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Title: Crabbing
Post by: CP on July 01, 2011, 12:06:37 PM: Kind of unnerving to look up after pulling pot and see this bearing down on you:
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Post by: wackmaster on July 01, 2011, 02:38:42 PM: Any crab pics?
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Post by: JimmyHoffa on July 01, 2011, 02:55:28 PM: Should've tried squid fishing instead.
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Post by: CP on July 01, 2011, 08:11:12 PM: Quote from: wackmaster on July 01, 2011, 02:38:42 PM
Any crab pics?

Sure, crabbing was hot:
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Post by: SemperFidelis97 on July 01, 2011, 08:35:22 PM: Nice haul looks like you got atleast 2 males.
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Post by: trapperguy22 on July 02, 2011, 10:22:18 AM: we had a good day off the docks in westport yesterday, 11 keepers and lots of others it was a blast!!!
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Post by: Widgeondeke on July 02, 2011, 10:39:41 PM: had a great day on the water. We got 5 total limits in 3 hrs. Took longer to clean, cook and gather meat. 8)
40-70' depths
baits used, slamon, turket, chicken. Salmon did the best. :twocents:
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on July 02, 2011, 10:49:54 PM: Thats great! I have always wanted to try it but havent got to try it yet.
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Post by: lokidog on July 02, 2011, 11:45:58 PM: Quote from: CP on July 01, 2011, 12:06:37 PM
Kind of unnerving to look up after pulling pot and see this bearing down on you:

As long as you can see the side of it, you're OK.... It's when all you can see is a big "V" shaped bow wave that you're in trouble. :chuckle:

Heading out over on the NE side of Whidbey tomorrow. My parents are here from WI and want some fresh crab.
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Post by: NRA4LIFE on July 06, 2011, 08:41:05 AM: Funny, we must have been "neighbors" that morning. Pulled our pots right after they turned her around and backed her into the Naval Station. The crabbing was phenomenal.
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Post by: CP on July 06, 2011, 11:17:45 AM: Yep, the early season has been great so far. We limited in one pull on day 1, after a 45 minute soak. Day 2 & 3 took two pulls and a little longer soak, gave it a rest on the 4th. Lots of pressure on the resource though, if that keeps up we will be sorting through females and undersized males to scratch out a few keepers.
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Post by: NRA4LIFE on July 06, 2011, 11:49:21 AM: About the same report here. Soaked pots (4) on Friday for a little less than 2 hours and were throwing back legal crab by the third pot. 2 limits of some very nice hard crab. Not many soft ones in there either.
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Post by: hawksfan75 on July 06, 2011, 01:28:35 PM: If anybody needs help pulling pots, I'm more than happy to make myself available :) Some of my best memories are letting the pots soak while out salmon fishing w/my grandparents...