Strawberry crawdads

[ocean]

Has anyone been catchinh the dads at the berry? Its getting around that time for the crawdadding to begin[]!
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[Out4Trout]

[cool]ocean, here's my response to another's post on crawdading:
[size 1]Yes, the crawdads in the berry are starting to get active. I was there a week ago Saturday in a rainstorm for 3-4 hours with used fried chicken bones in two tiny traps and still caught about 40. I think if I had had raw chicken and been in a better spot, I could have slayed them. They were pretty good sized ones too. Good luck![/size]
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[size 1]And, while we're swapping info, ocean, what kind of minnow trap do you use when you are at E-lake, Scofield, etc. Are there lots of different kinds, or what?[/size]
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[Out4Trout]

[cool]By the way, I was on the soldier creek side. Forgot to mention that. Just look for an area with lots of rocks and weeds too.
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[ocean]

Its the one that looks like a crawdad trap.They sell them at sportsmans.One trip and they pay for themselves!Its worth the $10-$15 i paid for.Just make sure you have it tied up really good! My daughter has lost 2 of my minnow traps at huntington and e-lake![pirate]
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[Out4Trout]

[cool]Thanks for the reply, ocean. Gotta get one of those! Good luck for the 'dads at the berry. I think you can get into a ton of 'em right now on the Soldier Creek side.
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[loanfish]

Do you mean those traps that are black, and have a hole on each end? These also work for minnows? I thought the diamond pattern on the trap was big enough for the minnows to get out of. What do you use to catch minnows anyhow?
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[FlyingFish]

Ive got that style of minnow trap and cut the openings larger for the crawdads. It works well. Ive never had any luck for minnows. I probably need a good bait. Any sugestions??
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[ocean]

There are 2 types of traps they look the same but the holes are different in size. Make sure you get the right one for minnows the hole is smaller.Also i have used bread balled up very tight and salami hot dogs and even chicken skin fishluver told me about that one.
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