Must See: Bass Love Crawfish (Videos)

March 14, 2017 By Game & Fish Online Staff

Bass love crawfish.

Bass anglers all know this, which is why there are so many crawfish lure patterns, crawfish scents and live crawfish rig options (where's the best place to hook one, again?).

Screenshot of "Crawfish Bass Fishing Challenge" YouTube video.

How much do bass love crawfish?

To find out, we asked YouTube, where you can always find heart-pumping fishing action. We typed in "bass love crawfish," and up popped dozens of YouTube videos.

Here are eight YouTube examples of how much bass love to eat those crawfish.

(Click on each video to watch the action, and on the source links to see more videos from their YouTube channels)

https://youtu.be/H3lxI7Ju6mk

Source:The Fish Whisperer/YouTube

Bass Love Crawfish (featuring Scott Martin): In this video, professional bass angler Scott Martin comes down to Texas to check out my pet bass. We get a giant bag of crawfish from the store to feed them and my bass absolutely destroy the crawfish!!

https://youtu.be/PQku1CwjMYY

Source: BamaBass/YouTube

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https://youtu.be/Mhfk_2Ot6ls

Source: BamaBass/YouTube

Crawfish Bass Fishing Challenge: We pulled a Cajun technique out of the playbook and went bass fishing with live crawfish! I didn't know what to expect at first, but it easily turned into one of the top 5 fishing trips of my life. Corey and I relaxed and watched deer running around the lake as the crawfish did all the work.

https://youtu.be/JMJgsC-bQeM

Source: TylersReelFishing/YouTube

Do Bass Actually Eat Crawfish? To answer that question: Yes, they do. But why don't they at certain times and in certain situations? In this video, I show you how bass react to LIVE crawfish underwater in their habitat. I provide some great commentary, and I hope you guys learn something!

https://youtu.be/CtamRAvVNd8

Source: Fishnwithjoe/YouTube

Bass v. Crawfish: Bass and crawfish go well together, especially when you use one to catch the other. Distributed by Tubemogul.

https://youtu.be/V9WuWWZtero

Source: ExtremeAnglerTV/YouTube

Bass love crawfish (XTV): Fishing with Lake of the Woods bass-ace, Brian McNanney, he gets a nice smallmouth bass that spits out a freshly eaten crawfish!

https://youtu.be/j1b8_e7MNJk

Source: fishingsurfing/YouTube

Fishing for Bass on Live Crawfish: Bass love crawfish! Thanks for watching and don't forget to like, comment, and subscribe.

https://youtu.be/OMWPssGI0LM

Source: Energy5/YouTube

Feeding live crawfish to largemouth bass.

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