Comments on: How to combat crayfish http://www.questbaits.com/blog/crayfish-combat/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:35:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: shaun http://www.questbaits.com/blog/crayfish-combat/comment-page-1/#comment-1300 shaun Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:44:50 +0000 http://www.questbaits.com/blog/?p=752#comment-1300 Hi Ron, I'm sure I remember Jamie telling me a story about a Crayfish he kept in a bucket whilst at Island Lake. He fed it during the week on boilies which it happily consumed but a Pineapple Crush boilie dropped into the bucket caused the Cray to push it to the far side of the bucket and sit at the opposite side. I am really interested in the comments from others on this matter. I don't fish any waters at present with a crayfish problem so can't experiment myself. Shaun Hi Ron,

I’m sure I remember Jamie telling me a story about a Crayfish he kept in a bucket whilst at Island Lake.

He fed it during the week on boilies which it happily consumed but a Pineapple Crush boilie dropped into the bucket caused the Cray to push it to the far side of the bucket and sit at the opposite side.

I am really interested in the comments from others on this matter. I don’t fish any waters at present with a crayfish problem so can’t experiment myself.

Shaun

]]> By: Ron Key http://www.questbaits.com/blog/crayfish-combat/comment-page-1/#comment-1299 Ron Key Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:21:42 +0000 http://www.questbaits.com/blog/?p=752#comment-1299 Last week I visited my Colne Valley syndicate lake for the first time in months. Because I had not been fishing there regularly I had taken the boilie mesh and shrink tube out of my bag and of course did not realise until I'd got there and I had nothing to protect my hookbits. Two of my rods were placed on a either end of a short bar. One was baited with Rahja Spice and the other with a bed of Surf n Turf and a Pineapple Crush pop up sat on top. Over four days everything but the Pineapple Crush was hammered by the crayfish. I'm going to experiment with it again on my next visit but it could be there is something to deter the crayfish. Has anyone else had a similar experience? Cheers Ron Last week I visited my Colne Valley syndicate lake for the first time in months. Because I had not been fishing there regularly I had taken the boilie mesh and shrink tube out of my bag and of course did not realise until I’d got there and I had nothing to protect my hookbits. Two of my rods were placed on a either end of a short bar. One was baited with Rahja Spice and the other with a bed of Surf n Turf and a Pineapple Crush pop up sat on top. Over four days everything but the Pineapple Crush was hammered by the crayfish. I’m going to experiment with it again on my next visit but it could be there is something to deter the crayfish. Has anyone else had a similar experience?

Cheers Ron

]]> By: Shaun http://www.questbaits.com/blog/crayfish-combat/comment-page-1/#comment-1245 Shaun Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:27:42 +0000 http://www.questbaits.com/blog/?p=752#comment-1245 The tubing should really follow the contours of the bottom now then Ron! LOL Just a note - we have now removed the Enterprise Artificial baits from our lists. Best fishes Shaun The tubing should really follow the contours of the bottom now then Ron! LOL

Just a note – we have now removed the Enterprise Artificial baits from our lists.

Best fishes
Shaun

]]> By: Ron Key http://www.questbaits.com/blog/crayfish-combat/comment-page-1/#comment-1242 Ron Key Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:54:00 +0000 http://www.questbaits.com/blog/?p=752#comment-1242 Hi again, shocking memory this could turn into a serial. Don't get any flavours on your hooklink, tubing or main line, the crayfish will make a meal of it. Last week I paid £4-50 for a pack of some very limp and heavy tungsten rig tubing and when I wound it in the crayfish had chopped it neatly into 2 inch lengths Cheers Ron Hi again, shocking memory this could turn into a serial. Don’t get any flavours on your hooklink, tubing or main line, the crayfish will make a meal of it. Last week I paid £4-50 for a pack of some very limp and heavy tungsten rig tubing and when I wound it in the crayfish had chopped it neatly into 2 inch lengths

Cheers Ron

]]> By: Ron Key http://www.questbaits.com/blog/crayfish-combat/comment-page-1/#comment-1241 Ron Key Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:43:52 +0000 http://www.questbaits.com/blog/?p=752#comment-1241 Just a thought Kieran, you could buy some Enterprise plastic boilies from Shaun flavour them with your favourite Quest Boilie Dip and fish them over a bed of Quest boilies. I have no problem with crayfish or poisson chat stirring up the bottom nibbling away at my free offerings as I'm sure it attracts the carp. I just want to make sure I have something on the hair when the carp arrive. Cheers Ron Just a thought Kieran,
you could buy some Enterprise plastic boilies from Shaun flavour them with your favourite Quest Boilie Dip and fish them over a bed of Quest boilies. I have no problem with crayfish or poisson chat stirring up the bottom nibbling away at my free offerings as I’m sure it attracts the carp. I just want to make sure I have something on the hair when the carp arrive.

