29-12-2010, 08:10 PM
[quote name='MOON_DOG' timestamp='1293483875' post='21204']
keep in mind that using game fish for crab bait "salmon" is illegal. dont matter what you put in pot it wont fish unless it there for 18 hours, best thing is clams, best chance of getting crabs is find a mussel for bait and let the pot soak for a week then come back and get your crab when its full <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
' /> nothing but jumbos, keep in mind that squid is 65 cents a pound in 25 pound boxes
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only landlocked salmon are classified as game fish, anadromous are classified as food fish. and the exact phrase out of the regulation pamphlet is as follows - harvest and possession rules / you may not: "use SALMON, HERRING, or HALIBUT for anything other than human consumption or fishing bait." (pg 20)
So unless im missing something in the rule book i see absolutely nothing illegal about using the otherwise unusable bits of my saltwater caught salmon for crab bait. if you see something i haven't please point it out, using salmon head has been my go to bait for as long as i have been crabbing.
keep in mind that using game fish for crab bait "salmon" is illegal. dont matter what you put in pot it wont fish unless it there for 18 hours, best thing is clams, best chance of getting crabs is find a mussel for bait and let the pot soak for a week then come back and get your crab when its full <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
' /> nothing but jumbos, keep in mind that squid is 65 cents a pound in 25 pound boxes[/quote]
only landlocked salmon are classified as game fish, anadromous are classified as food fish. and the exact phrase out of the regulation pamphlet is as follows - harvest and possession rules / you may not: "use SALMON, HERRING, or HALIBUT for anything other than human consumption or fishing bait." (pg 20)
So unless im missing something in the rule book i see absolutely nothing illegal about using the otherwise unusable bits of my saltwater caught salmon for crab bait. if you see something i haven't please point it out, using salmon head has been my go to bait for as long as i have been crabbing.