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ivanputski · 07-27-2009, 07:03 PM

I always check the stomach of any bass I keep, and 90% of them have calico crabs in their stomach... This morning I found one with a 4 inch body in a bass's stomach. I am a frequent user of eels, but I am really starting to think that Calico crabs are a stripers favorite food, maybe due to how easily thay can be caught by a fish, as opposed to chasing a baitfish. Have any of you tried that little crab swimming lure? Not sure who makes it, but its the only one I've seen... Only drawback is its apparent lack of shore-castability... Any of you had any success with crab imitations?

07-27-2009, 07:03 PM	#1
ivanputski Pete K. iTrader: (0) Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 2,961	Calico crabs/ lure? I always check the stomach of any bass I keep, and 90% of them have calico crabs in their stomach... This morning I found one with a 4 inch body in a bass's stomach. I am a frequent user of eels, but I am really starting to think that Calico crabs are a stripers favorite food, maybe due to how easily thay can be caught by a fish, as opposed to chasing a baitfish. Have any of you tried that little crab swimming lure? Not sure who makes it, but its the only one I've seen... Only drawback is its apparent lack of shore-castability... Any of you had any success with crab imitations?