Patapsco/Stoney/Rock Creek

[dfran]

do you think people read these posts and then go to where they hear the crabs are being caught? 
  
 


Ide say a good bit.  Some will just try their "spot", but those who are adventurous will follow the reports.

BM I think it might have a lot to do with how far people are traveling to go crabbing. I travel 4 hours to the Wye River and only get to crab 3 or 4 times a year. I really don't have the time to "explore " new areas, no matter what the reports are. I do think if I lived an hour or an hour and a half away I would definitely try new Rivers. I've crabbed 4 or 5 different rivers in Md. but not because of the reports on the forum. I have been invited by members to crab with them and was happy to accept.

[BowMovements]

Yea, but that is only due to your location like you said.  For Marylanders that have less of a drive, these boards can influence thier decision to try crabbing a new area.  Just sayn, just because one person reads the reports doesn't mean the info stops there.  They tell thier crabbn buddies and so on and so forth.  No one is sayin anyone owns the rivers or people should stop reporting just some curiosity to the impact.