Post by: CP on June 30, 2023, 08:52:34 AM
The tribes are still hitting them hard in area 8-2. I'm guessing this is their last day, but I don't know for sure. :dunno:
Anyway, nasty tides this weekend, I might just wait for better conditions.
Post by: blackpowderhunter on June 30, 2023, 11:29:20 AM
Post by: Angry Perch on June 30, 2023, 11:44:49 AM
Post by: WAcoueshunter on June 30, 2023, 12:10:51 PM
Post by: blackpowderhunter on June 30, 2023, 12:12:28 PM
Gonna be a lot of floaters, and claims that someone stole my pot! :chuckle::chuckle:
"gotta love those 7 lb pots with 50 ft of line in 45 ft of water at -2 tide :dunno: :chuckle:
Post by: Stein on June 30, 2023, 12:50:42 PM
Crabbing opens tomorrow. :tup:
The tribes are still hitting them hard in area 8-2. I'm guessing this is their last day, but I don't know for sure. :dunno:
Anyway, nasty tides this weekend, I might just wait for better conditions.
I've never seen as many tribal pots as this year. Personally, I wouldn't waste my time dropping a pot between the bubble and the Muk ferry.
Like many things, I tend to skip more openers the older I get, especially if there is a long season.
Post by: Special T on June 30, 2023, 01:00:08 PM
Post by: pickardjw on June 30, 2023, 03:21:12 PM
Post by: fishngamereaper on June 30, 2023, 03:56:16 PM
What makes that tide nasty for crabbing? Have some assumptions based on context clues but never crabbed much myself.
Crabbing can be hit and miss on big swings
Crab are kinda lazy and you may or may not get em to come to you...
The bigger issues are lost pots, floaters, etc because of the no weight I set it at low tide with ten extra feet of rope people.....not to mention the shire shows at the launches...
I avoid any boating on or around the 4th.
Post by: STIKNSTRINGBOW on June 30, 2023, 03:57:29 PM
What makes that tide nasty for crabbing? Have some assumptions based on context clues but never crabbed much myself.Large fluctuations cause strong currents...
Crabs tend to bury themselves when they get swept across the bottom like tumbleweeds..
High slack, low slack, and lower tidal coefficient days are more productive.
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Post by: pickardjw on June 30, 2023, 06:17:17 PM
Post by: Stein on June 30, 2023, 09:20:07 PM
What makes that tide nasty for crabbing? Have some assumptions based on context clues but never crabbed much myself.Large fluctuations cause strong currents...
Crabs tend to bury themselves when they get swept across the bottom like tumbleweeds..
High slack, low slack, and lower tidal coefficient days are more productive.
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It also takes the unweighted pots up to Canada.
Post by: Jake Dogfish on June 30, 2023, 09:49:55 PM
Post by: C-Money on July 01, 2023, 08:09:13 AM
Post by: WAcoueshunter on July 02, 2023, 05:55:50 PM
Post by: Jake Dogfish on July 02, 2023, 06:13:09 PM
Here’s my morning. Gotta love July.
Yeah! :rockin:
Post by: Special T on July 02, 2023, 10:24:10 PM
Post by: RB on July 02, 2023, 10:42:58 PM
Overnight soak was good. Entertainment at the maple Grove boat launch.skagit bay is currently tough crabbing but we got a few. The big tide swings were hard on pots
:yeah:
Exactly why I did not go, took my boys trout fishing and brought home 14 nice rainbows, lost several at the boat. The lake was quiet and the launch was easy.
Post by: C-Money on July 03, 2023, 06:30:03 AM
Post by: WAcoueshunter on July 03, 2023, 01:30:43 PM
I didn't see as many floaters as I would have expected, but did see a guy coming back to the dock with someone else's crab buoy stuck to his outdrive. Like he'd run over someone's pot but didn't get rid of the evidence. He got called out by someone else at the dock, so everyone turned to see. :chuckle:
Post by: carlyoungs on July 03, 2023, 04:32:12 PM
Post by: blackpowderhunter on July 05, 2023, 06:13:46 AM
It was pretty slow for us out of Everett. Got 6 keepers yesterday. Did see the sheriff towing in a boat that was upside down. I'm guessing it must have been on the opener. The water was nasty out there. Saw a lot of boats out that shouldn't have been.we saw that boat being towed in on the opener, and another one upside down the next day...
not sure what was happening, but my guess is over loaded boat, non working bilge, and too many people standing on the back corner to watch the pots come up.
Post by: CP on July 06, 2023, 10:13:08 AM
1st pot of the season: :EAT:
Post by: 87Ford on July 30, 2023, 02:25:39 PM
Post by: RB on July 30, 2023, 03:09:30 PM
Still some good crabbing to be had. Three limits yesterday.
Nice! Took my boys out Thursday and did the same threw back probably another two limits of soft shell to get our 15, end of August should be even better!
Post by: jstone on July 31, 2023, 03:53:03 PM
Post by: jstone on July 31, 2023, 03:54:00 PM
Slack low or slack high
Post by: h2ofowlr on July 31, 2023, 05:04:16 PM
What tide is the best
Slack low or slack high
Slack high or low doesn't seem to change the catch for me. They both crab well. I also prefer crabing an incoming tide vs out going. Big tide swings seem to crab the worst, so if you can get a mild change in tides, crab during that period and you will also have better luck. :tup:
Post by: CP on July 31, 2023, 05:32:48 PM