02-04-2004, 04:00 AM
Hey Thudpucker, I assume that mudbugs means crayfish or crawdads. They can be really fun to catch with a hand line as well! Here in Utah you can have multiple lines out for them, as long as only 1 has a hook on it. All you have to do to bring in 1 after another in many lakes is to tie on a chicken bone -- that's right just tie it to the bone, and dip it into the water. The best time is at night, especially near rocky areas or areas with vegetation that offers cover to the crawdads. You can use a flashlight so you can watch them grab hold with their claws. Then just slowly pull them up and they won't let go until you have them out of the water, so just quickly swing them over above ground and drop them into your bucket. I've caught hundreds in just an hour or two doing this!
If you want to use the trap for them, just put a drumstick in the trap, and again it's best at night when they come out from their hiding places. The best place would be rocky areas like your stream bed, or shallow areas that border the deeper water, especially if the deeper water is rocky. They try to hide from hungry fishies during the day under rocks and in vegetation, then come out to feed at night. If there are few or no predator fish in your pond, then they may be much more active during the day as well. You can usually catch them any time, it's just better at night. I once caught one with my fishing pole in the middle of the day fishing a worm on the bottom for perch on a sandy bottom area! They really are lots of fun. Good luck in your prospecting!!
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If you want to use the trap for them, just put a drumstick in the trap, and again it's best at night when they come out from their hiding places. The best place would be rocky areas like your stream bed, or shallow areas that border the deeper water, especially if the deeper water is rocky. They try to hide from hungry fishies during the day under rocks and in vegetation, then come out to feed at night. If there are few or no predator fish in your pond, then they may be much more active during the day as well. You can usually catch them any time, it's just better at night. I once caught one with my fishing pole in the middle of the day fishing a worm on the bottom for perch on a sandy bottom area! They really are lots of fun. Good luck in your prospecting!!
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