Carolina Girls getting ready to make some Babies............

[R D]

NOT WHEN THEY'RE OVER 70........................

LOL,Ray would be the talk of the bingo hall,of course he may be already. 

[Mr. Ray III]

In fact I am.

[mdtrotliner]

what is better then a carolina girl and a cougar?...........................perhaps a carolina cougar? right Ray

[markotto]

Looking at the photo of Gene's pots, it makes me sad to know I have three such pots under my back deck, but that its illegal to use them as a recreational crabber.  Terrible law.

[Mr. Ray III]

Looking at the photo of Gene's pots, it makes me sad to know I have three such pots under my back deck, but that its illegal to use them as a recreational crabber.  Terrible law.

In NC?

[dantheman2929]

In NC?

Yea, From my understanding ( I called DMF in NC ) You cannot use those traps or any type of box trap and leave them un-attended  unless you have a Commercial license. The smaller traps like we use here in MD ( small 2 or 4 door box traps ) are illegal to use if you leave them for any period of time. But if you use them and keep them tied to the boat or to a dock or pier they are legal to use. You can tie 1 commercial grade trap to a "Private pier" just like up here.

Like i said this all came from a DMF field officer from the Topsail Island area. I had some box traps i wanted to take down but could not find a clear definition on there web site as to what was legal or illegal. All it told you were the crab sizes .... So I called them. At first the officer had me confused but after a short talk he realised i was talking about small square pots, not the larger ones like gene shows in his pics. They also sell them in some of the bait and tackle shops down that way! They also said the same thing, do not leave them in the water un-attended. If you do you will get a hefty fine!

[genecrabman]

Yea, From my understanding ( I called DMF in NC ) You cannot use those traps or any type of box trap and leave them un-attended  unless you have a Commercial license. The smaller traps like we use here in MD ( small 2 or 4 door box traps ) are illegal to use if you leave them for any period of time. But if you use them and keep them tied to the boat or to a dock or pier they are legal to use. You can tie 1 commercial grade trap to a "Private pier" just like up here.

Like i said this all came from a DMF field officer from the Topsail Island area. I had some box traps i wanted to take down but could not find a clear definition on there web site as to what was legal or illegal. All it told you were the crab sizes .... So I called them. At first the officer had me confused but after a short talk he realised i was talking about small square pots, not the larger ones like gene shows in his pics. They also sell them in some of the bait and tackle shops down that way! They also said the same thing, do not leave them in the water un-attended. If you do you will get a hefty fine!

I believe you can set 5 of the commercial style pots if you have a Rec. License...You might want to recheck with NCDMF.....

[R D]

I believe you can set 5 of the commercial style pots if you have a RFec. License...You might want to recheck with NCDMF.....

5 Here to but that may change,when we did trap retrieval for blue crab pots most of what we picked up was recreational pots

[markotto]

Once again, Gene knows his stuff. 

Recreational Commercial Gear License (RCGL)
$35 North Carolina Residents
$250 Nonresidents
Expiration Date One Year from the Date of Purchase

More information on a RCGL can be found here:  http://www.ncfisheries.net/license/RCGL.htm

Specific information on the type(s) of gear and requirements can be found here:  http://www.ncfisheries.net/download/RCGL2009.pdf

Summary for CRABS:
Max of 5 pots of any type
Non‐floating line, hot pink buoy
Must be fished at least every 5 days, cannot be fished at night
All pots must be removed from Jan 15 ‐ Feb 7
Max 50 crabs per person/day or 100 crabs per vessel/day.
Peeler pots not allowed.