When I feed my Oscar a few crayfish, he absolutely loves them.  If I just put them in the tank, it could be up to an hour or so (unless he has been starved for a few days) before he starts tagging up on one of them.  Now,...If I remove the claws first, he's gone in seconds.  If I remove 1 claw, it takes a minute, but nowhere near as long as a regular (clawed) cray.

So,...would it make sense to maybe rip off 1 arm of my jig trailer?

Did you wear your lab coat, mask, rubber gloves and have the room atmosphere set at neg pressure when performing these experiments LBH? ;D

When I feed my Oscar a few crayfish, he absolutely loves them.  If I just put them in the tank, it could be up to an hour or so (unless he has been starved for a few days) before he starts tagging up on one of them.  Now,...If I remove the claws first, he's gone in seconds.  If I remove 1 claw, it takes a minute, but nowhere near as long as a regular (clawed) cray.

So,...would it make sense to maybe rip off 1 arm of my jig trailer?

This is one reason I like pork eels and frog trailers. I grew up in South Louisiana, (crawfish capital of the world). Crawfish when they are threatened, adopt a defensive pose with there claws up & open I have seen bass and other fish avoid them.

I would be curious to know how Oscar likes leeches or small frogs. Most of the trailers I use resemble these.

Ronnie

I read an article where a guy does that for smallmouth.I use Netbait Paca Chunks for trailers.One of the claws are sometimes torn off.I will continue to fish with the trailer with the same results.it realy doesn't sound like a bad idea!

Interseting observation Russ. On a side note, when I had freshwater I only fed my Oscars goldfish...also, You can catch Oscars one after another in the Everglades with a  Rooster Tail. Just watch out for the gators, but that's another story

Sounds like you might be onto something tho.

My guy eats anything.  I threw in the leftover shiners from our last trip in December and he ate them all but the 1 big one that just won't fit.  He's still swimming around in there, scared poopless. lol

Even the other ones went 1 at a time with the tail sticking out of his mouth for a good 20 minutes as he crushed away,lol.

Leeches,etc, he'll eat em, trust me.  Loves night crawlers, moths, flies, fingers, anything you throw in there.  

Also, when the craw is in the defensive position, that doesn't stop him, he just takes alot longer.  He pecks away till the cray is hurt and then he gulps him in.  No claws, instant gulp.

The claws hurt and the fish are not stupid they learn.  They love crayfish and with one claw missing it's that much easier of a meal.  It make perfect sence to remove a claw.

Just some more thought on the topic.

Take into consideration the fish's feeding mood for the time or day.If you are on fish that are in a very positive feeding mood you may want more action out of your lure.I use a trailer that has alot of action.When fish are aggressive I want to draw attention to my lure.

Now on day where finesse may be the key,I think simply pinching of a claw would be another way to modify a jig or plastic craw to help a finesse presentation.

My guy eats anything. I threw in the leftover shiners from our last trip in December and he ate them all but the 1 big one that just won't fit. He's still swimming around in there, scared poopless. lol

Even the other ones went 1 at a time with the tail sticking out of his mouth for a good 20 minutes as he crushed away,lol.

Leeches,etc, he'll eat em, trust me. Loves night crawlers, moths, flies, fingers, anything you throw in there.

Also, when the craw is in the defensive position, that doesn't stop him, he just takes alot longer. He pecks away till the cray is hurt and then he gulps him in. No claws, instant gulp.

I am certain that I would need to see the footage of this happening before I could come to any hypothesis on the matter.

My guy eats anything. I threw in the leftover shiners from our last trip in December and he ate them all but the 1 big one that just won't fit. He's still swimming around in there, scared poopless. lol

Even the other ones went 1 at a time with the tail sticking out of his mouth for a good 20 minutes as he crushed away,lol.

Leeches,etc, he'll eat em, trust me. Loves night crawlers, moths, flies, fingers, anything you throw in there.

Also, when the craw is in the defensive position, that doesn't stop him, he just takes alot longer. He pecks away till the cray is hurt and then he gulps him in. No claws, instant gulp.

I am certain that I would need to see the footage of this happening before I could come to any hypothesis on the matter.

I second that motion.  All in favor, say I

Aye.

I'll get a few next week.