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Other Activities => Fishing => Topic started by: DoubleJ on July 16, 2012, 03:33:58 PM

Title: scouted my dock for crabbing. Wish me luck
Post by: DoubleJ on July 16, 2012, 03:33:58 PM: We went to the dock where we're going to throw my fishing net crab pot tonight to do some low tide clamming/crab scouting. No clams. Crap mud. Not worth digging in. We did get 20lbs of mussels from the dock in about 10 minutes. Also found these:

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Hoping to get a couple of those big red rocks tonight. One of the neighboring homeowners told us the Dungeness don't really get down that way too much. A few but not many and they're way deeper than I'm going to be able to throw the trap. Wish I had an intertube or something I could float out about 100' off of the dock and drop the trap. Something to look at in the future I guess
Title: Re: scouted my dock for crabbing. Wish me luck
Post by: D-Rock425 on July 16, 2012, 03:39:03 PM: Good luck.
Title: Re: scouted my dock for crabbing. Wish me luck
Post by: Heredoggydoggy on July 16, 2012, 03:46:16 PM: Those shells look like an Octopus is working the area. Good luck anyway....
Title: Re: scouted my dock for crabbing. Wish me luck
Post by: C-Money on July 16, 2012, 05:24:51 PM: Good luck! Hope to see a few pic's of your success!
Title: Re: scouted my dock for crabbing. Wish me luck
Post by: Jamieb on July 16, 2012, 05:54:38 PM: A lot of the Crab shells that we see still pretty much intact are from molting.
Title: Re: scouted my dock for crabbing. Wish me luck
Post by: Kola16 on July 16, 2012, 07:56:11 PM: Quote from: Jamieb on July 16, 2012, 05:54:38 PM
A lot of the Crab shells that we see still pretty much intact are from molting.

:yeah: There is a way to tell if it is from an octopus, or from molting, but I forgot :P
Title: Re: scouted my dock for crabbing. Wish me luck
Post by: DoubleJ on July 16, 2012, 09:10:29 PM: Well, it worked, sort of. Wife has all the pics. 1 7" red rock and about 75 dungeness under 5" in 3 hours. I just don't think I can throw it out far enough to get into the big ones. Kids had a blast though.
Title: Re: scouted my dock for crabbing. Wish me luck
Post by: DoubleJ on July 16, 2012, 09:12:19 PM: Going to get an inner tube and paddle my way out about 200' from the dock next time instead of the 20' I can throw the trap.

Crab is in the pot now. good for a snack for the kids anyway.
Title: Re: scouted my dock for crabbing. Wish me luck
Post by: Button Nubbs on July 16, 2012, 09:23:36 PM: Quote from: DoubleJ on July 16, 2012, 09:12:19 PM
Going to get an inner tube and paddle my way out about 200' from the dock next time instead of the 20' I can throw the trap.

Crab is in the pot now. good for a snack for the kids anyway.

your hardcore dude :yike:
Title: Re: scouted my dock for crabbing. Wish me luck
Post by: DoubleJ on July 16, 2012, 10:06:59 PM: Quote from: Button Nubbs on July 16, 2012, 09:23:36 PM
Quote from: DoubleJ on July 16, 2012, 09:12:19 PM
Going to get an inner tube and paddle my way out about 200' from the dock next time instead of the 20' I can throw the trap.

Crab is in the pot now. good for a snack for the kids anyway.

your hardcore dude :yike:

I love the hell out of crab. That one we got tonight is gone. Barely got a nibble :'(
Title: Re: scouted my dock for crabbing. Wish me luck
Post by: sled on July 16, 2012, 10:09:26 PM: Good to see the kids having fun. My 3 year old loves to go clam digging with me. :tup: