![]() Please be aware that in Wales the minimum size for edible crabs when measured across the broadest part of the back is 140mm.Īlso, when hunting for peeler crabs please be sure to return all rocks you lift to exactly the same position, else you will cause unnecessary damage to the fragile local habitat. The common green shore crab are a great bait when available in peeling condition but when they can be obtained, either the velvet swimming or edible crabs are even better. Good tackle shops stock live peeler crab throughout most of the year. Depending on the weather, crabs start to peeler as the sea temperature warms up, the first crabs usually start to peel in March, with April to June being the peak crab peeling season – the autumn too if the weather remains mild, and fresh peeler crab will catch bass whenever you can obtain it. Then, following collection, you fish this most natural and deadliest of bass baits in the same gullies and deeper pools when once again the flooding tide reclaims them.Īt many marks mid-range tides tend to be the most productive for bass, though low water over the biggest tides will usually offer the very best opportunities for ‘crabbing’, as then the tide uncovers ground rarely exposed other than during the highest tides of the month, the ‘Spring’ tides that coincide with both a full and a new moon. ![]() Rocky areas are not only ideal for bass but conveniently over low water many are also perfect for collecting fresh peeler crab. Such areas offer the cream of shore bass angling ledgering a juicy lump of prime peeler crab in the gullies and along the reef edges, invariably at surprisingly close range. Throughout the rocky inter-tidal zone food for foraging bass is both plentiful and varied, with an abundance of crabs and prawns, along with many small fish upon which to snack. Along with numerous tidal islands, marks that invariably offer great fishing, you’ll find lots of outcrops along with a plethora of deep rock pools = bass country! Vast stretches of our coastline consist of rock that over the millennia has been geologically sculptured by countless tides and storms to create prominent ledges and reefs that are intersected by deep, kelp filled gullies. Were anyone ever to sit down and create a blueprint for the ideal rough ground bass venue, then much of the Welsh coastline would be as good a starting point as I have seen. HOW TO RIG & RETRIEVE SOFT PLASTIC JERK SHADS FOR MORE STRIKESĭisclaimer: When you buy through links on our site, we sometimes earn affiliate commission from places like Amazon, Bass Pro, Tackle Warehouse, etc.Dave Lewis explores and explains the virtues of early season bass fishing and why having crabs will certainly hold you in good stead for sport before the sea starts to warm up.LITTLE-KNOWN PADDLETAIL LURE RIGGING SECRETS (THAT INCREASE STRIKES). ![]() Want access to our best fishing spots and tips, plus discounts to our online tackle store? Click here to join us in the Insider Club! Have any questions about rigging Gulp Peeler Crabs?ĭo you have other ways you like to rig them?Īnd if you know someone who needs to learn how to rig these crabs, please TAG or SHARE this with them! You can get the Savage Gear Crab Standup Jigg Head from Amazon here, and you can get the Gulp Peeler Crabs from Amazon here. Conclusionīy rigging Gulp Peeler Crabs so that they’re in a defensive position or moving sideways, you can present them naturally, which will increase the amount of fish you catch with them. This way, when you retrieve them, it’s like they’re scuttling sideways along the bottom, which is another natural way that crabs move. You can also rig them on standard jig heads through the side. ![]() When you thread the hook through the rear side of the bait and up out of the top of the shell, it makes the crab look like it’s in a defensive position, which is likely what fish are expecting to see when they corner a crab. My favorite way to rig Gulp Peeler Crabs is on the Savage Gear Crab Standup Jigg Head.
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