2 weeks til crabbing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[pjb3]

Who all is going on the opener next Friday? I'm going all 4 days!!!

[windygorge]

crab don't have any meat during this time do they??  thought it was best in winter.   

[lokidog]

crab don't have any meat during this time do they??  thought it was best in winter.   

Only the commercial and indians get them in the winter....     They keep delaying the start of the season because they say the crabs are still soft after molting. 

[Ripper]

I'll be out at least 1 or 2 days.

[longknife]

Who all is going on the opener next Friday? I'm going all 4 days!!!

Just got a 21' Trophy w/a, have to wait til i get back from Yellowstone to play with the new toy!!

[bowtech721]

Ill prolly throw out some pots over the weekend while im up at the beach house for the fourth... they are some tasty suckers 

[FC]

I'll be out all four days.

[jeepster]

ok................ after attempting to make a living off of crabbing commercially..................... here is an industry secret

this is the truth be told- honnest to god, cross my heart and swear to die washington state commercial  crabbing -i-dont give a *censored*- bait secret..............


go dig cockles........smash em up............... put 4smashed cockells and  a poud of elix squid or herring in a pot....................that is the honnest to god comercial crab bait recipe................if you are on the coazst...........substitute cockles for rasor clams.................... results guaranteed

[wildmanoutdoors]

My brothers 55 foot crabber out of Westport also uses Razor clams and squid!

[longknife]

ok................ after attempting to make a living off of crabbing commercially..................... here is an industry secret

this is the truth be told- honnest to god, cross my heart and swear to die washington state commercial  crabbing -i-dont give a *censored*- bait secret..............


go dig cockles........smash em up............... put 4smashed cockells and  a poud of elix squid or herring in a pot....................that is the honnest to god comercial crab bait recipe................if you are on the coazst...........substitute cockles for rasor clams.................... results guaranteed

Used clams, and sturgeon bait(large sand shrimp) one year, and we cleaned up!

Word to the wise,,, dont use halibut carcas'!! They RUN from them, halibut will eat crab.

[jackmaster]

we have always used the cockles as well, but we found that where we crab they dont seem to be to darn picky

[CP]

The best and easiest crab bait that I’ve found is filleted salmon carcass.  I don’t have one yet so I’ll be scratching up some clams and lesser fish until I get a few salmon.

[pjb3]

The best for me is the reliable chicken, cheap stuff from the market.
I guarantee limits using them but I have good spots so the bait probably is not the secret there

[FC]

That's what I use too.

[buckhorn2]

Shad are also a good bait.