How to Control Crayfish
- 1). Place the bait at the bottom of the trap. Pieces of other fish -- including sunfish, shiners or herring -- work well, but should be fresh.
- 2). Lower the trap to the bottom of the body of water.
- 3). Pull the trap back up quickly and repeatedly. Depending on the number of crayfish you want to catch, this can be done many times over. Replace the bait each time it is consumed.
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