May 26, 2013, 01:40:15 AM
 
*
Welcome, Guest. Please login or register.
Did you miss your activation email?
 
 
 
Total time logged in: 0 minutes.
 
   Home   Help Login Register  

     
 
Pages: [1]   Go Down
« previous next »
  Print  
Author Topic: Great Egg Harbor Bay, Tuckahoe, and Patcong 4/15/12  (Read 1024 times)
0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.
MagnumTRex
Lifetime Member
*
Offline Offline

Gender: Male
Posts: 660
Location: Havertown, PA


Crab Hunter




Ignore
« on: April 15, 2012, 10:25:07 PM »
I was doing some maintenance on the boat Saturday and decided with everything in good shape, I may as well give it a shot Sunday. I got my permission slip and recommendations from Ron and headed out at first light from Hamilton Ave.  The weather wasn't the greatest to start the day, a light wind blowing and light showers on and off.   I headed out Patcong Creek and over to the bay.  Things were very slow to start and I was only getting 2 or 3 per run on 24 traps baited with fresh chicken necks.   I worked my way up into the Tuckahoe and by 10:00 only managed about 2 dozen.  The sun was coming out by now and I figured I had enough for dinner so, I headed into the Patcong to give it a try on the way back to the ramp.  Turns out this was a great decision as things really picked up there. Not many on the first run but after that it was gangbusters.  i was picking up 18 to 25 per run, mostly males, mostly keepers and some with some decent size.  I pulled the traps around 1:00 and headed back to the ramp.  I counted the catch and it was 88 crabs about 90% males.  Got home, gave some to my mom and my neighbor and cooked up the rest for the in-laws. What a great day, shaping up to be a heck of a season if things keep up like this. I'll get a couple pics on tomorrow.
Logged
tattoo
Lifetime Member
*
Offline Offline

Gender: Male
Posts: 54797
Location: Wenonah NJ.


MY BOAT CRAB TRAP


WWW

Ignore
« Reply #1 on: April 15, 2012, 10:44:15 PM »
GREAT catch and report . nice job . WTG. enjoy em.
Logged
A CRAB A DAY KEEPS THE DOCTOR AWAY.   

Click Here To Mount Your Crab
Skiff
Lifetime Member
*
Offline Offline

Gender: Male
Posts: 1293
Location: south jersey


wood skiff




Ignore
« Reply #2 on: April 16, 2012, 04:41:05 AM »
 Way to go Tom.   I think the sun /water temp has something to do with it (just a guess who really knows about crabbing in April)  I waited until 9:45am sunday and the crabs were bitting . I also noted the water temp  was 56 at 9:45  58 by noon   But who is complaning It april and we are catching CRABs
Logged
Old fishermen never die, you just smell that way...
Ronster
Lifetime Member
Global Moderator
*
Offline Offline

Gender: Male
Posts: 12184
Location: Somewhere between Somers Point, NJ & Oak Orchard, DE
« Reply #3 on: April 16, 2012, 07:24:14 AM »
Way to go Tom.
Logged
One man wolf pack.  Smiley
Bdc
Supporting Member
*
Offline Offline

Gender: Male
Posts: 1387
Location: Landisville





Ignore
« Reply #4 on: April 16, 2012, 09:12:20 AM »
Good Job Tommy!!!!!!
Logged
Little Orca
jason22
Lifetime Member
*
Offline Offline

Gender: Male
Posts: 3105
Location: Wayne and Lavallette NJ





Ignore
« Reply #5 on: April 16, 2012, 09:12:45 AM »
Outstanding catch Tom, sounds like a great day on the water.  thumbsup
Logged
"It is what it is"
MagnumTRex
Lifetime Member
*
Offline Offline

Gender: Male
Posts: 660
Location: Havertown, PA


Crab Hunter




Ignore
« Reply #6 on: April 16, 2012, 12:42:21 PM »
Some Pics
Logged
tattoo
Lifetime Member
*
Offline Offline

Gender: Male
Posts: 54797
Location: Wenonah NJ.


MY BOAT CRAB TRAP


WWW

Ignore
« Reply #7 on: April 16, 2012, 02:27:08 PM »
NICE
Logged
A CRAB A DAY KEEPS THE DOCTOR AWAY.   

Click Here To Mount Your Crab
CRABBYCOOT
Supporting Member
*
Offline Offline

Gender: Male
Posts: 519
Location: TUCKAHOE NJ





Ignore
« Reply #8 on: April 16, 2012, 03:23:43 PM »
Good work, nice report!   Wink
Logged
tedbo
Supporting Member
*
Offline Offline

Gender: Male
Posts: 1208
Location: Johnson's Ditch 39.248045,-75.131587


Love MD jimmies but can't deal with the wye mobs..




Ignore
« Reply #9 on: April 16, 2012, 03:58:22 PM »
Quote from: MagnumTRex on April 15, 2012, 10:25:07 PM
shaping up to be a heck of a season if things keep up like this.

Well said T, my thoughts exactly!
Logged
I feel sorry for the man who doesn't drink.  When he gets up in the morning that's the best he's gonna feel all day! LBJ
SawLo
Registered User

Offline Offline

Gender: Male
Posts: 136
Location: New York




Ignore
« Reply #10 on: April 16, 2012, 04:40:07 PM »
Nice catch!

I'm going to try the navasink soon.  I'm itching for some crab cakes. 
Logged
eastonfloyd
Member
*
Offline Offline

Gender: Male
Posts: 81
Location: Forks Township, PA





Ignore
« Reply #11 on: April 16, 2012, 11:37:12 PM »
Are any of the boat rental places on the Navesink open yet???
Logged
ROCK ON
Registered User

Offline Offline

Gender: Male
Posts: 177
Location: SHREWSBURY, PA


CHESAPEAKE BAY FOREVER...




Ignore
« Reply #12 on: April 17, 2012, 08:26:48 AM »
WTG... THEY LOOK GREAT
ENJOY THEM!!!!
Logged


Pages: [1]   Go Up
  Print  
Blue Crab Forum > Regional Crabbing > New Jersey Crabbing > NJ Crabbing Reports > Topic: Great Egg Harbor Bay, Tuckahoe, and Patcong 4/15/12
 « previous next »
 
Jump to:  

 
 
Home
  
Powered by SMF 1.1.18 | SMF © 2006-2008, Simple Machines


Google visited last this page May 01, 2013, 06:04:10 PM