The Best Bait For Surfcasting & Drone Fishing On The South Island, NZ

Catch More Edible Fish on the South Island with This Game-Changing Fishing Tip! 🦀🎣
Are you ready to elevate your surfcasting and drone fishing game in New Zealand’s South Island? Known as a paradise for anglers, the South Island offers incredible fishing opportunities-but using the right bait is crucial to avoid unwanted catches like sharks and maximize your haul of delicious edible fish species.
In this video, we’ll reveal an essential fishing hack: catching and using paddle crabs as bait. While most anglers stick to traditional fish baits, paddle crabs are a secret weapon for targeting prized species like Rig, Elephant Fish, Gurnard, and more. Plus, they’re completely free bait if you know how to catch them!
We’ll take you through:
✅ How to catch paddle crabs efficiently and sustainably.
✅ Pro tips for rigging and fishing with paddle crabs to land bigger and tastier catches.
✅ A fun fishing and camping adventure where we put this bait to the test and catch a big fish
Whether you’re a seasoned angler or new to surfcasting, drone fishing, or South Island fishing, this episode is packed with tips to help you improve your fishing success. Don’t miss out!
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[@mikedew380]

Some very good tips, thanks.

[@Fishingreminder]

cheers, glad it was helpful

[@TheBeaker59]

We go at night stake a bag of bait at just under knee deep water go back to beach for a beer then between each can wade out with bucket head lamp and gloves generally you can get a 20L bucket full per 6pack. We love to eat them well the ones twice that size., take off the back, scrape out the goop, then cut in quarters, fry in butter with curry powder for a few minutes remove and add a can of coconut cream and onions stir to make a sauce then add the crab back in eat with a bib and bowl of water to clean hands its a messy sticky dish that is soooo nice.

[@Fishingreminder]

Great way to do it :) South Island or North Island? We love eating the bigger ones to. I personally they think they taste better than cray. Just a lot of work but heaps of fun and DELICIOUS!!!

[@TheBeaker59]

@@Fishingreminder North Island hence not bothering with using as bait.

[@walkintomydream7208]

@@TheBeaker59 I love to eat crabs! I sometimes think they taste sweeter than crayfish😉

[@BasicFishingNZ]

i once caught a kahawai with that crab mesh haha so works not just crabs but regular fish too.

[@Fishingreminder]

haha yeah for sure and believe it or not I have caught a Kahawai on half a crab bait surf casting. I never thought that they would eat crab but they also do when they get a chance.

[@kingmarz3635]

Cheer for the fidy

[@Fishingreminder]

glad you enjoyed :)

[@billschneider1893]

Try to put bait into a lady's nylon stocking. Crabs get stuck onto the stocking.

[@Fishingreminder]

Good Tip! I've been wanting to try that. Have you had success with it?

[@joeys5429]

Those nets aren’t effective

[@Fishingreminder]

why not?