Hi, can anyone offer the best way to avoid the cray's, I have never needed to worry about them before as the lakes I have been on don't have them in 
Wooden balls
As it happens I've just put some into soak for a few months to help them take the liquid up and sink 👍
As it happens I've just put some into soak for a few months to help them take the liquid up and sink 👍
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They will eat anything, including tigers and pop ups. Avoid fishing over big beds of bait especially pellets. Wrapping your baits in tights helps, there is a thread on wooden balls as a hookbait. They are less active at night. Use a rig that will re set itself easier too, something stiff
They will eat anything, including tigers and pop ups. Avoid fishing over big beds of bait especially pellets. Wrapping your baits in tights helps, there is a thread on wooden balls as a hookbait. They are less active at night. Use a rig that will re set itself easier too, something stiff
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Fishing on silt help
Fishing on silt help
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Less active at night?
Less active at night?
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Yes, I fished a heavily infested cray water and was definitely bothered less in darkness. I've also read a post or 2 on here about it too.
Yes, I fished a heavily infested cray water and was definitely bothered less in darkness. I've also read a post or 2 on here about it too.
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I have found the same
I have found the same
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As previously mentioned they will eat anything , pull zigs down , destroy rigs.
Try to fish as simple as you can with not too many bits and pieces for them to pull about.
I fished a lake that had Turkish crays, I use to use the Gardner or Korda large shrink wrap and double wrap my hookbaits .
Good article on the forum in regards to wooden balls
As previously mentioned they will eat anything , pull zigs down , destroy rigs.
Try to fish as simple as you can with not too many bits and pieces for them to pull about.
I fished a lake that had Turkish crays, I use to use the Gardner or Korda large shrink wrap and double wrap my hookbaits .
Good article on the forum in regards to wooden balls
Fished several heavily crayfish infested waters in France and no doubt about it they are much more active at night
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Try to fish away from them, fishing on or in silt helps.
If you have to fish on a harder bottom they will eat anything, pull pop-ups down and tangle any braided rigs.
Coated braid hooklinks, and soaked wooden balls on the hair. For hairs, use minimum 25lb braid, they can cut mono or fluoro hairs.
For the wooden balls, there is a crayfish thread started up by I think Ken T in the bait section of the forum
Try to fish away from them, fishing on or in silt helps.
If you have to fish on a harder bottom they will eat anything, pull pop-ups down and tangle any braided rigs.
Coated braid hooklinks, and soaked wooden balls on the hair. For hairs, use minimum 25lb braid, they can cut mono or fluoro hairs.
For the wooden balls, there is a crayfish thread started up by I think Ken T in the bait section of the forum
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Mono links hard baits wrapped in the gardner shrink wrap and zero putty will help hemp crumb and small particles will help keep smell and attraction in the area
Mono links hard baits wrapped in the gardner shrink wrap and zero putty will help hemp crumb and small particles will help keep smell and attraction in the area
As others have mentioned fish in silt if possible, and deeper water as well I would say. I fished.
a lake for a couple of seasons that had crays, I used the Ronnie rig to avoid hair tangles or bait stops being removed, blob the end of the floss once you melt it down with a lighter. I used a boilie and a piece of fake corn on the end, the corn was never removed but nibbled and the boilie eaten but at least it was still fishing.
a lake for a couple of seasons that had crays, I used the Ronnie rig to avoid hair tangles or bait stops being removed, blob the end of the floss once you melt it down with a lighter. I used a boilie and a piece of fake corn on the end, the corn was never removed but nibbled and the boilie eaten but at least it was still fishing.
Avoid anything tungsten, putty, tubing etc they seem to love it
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Think I have read about a minstral boillie that crays hate, is it true
Think I have read about a minstral boillie that crays hate, is it true
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100% true. All fish hate them
100% true. All fish hate them