Ok, so I had the day off and decided to go throw some crab traps in for a few hours and see if I could catch some Dungeness crab, and hit the beach for razors later.
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Struggled on the crabbing, had 2 that were just under legal, and one legal (had no claws, so I released him)
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Hit the beach and dug my 15, and headed back by sunset.
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Figured I would hit low tide for another chance for a crab on my way home.
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Place was deserted, but I still had time before they locked the gate, so I rebaited and threw my traps.
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Managed to get one keeper, then these bright lights from the water came in.
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Commercial crabbing vessel comes in right off the pier, having issues (not from this port) and ties off.
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I figure, I am done.
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2 pickup trucks pull in, several conversations I am not a part of happen.
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All but one guy get in the trucks and leave.
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As I am putting my stuff in my truck, the one guy comes back and asked me if I wanted this cod they caught in one of their traps
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Fresh caught cod?
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Sure...
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I am sure the season is closed on these, because I have a huge couple of egg sacks.
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Google says "eat them"
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Made me think about the liver.
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Google says "eat it"!
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I love my cod.
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Fillets..
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Never eaten the other stuff.
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Even oysters (and I love them) need to be cooked.
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Anybody got some recipes?
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Can I freeze these, prepare later?