Post by: CP on July 16, 2015, 09:06:01 AM
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Post by: Limhangerslayer on July 16, 2015, 10:08:34 PM
Congrats! I set out 2 pots and let them soak for 3 hours. Buddy and I limited with the first pot and had to throw out a few keepers. Checked second pot and it had even more crab. Threw them back, but I'll be after them tomorrow. We each reached our clam limit in less than 45 minutes. Today was a very successful day at the beach. If only I can be as lucky during hunting season.What clams are open in the sound right now?
Post by: CP on July 17, 2015, 07:18:48 AM
I'm not sure what I am doing wrong with my square pot, but it never crabs well. All my other pots are typically full.
My $20 square pots always seem to out produce my $150 stainless round pots. This one is about rusted out after only 10 – 15 or so seasons. I keep thinking I should retire it but it keeps producing crabs.
Post by: HUNTINCOUPLE on July 17, 2015, 07:28:13 AM
Post by: Shrimper on July 17, 2015, 08:32:24 AM
Congrats! I set out 2 pots and let them soak for 3 hours. Buddy and I limited with the first pot and had to throw out a few keepers. Checked second pot and it had even more crab. Threw them back, but I'll be after them tomorrow. We each reached our clam limit in less than 45 minutes. Today was a very successful day at the beach. If only I can be as lucky during hunting season.What clams are open in the sound right now?
Camano Island has some good spots that are usually open all year.
Post by: Shrimper on July 17, 2015, 08:37:24 AM
I'm not sure what I am doing wrong with my square pot, but it never crabs well. All my other pots are typically full.
My $20 square pots always seem to out produce my $150 stainless round pots. This one is about rusted out after only 10 – 15 or so seasons. I keep thinking I should retire it but it keeps producing crabs.
Funny that always seems to be the case; there is one pot that always out performs the rest. I have a couple crawdad pots that are the same way, garage sale finds. We built some fancy pots and the $5 garage salers always out produce.
Post by: Shrimper on July 17, 2015, 08:37:42 AM
It's been a good year so far. 6 keepers in this pot - 2 hour soak - kept 5 and threw back one that was missing a claw and 2 legs. Dumped the 2nd pot and it looked just as good.
Nice Catch!
Post by: h20hunter on July 17, 2015, 10:57:26 AM
Post by: h20hunter on July 17, 2015, 12:13:42 PM
Post by: CP on July 17, 2015, 12:15:21 PM
Got another report from the BIL. 2nd soak they are up to 14 legal....culled out the 4 smallest and have a 2 man limit in just over an hour total soak time, 4 pots. Chicken qtrs and rockfish carcass for bait.
That's good crabbing :tup:
Any salmon caught?
Post by: h20hunter on July 17, 2015, 12:16:02 PM
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Post by: Evoac05 on July 17, 2015, 04:47:09 PM
Congrats! I set out 2 pots and let them soak for 3 hours. Buddy and I limited with the first pot and had to throw out a few keepers. Checked second pot and it had even more crab. Threw them back, but I'll be after them tomorrow. We each reached our clam limit in less than 45 minutes. Today was a very successful day at the beach. If only I can be as lucky during hunting season.What clams are open in the sound right now?
Whidbey Island is open, which is where I am at. We dropped 2 pots this morning for a quick 30 minute soak before my buddy and his wife left and got 7 keepers.
Post by: The scout on July 17, 2015, 04:58:10 PM
Post by: Ellensburg on July 17, 2015, 10:58:18 PM
crabbing has been really good this year. its not worth leaving your pots soak for more than an hour because doesn't seem like any more crab can get in. the bad news is we don't have anything to blame the Indians for right now
1 hour soak is the same as a 5 hour soak it seems. Gotta appreciate years like this.
Post by: Ellensburg on July 17, 2015, 11:01:14 PM
He said we had the biggest average crab size of anyone he has checked.
Post by: h20hunter on July 27, 2015, 08:14:27 AM
Post by: Stickerbush on July 30, 2015, 10:00:42 AM
Post by: CP on July 30, 2015, 10:03:27 AM
Quick question is it legal to soak pots overnight?
Yes, you just can't check them until an hour before sunrise.
Post by: Ellensburg on July 30, 2015, 09:17:54 PM
Quick question is it legal to soak pots overnight?
Of course :) :chuckle:
Post by: gallion_t on July 31, 2015, 12:43:23 PM
Post by: elkfins on July 31, 2015, 01:46:23 PM
... the bad news is we don't have anything to blame the Indians for right now
Sure there is. No Chinook season in MA10 was all because of the Mucks.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/MuckleShaft/860098050741480
Post by: CP on July 31, 2015, 02:03:16 PM
I've decided to steal the old mans boat for the rest of the season. First outing will either be Saturday evening then soak over night or just head out on Sunday. I usually go out of the Mukilteo light house boat launch, but now that they are charging I'm considering changing it up and going out of Everett. How long of a run is it from the launch to where people are crabbing? Ill only be in a 12' smoker craft with a 25hp motor on it so I dont want anything to crazy.
A lot of people crab right outside of the river mouth. Or even off the Navy dock in the river.