FRIDAY AT DIVIDING CREEK

[PHILLY JOE]

WENT OUT OF DCBR AND GOT TO MAPLE CREEK BY 6 AM.  BY 6:20 HAD 9 NICE SIZE JERSEY CRABS. THEN IT JUST DIED. IT WAS THE MIDDLE OF AN INCOMING TIDE AND THE CRABS USUALLY HIT GOOD ON A MOVING TIDE IN THE EARLY MORNING. WE MOVED AROUND ALOT TRYING TO FIND THE CRABS AND WAITED FOR THE OUT GOING TIDE. WE MOVED ALOT AND PICKED UP 2 OR 3 EACH MOVE. SOMETIMES MORE. THE OUTGOING TIDE AT 12:00 WAS FAST AND FURIOUS.    WITH 1 1/2 LBS OF WEIGHT, THE HOOP TRAPS HAD TROUBLE STAYING ON THE BOTTOM.  THE BOX TRAPS KEPT TANGLING.  HAND LINES HAD 10 OZ. OF WEIGHT AND  HAD TROUBLE BOTTOMING OUT. PICKED UP A FEW DURING TIDE CHANGE. TOTAL CATCH WAS 35 KEEPERES WITH HALF AROUND 6 INCHES. THEY MUST BE  GOING THROUGH A SHED.  ALL THE CRABS WERE LIGHT AND NOT REEAL MEATY. THE CRABS CAUGHT LAST SUNDAY WERE MOSTLY ALL HEAVY AND FULL OF MEAT.

CURSE OF THE FULL MOON I GUESS.

WELL, ALL IN ALL IT WAS A GOOD DAY AND HOPFULLY WILL MAKE DOWN AGAIN IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS.  GOTTA WORK NEXT WEEKEND OR GUESS WHERE I WOULD BE!

[Fruitland Crabber]

35 keepers aint bad at all.

 I think full moon was either thursday night, or last night, hopefully by tommorow when i go, they will be through it

[PHILLY JOE]

FULL MOON IS TONIGHT.
GOOD LUCK TOMORROW.
IF YOU ARE GOING TO DIVIDING CREEK, USE CHICKEN. MOST OF THE CRABS CAUGHT WERE ON CHICKEN BUT TAKE BUNKER ALSO. YOU NEVER KNOW!!  CAUGHT MOST IN 6-8 FT. OF WATER. HAD ALOT OF PROBLEMS WITH TURTLES ATTACKING THE BUNKER. CAUGHT 8 TURTLES AND THEY TORE THE BUNKER UP QUITE A BIT MORE OF THE TIME.

[tattoo]

NIce catch a lot of guys would be glad to catch 30+ crabs

[3D]

30+ out of Dividing creek is very encourgaging! Good Report!

[PHILLY JOE]

IT'S NOT AS EASY AS 4 YEARS AGO TO CATCH THAT MANY.  YOU REALLY HAVE TO WORK FOR THEM. ALOT OF MOVING AND BAIT CHANGING. GOTTA HUNT THEM, NOT WAIT FOR THEM. MOST OF THE OTHER PEOPLE CRABBING HAVE ONLY BEEN CATCHING LESS THAN A DOZEN.  THE ONLY PEOPLE CATCHING QUANTITY, ARE USING VARIOUS BAIT AND  EQUIPMENT AND CONSTANTLY MOVING AROUND.

P.S. A DEPTH FINDER IS A GREAT HELP