Crawdads for ocean rockfish??

Any one ever tried fresh live crawdads for bait in the ocean for rock fishing? I gots some big ones from an irrigation ditch when it dried up i wouldnt eat them considering where i found them but figured crawfish plastics work an these are bigger an real

I'm not 100% certain that is legal?  Can you introduce a "bait" to an enviroment that it is not native you?  My post is more of a question than a statement ... sorry.

Ya from my understanding tilapia is the only bait u cant use in the ocean. Crawdads gonna die after a short time in the ocean

I heard in socal they are money for calicos an sheeps head

Makes sense.  I'd see these as great bait down south since they have lobsters.  Might have good action for up here?!?!?!

Sorry for the Jack...I was wondering why Tilapia is specifically called out as being a no-no.

No idea lol thats just wat i was told i found it strange to

Tilapia Can live in fresh or salt water???

Sorry for the Jack...I was wondering why Tilapia is specifically called out as being a no-no.

Tilapia is a Monsanto geneticaly enhanced fish in the ocean. They do not want the introduction of non-coporate fish without their cut in the fees! 

Sorry for the thread jack ... I would take some of those crawdads right now and drop them down for a big ling!

Think ima try it next weekend ill let u guys know how they do

Tilapia Can live in fresh or salt water???

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euryhaline

Sorry for the Jack...I was wondering why Tilapia is specifically called out as being a no-no.

Tilapia is a Monsanto geneticaly enhanced fish in the ocean. They do not want the introduction of non-coporate fish without their cut in the fees! 

Sorry for the thread jack ... I would take some of those crawdads right now and drop them down for a big ling!

or a FAT cabbie

+1 on the fat cabby lol

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tilapia

Can survive brakish water

I've tried fresh dead ones for cabbies, but no luck, I would guess they would die within 20 min in the ocean if used live

Ya me to but fresh dead still should xmell tasty