crawdad

[kraw-dad] /ˈkrɔˌdæd/

noun

crayfish (def 1).

Origin

1900-05, Americanism; craw(fish) + dad (perhaps dad¹); cf. doodad

Examples from the web for crawdad

Try baits that imitate the natural forage in the lake such as crawdad or shad colored lures.