Lafayette crab connection
 

Half the time time when I go fishing, the bait shops don't have crabs. When they do have crabs, they are live. I kill them, crack them open, and use them to find reds. It seems to me that you probably don't need to start this process with live crabs. So, two questions:

1. Is there any difference with using market crabs instead of live crabs? My thought here is that the scent might be off on crabs that aren't as fresh. But if they catch just as well, then great.

2. Is there a good spot in Lafayette to pick up crabs?

Lafayette crab connection
 

1. Mathgeek says live crabs work better but frozen also work
2. Go try some of the college bars around town I almost guarantee you can find a case of the crabs

When I get live crabs from my seafood guy he always throws the dead ones in a seperate crate to throw in the dumpster later. I would get with whoever you buying live crabs from and see if they have dead crabs and if you can buy them at reduced rate.

Why don't you break the claws off of live crabs and hook them through the back swimming fin? I have a buddy that wins numerous tournaments for bull drum and bull reds, he fastens his crabs to the hook with a rubber band.

If you have a cast net and know how to throw it, try to catch some fresh mullet. I've caught more bull reds on fresh cut mullet than anything else, including cracked crab.

Nice.