making crab cart

[david.northeast]

alright lads ive just been down the quay and managed to grab a few crabs to make a bit of cart. but what i was wondering is:
do you just use what is inside the crab or are you supose to add something to it ?
i was gonna add a few bits of worm and mussel but im unsure?
also whats the best way to get them in sausage skins ?

 

[rocketman]

alright lads ive just been down the quay and managed to grab a few crabs to make a bit of cart. but what i was wondering is:
do you just use what is inside the crab or are you supose to add something to it ?
i was gonna add a few bits of worm and mussel but im unsure?
also whats the best way to get them in sausage skins ?

just the crab.......and a funnel

 

[kenny]

they have to be hen crabs aswell ... u can just wrap cling film around twice instead of sausage skin, or use finger bandage

 

[david.northeast]

they have to be hen crabs aswell ... u can just wrap cling film around twice instead of sausage skin, or use finger bandage

as far as i know they dont have to be hen crab they just hold more stuff inside them

the crab i got wernt massive but had plenty in them

 

[big phil 123]

u want hen crabs mate as they have the eggs the crab meat on its own is rubbish u need the coral to attract the fish

 

[david.northeast]

coral ? the red stuff ?

 

[big phil 123]

aye mate when u smash open a hen crab you see a pouch it has little bright red eggs in thats what your after the crab meat is used to bulk it out really

 

[david.northeast]

Aye theres plenty of that mate cheers

 

[david.northeast]

 

[Safc1]

Aye mate like big Phil says hen crab meat with the coral, then when I comes to doing the sausages, freeze the cart solid before making them that way you lose less juice then wrap them in foil! Keeps them frozen abit longer in a flask when fishing!

 

[david.northeast]

Also what size skins do you reccomend as ive just used 30mm and theyre far too big atleast if the sea comes away ill have a large enough bait for a decent cod

 

[david.northeast]

These are in a 450g haribo tub

 

[big phil 123]

These are in a 450g haribo tub

hahaha what hooks u using 10/0s lol

 

[Safc1]

Probably abit too fat mate, should be sausage thickness not haggis lol

 

[david.northeast]

They look alot bigger than they actually are the pic does it no justice

 

[Safc1]

Should still work tho no doubt, the ain't bothered what they look like!

 

[david.northeast]

They only look round because they arnt frozen i nade them liquid form so there spreading out once there frozen i can roll them into proper sausage

 

[Scotty91]

They only look round because they arnt frozen i nade them liquid form so there spreading out once there frozen i can roll them into proper sausage

Is that just black thread ?

 

[david.northeast]

its waxed thread so when u pull it together it doesnt nip the skin a tear it

 

[canman]

There used to be an old timer that fished in Cullercoats nicknamed "Dogger", because all he ever fished with was dogger poultice, just crushed up doggers wrapped up in sheeps wool. He used to get plenty fish.