If you want to dig some, the flats at Sutton is probably your best bet. If you want to buy some - preferable at this cold time of year, phone up your nearest tackle shop and they will get some in for you. If your near tallaght, Tallaght Rod & Gun. If you're on the west side, the tackle shop at Lucan, if you're on the North Side, I don't know.
hi if you are going to dig bait i reccomend the wooden bridge at dollymount there are more rag here and digging at sutton is harder as for peeler try abc he alwys has crabs frozen 6.50 for 4 crabs bit dear
The frozen peeler is superb as most of the crab comes from the same supplier I think. He brings on his own peelers and supplies crabs before they peel too. If any start to pop, they get fast frozen straight away.
One thing I learnt in Cork, was not to discard the legs. Take the shell off 'em and whip them to another bait.
How much bait exactly do you get out of one crab? I've never used them before and I'm presuming here that if an average sized bait is, say half a crab on a hook, it must be a very expensive bait to be using, especially when it'll be sripped off by whiting/lsd's in a matter of seconds?
it is pricy but the only thing about crab is that u can get a few casts our of it. use a pennel hook set up and just give it a squeeze between casts. one thing i ahve been shown by a chap called kevin brian in kerry is to wash ur hands in the sea and or sand before u touch the bait, gets rid of petrol soaps etc from ur hands so that the smell dosnt ruin the bait. i swear by it. especially for bass
you,ll do well to get any fresh peeler in the shops now, if you go to tilly and he doesnt know you he'll probably stick you with hardbacks you wouldnt be the first, as for rag try abc or henrys there ******* dear though 6 euro for 20 rag.
