If there are sealice about , or the crabs are munching your baits “in which case there probably aint many rig out there feeding , but you never know when they will come along” I will use a small whole crab , or half large crab , baited as millie suggested , but a keeper hook slips thru 1 leg and thru the bait elastic binding the legs back down the line
Most of the time I remove the legs and shell …..use half a crab , or 2/3 if its a small one …this is deadly on the ele’s , which is what I target ….rig is bycatch
