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

[h20hunter]

After the shelling.....

[h20hunter]

Anyone crabbing today. I'm taking the weekend off. Looks like it may be a bit breezy in the Everett north end.

[DoubleJ]

Just got back from dock crabbing again.  Got another 5 red rocks in a 3 hour soak.  Swam with the kids for most of the time and fished a bit to catch bait for tomorrow.  Figured my time is better spent doing this than bear hunting.  Higher success rate

[DoubleJ]

Almost got my first dungie from the dock.  He came in at 5 3/4".  Biggest one from the dock yet.  Mostly just pull up about 6 in a pot that are clearly too small.

[Fishstiq]

I'll be heading out to crab tomorrow morning, leaving from the Everett marina. 

[h20hunter]

Nice....try the SE corner of hat....around 40 or 50 feet......being treating me very well. I'm picking the wife and kids up at airport soon. They have been gone 10 days...sleeping in and making big breakfast and hanging out.

[SemperFidelis97]

We are taking the weekend off we been at it pretty heavily this year, and I have enough extra crab to take over to our friends on the east side come hunting season.  I will be out a couple more times because I really do enjoy it we have really been going deeper for ours lately, and getting some dandies we had one go 8 7/8" last weekend that was a record for the year.

[h20hunter]

8 and 7/8!

Picture? Don't think I've ever seen one that big.

[SemperFidelis97]

8 and 7/8!

Picture? Don't think I've ever seen one that big.

I will have to get a pic the next weekend we are up at out place I left the shell on top of my wood pile to dry out so I can hang it up.  We have a neighbor who got one at a touch over 9" on the opener that one is nailed up to his garage wall.  Overall we have been getting a ton of females, but the males we are getting at 100-120 ft are absolutely huge.  I went to a canned cat food safeway brand in like a seafood medly recently when I forgot some of my fish leftovers.  That coupled with chicken has produced some really full pots, but like a said a ton of females this year maybe two to three males per pot.

[h20hunter]

Anyone going out this weekend?

Weather permitting I'll be out Sat afternoon/eveing with the wifey. Heading out of Everett and planning on sticking to my honey hole area. A little crabbing, run back in for a pint at Scuttlebutt, should be a good time. Either way if the weather turns to garbage we'll be making other plans.

[DoubleJ]

Should be going off the dock again Saturday and Sunday.  I've figured out how to run a bouy setup off the dock but I need to get a bouy and some lead line before I can make this happen

[h20hunter]

Like I said....you ever make it my way you have an open invitation for a boat ride to soak some pots.

[DoubleJ]

Like I said....you ever make it my way you have an open invitation for a boat ride to soak some pots.

[Skillet]

Working out the logistics but I might be able to get out to drop pots Friday, pick 'em up on Saturday.  Depends on the hunting buddy's wife signing the Kitchen Pass.

I'm not even married and I still get my plans jacked up by a wife! 

[h20hunter]

If you are out Saturday evening maybe consider running into the waterfront to hit the Scuttlebutt?