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« on: September 16, 2004, 04:00:16 PM »
I decided to take a day off on Tuesday with the prediction of some gloomy weather later this week and once again I had a fabulous day of crabbing.  Took my time getting down there with a 0645 sunrise, but luckily got a spot to park my truck and rig up front and was heading out to my new spot around 0650.  Well wouldn't you know it there was someone already there in my new spot, so I turned around and went back to my other favorite old spot and knocked them dead again.

I didn't like all the big females (I kid you not I threw back about a bushel of those ladies and on one run alone had something like 10 of those red clawed babes) but in between was super and I got a solid bushel of big jimmies, some so dark you could barely tell they were white underneath.  Heavy and fat...yea baby!

The conditions were as such...overcast most of the morning, the tide was going out the entire time I was there, the water was quite calm until about 11:00 and I was probably in about 5-6 feet of water maybe 7.

Just as I was about to top off the bushel, around 10:30, I moved my line to the island side right down from that boat house around the second bend to the right and was probably in about 3-4 feet of water.  Although there were lots of big females again I did manage another nice 10-12 males and then the wind picked up and I was out of there by 11:30.

I have had one bad day this year, back in early June (13 crabs) my first time out at the Wye, but other than that, it's been my best year in about say 4-5 years.
What amazed me with the crabs being this thick, when I got back in I was talking with some of the Wye Landing guys and they say there are still people coming in with 5-6 crabs or even getting skunked.  Man, I find that hard to believe.  No matter where I have crabbed since mid June, I have caught crabs.  Makes you wonder, huh?

Well, this should be a great September and October, so get out there and get those big blues before they go vertical and into the mud!

Take care and be safe out there!

R/Howard

 
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« Reply #1 on: September 16, 2004, 04:05:51 PM »
thanx for that report H Grin..goin down the Wicomico with RocknCrab sat...BUT Shocked....couldn't resist...took next tues off,headin down to the Wye then.....man I luv Sept Grin Grin Grin
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« Reply #2 on: September 16, 2004, 04:24:43 PM »
Howard, the folks that the guys at the landing were talking about, that was KC   Grin

Nice report, hope to meet up with you sometime
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« Reply #3 on: September 16, 2004, 04:28:02 PM »
Great report Howard, [dang] Ivan. Sad
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« Reply #4 on: September 17, 2004, 12:56:51 PM »
Henpot:

Yea what's up with KC having so many bad days out there?  He has got to look for our reports and check out the primo spots.  If that doesn't work then I would have to chalk it up to operator error!

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« Reply #5 on: September 17, 2004, 12:58:15 PM »
Joe Crabs:

Yea it might be wet until Sunday, but as long as they wind don't get up in your face, it should be great to crab.

Good luck out there.

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« Reply #6 on: September 17, 2004, 01:06:13 PM »
Yo Big H..last 3 times out did real well......size of the crabs has been tremendous...by the way,listen to nothing HenPot says,he's tryin to win "PinHead Of the Year" Wink Wink Grin...looks like headin out Sun and again tues...had to cancel the trip with RockNCrab due to the snotty weather 2morrow Cry Cry
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« Reply #7 on: September 17, 2004, 01:13:05 PM »
RnC cancellation?, afraid of catching crabs?  Grin
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« Reply #8 on: September 17, 2004, 01:29:47 PM »
Quote from: Hen Pot on September 17, 2004, 01:13:05 PM
RnC cancellation?, afraid of catching crabs?  Grin
No HP...emailed me the forecast for down there 2morrow early am...not good...wind 15 mph,and a TON of rain....he said it was my call...soooo,thought about it,and don't want to drive 3 hrs in the rain,crab in the rain(he said rain with a trotline can be difficult)...drive back home in the rain..so it was actually my call... Undecided Undecided..got the party 2morrow afternoon,then the Wye on sun,again on tues Wink Cheesy
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« Reply #9 on: September 17, 2004, 01:34:03 PM »
Well it is good that we will definitley see you tommorrow, and a blessing that Keech won't have to deal with your babbling all day! Grin
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« Reply #10 on: September 17, 2004, 02:05:20 PM »
crab in the rain(he said rain with a trotline can be difficult)