Cheers Ron

]]> By: Ron Key http://www.questbaits.com/blog/crayfish-combat/comment-page-1/#comment-1240 Ron Key Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:37:16 +0000 http://www.questbaits.com/blog/?p=752#comment-1240 Hi Kieran, Apologies for the delay in relying the last few weeks have been pretty hectic. A friend of mine in the trade supplies the tube that I currently use. The last tube that I used that was commercially available from the angling trade came from Harefield Tackle, I believe Tacklebox sell it as well. If you search suppliers to the electrical and electronic industries online it is available more cheaply in bulk. Cheers Ron Hi Kieran,

Apologies for the delay in relying the last few weeks have been pretty hectic. A friend of mine in the trade supplies the tube that I currently use. The last tube that I used that was commercially available from the angling trade came from Harefield Tackle, I believe Tacklebox sell it as well. If you search suppliers to the electrical and electronic industries online it is available more cheaply in bulk.

Cheers Ron

]]> By: KIERAN DOYLE http://www.questbaits.com/blog/crayfish-combat/comment-page-1/#comment-1233 KIERAN DOYLE Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:15:49 +0000 http://www.questbaits.com/blog/?p=752#comment-1233 I have been reading your piece about the hassle with crayfish and as I also have this problem I am intesterested to know if anybody knows where I can buy 20mm shrink tubing for my boilies? I have been reading your piece about the hassle with crayfish and as I also have this problem I am intesterested to know if anybody knows where I can buy 20mm shrink tubing for my boilies?

]]> By: Pat Gillett http://www.questbaits.com/blog/crayfish-combat/comment-page-1/#comment-866 Pat Gillett Mon, 20 Oct 2008 10:22:38 +0000 http://www.questbaits.com/blog/?p=752#comment-866 Hi Ron, Nice piece. Have too admit had never thought about protecting the baits whilst fishing in this country but it is certainly something i wil think about now. I was on the River Dove a couple of weeks ago and my rigs were coming back with no bait on after just 20 mins. I was fishing 20mm baits. After dropping a bait in the side and watching it soon became apparent what was happening, hundreds of minnows would 'ball up' on the bait and very soon there would be nothing left. This situation doesn't happen when the water is coloured or colder later on in the winter, but covering the bait in plastic would be a good solution to the problem for this time of year. Cheers, Pat Hi Ron,
Nice piece. Have too admit had never thought about protecting the baits whilst fishing in this country but it is certainly something i wil think about now. I was on the River Dove a couple of weeks ago and my rigs were coming back with no bait on after just 20 mins. I was fishing 20mm baits.

After dropping a bait in the side and watching it soon became apparent what was happening, hundreds of minnows would ‘ball up’ on the bait and very soon there would be nothing left. This situation doesn’t happen when the water is coloured or colder later on in the winter, but covering the bait in plastic would be a good solution to the problem for this time of year.

Cheers,
Pat

]]> By: Shaun http://www.questbaits.com/blog/crayfish-combat/comment-page-1/#comment-865 Shaun Mon, 20 Oct 2008 08:29:38 +0000 http://www.questbaits.com/blog/?p=752#comment-865 Yes, welcome Ron and a great piece to kick off with. It's worth mentioning that these methods also come into their own for combatting the dreaded Poisson Chat in France as well as the Crayfish which can make our fishing very frustrating indeed. The leap of faith you took in masking your baits at the time was indeed a leap of faith particularly on some of the difficult waters you have fished over the years. Yet now with the common use of artificial baits all over the country the thought of a boilie inside a plastic sleeve seems really appealing. There were times when I used to fish the River Trent for the carp when the chub and bream would constantly remove the baits from the rig - this would have been a massive help then too. Yes, welcome Ron and a great piece to kick off with. It’s worth mentioning that these methods also come into their own for combatting the dreaded Poisson Chat in France as well as the Crayfish which can make our fishing very frustrating indeed.

The leap of faith you took in masking your baits at the time was indeed a leap of faith particularly on some of the difficult waters you have fished over the years. Yet now with the common use of artificial baits all over the country the thought of a boilie inside a plastic sleeve seems really appealing.

There were times when I used to fish the River Trent for the carp when the chub and bream would constantly remove the baits from the rig – this would have been a massive help then too.

]]> By: Jamie Simpson http://www.questbaits.com/blog/crayfish-combat/comment-page-1/#comment-854 Jamie Simpson Fri, 17 Oct 2008 16:39:28 +0000 http://www.questbaits.com/blog/?p=752#comment-854 Nice piece Ron Welcome to the Blog Nice piece Ron

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