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Title: Official HW running crab counter
Post by: DoubleJ on July 05, 2013, 07:57:48 PM
I've pulled 11 so far.  Keep track and show off in this thread
Title: Re: Official HW running crab counter
Post by: Skillet on July 05, 2013, 08:07:26 PM
15 Dungeness
4 red rock

One pot had 33 total crab on a 4 hour soak.  Good start!
Title: Re: Official HW running crab counter
Post by: Ridgeratt on July 05, 2013, 08:08:20 PM
If your the same fella on the other site!!!

Cough up some!!!
Title: Re: Official HW running crab counter
Post by: Skillet on July 05, 2013, 08:20:14 PM
If your the same fella on the other site!!!

Cough up some!!!
:chuckle:

I ate so much crab yesterday I'm growing pinchers.  The gettin is good.  You know you and another fella we both know have a standing invite to come on over and hit the crabbin grounds with me!  Freeze whats left of those kokes and we'll be set.
Title: Re: Official HW running crab counter
Post by: DoubleJ on July 05, 2013, 08:22:07 PM
15 Dungeness
4 red rock

One pot had 33 total crab on a 4 hour soak.  Good start!

Mine will be all red rock.  Channel is too shallow for Dungies.  I like rocks better anyway.  Harder to get the meat out but I think it tastes better
Title: Re: Official HW running crab counter
Post by: Ridgeratt on July 05, 2013, 08:38:33 PM
If your the same fella on the other site!!!

Cough up some!!!
:chuckle:

I ate so much crab yesterday I'm growing pinchers.  The gettin is good.  You know you and another fella we both know have a standing invite to come on over and hit the crabbin grounds with me!  Freeze whats left of those kokes and we'll be set.

Small world isn't it!!!

He is over there for the next couple of weeks. You 2 work it out and let me know.

I'm about ready to start long lining "White Fish"
Title: Re: Official HW running crab counter
Post by: johnnyaustin44 on July 05, 2013, 08:47:41 PM
Brought up twenty on the opener. Haven't been out anymore yet.
Title: Re: Official HW running crab counter
Post by: Mfowl on July 05, 2013, 08:50:00 PM
We collected 19 dungies on the morning of the 4th. Coulda got the last one in ut we had plenty and didn't want to stay on the water any longer. Festivities were calling.
Title: Re: Official HW running crab counter
Post by: raydog on July 05, 2013, 09:05:10 PM
Caught...............well ZERO. :'( My first time crabbing so for all I know im doing it wrong. I was in hood canal.
Title: Re: Official HW running crab counter
Post by: elkontherun on July 05, 2013, 10:31:40 PM
10 of us limited today and yesterday both 120 crab in 2 days.
Title: Re: Official HW running crab counter
Post by: Hurricane on July 09, 2013, 04:43:31 PM
5 days so far and we have 145 dungies and 4 rocks.
Title: Re: Official HW running crab counter
Post by: h20hunter on July 09, 2013, 05:01:20 PM
Anyone crabbing off hat?
Title: Re: Official HW running crab counter
Post by: SemperFidelis97 on July 09, 2013, 05:05:19 PM
21 so far in hood canal it was a slow opener this year.
Title: Re: Official HW running crab counter
Post by: Skillet on July 09, 2013, 05:06:38 PM
Been off of Hat.  Lots of females, but still able to scratch out a limit.
Title: Re: Official HW running crab counter
Post by: h20hunter on July 09, 2013, 05:13:24 PM
Good...was going to fish the usual spots from last season.gonna be out sunday?
Title: Re: Official HW running crab counter
Post by: Becky on July 09, 2013, 05:37:22 PM
0 ... we're going out camping this weekend with all our gear in tow so here's to hoping! :EAT:
Title: Re: Official HW running crab counter
Post by: Skillet on July 10, 2013, 07:08:41 AM
Good...was going to fish the usual spots from last season.gonna be out sunday?