 Huh Huh What's up with that?  Huh Roll Eyes
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« Reply #11 on: September 17, 2004, 03:06:44 PM »
KC, you are going Sunday, they say 20MPH in the morning??? Good Luck. Grin
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« Reply #12 on: September 17, 2004, 03:19:30 PM »
Quote from: Joe Crabs on September 17, 2004, 03:06:44 PM
KC, you are going Sunday, they say 20MPH in the morning??? Good Luck. Grin

Yeah but look on the bright side, his hair can't get messed up.  Cheesy
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« Reply #13 on: September 17, 2004, 03:50:20 PM »
Boom!!!!, there goes the chair. But he could be subject to a wind burn. Grin
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« Reply #14 on: September 17, 2004, 03:57:49 PM »
Quote from: Joe Crabs on September 17, 2004, 03:50:20 PM
Boom!!!!, there goes the chair. But he could be subject to a wind burn. Grin

Nah, I heard he just Simonized and buffed it.  Should cut down on drag.  Grin
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« Reply #15 on: September 17, 2004, 04:03:47 PM »
and don't ferget...after simonizing,when birds  try to sh*t on the knoggin,it DON'T STICK Shocked Shocked Grin..sssssssssssssslides right off Grin Grin Grin Grin Tongue Undecided
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« Reply #16 on: September 17, 2004, 04:27:40 PM »
Quote from: kingcrabber on September 17, 2004, 04:03:47 PM
and don't ferget...after simonizing,when birds  try to sh*t on the knoggin,it DON'T STICK Shocked Shocked Grin..sssssssssssssslides right off Grin Grin Grin Grin Tongue Undecided

 Grin Grin Grin ;DI just broke the wires keeping my rib cage togehter.  Grin Grin Grin Grin
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« Reply #17 on: September 17, 2004, 06:29:25 PM »
Quote from: Crabslayer on September 17, 2004, 04:27:40 PM
Quote from: kingcrabber on September 17, 2004, 04:03:47 PM
and don't ferget...after simonizing,when birds  try to sh*t on the knoggin,it DON'T STICK Shocked Shocked Grin..sssssssssssssslides right off Grin Grin Grin Grin Tongue Undecided

 Grin Grin Grin ;DI just broke the wires keeping my rib cage togehter.  Grin Grin Grin Grin
I got PLENTY of wire fer that....I'll give ya some of the PRESCRIPTION stuff Dr Vinny Boom Bats gave me Cheesy Cheesy
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« Reply #18 on: September 17, 2004, 06:43:16 PM »
Quote from: kingcrabber on September 17, 2004, 04:03:47 PM
and don't ferget...after simonizing,when birds  try to sh*t on the knoggin,it DON'T STICK Shocked Shocked Grin..sssssssssssssslides right off Grin Grin Grin Grin Tongue Undecided

That's why I don't sit close to you, don't want to sit next to you and get pelted with a ricoche, plus that dome would make a great spot for a nest.
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« Reply #19 on: September 18, 2004, 04:38:26 PM »
Thanks for the report Howard! Hopefully the females will not be where I am. I am going tomorrow. Debated and debated and I am there! Just some wind is no big deal! I can just ride and jump some waves just as I do bodyboarding. Hey KC, you going 2morrow? Stay the [Sam Hill] away from me,  ;Ddon't want to be jinxed by that bad luck you have at the Wye. Wink Good luck if you go, i'll be where I usually am. Hopefully we will hit them as the last couple days I am sure many did not venture out. L8ER!
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« Reply #20 on: September 18, 2004, 08:59:52 PM »
Good luck buddy it's going to be [Sam Hill] out there and cold, but you should have most of the river to yourself. Wink Going Tuesday with KC to celebrate his birthday. Nice day coming with a good tide. Maybe for his birthday we can have some luck. I'll go to confession anyway. Grin
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« Reply #21 on: September 18, 2004, 10:17:35 PM »
I will be out there tomorrow as well.  I am hoping the wind dies down in the nest few hours.  I hope to leave here around 4am and get there around 5:30.  I guess well just have to wait and see, but the boats hooked-up to the truck and ready to go.  When i have it that far it's hard to talk myself out of going.

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« Reply #22 on: September 18, 2004, 11:13:11 PM »
About 6 7 years ago I remember the females on the wye were so prevailaint that they were selling them at 20 dollars a bushel in October. Any way theres plenty of great crabbin yet just around this week coming and are we not glad we missed the big canes this year .. we got our share and more last. Lots of people down south tore up by these last ones.
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