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Other Activities => Fishing => Topic started by: CP on June 04, 2025, 10:22:37 AM

Title: Commercial crab pots going in today.
Post by: CP on June 04, 2025, 10:22:37 AM: Lots of pots being dropped in area 8-2 this morning. I hope they leave a few for the sports crabbers.
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Post by: ballpark on June 04, 2025, 11:55:25 AM: Anyone know what they use for bait?
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Post by: metlhead on June 04, 2025, 01:57:00 PM: Steelhead
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Post by: The scout on June 04, 2025, 02:34:34 PM: Squid
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Post by: steeleywhopper on June 04, 2025, 03:26:22 PM: Quote from: CP on June 04, 2025, 10:22:37 AM
Lots of pots being dropped in area 8-2 this morning. I hope they leave a few for the sports crabbers.

Its absolutely loaded with crab out there right now, there's going to be plenty for us all.
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Post by: storyteller on June 04, 2025, 07:31:14 PM: There is a husband/wife up north by bellingham that brings bait to tribes, it is " we have 50lb frozen bags of ground tuna/clams/salmon/chicken it's $40." I used it, works pretty good but man is it greasy, hard to clean gear. this was about 3 years ago, I think they are still doing it and would sell some to general public if they ground too much.
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Post by: Stein on June 05, 2025, 12:21:11 PM: My favorite are the ones in the shipping channel on short lines so they are just below the surface when the tide is running.
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Post by: Tbar on June 05, 2025, 09:52:34 PM: Quote from: CP on June 04, 2025, 10:22:37 AM
Lots of pots being dropped in area 8-2 this morning. I hope they leave a few for the sports crabbers.
I think you'll do just fine.
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Post by: The scout on June 05, 2025, 10:27:13 PM: Quote from: Tbar on Yesterday at 09:52:34 PM
Quote from: CP on June 04, 2025, 10:22:37 AM
Lots of pots being dropped in area 8-2 this morning. I hope they leave a few for the sports crabbers.
I think you'll do just fine.

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