2018 contest

Lady of the Lake · March 18, 2018, 05:43:55 PM

When does the 2018 contest start?

Crabbygene · March 18, 2018, 08:05:31 PM

Do not think it is being done

SHELLFISH · March 29, 2018, 01:03:29 PM

That's too bad! Now that I am in an area where I have a better than average chance to find a big crab it's all over!
I am starting to get them figured out down here! Life is good!
In CT when the first Blue Crabs finally showed up we would next get the first cold winds and the crabs would be gone!
I'd have to wait another eleven and a half months for them to show up again...if they ever did!
Down here 12 months of crabbing and no closed season except when they want to remove ghost traps.
I'm not in any of those areas anyhow!

i just remembered I have an oversize set of calipers that I used to measure big turtles with.
It works great on crabs too! Here are pictures of the old method of a tape and the calipers:
This crab was #70 for this year and you can see the date and size.

lreops · March 29, 2018, 01:14:04 PM

Could this be because a politician got involved with the contest? Only asking.

Ron

Ron · March 29, 2018, 08:07:37 PM

Quote from: lreops on March 29, 2018, 01:14:04 PM
Could this be because a politician got involved with the contest? Only asking.

Ron

No, that's not the reason at all. With only 22 people entering last year, it seemed as if interested had waned in the contest.

If someone has an interested in coordinating it, please feel free.

SHELLFISH · April 20, 2018, 08:45:48 AM

OK; here's another one from a couple years ago.

Wallco99 · April 20, 2018, 09:02:45 AM

This is, unarguably, as accurate of a measurement as it gets. Nice crab.

tattoo · April 20, 2018, 11:18:16 AM

sweet

wag · April 20, 2018, 10:28:18 PM

Been a while since used one like that.

so is that ------> 9 13/128 inches?

SHELLFISH · April 21, 2018, 09:54:32 AM

Probably 9 13.5/128 or just shy of 9 1/8 inches!

Still looking for the 10 inch crab down here!

Still waiting for the picture of a 10 inch crab from Lake Pontchartrain in LA!

Wallco99 · April 21, 2018, 01:00:27 PM

8 7/8" is our biggest. Still waiting for that 9 incher on my boat. We had two that I know would have cracked the 9", but both were missed. One by my buddy from Florida, and the other by my daughter. To this day, I don't let either of them forget it. LOL.

capt. ron · April 21, 2018, 01:01:48 PM

don't think that will happen anytime soon. With the opening of the spillway crabbing is real slow and no quality. But who knows anything can happen.

Crabbyd · April 23, 2018, 09:18:12 AM

Quote from: capt. ron on April 21, 2018, 01:01:48 PM
don't think that will happen anytime soon. With the opening of the spillway crabbing is real slow and no quality. But who knows anything can happen.

I don't want to hear that crappy news

salt hay · April 30, 2018, 10:16:08 PM

Might have to take a trip to jersey.😂

shedhunta · May 17, 2018, 09:19:48 PM

How am I going to dethrone Jode this year if there is no contest😜😜