[Derek Radtke]

While fishing today I counted 37 blue crabs crawling around the flats I was fishing, by far the most I’ve noticed in my fishing area. I did not see any redfish crushing the crabs but I can only assume once we get a little deeper into our fall season that the crabs will soon become a staple in the redfish diet. With that being said what Crab lures would y’all recommend?

 

[Smackdaddy53]

DOA

 

[EdK13]

Small circle hook 1/16 split shot - they inhale them when the crab bite turns on.

 

[Skram]

Chase Smash Crab https://chasebaitsusa.com/products/smash-crab

 

[Matts]

Crab flies. Put blue in them

 

[fjmaverick]

Cranka crab

 

[jlindsley]

Chase Smash Crab https://chasebaitsusa.com/products/smash-crab

12.99 for one fake crab!!!!

 

[krash]

2nd DOA

 

[Copahee Hound]

Anyone know if there are any weedless options? For those of us fishing grass flats? Or a way to rig a DOA weedless?

 

[Smackdaddy53]

Anyone know if there are any weedless options? For those of us fishing grass flats? Or a way to rig a DOA weedless?

You could probably add a heavy mono/mason weed guard to it.

 

[Derek Radtke]

You could probably add a heavy mono/mason weed guard to it.

How would you attach that to the existing jig?

 

[krash]

86 the existing hook.. use a circle it becomes very weedless, if that does not work 86 hook & weight, and use an 1/8oz weedless jig head.

 

[olbardo]

12.99 for one fake crab!!!!

better tie a good knot

 

[stussing]

Anyone know if there are any weedless options? For those of us fishing grass flats? Or a way to rig a DOA weedless?

Get a piece of wire and bend it into a wire guard, push the ends into the crab and the bend at the hook point. It works on the shrimp but should work on crab. Learned this from Mark Nichols himself. There might be a video on their website.

 

[Flyboy]

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