Crawdad Gallery - Colors, shapes and sizes

nice :-)
I will use this info for sure...Tying hair jigs and waiting for the snow and ice to melt ....

I'm not sure what website i copied this to my computer from but here it is ---3 to 4 days before and after a full moon, throw a brown and orange, or olive and orange jig. As the moon gets farther past full, opt for a black and red. On dark, new moon nights, go with dark brown and black. As the new moon graduates to a sickle moon, black and blue is the hot color. Iv'e used this basic guideline for over 10 years, works well for me day or night fishing

I like it also. good job

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Originally Posted by Probucktails

I'm not sure what website i copied this to my computer from but here it is ---3 to 4 days before and after a full moon, throw a brown and orange, or olive and orange jig. As the moon gets farther past full, opt for a black and red. On dark, new moon nights, go with dark brown and black. As the new moon graduates to a sickle moon, black and blue is the hot color. Iv'e used this basic guideline for over 10 years, works well for me day or night fishing

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I don't use a Black/Blue much; mostly some form of Green Pumpkin/Brown and maybe more Reddish-Brown/orange or early spring when I see craws that color. I was always under the impression craws molted around the Full Moon; and Black/Blue was the color to use? Now I'm going to have to re-think what I thought I knew.

thanks

Main color was "battleship grey" with splotches of pale red and pale blue. Both on Lk. Washington, near Billy Gates' house. :popcorn: C&R

The great thing about crawdads is, if you're not catchin fish you can play with the bait. I've chased my daughter around the boat many a time when she was a little girl.

IMHO...Live Target larger dark green craw crank with the nice orange belly is #1...
also LCraft 3.5 RT rattling red craw crank works well at half speed (always crank craws at a slow speed)...
actually caught 3 on the 3.5 this morning after 1.25 inch rain yesterday...

The blue looks insane!

I'm trying to collect a Texas based sample monthly on a few lakes so that I can make a few jigs for personal use throughout the year. This one is from a few months ago and the jig I built afterwards.

http://www.bbcboards.net/attachment....d=217413&stc=1

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I'm trying to collect a Texas based sample monthly on a few lakes so that I can make a few jigs for personal use throughout the year. This one is from a few months ago and the jig I built afterwards.

http://www.bbcboards.net/attachment....d=217413&stc=1

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Chris, is that one from Lake Austin or a different Austin Area lake?

Has anyone ever tried setting out a crawdad trap in different parts of their local lake at different times of the year to get a better idea of how their color change as the seasons change? Did it help you increase your catch rate?

Link wont open for me

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also having issues

i kept some crawfish in a aquarium outside one winter and when the water got in the 40s they turned almost bone white with blue tips

any updates or new link? chrome says "This site can’t be reached

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Can anyone provide a working link?

Yeah I still dont see anything when I click the link. If someone could provide an updated link that would be much appreciated!