But, a crayfish that doesn't burrow and gets to be a foot long seems like it could be an awesome addition to a trophy bass forage base!
Isn't it cheaper to use fish to feed your bass? I doubt that such crayfish can survive long enough to reach that foot size length. All these creatures are slow enough to become an easy target for any predator.
Do they live in burrows or not - it doesn't matter. I can tell you about my experience here in Latvia. There's one lake with a lot of crayfish (Astacus leptodastylus) nearby. They usually live in burrows and come out only at night to hunt. Fish should sleep then, shouldn't they? But many caught perch and pikes have got remains of crayfish in their stomachs. Maybe they are caught not as much as if they wouldn't live in burrows but anyway burrows don't save them.
If they lived in burrows all the time then they would be more secure if there is no eel in the lake/river. This fish simply gets in crayfish
home and eats it. They love crayfish
