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Razor clams! pics added
« on: March 02, 2014, 02:40:55 PM »
Did anyone else get out after them? My girlfriend and I went out and got 2 days worth of limits (Friday and Saturday), 7lbs worth of cleaned clam meat!




Her first time clamming, she got pretty dirty lol!
« Last Edit: March 02, 2014, 03:02:00 PM by FC »
The reason there are so many Ruger upgrades is because they're necessary.

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Re: Razor clams! pics added
« Reply #1 on: March 02, 2014, 03:08:43 PM »
Nice haul :tup:
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Re: Razor clams! pics added
« Reply #2 on: March 02, 2014, 03:09:20 PM »
Roosevelt......... We went to Grayland and Ocean Shores. Good digging as usual.

My brother and I got done quickly then stayed and gave lessons to some greenhorns who weren't getting any. Got them dialed in pretty good. Was fun to watch them after they figured it out.
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Re: Razor clams! pics added
« Reply #3 on: March 02, 2014, 03:11:30 PM »
Nice work, dude  8)

Clamming is one of few things that I truly miss bout the PNW.

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Re: Razor clams! pics added
« Reply #4 on: March 02, 2014, 03:14:55 PM »
Roosevelt......... We went to Grayland and Ocean Shores. Good digging as usual.

My brother and I got done quickly then stayed and gave lessons to some greenhorns who weren't getting any. Got them dialed in pretty good. Was fun to watch them after they figured it out.

We hit Roosevelt the first day and Moclips the second. Totally different styles of clamming, shovel was the way to go at Roosevelt and clam gun was the best at Moclips.
The reason there are so many Ruger upgrades is because they're necessary.

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Re: Razor clams! pics added
« Reply #5 on: March 02, 2014, 03:30:08 PM »
Yup, Roosevelt is muckier sand and that makes for hard pulling with a gun. Actually, at Ocean Shores yesterday, the clams were mostly in the surf when we were there. (we left the beach an hour to low water) The gun was working good because There wasn't much time between waves. My brother was using a shovel and would get a clam marked, then have to wait for the wave to go out. I was using a gun and could pull them out while the water was in and be ready for the next show. I'm way faster with a shovel than a gun, but for 15 clams, speed doesn't matter.
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Re: Razor clams! pics added
« Reply #6 on: March 02, 2014, 03:48:05 PM »
We were at Grayland for the weekend, Thursday was excellent and easy digging but friday for some reason they turned into goeducks and were deeper than a bugger but we still limited and yesterday was easy again. Nice fat clams this time!!

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Re: Razor clams! pics added
« Reply #7 on: March 02, 2014, 03:52:28 PM »
Grayland clams have been nicer this year than they have for a long time.
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Re: Razor clams! pics added
« Reply #8 on: March 02, 2014, 03:55:44 PM »
We go down Warrenton Cannery Rd. then head north about a mile and out from the wind turbines. We used to turn left and go couple hundred yards south but nobody is digging there now. Might have to give it a try next month, could be some real fat ones in there.

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Re: Razor clams! pics added
« Reply #9 on: March 06, 2014, 11:53:28 AM »
Nice haul Frank.
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Re: Razor clams! pics added
« Reply #10 on: March 06, 2014, 03:11:19 PM »
Still shaving Frank? Good haul you guys .... never been clamming before in my life ,got to try it before I die  :chuckle:
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Re: Razor clams! pics added
« Reply #11 on: March 06, 2014, 03:24:37 PM »
TROPHYHUNT and i went , it took all of about 30 minutes to both limit, sucks because we live around orting and bonney lake and drove to the ocean shores but hey, it will make a couiple awesome meals  :tup:
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« Reply #12 on: March 06, 2014, 03:35:25 PM »
Looks to be right at Iron Springs?
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Re: Razor clams! pics added
« Reply #13 on: March 06, 2014, 11:28:43 PM »
Another good dig!

