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Offline Gus

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Crab ring NOT stolen!
« on: August 08, 2016, 03:52:11 PM »
A happy story about losing crab gear for a change.

I finally got a chance to get the boat out and go crabbing two weekends ago. Launched at Boston Harbor out of Olympia and made the short trip to Zangle Cove. The crabbing was pretty dismal. No keepers and a dogfish in one pot munching all of my bait. It was fun to get my 7 month old boy out in the boat with us though. I started pulling up pots (2 square traps and 2 rings) as the tide started to head out and came up one ring short. The water was moving quite a bit faster in that area than I had seen before. I went in circles looking for the ring for quite a while but had to head in, a 7 month old can only last so long out there. I had just bought the two rings for $20 (had to fix some of the netting) so it didn't kill me to leave it, but I sure wasn't happy about it either. I figured some kelp caught the rope and pulled it into the deep water forever. Lesson learned, I need to weigh down the rings like the traps or make sure I pull them before the water starts ripping.

Now two weeks and a day later I get a voicemail from a great guy named Gary from Gig Harbor. Says he found my ring off the north end of Blake Island by Manchester in 350' of water. What a trip! (see picture) That's 50 miles if it took the fastest route, which I'm sure it didn't. I'm surprised the buoy could float that ring. Makes me chuckle thinking about my little buoy cruising under the Narrows bridge. Glad such a nice person found it and called!

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Re: Crab ring NOT stolen!
« Reply #1 on: August 08, 2016, 03:55:44 PM »
Glad you didn't come on here and accuse the guy that saved your crab ring of stealing it  :tup:

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Re: Crab ring NOT stolen!
« Reply #2 on: August 08, 2016, 04:50:07 PM »
Haha, yeah saw that.  Didn't even cross my mind. Doesn't seem like a good plan for thieves.

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Re: Crab ring NOT stolen!
« Reply #3 on: August 08, 2016, 05:50:32 PM »
That's an interesting story, surprised it traveled so far but that's awesome.

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Re: Crab ring NOT stolen!
« Reply #4 on: August 08, 2016, 07:05:13 PM »
Glad you didn't come on here and accuse the guy that saved your crab ring of stealing it  :tup:
[/quoted was thinking the same thing.
I'm a flat lander and don't know many details of off shore crabbing/fishing but like reading about it.

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Re: Crab ring NOT stolen!
« Reply #5 on: August 08, 2016, 07:17:54 PM »
If the next one that goes missing shows up in the Brewster pool you will know aliens were involved.
There is no greater respect to have for wildlife than to harvest an animal fairly and use it's flesh to feed your family.  ~me

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Re: Crab ring NOT stolen!
« Reply #6 on: August 08, 2016, 08:57:39 PM »
 :yike: that's a crazy float trip it did that's awesome to get the crab ring back

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Re: Crab ring NOT stolen!
« Reply #7 on: August 08, 2016, 09:05:12 PM »
Cool story.

Thanks for sharing.
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I wonder how many people will touch their nose to their screen trying to read this...

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Re: Crab ring NOT stolen!
« Reply #8 on: August 09, 2016, 11:08:39 AM »
That's pretty amazing, thanks for sharing!


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Re: Crab ring NOT stolen!
« Reply #9 on: August 09, 2016, 11:12:30 AM »
That's insane, what a trip.
Pain is temporary, achieving the goal is worth it.

I didn't say it would be easy, I said it would be worth it.

Every father should remember that one day his children will follow his example instead of his advice.


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Re: Crab ring NOT stolen!
« Reply #10 on: August 15, 2016, 01:59:03 PM »
Together again! The guy dropped it off for me at Sportco last week. Restoring my faith in humanity. 

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Re: Crab ring NOT stolen!
« Reply #11 on: September 07, 2016, 07:08:50 AM »
I always wondered were all the "missing" crap pot go. Now I know.
There are only so many sunrises left.

 


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