So for the most part the Salmon and Halibut fishing for this year is wrapping up or finished at many area streams. I hope that everyone had as much fun out fishing on the water as I did.
Its getting colder and for many people that means CRABS… one of the things I love about Alaska is the ability to set a crab pot, bait it, let it soak, and then return to a little trap full of delicious crabs just waiting for you to haul it up. What are your favorite crab baits? I find that almost any dead fish do the trick, but sometimes one outproduces the other. Pink Salmon are a favorite of mine due to their ready availibility.
Good luck to everyone and enjoy this colder time of year.
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October 9, 2008 at 8:47 am
Over the years I have had ample opportunity to crab and I have found that different baits work better at different times of the year. But the one bait which works best at all times of the year is a dead octopus. It seems, in Mother Natures scheme of things, pay backs are demonstratively real. Crab is an octopuses favorite food and crab are very aware of this. When the crab smell a dead octopus they will travel extraordinary distances to get a bit of pay back. If you can’t find an octopus, however, any real oily fish will do.