Where Are The Bass Finding Crayfish?

[Topwater98]

In a weedy lake with soft bottom I have caught several bass with crayfish in their mouth. Where are they finding them? Do the crayfish live in the weeds? Thanks for any help.

[MarkH024]

They feed on vegetation as far as I know. However they will stay close to sand/gravel as best they can. So where the two meet, you should find crayfish. I'm not 100% sure on their feeding but pretty certain. Someone feel free to correct me.

[Lil'Gunner]

There are many, many different species of crayfish in the US with a wide variety of habits. Some in rocks, gravel, streams, swamps, mud... some even live on land.

[retiredbosn]

To catch bass, learn the ways of the crawfish you must..................

Short answer to your question, yes some species of crawfish eat plant material and basically live in the weeds.

[WRB]

Crayfish eat what is available. When the water cold crayfish burrow into soft clay or mud, so you may have a winter migration going on. Crayfish don't hibernate and periodically come out of burrows to feed.

Tom

[Bluebasser86]

Crawfish will live and feed in weedy areas and burrow in the mud or sand bottoms. 

[Jolly Green]

So your next question should be, "Did I bring anything that resembles these crayfish?" Sounds like it's jiggin' time!

[bigbill]

I use the rebel crawfish crankbait and match the color of your lure to the color of your crayfish. The bass can't resist this lure.

 

Crawfish hide in the rocks, under structure like 2"x10" in the water.

 

Here's a hint to one of my hot spots. They redid the low bridge and dropped some of the 2x10's in the 10' deep water making a hiding place for crawfish. When the ice is on I also see guys put dead falls and old Christmas trees on the ice. When the ice melts we have structure close to shore.

[Topwater98]

I haven't tried to use crayfish imitating baits. I don't think crankbaits will work because of the weeds. I haven't tried soft plastics so maybe next year I will try soft plastic crayfish.

[boostr]

T rig some craw plastics, and do some flippin' and pithchin'

[ww2farmer]

. I don't think crankbaits will work because of the weeds.

 Your young, in time you will learn the error of this line of thought.

[Catt]

I haven't tried to use crayfish imitating baits. I don't think crankbaits will work because of the weeds. I haven't tried soft plastics so maybe next year I will try soft plastic crayfish.

Rat-L-Trap Toledo Gold

[Insanity]

I used to use smaller brown/ green color jigs mimicking the craw fish I was used to seeing in creeks.

Never could figure why the fish at the local park wouldn't take them. Then when the water was down low one year I noticed the craw fish holes under the rip/rap bank. So I turned over the rocks and dang what the heck kinda crawfish are those suckers. Most where 4 to 6inches long and black with ( best I remember) purple dots on there claws. Thinking they had an orange dot on them somewhere to. And I mean bright colors when you looked closely.

Now I use big black / blue jigs there and they get bit big time!

When I can afford it I'm gonna see if someone on here can make me some black purple with one orange string.

If it's anything like the lake I fish here I under stand the summer weeds. Try early spring. The cold kills it back. Especially pay attention to the smaller clumps when you hit and find them. Might not be any one home today but if it's in the right place there may be ten on one three ft circle tomorrow when you hit it.

Lipless crank baits are best for weeds. Don't jerk when they hit it if you don't have to. Jerking will make it dive in deeper. Just keep reeling and it will pop free and usually clean. And as said that's when you'll get bit often times.