailaddict on March 02, 2011, 08:45:03 PM

Title: south kitsap crawdadding?
Post by: Blacktailaddict on March 02, 2011, 08:45:03 PM: anyone know a good place to go crawdadding in south kitsap? i know long lake has them, but where else would be a good spot? any help appreciated, (i made my own pots in my metal shop class! actaully not that hard and pretty cheap i made 2 out of a $12 roll of hardware cloth so 6 bucks a pop!)
Title: Re: south kitsap crawdadding?
Post by: FC on March 02, 2011, 08:53:38 PM: Just about anywhere with fresh water really, they are pretty prolific little buggers. Check your regs and try some places, I've done pretty good using chicken for bait. Try and put the pots next to logs or rocks where crawdads have a spot to hide.
Title: Re: south kitsap crawdadding?
Post by: Hyde on March 02, 2011, 09:40:23 PM: I'm not sure where you should go up here, but I know the best bait. We catch the bejesus out of the shad in April/May, wrap them in newspaper and freeze them in the bait freezer. When you're ready to go, an axe makes easy work out of the frozen shad. Shad make the best dad/crab bait in the world, but man are they messy.
Title: Re: south kitsap crawdadding?
Post by: bigtex on March 03, 2011, 10:12:34 PM: just be aware that the season is currently closed....
Title: Re: south kitsap crawdadding?
Post by: Blacktailaddict on March 04, 2011, 04:27:36 PM: really? i need to go back to walmasrt and see if they have a copy of the fishing regs ,they werent there last time i went.. im hoping!!
Title: Re: south kitsap crawdadding?
Post by: mack2255 on March 04, 2011, 04:51:52 PM: Hey Blacktail, I live in PO also if you ever need a fishing buddy just pm me 8)
Title: Re: south kitsap crawdadding?
Post by: Blacktailaddict on March 05, 2011, 08:27:53 AM: alrighty sir!
Title: Re: south kitsap crawdadding?
Post by: Hilltop123 on March 05, 2011, 08:32:30 AM: When I used to live in that area, I would find dads in the outfall creek of Mission Lake. None were big, perfect bait size acually, but who knows whats in the main lake.