Outer Banks NC Crabbing Spots?

[jbauls]

The crabs in the Pamlico Sound aren't very tastey in the summer months, due to the high salt content, they have an iodine taste to them. The old times say the eel grasses cause this... Come up to the upper Beach, from Nags Head North. The crabs are much better, and more of them, call me when you get down here and I can give you an idea where the crabs are being caught at that time... LOL,  Gene   cell # is 252 202 6469

Hey gene.

I am coming down there next week with my family. The last time I was down there was about 13 years ago with my family as a teenager. My most memorable time down when we went a caught our own crab off of one of the piers down there. They were two fairly large crab. We got them back to our house and they ended up getting loose on our kitchen floor. It was hilarious watching the adults chase them around the kitchen.
My
 oldest daughter is excited to go crab fishing with me. I can't remember for the life of me where I was at where I was at to catch those crab. I read what was wrote about better tasting crab further north on the islands. I was wondering if I could give you a call next week to ask where the better spots are to catch some tasty crab!
That would be awesome of you.

Thanks for respondin'

josh barry

[genecrabman]

Sure Josh, I'll help in any way I can. Call me anytime before 9 PM.. I live in Kill Devil Hills,on Colington Island.. We have very good crabs around here, Where will you all be staying?   Lots Of Luck,  Gene

[jbauls]

Sure Josh, I'll help in any way I can. Call me anytime before 9 PM.. I live in Kill Devil Hills,on Colington Island.. We have very good crabs around here, Where will you all be staying?   Lots Of Luck,  Gene

Great! My wife is going to wonder how I got an inside track to a local. I'll just wink at her and say 'I'm just that kinds guy who knows people.' LOL. I am bringing down some chicken bones with meat left on them. From what I remember they are great to use for crab fishing.

Also do I need a license to crab fish down there?

So do you live there year round?

Thanks and I look forward to speaking with you when I get down there!

[genecrabman]

Yep, I live here year round, for the past 15 years, anyway. .. I'm not sure about the license, you might want to check the NCDMF site for that info..

[jbauls]

K thank you. Btw I am staying on southern shores. Wild pony lane.

[jbauls]

I just looked on their website. You do not need ANY kind of fishing license for shellfish.

[scarpullam]

Mr. genecrabman.

Next week, 25 Aug 08, I am bringing my family from Virginia to vacation for a week in Duck. This is our second trip to NC as we really enjoyed our first visit. HOWEVER, there was one thing I really wanted to do but couldn't because I didn't know the area, what to bring, or what to expect ... I wanted to go crabbing!!

Preparing for the trip this year, I searched the internet on NC crabbing and came across this page!! What really caught my attention was I had finally found a web site that actually talked about where to go crabbing .... and just didn't lure me in to their site promising to disclose secret crabbing spots.

I've done a lot of crabbing on both coasts and know how truly invaluable the time and advice of an area expert can be. But that was many years ago before I had children ... lots of children. This will be their first time crabbing and I'd like to make it something they'll forever remember.

I could surely use the tips, tricks, and time from an true NC crabman/expert.

Maybe I should mention besides me there are 11 crabbing trainees ranging in age from 2 to 26.

[horsefly]

Gene, ya might want to crab part time and start a guide service....hey look there is 11 people, you could lay ur help off for the week

[horsefly]

BTW, if and since you're gonna be around there (Duck ,NC) Gene is most definitely the man to hook you up with crabs, or crabbing. Give him a call 

[genecrabman]

Just Contact me when you get down here.. My cell number is   252 202 6469

[scarpullam]

Mr. GeneCrabMan,

Aye, Aye Cap'n. Me and the crew will call ye when we arrive. Do ye need us to bring anything?

VR,
Crabby Dad

[SayUncle]

Make sure you get with Gene when you get to OBX, he will put you to work if  you want, but he will most certainly put you on some crabs!

Thanks to Gene and Goose for a great day while we were in Corolla this past July!

Pat and Dave from Ohio!

[SayUncle]

Maybe you'll be able to see this one!

[madcrabber1113]

How many bushels are on that boat?

[genecrabman]

Maybe you'll be able to see this one!

WOW You look like a movie star.................  Glad to see you on here, hope things are going good....

We probably had around 35-40 bushels that day MC....

[genecrabman]

Maybe you'll be able to see this one!

Was that the 12 inch Crab??

[125blackfire]

  the sound side was where i learned too boat (illegally)!!! i love that place. also went hunting a poisonous snake with a 2x4 in the 1 foot of water. is the water relay shallow then drops off around 500 yards out?

[Mr. Ray III]

I had 33 bushel today Gene.


Attention Mods, can we make blackfire use spell check or ban him?

[powder]

I'll call you tomorrow Gene and set things up for Wen. Looking forward to it. Powder ( Jayson Stevens) Cell is 240-793-8245

[125blackfire]

I had 33 bushel today Gene.


Attention Mods, can we make blackfire use spell check or ban him?

i do use spell check??