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PostPosted: Thu Nov 19, 2009 11:03 am
leftyhook


Posts: 19
What Bait seems to be pulling up the most crab. I've been using chicken in a trap and squid in the snares. Caught a few keepers but wondering if anyone has had other luck.

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PostPosted: Thu Nov 19, 2009 12:09 pm
AnyFishWillDo


Posts: 48
Location: Monterey Park
Bonita and Mackerel always seems to produce for me.
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PostPosted: Thu Nov 19, 2009 12:33 pm
Fishin the swampz 707


Posts: 76
Squid is the primary bait from what I was told @ Pacifica
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PostPosted: Thu Nov 19, 2009 12:39 pm
metfoo


Posts: 77
chicken always seems to work for me. I buy the 4lb prefrozen bags of drumsticks from safeway. They're like $4 a bag.
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PostPosted: Thu Nov 19, 2009 12:42 pm
fatcartmon


Posts: 343
Location: On an Island next to Oakland
Gym socks always work for me, the funk and and stank that is coming out of that sock just draws them in like crazy, of course the by-product is that there will be a couple floating fishes and surfers belly up....
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PostPosted: Thu Nov 19, 2009 12:58 pm
Sofa King


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Location: Danville Ca.
I was using fish heads on wed and it seemed to work pretty well... Lots of crab but only a few keepers.
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PostPosted: Thu Nov 19, 2009 1:19 pm
t177


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squid and any oily fish should work, and fresh bait usually produces more for me than those that are thawed and refrozen many times from the fishing trips.
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 20, 2009 6:48 am
illcatchanything2


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I have never had much luck with chicken. I have tried it a few times, and I know some people swear by it, but it has just never worked for me. I usually get a couple of large Macs from 99 Ranch Market and slice them down the belly then put them in the bait cage. Works like a charm.
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 21, 2009 12:02 am
vu2vu


Posts: 29
The locals tend to use a combination of squid + sardines.
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 21, 2009 5:32 pm
FishnCrabn


Posts: 86
Location: Daly City/S.F
I personally like to use the combo of squid and sardines or chovy.
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