Many anglers, going fishing, combine regular fishing with catching crayfish, but do not use special gear. The fact is that you can catch crayfish with your hands, if you need very few of them. At the same time, most anglers do not know how to catch crayfish and what is needed for this. After reading this article, you can quickly learn how to catch these unusual underwater inhabitants.
If you use crayfish for catching crayfish, you can increase the catchability of such fishing. The article contains enough information on the topic, so it is unlikely that any questions may arise.
The use of crabs for catching crayfish
This method of fishing is not prosecuted by law, so you can safely go fishing. Despite this, there is a certain limit on the number of tackle that one fisherman can use. Depending on the region, this limit is from 3 to 10 crayfish, per person.
First you need to decide on some important points related to catching crayfish:
- how to fish with crayfish;
- when can you catch crayfish;
- in what places crayfish are caught;
- the use of bait when catching them.
How to fish with crayfish
The use of crayfish does not require any tricks, and any angler can handle it. You can find many different designs of crayfish and they are all effective. Along the way, you can decide on the best design and use only it. At the same time, you should be aware that each design can work differently, depending on the fishing conditions. You can purchase or make several different designs, which will help you decide on one of the types of tackle. If the crayfish is built with your own hands or bought, then you can begin the process of catching crayfish. The design of the gear is thought out in such a way that the cancer could easily climb into it, but could not get out of it. In order for the cancer to climb into the cradle, it is better to lure it with a bait placed inside. Given the fact that crayfish prefer animal food that is not the first freshness, it is better to use rotten fish or meat as bait. Although crayfish will not refuse traditional types of baits. So that the tackle can be used normally, a rope of the appropriate length is attached to it.
Tackle can be thrown from the shore or installed in a certain place, not far from the shore. In this case, you will have to go into the water. At the same time, a peg is stuck next to the crayfish, for which the tackle is tied with a rope. If the tackle is thrown from the shore, then the rope is tied to a tree growing on the shore, and if the shore is “bare”, then you need to think in advance about the method of attachment.
Usually the crawfish are set up at night so that you can come in the morning and check them out. This time is enough for the crayfish to be able to detect the bait and swim to it. How quickly they can do this depends on the presence of crayfish in the pond and the right choice of location. The same applies to winter fishing, when gear is installed in the hole. So that the holes do not freeze overnight, they are covered with wooden rods with old grass on top.
When to catch crayfish
Crayfish, like many other underwater predators, are nocturnal, and during the day they rest after a nightly search for food. Therefore, installing crayfish in the daytime does not make any sense. This will lead to the usual waste of time and frustration. Having abandoned the crayfish before sunset, you can count on at least some, but a catch. After casting, it is not recommended to pull out the tackle for the first one and a half or two hours, but it is better to leave it until the morning, then the probability of a serious catch is very high. But if there are a lot of crayfish in the reservoir, then after 2-3 hours you can be with a catch.
Where to catch crayfish
Most crayfish are found in burrows, under steep banks. Some of them hide in the grass or in snags, waiting for darkness. Therefore, the best option is to install crayfish in places where there are cliffs. Where a gentle coast of crayfish can be found, but much less. It is not necessary to throw gear far from the shore, since crayfish do not crawl far from their holes. It makes sense to throw the crayfish in a checkerboard pattern so that they are at different distances from the coast.
If there are thickets of reeds nearby, then the likelihood that there are a lot of crayfish is very high. Therefore, a couple of crayfish can be installed on the border of clean water and reed thickets.
In fact, if there are enough crayfish in the pond, then you can install gear in any convenient place. The underwater inhabitants have a well-developed sense of smell, so they will find tackle with bait quickly enough.
Video “Catching crayfish with crayfish”
Catching crayfish on crayfish in the summer (Diary of a fisherman)
Video “Catching crayfish with crayfish from a boat”
We catch crayfish on the most effective crayfish
On the market you can buy almost everything, including the crayfish. But it is not difficult to do it yourself, especially since this process is no less interesting than the fishing itself. Its principle of operation is quite simple. The frame can be of any shape, but basically, a cylindrical frame is taken as the basis. The crayfish can have one or two entrances located in such a way that the crayfish can climb into the tackle and cannot get out of it. If you watch the corresponding video, you can easily understand what the secret of this design is.
Video: “How to make a do-it-yourself crayfish”
The most effective do-it-yourself crayfish.
Alternative ways to catch crayfish
In addition to the method of catching crayfish with the help of a crayfish, there are other methods, although less effective. If there are a large number of crayfish in the reservoir, then they can be caught with an ordinary fishing rod.
How to catch crayfish with a bait
This is an interesting, albeit less catchy, way of catching crayfish. Cancer can take any bait, but more he prefers animal, but slightly spoiled food, although he does not disdain traditional bait, like a dung worm. Slightly rotten, sun-dried fish can be used as bait. It can be blue bream or other small fish. The bait is attached to the hook in any way possible. In fact, you can do without a hook, and use a regular stick instead of a fishing rod. In addition, instead of fishing line, you can tie a regular cord to a stick. The fact is that the crayfish clings to the bait with claws and can be safely, without undue fuss, pulled out of the water. Some “crackers” use tees instead of the usual hook, then the cancer has no chance to get off if it is caught on the bait.
Catching crayfish with your hands
This is also one of the alternative ways to catch crayfish. It can be used when the water level in the reservoir allows you to easily get to the holes where the crayfish hide. In this case, you have to find holes by touch, put your hands in them and pull out crayfish that cling to your fingers with claws. To avoid abrasions and wounds, you can wear gloves on your hands. It should be remembered that in holes there can be not only crayfish, but also other representatives of the underwater world. Some of them may pose a certain danger. Therefore, before putting your hands into holes, you should think very carefully. This method is applicable when you really really want crayfish, but there are no tackles for catching them.
Crayfish can be found at the bottom, where not tall grass grows. To catch it, you need to dive and find the cancer, after which you need to push the grass and, grabbing the cancer by the shell, pull it out of the water. They can be found in the roots of reeds. To do this, you need to carefully dive into clear water, after which you can inspect the thickets for the presence of crayfish. If you do not act carefully, then the turbidity raised from the bottom will not allow this to be done.
Crayfish are considered a delicacy, especially among beer drinkers. It is difficult to meet a man who would not try crayfish with this low-alcohol drink. You don’t eat crayfish especially, because they don’t have so much meat, but it’s very tasty. At the same time, beer lovers do not know how unique this underwater creation is. As a rule, crayfish live only in reservoirs with clean water and are a kind of indicators of environmental pollution, especially reservoirs. To this day, crayfish are used at the treatment plant to determine the degree of water purification. This suggests that humanity without cancers will simply die and you need to monitor the amount of catch. Catches that are too large can harm crayfish populations and can deprive water bodies of a natural indicator of cleanliness.