Posted by pete88 on 13/5/2017, 2:15 am, in reply to "Freezing bait"
I tried that this year with tuatua baits. Worked well enough and the crabs seemed grateful My brother in law freezes pilchards onto his hooks for his set line (Tauranga) and has good success.
Men and fish are alike. They both get into trouble when they open their mouths.