Nope - taking a nice long motorcycle ride and checking trail cams on Sunday.
Title: Re: Official HW running crab counter
Post by: lokidog on July 10, 2013, 07:25:37 AM
Still 0 in Area 7....  Although I've reminded two sets of people that crabbing is not open yet.   :bash: to both!
Title: Re: Official HW running crab counter
Post by: Encore 280 on July 10, 2013, 07:46:09 AM
We didn't do too bad in M.A. 9. This big guy made our legal ones look like babies! :yike:
Title: Re: Official HW running crab counter
Post by: h20hunter on July 10, 2013, 07:52:49 AM
Wow....some beasts! Bait of choice right now? I'm planning on using flounder, turkey, and some koke carcasses.
Title: Re: Official HW running crab counter
Post by: Encore 280 on July 10, 2013, 07:58:12 AM
We catch fresh sole/flounders and hang 4 or 5 in a pot and let em soak a couple hours. Always fresh bait. Keeps the "Warden" from getting too bored when we can catch our bait while we're waiting to pull the pots.
Title: Re: Official HW running crab counter
Post by: h20hunter on July 10, 2013, 07:59:59 AM
Love hanging flounder baits. We call 'em flounder bombs. My go to flounder rig is a little cannon ball sinker, swivel, leader, small steelhead jig tipped with turkey...drift and drag it along he bottom. My hunch is it looks like a tiny shrimp...they just hammer it and the bait stays on really well.
Title: Re: Official HW running crab counter
Post by: Encore 280 on July 10, 2013, 08:19:20 AM
I've thought about trying jigs of some kind but end up using a piece of horse neck clam on a 3/0 hook. This weekend we ended up with a good size sole and bullhead so we kept them and fried 'em up last nite,  :tup:. The bullhead has to be a really big one before I'll keep 'em for frying.
Title: Re: Official HW running crab counter
Post by: h20hunter on July 10, 2013, 08:21:55 AM
Never ate bullhead......they get sliced and thrown in the pot!
Title: Re: Official HW running crab counter
Post by: Encore 280 on July 10, 2013, 08:29:21 AM
I slice up the smaller ones but the big ones that ya don't get very often go home with us. They're good eaten, nice white meat and not any different than the rest of the bottom dwellers.
Title: Re: Official HW running crab counter
Post by: DoubleJ on July 10, 2013, 08:32:19 AM
We have only been out the once and used trout scraps.  We normally fish for bait while the pot is out too but, from the dock, we were only catching 2" bullheads and flounder.  Young'uns from this year's hatch I'd imagine.  Very frustrating.  Oh, and the 2" pile perch that we couldn't keep off the line.

On a side note, out trout lake is over run with yellow perch too.  Been there 5 or 6 times now and no trout to show for it, only 2-3" yellow perch. :bash:
Title: Re: Official HW running crab counter
Post by: h20hunter on July 10, 2013, 08:34:48 AM
DoubleJ....those pile perch are excellent bait for lings....keep a few for future use. Lets see a pic of your new crabbing craft!
Title: Re: Official HW running crab counter
Post by: DoubleJ on July 10, 2013, 11:06:21 AM
DoubleJ....those pile perch are excellent bait for lings....keep a few for future use. Lets see a pic of your new crabbing craft!

I don't fish for lings.  Never have tried.  I did catch and eat a 2lb pile pearch when I was a teen and it was pretty good.  These are nowhere's near that size though. 

I'll take pics when I get home. Have to get a motor.  Only oars right now.  Needs a 10 horse.  The one my dad has is broken he says.
Title: Re: Official HW running crab counter
Post by: DoubleJ on July 10, 2013, 11:09:41 AM
Are the pile perch legal for crab bait?
Title: Re: Official HW running crab counter
Post by: D-Rock425 on July 10, 2013, 11:31:56 AM
Anyone know a good place to toss some pots from a dock?
Title: Re: Official HW running crab counter
Post by: lostbackpacker on July 10, 2013, 11:41:57 AM
I did very, very good up on Camano.  used just plain turkey legs.  65 ft of water
Title: Re: Official HW running crab counter
Post by: DoubleJ on July 10, 2013, 01:04:58 PM
Anyone know a good place to toss some pots from a dock?

