Why I love opening day of crab....and the ongoing season!

[206]

What salt to water ratio do you guys use for guts in cookin?

1st Trip this year tommorow morning.  Got walleye carks in the bait boxes and one has a bloody catfish cark from Moses going 70 feet deep out of Shilshole.

Never tried Moses carks for crab.

[SemperFidelis97]

I personally pull my crabs out of the salt they go right into a pot of boiling fresh water they taste great.  I have taken the guts out before cooking, but I think it takes away some of the flavor.  I would go grab a couple whole chickens they are on sale at safeway for 88 cents a pound at the moment, chicken for us has by far been the best bait.  We do mix in fish occasionally, and I have been using some hog fat for scent just make sure your stuff is fresh I notice a big difference if my bait goes bad.

[Fishstiq]

What salt to water ratio do you guys use for guts in cookin?

1st Trip this year tommorow morning.  Got walleye carks in the bait boxes and one has a bloody catfish cark from Moses going 70 feet deep out of Shilshole.

Never tried Moses carks for crab.

I use a heavy hand with the salt.  Be generous, the water should taste like seawater once the salt dissolves.
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[h20hunter]

I too salt the water. Also....on the bait topic I picked up a few whole makeral and chopped 'em up. Seemed to be very oily and may have helped. Also...agreed on the chicken.

[NRA4LIFE]

Winco has 10 lb frozen packs of thigh and leg quarters for 78 cents a pound.  That's their regular price too.

[206]

Walleye and Catfish carks work. Even threw in half dozen Koke Heads.  Koke heads?  That buddy is gone.................. Got 4 nice dungies with 2 traps.  Socked in with fog - couldn't go but 150 yards off shore.  Trolled Shilshole bay for 20 minutes and found downrigger must have blown a fuse (hopefully).  Yep that  bay is closed, but what are you going to do for 3 hours socked in with fog watching the shore constantly.  FISH

[206]

Found something on the net.  1/2 cup salt to 1 gallon h2o.  We scarfed them up.  Cooked them bout 17 minutes.

[Jamieb]

I use 1/4 to 1/2 cup salt per gallon of water, boil for 20 mins.

[Fishstiq]

I only boil for 10 minutes.  Rolling boil, drop 'em in, eat in 10.

[h20hunter]

Can anyone give me an area 9 crab report? Also.....any silvers still being caught. I'd like to go out this weekend and go for both but haven't crabbed much further out than Mukilteo.

Thanks.

[sneakyjake]

I only crab in 9 and it has been very good.  Same as last year.  Where abouts were you thinking about dropping the pots?

[h20hunter]

Open to suggestions......maybe either side of PNP......ive trolled there and caught silvers....

[D-Rock425]

Just go find some other pots and set on top of them.

[DoubleJ]

Just go find some other pots and set on top of them.

Why set on top of them?  Just find some other pots and pull them.

[hunter105]

I always cook crab in seawater.  Fill the live well and just drain it into the cook pot.  I find fish to be the best bait for me.