Edible crabs as bait ....Why not..?

[Charlton]

Alright lads, Just got a question ... open matches generally north of the tees ban edible crab as bait .... why ?
Can anyone help me with info on the seaham open too , and im assuming edibles banned from that also .? Cheers

you should of said cart in your original post.

[tolerence]

Sorry Allan , I thought you may of knew what i meant , i didnt mean peelers ....Just edoble crabs in general ie cart.....
Would seaham allow it then ?
So out of curiostiy why do some of the big matches up north ban it then ie seaton sluice open ? when i fished this one it clearly says no edible crab or crab extract may be used .....I thought it was abit strange

[Topfly]

So are we saying it's ok for the commercials to catch crabs and not use them as bait, but sell them on, so anglers can use them as bait ?
Surely someone is breaking the law.

[tolerence]

Topfly , I think the trouble was commercials were catching softies and smahsing them into there pots , , Im not saying i recomend using softies as that is breaking the law or thats the reason the law was brought into effect in the first place ....
Hard back sizeable edibles is what i am onabout ....cheers

[Charlton]

Sorry Allan , I thought you may of knew what i meant , i didnt mean peelers ....Just edoble crabs in general ie cart.....
Would seaham allow it then ?
So out of curiostiy why do some of the big matches up north ban it then ie seaton sluice open ? when i fished this one it clearly says no edible crab or crab extract may be used .....I thought it was abit strange

it's up to the organising club what goes and what dosn't.