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Other Activities => Fishing => Topic started by: Bow tech hunter on April 19, 2016, 12:44:19 PM

Title: Long beach
Post by: Bow tech hunter on April 19, 2016, 12:44:19 PM: I'm heading to long beach this Saturday till Monday I was wondering is there a place to throw a crab pot out like any docks or something there family and I have never been there thanks for any info
Title: Re: Long beach
Post by: Mark Youngblood on April 19, 2016, 01:58:34 PM: There are no docks (its not like Westport) to crab from since the port is so far in from the river. I think people may try to crab from the north jetty but its NOT SOMETHING I WOULD RECCOMEND...very dangerous and not worth the risk in my opinion. I know a couple of guys who tried crabbing a couple of times over at the boat ramp at the state park but they did not catch anything. Good news is clamming is open this weekend if that's something you like to do? I also assume crabbing is probably not very good right now as well...the commercials got a late start this year and hit it hard ...good luck and be safe.
Title: Re: Long beach
Post by: 92xj on April 19, 2016, 02:47:44 PM: Quote from: Mark Youngblood Sportfishing on April 19, 2016, 01:58:34 PM
There are no docks (its not like Westport) to crab from since the port is so far in from the river. I think people may try to crab from the north jetty but its NOT SOMETHING I WOULD RECCOMEND...very dangerous and not worth the risk in my opinion. I know a couple of guys who tried crabbing a couple of times over at the boat ramp at the state park but they did not catch anything. Good news is clamming is open this weekend if that's something you like to do? I also assume crabbing is probably not very good right now as well...the commercials got a late start this year and hit it hard ...good luck and be safe.

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Title: Re: Long beach
Post by: Practical Approach on April 19, 2016, 03:10:46 PM: Quote from: Bow tech hunter on April 19, 2016, 12:44:19 PM
I'm heading to long beach this Saturday till Monday I was wondering is there a place to throw a crap pot out like any docks or something there family and I have never been there thanks for any info
I think everyone is confused :dunno:He said he is looking for a place to throw a crap pot not crab pot. Completely different fishery. :sry:
Title: Re: Long beach
Post by: Bow tech hunter on April 19, 2016, 03:25:35 PM: Oh man sorry everybody for my spelling was at work when I did this post but ya I ment a crab pot
Title: Re: Long beach
Post by: huntingcl on April 19, 2016, 03:31:14 PM: Try surf fishing for perch, use regular old worms and large hooks. You'll catch crab, feels like their "plucking" on the line. Then just set the hook and maintain steady pressure (don't pump) until they are on the sand.
Title: Re: Long beach
Post by: Alchase on April 19, 2016, 06:39:03 PM: Plenty of places for crab pots a few miles south in Ilwaco.
Title: Re: Long beach
Post by: medic6 on April 19, 2016, 06:49:26 PM: Docks in oysterville about the 240 block of long beach. At least that is where we use to throw them. :tup:
Title: Re: Long beach
Post by: Bow tech hunter on April 19, 2016, 07:21:12 PM: Ok thanks everybody I'll be clam digging Sunday and Monday there with the family
Title: Re: Long beach
Post by: STIKNSTRINGBOW on April 20, 2016, 09:50:09 AM: I always wondered if you could anchor a trap in the sand at low tide and run a long rope inland.
then at high tide pull it in.
:dunno:
I know next to nothing about crabbing, but see plenty of good size crab parts on the beach and been wondering about getting a few.
Title: Re: Long beach
Post by: Da stump on April 20, 2016, 01:12:30 PM: try some crab snares on a good casting rod. They are fun and work great

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Title: Re: Long beach
Post by: n_mathews13 on April 29, 2016, 06:30:00 AM: Grandpa has a boat in ilwaco . Good luck
Title: Re: Long beach
Post by: Alchase on April 29, 2016, 10:59:41 AM: My wife brought home crab the other night to make prawn and crab melts for dinner. It was good, just not up to what I expected and kind of bland, not like the taste of Dungeness I grew up with. I asked her where she got the Dungeness crab?
She pulled out a can, that said Blue crab meat! :yike:

First hint of home sickness, you can't buy Dungeness crap in OKC! :'(