Tips on buying baits for crabbing!

Post by **ilurbtambans** » Mon Jan 14, 2013 5:34 pm

Crabs are scavengers, so they will eat anything that is dead, human flesh too! :P
So when buying baits, you dont need to get the freshest bait or wake up early just to go to the market and buy. Head down to your nearest grocery store eg. Shop and save. In the late afternoon an they will be clearing whats leftover from the morning. Heres what i saw

and heres what i got!

Grand total receipt! I left one pkt at the beer.. So had to check out twice ><

Post by **Peace** » Mon Jan 14, 2013 8:51 pm

That's definitely a valuable tip, it'll save crabbers with quite a bit of money on baits. Shop N Save will also be happy to have customers like you. Thanks for sharing!

Post by **sgpu** » Mon Jan 21, 2013 6:38 am

yeah . . . everybody goes home happy =)

Post by **ilurbtambans** » Tue Jan 22, 2013 1:09 pm

Yep!

i havent tried other kinds of meat tho.. Chicken :X

Post by **ilurbtambans** » Thu Dec 05, 2013 12:58 am

No more shop n save liao..

there goes my el cheapo baits for ops ketam!

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DMCY · Post by **DMCY** » Sat Dec 21, 2013 9:45 pm

Will the crabs be more attracted if the bait is left out to rot?

Post by **Peace** » Fri Dec 27, 2013 8:04 pm

I'm no crabbing expert but if it can attract more crabs, I believe it will be due to the rotting stench that increases attraction radius. This is also when the monitor lizards join in the feast if it's in a shallow or intertidal area.

DMCY · Post by **DMCY** » Mon Dec 30, 2013 8:20 pm

i guess so.... went crabbing at west coast park and tried using rotten kunning. quite effective, attracted a big muddie. however, it was clinging to the bottom of the net and was eating the bait through the holes of the net .....