What bait to use for catching MudBugs?

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In lakes or Creeks.
I've heard Mud Bugs are vegetarians. Don't eat meat.
Other guys say Meat will do.
What?

What do you guys know about catching Mud Bugs in a wire trap?
 
Maybe steam up (or douse with Cajun sauce) a female crayfish and put her right in the trap? All the wannabe craw"dad"s will think she's in heat and come running!
 
O'Say can I thank you guys enough?????

I'll have to seek some knowledgeable and experienced Mud Bug trappers

I'll try the Fish Dept of a fisheries Univirsity. Some of them folks can read!
 
can of cat food with holes poked in the can or chicken livers.
 
My first plan would include a trip to my local Cajun fish market, and buy a sack of his best.

If you absolutely want to catch your own, get some fish . . . FRESH fish. Pogies, or shad are the meals of choice.
 
In CA, you just wait until they drain the rice fields. Just hold a bucket in the draining water and you get the bucket full in minutes.
You can catch several hundred at a time
 
Well, If I ever get the chance to visit Charlie or LIz I'll try that.

It's pretty cool yet. I doubt it they are up out of the ground.
 
Getakey and thuddie,

Forgot all about the rice fields. We'd get over 100 lbs with a group of 6 guys. Scoop up the ones in the center of the ditch and walk down the center and shake the over hanging brush. You can get 5 lbs in just 10'. Just be careful of the sun. First time I got heat stroke was out there where there ain't no trees for shade.
 
Bill,
Watching gator boys and like shows, they use 'melt' to catch the big-uns. They got gators in Alabama[:P]
 
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Originally posted by jtybt15

Getakey and thuddie,

Forgot all about the rice fields. We'd get over 100 lbs with a group of 6 guys. Scoop up the ones in the center of the ditch and walk down the center and shake the over hanging brush. You can get 5 lbs in just 10'. Just be careful of the sun. First time I got heat stroke was out there where there ain't no trees for shade.

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did you ever go to the Crawfish Festival in Rio Vista?
edit - oops I meant Isleton. They even call it a "Crawdad" Festival
 
They Ditch for them in Louisiana. We don't seem to have that here.
I can't show my catch to my wife. She's from Louisiana, and would have all the edible Mud Bugs outta my trap. And they eat any size you can bring home.
 
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Originally posted by Thudpucker

They Ditch for them in Louisiana. We don't seem to have that here.
I can't show my catch to my wife. She's from Louisiana, and would have all the edible Mud Bugs outta my trap. And they eat any size you can bring home.

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What are you catching them for if you aren't gonna eat them?
 
I use them for Catfhish bait. Ummmm those we dont eat that is. Even some of the larger heads, still sorta intact, we use for bait too.
I thought of stuffing a Head with a Chicken Liver. How'zat sound?
 
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