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« on: March 24, 2012, 05:25:28 PM »
BANG!    ...and they're off!

Hit the water in the McKee Craft with my friend Scott today as one boat of a two boat armada, along with MagnumTRex and BDC who were in TRex's Carolina Skiff at 6:30 am this morning.    The McKee Craft was outfitted with 30 traps baited with necks, while the Carolina Skiff had 22 traps baited with necks.

Visibility:    30-50 feet in pea soup fog.   Water Temps:   58-59 degrees.    

Ran one of my usual early season stretches and it was clear from the first pull it was on.   Three and four crabs per trap were not uncommon.   Strong tides, mists, dense fog and a kicked up wind made it tough out there, but both boats managed to make four runs through their traps and come off the water with a lid bending bushels, albeit mixed bushels of jimmies and sooks.    Keeper to throwback ratio was 2:1 +/-/    It was wet, nasty and raw out there today but well worth kicking off the season early.    Thought we lost a trap from my boat, but turned out my first mate couldn't add.    No traps were lost.

We headed back to the house, steamed up a bushel or so and had the first crab chow down of our season.    

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« Reply #1 on: March 24, 2012, 05:27:52 PM »
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« Reply #2 on: March 24, 2012, 05:29:22 PM »
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« Reply #3 on: March 24, 2012, 05:37:49 PM »
nice catch, my favorite kind of report.... lots of pics. won't be long before they start moving up my way
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« Reply #4 on: March 24, 2012, 05:42:16 PM »
Way to go guys Crabs in March thumbsup  I think will we be talking about this for some time(remember the year we crab in march  thumbsup thumbsup
The Last photo is that  Scott taking the sooks back to the bay or Home? Grin
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« Reply #5 on: March 24, 2012, 05:44:08 PM »
You should have seen him sucking the orange roe out of them.    He's like an old pro with the ladies.
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« Reply #6 on: March 24, 2012, 05:54:35 PM »
What a Great Way to start the season!!  Looks like it was a fun to be out there today.  Crabs in Freakin March!!!!  thumbsup thumbsup
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« Reply #7 on: March 24, 2012, 05:58:35 PM »
It's unreal Shocked, great job
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« Reply #8 on: March 24, 2012, 06:05:04 PM »
It was an unreal day.   One I won't forget because of all of the fog and how early things kicked off this year.
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« Reply #9 on: March 24, 2012, 06:08:42 PM »
Wtg. Wish I coulda come.  Grin 2 weeks til Delaware Cool
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« Reply #10 on: March 24, 2012, 06:10:57 PM »
Can't wait.   It'll be nuts there.
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« Reply #11 on: March 24, 2012, 06:40:27 PM »
GREAT report and catch .
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« Reply #12 on: March 24, 2012, 06:53:35 PM »
We have some more photos coming, whenever Scott gets around to posting.
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« Reply #13 on: March 24, 2012, 06:56:31 PM »
Nice . like to see them
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« Reply #14 on: March 24, 2012, 07:01:21 PM »
Way to go there Ron.  Great catch but I thought I read that you said it was rough. Undecided  I wish and hope for days when the water looks like that. laugh  What's this Blue Jeans and sweaters stuff?  We put those clothes away months ago. laugh  I bet y'all stood close to the burner to stay warm. Grin

When will be the next run?  I'll be waiting for your post.

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« Reply #15 on: March 24, 2012, 07:03:44 PM »
It was rough.   The pictures don't do the fog or the chop justice.    We were all drenched when we came in.

That's a J-Crew sweater Scott (BDC) was wearing.   He was quick to let us all know that.    Grin
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« Reply #16 on: March 24, 2012, 07:04:23 PM »
Great report and great pics,it's a shame the weather didn't hold out for the weekend,sounds llike yous had a great day anyway.Looking forward too DE now.Pulled the skiff down today,it'll be ready to go.
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« Reply #17 on: March 24, 2012, 07:05:37 PM »
Quote from: Ronster on March 24, 2012, 07:03:44 PM


That's a J-Crew sweater Scott (BDC) was wearing.   

Ok  Is that suppose to mean something?
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« Reply #18 on: March 24, 2012, 07:06:22 PM »
...all the fashionable crabbers wear J-Crew out on the water.   You didn't know that?    Grin
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« Reply #19 on: March 24, 2012, 07:07:44 PM »
No.  We all wear short sleeve shirts.  Cheapest we can find. laugh laugh laugh
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« Reply #20 on: March 24, 2012, 07:08:16 PM »
I always wear long sleeve T's.    Keeps the bugs off me.
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« Reply #21 on: March 24, 2012, 07:08:27 PM »
Now that's a awesome report. Its got me pumped up!! Great job out there guys. Beautiful catch!!!
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« Reply #22 on: March 24, 2012, 07:08:31 PM »
If its that cold we don't go crabbing laugh laugh laugh
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« Reply #23 on: March 24, 2012, 07:08:59 PM »
Quote from: capt. ron on March 24, 2012, 07:08:31 PM
If its that cold we don't go crabbing laugh laugh laugh

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« Reply #24 on: March 24, 2012, 07:27:10 PM »
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WOW,  Shocked Shocked Shocked, you guys look cold.  It was 65 and sunny all morning up here.  I was sweating out there today.

As always, thanks for the heads up you were going out.  Next time I will be sure not to put in for OT a month in advance when i know you may want to head out.  I know, I know, my priorities are all out of wack.  laugh laugh laugh laugh

BDC looks like he should be skiing or holding up in a tree somewhere.  Would have been better if he had a sleevless J-Crew sweater for the first trip. 

Guess we can scrap that count down for the May 5th first trip of the season, although it still may be mine unless I pull something off before then.   Wink
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