A step by step guide to baiting up with shore crab for smoothhound.
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1. Peel all the brittle shell and legs from a dead peeler crab which needs to be about the size of a 50p piece or slightly bigger.
![](http://talkseafishing.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/boat-smoothhound-21.jpg)
2. Cut the crab body in half lengthways.
![](http://talkseafishing.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/boat-smoothhound-31.jpg)
3. Slide one half of the body up the hook and just over the hooks eye.
![](http://talkseafishing.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/boat-smoothhound-41.jpg)
4. Slide the second half of the body on to the hook and leave it sat in the bend of the hook with the hook point well exposed.
![](http://talkseafishing.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/boat-smoothhound-51.jpg)
5. Bind the crab to the hook shank with a few turns of bait elastic.
![](http://talkseafishing.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/boat-smoothhound-6.jpg)
![](http://talkseafishing.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/boat-smoothhound-11.jpg)
1. Peel all the brittle shell and legs from a dead peeler crab which needs to be about the size of a 50p piece or slightly bigger.
![](http://talkseafishing.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/boat-smoothhound-21.jpg)
2. Cut the crab body in half lengthways.
![](http://talkseafishing.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/boat-smoothhound-31.jpg)
3. Slide one half of the body up the hook and just over the hooks eye.
![](http://talkseafishing.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/boat-smoothhound-41.jpg)
4. Slide the second half of the body on to the hook and leave it sat in the bend of the hook with the hook point well exposed.
![](http://talkseafishing.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/boat-smoothhound-51.jpg)
5. Bind the crab to the hook shank with a few turns of bait elastic.
![](http://talkseafishing.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/boat-smoothhound-6.jpg)