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« on: June 05, 2009, 02:23:26 PM »
I just got back from a trip through the eastern North Carlina main land shoreline.
At Englehard NC i stumbled into an out of business soft crab set up. There were six tables, each table side holding eleven plastic tubs. So that is 22 tubs per table or 132 tubs total. Each tub was divided into thirds or 396 total stations.  Looks like it was quite the set up in its day!
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« Reply #1 on: June 06, 2009, 10:40:09 AM »
Here are a few more shots.
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« Reply #2 on: June 06, 2009, 10:51:52 AM »
That indeed looks like a major set-up there. How long does it look like its been since they were operational? Also, any indication as to why it stopped operating?
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« Reply #3 on: June 06, 2009, 10:54:37 AM »
Empty floats are sad..  Cry
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« Reply #4 on: June 06, 2009, 10:57:29 AM »
Wait a minute.... How the L do they fish up?  No wonder they went out of business...   laugh
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« Reply #5 on: June 06, 2009, 11:00:08 AM »
Nice pictures . they had one heck of an operation.  Wink
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« Reply #6 on: June 06, 2009, 03:43:58 PM »
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Wait a minute.... How the L do they fish up?  No wonder they went out of business...   laugh

I admit I know absolutely zip, nada, nuttin' about shedding operations. Dogs shedding and cats shedding, I know too much about!Closest I ever got was when we used to go walking the flats off Eastern Neck Island, my Mother-in-law would keep any soft crabs we caught in one basket in an inner tube and any busters in another.

Looking at these pictures I can't figure out how to you get to the middle tanks? Don't the soft crabs need to be taken out of the water pdq so they don't harden up?
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« Reply #7 on: June 06, 2009, 04:05:29 PM »
I think they are jjust pusheed together and not hooked up anymore ,  i think each section has a table on each side, probally been unhooked and slid close together.
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« Reply #8 on: June 06, 2009, 04:08:22 PM »
Quote from: got crab on June 06, 2009, 04:05:29 PM
I think they are jjust pusheed together and not hooked up anymore ,  i think each section has a table on each side, probally been unhooked and slid close together.

That makes more sense! Told ya I knew zip, now I know just over zip laugh Soon enough I might make it to knowing just a little.
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« Reply #9 on: June 06, 2009, 06:06:48 PM »
Quote from: got crab on June 06, 2009, 04:05:29 PM
I think they are jjust pusheed together and not hooked up anymore ,  i think each section has a table on each side, probally been unhooked and slid close together.
Check the electric poles...  Huh  I guess they could be attached to the floats and not buried... Interesting...
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« Reply #10 on: June 06, 2009, 09:15:31 PM »
I don't have any answers to the questions. There was no one around to talk to. I would say it's been out of operation for maybe 3-5 years? I also think the tables were pushed together to take up less room. You certainly can't service the individual stations the way it is now! Maybe they think they might start up again and didn't want to destroy everything?

If anyone gets to the area it's in Englehard NC near the fish camp.

While talking with the crab supply guy he said that no one uses a trot line in the area; everyone uses the commercial style traps.
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« Reply #11 on: June 22, 2009, 04:25:57 PM »
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While talking with the crab supply guy he said that no one uses a trot line in the area; everyone uses the commercial style traps.


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« Reply #12 on: June 22, 2009, 05:44:41 PM »
I am thinking this is down the little path to Big Trout Marina...the place is between Willams Sfd and the Marina. It's been like that I think for 2 years or more. Jennettes SFD right on Hwy264 in Englehard(heading to OBX) I think is or was for sale as well, another shedding operation.
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« Reply #13 on: June 22, 2009, 05:46:40 PM »
Quote from: SHELLFISH on June 06, 2009, 09:15:31 PM
I don't have any answers to the questions. There was no one around to talk to. I would say it's been out of operation for maybe 3-5 years? I also think the tables were pushed together to take up less room. You certainly can't service the individual stations the way it is now! Maybe they think they might start up again and didn't want to destroy everything?

If anyone gets to the area it's in Englehard NC near the fish camp.

While talking with the crab supply guy he said that no one uses a trot line in the area; everyone uses the commercial style traps.
No one really did or does much trotlining in that area, and very people do it PERIOD any more. Last year the changed laws about trotlining etc
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« Reply #14 on: June 22, 2009, 08:38:58 PM »
Quote from: horsefly on June 22, 2009, 05:44:41 PM
I am thinking this is down the little path to Big Trout Marina...the place is between Willams Sfd and the Marina. It's been like that I think for 2 years or more. Jennettes SFD right on Hwy264 in Englehard(heading to OBX) I think is or was for sale as well, another shedding operation.

You are right on the money! You have to drive around this set up to get to Big Trout Marina.
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« Reply #15 on: June 22, 2009, 10:11:45 PM »
Quote from: horsefly on June 22, 2009, 05:44:41 PM
I am thinking this is down the little path to Big Trout Marina...the place is between Willams Sfd and the Marina. It's been like that I think for 2 years or more. Jennettes SFD right on Hwy264 in Englehard(heading to OBX) I think is or was for sale as well, another shedding operation.



BRIAN, I think it's  Phillip Carawan's set up.. He set it all up and after a couple years changed his mind about shedding there,,
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« Reply #16 on: June 23, 2009, 12:25:15 AM »
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BRIAN, I think it's  Phillip Carawan's set up.. He set it all up and after a couple years changed his mind about shedding there,,
On top of foreign labor visa problems I imagine.
Hey Gene speaking of lot's of peeler trays..... do you remember that business who it was ran it in the Wanchese commercial/sfd industry park who set up indoor operation that was stack like 3high...I dont he stayed there long. If my memory serves me correct it was pre 2000 ...say 1993-95ish.
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« Reply #17 on: June 23, 2009, 05:16:41 PM »
Quote from: horsefly on June 23, 2009, 12:25:15 AM
On top of foreign labor visa problems I imagine.
Hey Gene speaking of lot's of peeler trays..... do you remember that business who it was ran it in the Wanchese commercial/sfd industry park who set up indoor operation that was stack like 3high...I dont he stayed there long. If my memory serves me correct it was pre 2000 ...say 1993-95ish.


Benny O'neal (O'Neal's Seaharvest Seafood Co.) has that set up indoors, And Moon Tillet's Fish Company has them stacked 2 high outside of there business..
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« Reply #18 on: June 24, 2009, 08:52:27 PM »
Quote from: horsefly on June 23, 2009, 12:25:15 AM
On top of foreign labor visa problems I imagine.
Hey Gene speaking of lot's of peeler trays..... do you remember that business who it was ran it in the Wanchese commercial/sfd industry park who set up indoor operation that was stack like 3high...I dont he stayed there long. If my memory serves me correct it was pre 2000 ...say 1993-95ish.
O'neals was there in 2004 because I was vac in nagshead and went down and took pic of his place he let me take the kids upstares and through out the place. so I bought some softies.
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