I know of a place or two but nowhere where you're at
Title: Re: Official HW running crab counter
Post by: h20hunter on July 10, 2013, 01:06:38 PM
Anyone know a good place to toss some pots from a dock?

Just head out to Kayak Point....or wait and just go bear hunting soon.
Title: Re: Official HW running crab counter
Post by: DoubleJ on July 10, 2013, 04:45:32 PM
DoubleJ....those pile perch are excellent bait for lings....keep a few for future use. Lets see a pic of your new crabbing craft!

Pics won't load from photobucket
Title: Re: Official HW running crab counter
Post by: Becky on July 12, 2013, 08:08:17 PM
Actually getting some huge red rocks off the docs surprisingly. Never got this big of the reds before.
Title: Re: Official HW running crab counter
Post by: PNW_Hunter on July 12, 2013, 09:27:00 PM
that's one hell of a red rock! ^  :tup:
Title: Re: Official HW running crab counter
Post by: SemperFidelis97 on July 12, 2013, 10:13:32 PM
Yeah thats a pig of a rock those claws will eat good.
Title: Re: Official HW running crab counter
Post by: lokidog on July 12, 2013, 11:02:12 PM
Wow!
Title: Re: Official HW running crab counter
Post by: Becky on July 12, 2013, 11:24:53 PM
7 total red and two of them were hogs, no dungees :( ... We get what we can take though, campfire crab tonight yum yum
Title: Re: Official HW running crab counter
Post by: elk247 on July 12, 2013, 11:53:11 PM
Awesome! Enjoy. :tup:
Title: Re: Official HW running crab counter
Post by: DoubleJ on July 13, 2013, 07:21:53 AM
Actually getting some huge red rocks off the docs surprisingly. Never got this big of the reds before.

That looks like the rocks we get out here.  Where are you guys camping at?
Title: Re: Official HW running crab counter
Post by: Becky on July 13, 2013, 08:56:32 AM
Actually getting some huge red rocks off the docs surprisingly. Never got this big of the reds before.

That looks like the rocks we get out here.  Where are you guys camping at?

haha! By the looks of it we are right up the road from ya, we're at potlach state park for the weekend lol.
Title: Re: Official HW running crab counter
Post by: gasman on July 13, 2013, 01:00:25 PM
We were out yesterday evening, 3 rock and 5 dungees. Today, we got 14 dungee, no rock crab. all for 3 people.

We were getting 1 male for every 6-8 females in our pot  :bash: :bash:
Title: Re: Official HW running crab counter
Post by: DoubleJ on July 13, 2013, 10:13:54 PM
Actually getting some huge red rocks off the docs surprisingly. Never got this big of the reds before.

That looks like the rocks we get out here.  Where are you guys camping at?

haha! By the looks of it we are right up the road from ya, we're at potlach state park for the weekend lol.
About 21 miles
Title: Re: Official HW running crab counter
Post by: RB on July 13, 2013, 10:35:15 PM
Only 12 Dungee so far for two small outings cool part was 4 were over 7" really nice crab!
Title: Re: Official HW running crab counter
Post by: whackmaster on July 13, 2013, 10:41:48 PM
Actually getting some huge red rocks off the docs surprisingly. Never got this big of the reds before.

nice
Title: Re: Official HW running crab counter
Post by: h20hunter on July 14, 2013, 10:09:40 AM
Cant ask for better weather....floating off south hat......two pulls, 7 big  dungies
Title: Re: Official HW running crab counter
Post by: hogslayer on July 14, 2013, 10:44:15 AM
I crabbed in the Hood Canal the last couple days.   Caught 15 on Thursday.  14 Friday and haven't checked the lots again....   All dungies.   Some over 7 inches. 
Title: Re: Official HW running crab counter
Post by: h20hunter on July 14, 2013, 02:13:03 PM
Stopped at 12....called it goid enough. Got some good gopro footage....working it up now.
Title: Re: Official HW running crab counter
Post by: gasman on July 14, 2013, 03:36:48 PM
Left 6 pots at Quartermaster over night. One of my buddies was late this morning so we right after salmon before checking the pots. When we did, we found one pot was missing, 3 pots were completely emply and the other two had a combined 4 Dungee's and 2 nice rock crab.

