12/20/'13 report thru the binoculars

[saltysenior]

 here in Stuart,FL. between the st.luice and the indian ,we have 2 rivers with what i would guess is about 4,000 acres that i have seen comm. crab pots set in.. went looki'n by car yesterday and after 3 stops , i never saw a bouy.....at the last stop i saw 400 pots in a area that was about 100 ac.  this has happened before and shows that crabs (down here) consecrate and if you crabbed 1/2 a mile away you would be pulli'n your cork....the comms.(some from 70 miles away) said that is the only ''hot spot'' and the crabs(sooks) are not of great quality....

    MERRY CHRISTMAS

[Edaoud]

Merry Christmas to you too

Do you have to remind us here in the north that there are some people still crabbing? 

[SHELLFISH]

That's interesting! The water has cooled by me too and the crabs are retreating.
I have to go looking to see where they hole up for the cooler water event.

[capt. ron]

stay close to the gulf.  Right now that's the hot spot.

[Whistlingwings]

They catching pretty good out in the bays and gulf. I know of a guy that brought in 14 crates of big males last week. I wish I had a big boat.