A bucket o'clams, steaming the shells off, cleaning, a steaked clam and a separated clam, dinner!
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Re: Razor clams! pics added
« Reply #14 on: March 07, 2014, 06:50:58 AM »
Awesome  :drool:
Looks like good sizes  :tup:
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Re: Razor clams! pics added
« Reply #15 on: March 07, 2014, 07:27:34 AM »
If you like your fried razors breaded ya gotta try the Willabay Breading Mix, jeeze that stuff is good. It's made down at Oysterville northeast of Long Beach and Ocean Park and I think Jack's has it there in Ocean Park too. You can buy it at the Oysterville seafood store out there on the point too. :tup:

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Re: Razor clams! pics added
« Reply #16 on: March 07, 2014, 08:34:30 AM »
We went clamming last Thurs and Friday, ( smelt Sat)  Here's some pics from last month

Took two friends with us - good light, no rain, no wind and 4 limits in 25 minutes.  :)





Overnight in seawater flushes the sand



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Re: Razor clams! pics added
« Reply #17 on: March 07, 2014, 10:32:34 AM »
Nice haul Frank.
Still shaving Frank? Good haul you guys .... never been clamming before in my life ,got to try it before I die  :chuckle:

Thanks! It is a lot of work but a lot of fun too. I want to go again soon!
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Re: Razor clams! pics added
« Reply #18 on: March 09, 2014, 10:49:00 AM »
GregE good tip. I usually clean mine soon after and I am always dealing with sand. I travel a couple hours home and usually stop for a bite to eat does anything happen to the clams if you have a lid on the bucket?

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Re: Razor clams! pics added
« Reply #19 on: March 09, 2014, 11:07:32 AM »
GregE good tip. I usually clean mine soon after and I am always dealing with sand. I travel a couple hours home and usually stop for a bite to eat does anything happen to the clams if you have a lid on the bucket?
if I'm traveling home w clams I just leave them in a bucket w sea water till I clean them.  I put them in boiling water w a net for only 2 to 3 seconds then rapidly put them in ice water.  It seems to help the sand stick to the slime when you pull the clams apart.  Not sure about covering w a lid but if I did I think I would cut a hole/holes in it.
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Re: Razor clams! pics added
« Reply #20 on: March 09, 2014, 11:26:34 AM »
The thing to worry about keeping the clams in water for traveling is that if they use up all of the oxygen, they will die and start to deteriorate.  If they are in a bucket/cooler with a block or 2 liter bottle of ice, they will stay alive for a longer period of time since as long as they stay damp (but not submerged), they can still absorb oxygen from the air.  The same thing works for traveling long distances with crabs.  They will stay better in water though if you throw ice in there as well since when colder they use less oxygen and the melting ice will release oxygen.

Nice looking clams y'all.   :tup:

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« Reply #21 on: March 09, 2014, 11:45:19 AM »
I need to get some clams one of these days  :bash:

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Re: Razor clams! pics added
« Reply #22 on: March 09, 2014, 01:17:34 PM »
I drove home with mine laying in a dry cooler in the net bags just to help keep them damp. They were still trying to dig through the counter-top 5 hours later so I am assuming they were ok :P

I just sliced mine down the middle with a fillet knife splitting the foot until they popped open and then just ran the knife around real quick and cut the edges free and then the abductor muscles. It goes pretty quick if you are handy with a knife.
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« Reply #23 on: March 09, 2014, 06:14:55 PM »
Clams will stay alive at least a week as long as they are cool and damp. I used to dig commercially for crab bait in Alaska when I lived in Kodiak. We ran across Shelikof Straits to Kukak Bay on the Alaska Peninsula and dug for 4 days and all we did to care for them was layer ice them. Then a day's trip back across to Kodiak, and deliver them on the 6th day. The oldest clams would be in as good of shape as the newest when we delivered. The coldness of the ice would put them into a state that was sort of like hibernation. As soon as they came out of the ice and warmed up they would get lively again.

Here at home, we regularly put them in the frig when we get home with just a damp cloth over them and keep them for three or 4 days until we clean them, if we are digging multiple days. That way we only have one mess to clean up after the clams are cleaned.

We never soak them after we rinse them on the beach, especially in fresh water, unless we're getting ready to clean them. If you leave them too long, they will die and fresh water hastens them dying.
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« Reply #24 on: March 10, 2014, 11:27:14 PM »
I really gotta get out and try that sometime! Nice hauls guys!

 


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