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« on: February 09, 2003, 09:40:53 PM » |
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Well --- just to try to get more posts than "Mudfisher" ---- I'm stating my opinion on locations:
Any place on a main river where a side tributary comes in. Be on the bank or in a boat 'down river' from the tributary and during a 'falling tide'. This flushes the side creek out and food for the crabs comes out into the main channel. This is where the the crabs will congregate to feed. I 'chicken neck' there as well as place my traps there. Great results MOST of the time. There are always those days however, when the cold beer is the best catch of the day! Oh well......may be next time.
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« Reply #1 on: March 01, 2003, 01:54:30 PM » |
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Alright, lets get this crabbin spots topic goin... i like to set my traps at the mouth of a river or creek so i can get the crabs goin in and out. Come crabbin season and this topic will be HOT.
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« Reply #2 on: March 01, 2003, 02:22:15 PM » |
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While I have my favorite rivers and tribs... I still continuously move my traps till I find'm in numbers. I prefer traps over a trotline for this reason. Trotlines can cover a lot of water, thats true. But, it is very easy to move traps between shallow and deep water. Trotlines take a considerable amount of time to deploy correctly. If your not in a good spot, it takes time to re-position. Some days, you never find a concentration. You just keep moving...one here, one there, etc. All that being said, I will share an observation. Find water between 7-10 feet deep, near an area of SAV for the big jimmies.  |
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NJ Grasshopper
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« Reply #3 on: March 01, 2003, 02:50:01 PM » |
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OK Hawgscaldr -------- I'm a dummy ......... what's SAV  ? |
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« Reply #4 on: March 01, 2003, 05:35:12 PM » |
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« Reply #5 on: March 01, 2003, 09:46:25 PM » |
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I don't have much luck in the grass but do well along side it. the big males hide in the grass while waiting to mate. if you catch a famale peller leave it in the pot and the studs will come a running.
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« Reply #6 on: March 02, 2003, 02:31:45 PM » |
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PEELER,PEELER,PEELER. What do you expect from a man with crab fever!!!!
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« Reply #7 on: March 02, 2003, 08:06:37 PM » |
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OK ------ Hawgscaldr and jack1747, "SAV" - stands for ? (And why didn't I hear of it in the late 60's? Course I may not have remembered it). |
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NJ Grasshopper
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« Reply #8 on: March 02, 2003, 08:07:19 PM » |
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That was a "grass" joke !!!
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« Reply #9 on: March 03, 2003, 03:06:22 PM » |
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« Reply #10 on: March 04, 2003, 08:42:59 AM » |
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Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Trust me. I didn't make this up. Thats what its refered to here in the Chessy bay. 
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« Reply #11 on: March 04, 2003, 11:06:05 PM » |
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Thanks Hawgscaldr ---- always lookin to lean more.
(Ya gotta love them government guys......someone's keepin a job thinkin up stuff like that)!!!!
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« Reply #12 on: March 05, 2003, 05:40:42 PM » |
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Thats what I said, Grass.
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« Reply #13 on: March 06, 2003, 12:33:48 AM » |
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I like to run my trotline from a point and run down along the shoreline.
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« Reply #14 on: March 06, 2003, 12:44:15 AM » |
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welcome new member whit
do ya use anything besides a trotline? How much do ya catch on a good day. Where do you crab. (You can see I'm a real nosey guy).
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« Reply #15 on: March 06, 2003, 08:57:38 AM » |
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Yup...Jack said it first. Samething. Pleasure boaters call it " seaweeds " Fisherman/crabbers call it " grass " Scientist and politically correct types call it " SAV " I apologize for the confusion. Thought I may be responding to a higher pedigree...  |
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« Reply #16 on: March 06, 2003, 10:06:08 AM » |
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Howdey whit, where are you crabin at? hey grasshopper i see you have reached top member...way to go... i'm comin
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« Reply #17 on: March 06, 2003, 11:17:42 AM » |
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Naw Hawgscaldr ----- I may be a dog --- (I'm a Setter). But my pedigree is "curb setter". |
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« Reply #18 on: March 06, 2003, 03:29:14 PM » |
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Good news on grass guys Maryland Dept. of Natural Resources said bay grasses reached highest levels since 1978 to an estimated 85,252 acres bay wide. Thats a nice hiding place for the teenagers (juvenile crabs).
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« Reply #19 on: March 06, 2003, 07:35:04 PM » |
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...hopper, having conversed with you over these boards, I'm quite sure your' not any resemblence to a canine and your pedigree is socially acceptable ( it is to me )...I'm not so sure about that curb thing though... Man ...this has been a long winter. I refuse to accept responsibility for my actions until spring arrives. I hope you can understand. |
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« Reply #20 on: March 06, 2003, 10:50:03 PM » |
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Hawgscaldr ----- That's one of the great things about this web site. We all know what each other is thinking and going through, ..... waiting for warm water. We all understand and feel the same, ('cept maybe for those "year round" guys in the far south. They're really starting to get under my 'craw'). I enjoy your humor alot ...... see ya later on another page!!!  |
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« Reply #21 on: March 06, 2003, 10:50:59 PM » |
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waterman4456 ------
Good news ......... thanks for sharin!!!
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« Reply #23 on: March 12, 2003, 07:14:37 PM » |
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I like to run my trotline from a point and run down along the shoreline. Wit do u use chicken or ell on your line i crab here in delaware and like chicken andim going to try something different this year..Putting my bait in the line and not using a slip not.Have u ever tried this? Thanks Mark  |
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« Reply #24 on: March 12, 2003, 09:01:01 PM » |
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Eel is too expensive for a trotline, in my opinion, and i have tried putting the bait in the rope, using grass-rope
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