As live bait goes, it’s hard to beat crawfish for trout, bass, catfish, and more—yet they are wildly underused. That’s because it’s rare to find them for sale in bait shops. There are no commercial ...

Five or six times a week, Chad Hanks or his employees make a three-hour drive to his hometown of Bridge City to pick up crawfish, which many might consider precious cargo this time of year. Hanks owns ...