Pretty crappy haul for an over night soak and 3 guys to share with  :bash: :bash: :bash:


I hate thieves  :mgun2:
Title: Re: Official HW running crab counter
Post by: h20hunter on July 14, 2013, 07:20:53 PM
Man............I'm beat. Had a good morning on the water. We did better shallower than we did deeper. Got 12 keeper dungies from six and a half to seven and half. Used a mix of chicken, herring, and flounder. From the GoPro I learned a few things. Mainly, crab will come and go. I saw a few that looked like keepers leave when another was coming in. Very cool to see the crab pot view.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLqcQPXMJrQ&feature=youtu.be (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLqcQPXMJrQ&feature=youtu.be)
Title: Re: Official HW running crab counter
Post by: DoubleJ on July 14, 2013, 07:40:36 PM
Nice dogfish trying to get in
Title: Re: Official HW running crab counter
Post by: h20hunter on July 14, 2013, 07:44:59 PM
Yep...they are cool. Feels good to get 12 and call it good. We could have limited with one more soak but had plenty. Gopro worked perfect.
Title: Re: Official HW running crab counter
Post by: EyeTooth on July 14, 2013, 10:20:21 PM
That's really neat video h2O! Thanks!
A slip ring pot would work great where you're crabbing.
Title: Re: Official HW running crab counter
Post by: SemperFidelis97 on July 14, 2013, 11:06:49 PM
Love the gopro crab pot videos its really cool to see what goes on down there.
Title: Re: Official HW running crab counter
Post by: DoubleJ on July 14, 2013, 11:23:59 PM
H2O.  How long from the time you dropped the pot until the time there was 5 or 6 in there?
Title: Re: Official HW running crab counter
Post by: bowhunterforever on July 15, 2013, 01:55:09 AM
Love the gopro crab pot videos its really cool to see what goes on down there.
:yeah:
Title: Re: Official HW running crab counter
Post by: h20hunter on July 15, 2013, 07:17:17 AM
I only had footage from two drops. Running constantly sucks the batter life. So...on the first drop no crabs showed up for about 15 minutes. On the second drop it only took about 5. When there are a lot of crab around the pot they come and go as the gate is open. The dogfish showed up right away and as you can see they really tried to get to the bait.
Title: Re: Official HW running crab counter
Post by: DoubleJ on July 15, 2013, 08:51:27 AM
I was asking because if you could, over time, track when about the most crabs were in the pot, you could best time when to pull the pot.  If it takes an hour for it to fill to maximum crab and over the next 3 hours, the numbers flux as crabs go in and out, you could deduce the best time to pull pots for maximum crab.  I think everyone here would benefit from this info
Title: Re: Official HW running crab counter
Post by: h20hunter on July 15, 2013, 08:55:01 AM
It was all over the place.......no real patten about when during the whole soak. Luck of the draw when you decide to pull it.
Title: Re: Official HW running crab counter
Post by: DoubleJ on July 15, 2013, 08:58:02 AM
So what you're saying is that, from your camera experience, some of the times when guys think their pots have been raided, they're just pulling at an inopportune time?
Title: Re: Official HW running crab counter
Post by: h20hunter on July 15, 2013, 09:04:37 AM
Yep. Also.....the bait box that I used doesn't allow the crabs to really get into it much. That is good for the fact that it attracts them and the bait lasts longer. However, bait that is less accessible doesn't generate the frenzy or as long of interest that say a hanging flounder that is exposed and getting torn up.

What I need to do is get some new software so I can upload the entire clip in a sped up time lapse kind of deal. Then, you can see the whole soak.
Title: Re: Official HW running crab counter
Post by: lokidog on July 15, 2013, 10:22:02 PM
Nice video. 

