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Bait of the Ivorian coast

Crab

Tough on the cast, it stays on the hook and resists small bait-stealing fish.

Technical sheet
Where to find itBeaches and mangrove, by hand at dusk.
Choosing and keepingAlive in a bucket of damp sand.
RigsTwo-hook surfcasting, The lagoon running ledger rig
Sheets that mention it5 species

How to bait
How to bait up 1 shrimp hooked under the last tail segment, point showing. 2 marine worm threaded on accordion-style, point exposed. 3 chunk of sardinella pierced twice. 4 squid strip hooked once at one end: it flutters. 5 crab hooked through the corner of the shell. 6 paste moulded around the hook, point barely covered.

For this bait, see panel 5.

Fish whose sheet mentions it

Rigs where it is used

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