How to prepare cart at home video

[steven watt]

fishing

[LiamNE]

Nice one lads, helpful for me this and a lot of other more experienced anglers too I'm sure.

Not far off 1000 subs now

[smallfry]

Again a very informative vid! Thank you!

BTW, is CART an acronym for something? If not, any idea where it's coined from?

[Sand Eel]

Again a very informative vid! Thank you!

BTW, is CART an acronym for something? If not, any idea where it's coined from?

Crabs Are Really Tasty

[smallfry]

Crabs Are Really Tasty

Very true, but cooked!

[codbiter]

knew about it last year from the whitby lads site, but had never actually used it myself, a lot of helpfull information once again. cheers

[The seas away]

hen crab

For those that have not used cart and are thinking of buying the crab and making it yourself " make sure you ask for (hen) or (she) crabs as these are the ones with the roe eggs in that the fish are attracted to.
Male crabs are no good at all" as this was not mentioned in the video and don't want to go wasting your money on male crabs.
You will have to buy ready made cart for a few months as they have just spawned so the female she crabs are also no good as no eggs in them yet.

[alcaucin]

hermit

I can get a good amount of hermits some with eggs, can these be used as cart bait, can you mix cocks and hens? I have used hermits on boat and shore and caught good fish with them.

[topbanana]

Cock crabs work just as well but you don't get as much out off them that's all. They can be watery.

[alcaucin]

cart

Crabs Are Really Tasty

could it be a noun short for " cartridge" which may explain it's sausage shape and a cartridge is a container (sausage skin). possible?

[The seas away]

Cock crabs work just as well but you don't get as much out off them that's all. They can be watery.

You are right about the cock crabs being full of water but they don't work as well but yes you may catch a fish on male crab but not worth the effort it takes.
If my friends who actually made and supplied those sticks to the tackle shop and to a lot of the lads on here thought male crabs were as good then they would be still making cart but they aren't until the hens fill with berries again.
But they still supply fantastic welsh blacks

[steven watt]

You are right about the cock crabs being full of water but they don't work as well but yes you may catch a fish on male crab but not worth the effort it takes.
If my friends who actually made and supplied those sticks to the tackle shop and to a lot of the lads on here thought male crabs were as good then they would be still making cart but they aren't until the hens fill with berries again.
But they still supply fantastic welsh blacks

after the last 3 cart videos we have put up this must be the most asked question why dont use use cock crab?, ive used it last year and done really good on male crab so we are trying to put together a plan for a video hens vs cock cart what is better, take both cart out fishing over a 2 part show and let the fish decide,
i do think the cheap cart you find online from some bait companys is made out of male crab,,,

[The seas away]

after the last 3 cart videos we have put up this must be the most asked question why dont use use cock crab?, ive used it last year and done really good on male crab so we are trying to put together a plan for a video hens vs cock cart what is better, take both cart out fishing over a 2 part show and let the fish decide,
i do think the cheap cart you find online from some bait companys is made out of male crab,,,

You are probably right about the cheap stuff being mixed maybe to bulk it up a bit.
you can easy tell if it has a lot of female or all female by how red it is, if you have used male only then you will know yourself it is totaly green-grey crappy colour where as the cart in your video is bright red-orange which is the roe eggs mixed with the meat that are only in the female and produce that irresistable scent the fish go for' but like you say you have had results with male crab and no doub't you have because after all a bucket mouth cod ain't that fussy what it eats when hungry but as a rule of thumb cart is a hen [she] crab.

[topbanana]

after the last 3 cart videos we have put up this must be the most asked question why dont use use cock crab?, ive used it last year and done really good on male crab so we are trying to put together a plan for a video hens vs cock cart what is better, take both cart out fishing over a 2 part show and let the fish decide,
i do think the cheap cart you find online from some bait companys is made out of male crab,,,

More likely it's due to the fact the hens yield more 'cart' and not specifically to do with the eggs. The big bits of custard coloured bits in the males is just as good. Just my opinion on it fella.

[The seas away]

Be good to see some results ie hens v cock crabs" but Imo and most good cart suppliers
you will never beat the coral in the she crabs usually August September October and part of November is best time the crab has it
so try to stock up during those months.