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« Reply #75 on: August 09, 2007, 11:07:53 PM » |
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justb21888 ........I said I am not out there crabbing. Just fishing but in 18 ft of water the crabs are on most of the bait instead of fish half the time. Chewing away down there!
But just to let everyone know....I have done better on the chesapeake this year on a few occasions in about 20ft as compared to my usual 8 to 9!!!
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« Reply #76 on: August 10, 2007, 02:47:16 PM » |
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Well, there ya go.There`s crab in them there waters.I got the motor just need another boat to throw in the back of the truck.I knew when I saw them at Hoffman park there was more to this.
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Don`t dry your hand`s on the cat.Seemed like a good idea at the time!
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« Reply #77 on: August 10, 2007, 02:48:24 PM » |
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What are ya waiting for?  go get em.  |
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« Reply #78 on: September 30, 2007, 11:14:10 AM » |
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do i need a pa fishing license to crab or fish the delaware river around the CBB?
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« Reply #79 on: September 30, 2007, 11:50:50 AM » |
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yes i beleve that you do. and if yo u fish the river i beleve you can use it on the jersey side too.
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« Reply #80 on: September 30, 2007, 02:04:13 PM » |
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thanks tattoo. i want to do some fishing/crabbing around the CBB. any advice on what to use and where to go? I'd love to catch some big ol' catfish!
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« Reply #81 on: September 30, 2007, 02:09:21 PM » |
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what kind of fish are you going after. ?
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« Reply #82 on: September 30, 2007, 02:16:37 PM » |
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catfish or anything else eager to bite.
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« Reply #83 on: September 30, 2007, 02:31:51 PM » |
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i use clams , blood worms. can catch big channel cats ,blue cats, bullhead cats. stripers, perch and carp.
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« Reply #84 on: October 06, 2007, 12:34:13 AM » |
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More suprising news....i ate a couple of the crabs last night and I'm not dead yet! I don't even feel sick! To tell you the truth they tasted fantastic, go figure!
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« Reply #85 on: October 06, 2007, 12:37:47 AM » |
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I was there yesterday , where i was fishing there were alot of crab pots out there. i was told that belong to the guy who has a local sea food place here in paulsboro.  |
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« Reply #86 on: October 06, 2007, 12:51:07 AM » |
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I was there yesterday , where i was fishing there were alot of crab pots out there. i was told that belong to the guy who has a local sea food place here in paulsboro. I wonder if he is selling them for consumption or bait? He is in NJ and I am sure NJ has limits and prohibitions on harvest from the river. |
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« Reply #87 on: October 06, 2007, 12:52:54 AM » |
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he sells them to customers to eat. he has a comm license.
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« Reply #88 on: October 06, 2007, 12:53:40 AM » |
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That shouldn't be legal if there's a health warning  |
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« Reply #89 on: October 06, 2007, 12:54:55 AM » |
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I don't know , but he has a good business. sells crabs all year .
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« Reply #90 on: October 06, 2007, 10:00:27 AM » |
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I don't know , but he has a good business. sells crabs all year .
Here is the link to the NJ Government advisory. It does NOT say to NOT harvest crabs but it advises ZERO consumption of finfish for all people. It categorizes out sick and children but this is ALL people. So let's think about this. Perhaps NJ does not realize there are crabs this far north and failed to advise. But if you can't eat a Striped Bass that could have just come in from the ocean I surely would not eat a crab that sits in the chemical muck at the bottom. I was recently wakeboarding further north when my son, at the helm for the first time, ran amuck in about 12' of water. I used the wakeboard as a belly board and swam in to get the anchor and take it out to deeper water. I had to stir up the muck to move through the water. It was far from pleasant, stunk of chemicals and not my place to grocery shop. Again, this was above Phila. so just imagine what the chemical and fuel industry puts in the soup for the Chester stretch of the river. I was ABOVE the drinking water intake for the Phila. State St. facility!!!! which is below the sewer outlets for every town north such as Lambertville where you can stand beside the tanks and see the safe processed sewer water pouring back into the river. About 15 years ago I was making my annual sail from Riverside to Atlantic City and was passing a chemical plant on this stretch at night. My eyes began to burn from the chemical plume and I had to retreat below it was so bad. http://www.state.nj.us/dep/dsr/fishadvisories/statewide.htm#delawareDELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY- DE/NJ/PA border to C&D Canal All finfish Do not eat |
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« Reply #91 on: October 06, 2007, 01:12:52 PM » |
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Ok. hear is a Question? ? how do the shad get up to the Trenton area during the Shad run??? they have the Shad festival up there ever year and thousands of people come to it and EAT allot of Shad. ? |
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« Reply #92 on: October 10, 2007, 05:39:26 PM » |
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I agree tattoo and have eatin these shad. They are just passin through, no harm no foul. These are clean fish. Those advisories are there just in case something happens, not b/c something will happen. Eat what you want and call it a day.
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The crab was so big his claw cut my gas line in half and I had to swim back to the dock!
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« Reply #93 on: October 11, 2007, 12:59:16 AM » |
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Think it's possible for them to do a study? Can we petition for it?
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« Reply #94 on: October 11, 2007, 02:06:13 AM » |
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i have read several research projects from different rivers that advise no finfish eating but, it was ok to eat hard crabs since the digestive system between a fish and a crab is totally different. it also advised not to eat softshells since they are prone to infection in polluted water. myself personally i would eat crabs from the delaware river, i have had crabs from alot nastier places than that.jmho........rob
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« Reply #95 on: October 11, 2007, 12:03:54 PM » |
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I think I'll still wait for an official report |
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« Reply #96 on: October 11, 2007, 03:28:33 PM » |
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might be waiting a long time for that. |
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« Reply #97 on: April 26, 2011, 03:35:33 AM » |
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Has anyone heard anything? I know it's been 4 years lol but I would love to try some crabbing the delaware!
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« Reply #98 on: April 26, 2011, 07:48:58 AM » |
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Nope. Haven't heard either way. I have seen plenty of commercial traps down by the Commodore Barry Bridge towards the end of summer though. Rumor has it that they do much better than you would think, and sell them to the local markets. Does that make it OK to eat em? I'll still pass. b/t/w, I've caught some myself out of there. If nothing else, you might get a contestant for the biggest crab contest That's no BS, they are really nice crabs in there towards the end of August. |
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« Reply #99 on: April 26, 2011, 10:48:59 AM » |
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Crabs can, and do make it up, and even noth of philly. caught a 7" at alleghenny avenue back in the 90"s Mmmmmmm crabs and kielbasa.
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