First day of the season for us.  Eight legal size (21 total) in the one pot we dropped this morning on our way to town (11 hour soak), but two were softish and released.  No giants like opening day/week last year, all were between 6 1/4 and 6 1/2.
Title: Re: Official HW running crab counter
Post by: lokidog on July 22, 2013, 10:07:19 AM
Fifteen crabs yesterday, gotta go check/pull in a while for today's haul.   :drool:

Hard to keep them in one spot for a photo of yesterday's catch.

Here's what we got.  The last pot put us to 13 so we had to find the three lightest ones.
.
Title: Re: Official HW running crab counter
Post by: h20hunter on July 22, 2013, 10:09:08 AM
Just 4 on Saturday....seemed to be pickin up after we pulled them for the day....

H20.....total count so far is 16.
Title: Re: Official HW running crab counter
Post by: NRA4LIFE on July 29, 2013, 12:18:53 PM
34 for me so far in area 8-2.  Have had a lot of irritating pulls this year to.  I have now pulled up at least a half dozen pots that were completely empty, no crab and no bait left and the bait boxes opened.  I have never experienced this before.  Anybody else seeing this?
Title: Re: Official HW running crab counter
Post by: h20hunter on July 29, 2013, 12:19:44 PM
Now that sounds like folks messing with your pots. Looking forward to this weekend...gonna soak pots and whack humpies.
Title: Re: Official HW running crab counter
Post by: lokidog on July 29, 2013, 03:24:16 PM
Got 7 on Friday and ten yesterday for a total of forty so far this season.  Leaving the pots soak for the day, we'll see if we can get another ten this evening.
Title: Re: Official HW running crab counter
Post by: h20hunter on July 29, 2013, 03:26:00 PM
Felling good about pots this weekend....gonna soak from Sat to Sunday...got good flounder and leftover chicken for bait, humpy heads should be coming into the boat for fresh additions to the pots for the overnight soak.
Title: Re: Official HW running crab counter
Post by: lokidog on July 29, 2013, 09:41:31 PM
Ten more today for a total of fifty on the season.  My parents love crab so my dad was more than happy to go out with us to pull our two pots.
Title: Re: Official HW running crab counter
Post by: kenzmad on July 30, 2013, 07:31:28 AM
Nice haul there Loki! We crabbed off Lummi island a week ago and cooked up 122 in the 4 days we had the pots in. We did have 10 pots fishing and 40 of us up on the island for  the feast though. If you count the crab on my card, 15.
Title: Re: Official HW running crab counter
Post by: lokidog on July 30, 2013, 10:31:24 PM
Nice haul there Loki! We crabbed off Lummi island a week ago and cooked up 122 in the 4 days we had the pots in. We did have 10 pots fishing and 40 of us up on the island for  the feast though. If you count the crab on my card, 15.

Wow!  122 is way too many to clean. 

Weathergirl and the kids were up on Lummi last Tuesday visiting her sister in law.  She brought a bunch of crab to share with her mom and the gang.
Title: Re: Official HW running crab counter
Post by: NRA4LIFE on August 11, 2013, 10:34:25 AM
Had a good day Friday with 4 limits and 7 more on Saturday morning.  Total for the year now 61.  Aiming for 100 this year.
Title: Re: Official HW running crab counter
Post by: SemperFidelis97 on August 11, 2013, 08:49:44 PM
Three more this morning in hood canal it has been a very slow year, total for the two weekends I have made it out this year is 24.
Title: Re: Official HW running crab counter
Post by: Elkstuffer on August 11, 2013, 08:53:41 PM
We got 5 keepers (dungeness) just outside the launch at Chinook headed out to bouy 10. Dinner tonight. Great flavor but a little soft.
Title: Re: Official HW running crab counter
Post by: h20hunter on August 12, 2013, 07:13:20 AM
Picked up 4 dungies on Sat and another 6 yesterday. Fresh humpie carcasses worked great.....
Title: Re: Official HW running crab counter
Post by: lokidog on August 12, 2013, 01:05:57 PM
Picked up five yesterday with three over 7", my neighbor , who's bait freezer I am using for my humpie carcasses, used all but three of them.   :bash:  The price to pay for freezer space  guess.   :rolleyes:  With the two last Monday that puts the total to 57, but I have to go pull my pots out in a bit today.
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