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« on: April 07, 2012, 05:33:32 PM » |
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Hit the water around 11:15 am armed with 30 traps baited with necks, followed shortly by Rapp414 and shedking (plus three shedkinglings) in Rapp's Carolina Skiff where they uncoiled a trotline.
Dropped my traps along my normal line, but dropped the traps a little closer together than normal because of strong winds and choppy conditions. Got about 2/3 of my traps off the boat then picked up rapp414 from his boat and put him to work on mine.
Did four runs (more like 3.5) through the traps through the slack high tide and the beginnings of the outgoing tide. Wind was travelling the same way as the outgoing tide so it made conditions difficult out there. Water temps were around 55 degrees. Lots of seaweed out there, lot of sponge crabs, a couple of horseshoe crabs... and a decent amount of keeper blue crabs. Got off the water around 2:30ish with a little more than 3/4 bushel of mixed Jimmies and Sooks. Almost every crab was of size, so there were very few throwbacks due to size. Large crab was just over 6.5". Lots of crabs hovering in the 5.75" to 6" range.
Only a couple of photos back at the house to include today.
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« Reply #1 on: April 07, 2012, 05:38:01 PM » |
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« Reply #2 on: April 07, 2012, 06:29:39 PM » |
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NICE JOB RONSTER
ENJOY YOUR CATCH!!!
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DETAILED POST...
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« Reply #3 on: April 07, 2012, 06:37:08 PM » |
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Nice looking catch Ronster.. Thanks for reporting.
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« Reply #4 on: April 07, 2012, 06:54:58 PM » |
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Way to go Ron  The wind was also bad at home  |
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« Reply #5 on: April 07, 2012, 07:47:42 PM » |
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Nice catch Ron .some good looking crabs , enjoy em.
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« Reply #6 on: April 07, 2012, 08:07:20 PM » |
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Thanks for your crabbing tips,and the much needed break from Shedking.I enjoyed crabbing with you and look forward to doing it again.Hopefully in warmer weather.
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« Reply #7 on: April 08, 2012, 08:17:07 AM » |
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Nice trip Ron. Crabs look good.
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« Reply #8 on: April 08, 2012, 08:38:08 AM » |
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Nice. That dude hasn't shed in awhile.  |
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« Reply #9 on: April 08, 2012, 09:01:52 AM » |
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"Hey, Pincher, do you think this barnacle is noticable? I don't want the other crabs to notice."
"You look fine honey..."
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« Reply #10 on: April 08, 2012, 09:13:46 AM » |
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Nice. That dude hasn't shed in awhile. Dudette... |
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« Reply #11 on: April 08, 2012, 09:14:53 AM » |
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Great catch.
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« Reply #12 on: April 08, 2012, 07:26:34 PM » |
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Great catch Buddy, that's 2 under your belt so far this year and we are only in the first week of April  |
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« Reply #13 on: April 12, 2012, 02:51:11 AM » |
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Good job ron be down about three weeks after my outage at work.I was do last friday got bushel in about two hours on trot line i like my spot but it ok i guess.
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« Reply #14 on: April 12, 2012, 03:34:02 PM » |
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The bit was on Friday. Saturday it dropped off. shedking said it was significantly slower after having crabbed both days.
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« Reply #15 on: April 13, 2012, 10:57:10 AM » |
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The bit was on Friday. Saturday it dropped off. shedking said it was significantly slower after having crabbed both days.
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