Just peel the tail and use it on the bottom. If fishing from a boat you can suspend the tails when you find the school. Or try to drag them on the bottom. I personally think rubbing the tail juice on the leaderline helps. 1 more thing, try using them whole as you peel the shell from it's body and tail off, remember to pull the claws and legs off. Good luck and hope this helps.GoneFishin said:Im going tomorrow with my dad. I Caught yes caught myself over half a dozen crawdads so any opinions on how to use them most effectively there. Anything else to try. I really want to catch a good fish havn't got a bigun for a while now.