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