They say match the hatch if you want success catching fish. When I’m out fishing, I’ll use just about anything for bait that’s usable — whether it comes from stomach contents or something a fish coughs up once it’s onboard, it’s fair game! Fishing the Marlborough Sounds alongside a mussel farm, we found plenty of bright red crabs in the stomachs of gurnard. We used them for bait and turned them into some nice fish. I reckon these bright red crabs are a big reason the gurnard in the Marlborough S