Is April too soon to go crabbing in Georgia?

[newbie_crabber]

(This is similar to my questions about crabbing in Maryland and North Carolina in April but it's part of the same trip.) Hello everyone! As my handle clearly indicates, I am new to crabbing, so any advice I can get would be very much appreciated. My girlfriend (who actually has crabbed before) and I will be in Georgia April 2 and 3 and we hope to do some crabbing. This will be my first time. We have four traps, some lines and a net. We plan on using chicken parts (I've heard necks are the best) as bait. Is this enough equipment and the right bait to catch enough crabs for two dinners for two?

We plan to go to catch crabs off piers either in Savannah or Tybee Island. I actually have no preference and compiled this list from surfing this great site.  Anywhere that we would stand the best chance of catching crabs and is fairly convenient would be fine. Any suggestions?

Final question, and most important, I guess. Is April 3 and 4 too early in the season to have a reasonable chance to catch crabs in Georgia? I'm guessing it's going to be a bit chilly by the water at this time of year and I don't want to freeze our a---s off for nothing . Thanks!!!

[tattoo]

Depends on what the water temp is.

[waltsmart]

Went inshore fishing last weekend (about 12 miles off the coast of South Carolina) and caught about 53 black sea bass.  Used the heads in my crab traps on my dock on Sunday through today.  Pulled traps twice on Sunday (total about 60 crabs) and again today (another 53 beauties).  Fish heads (if available) beat the tar out of chicken parts.  Believe me, it's warm enough in Savannah area to catch a slew this time of year.

Good Luck and have a nice visit down here ya'll.

Joe

[crabologist]

That's enough to make someone want to move south ....

[SHELLFISH]

Yes it is!

[crabologist]

Yes it is!

I know Bog .................. some of us actually WILL move down south ... And good luck when YOU do ..

[SHELLFISH]

Six more years!