s.w.fork st. luice river

saltysenior · December 21, 2011, 10:24:41 PM

4 pots......5 nite soak 20 keepers 33% # 1's..... 10% lite.....90% jimmies

CLEANED BEFORE COOKING

very good crabs

KI Crabber · December 22, 2011, 12:33:10 AM

Nice report....except that whole CBC thing.....

20 crabs would taste really good about now! Enjoy 'em and keep the reports coming!

saltysenior · December 22, 2011, 09:02:16 AM

Later,in the dead of winter,when there is little going on here, I will start a thread on the pros and cons of C B C....so everyone , get your thoughts together

Merry Christmas to all

tattoo · December 22, 2011, 11:20:58 AM

Nice , WTG

tkglobal · December 22, 2011, 05:41:41 PM

I'm a novice - what is a 5 nite soak?

KI Crabber · December 22, 2011, 05:43:31 PM

Quote from: tkglobal on December 22, 2011, 05:41:41 PM
I'm a novice - what is a 5 nite soak?

He left his pots in the water for five nights...."soaking".

tkglobal · December 22, 2011, 05:57:45 PM

Thought that was it but had to confirm! I thought Florida's laws said you can't rap from sunset to sunrise.

KI Crabber · December 22, 2011, 06:02:01 PM

I don't know what Florida laws are......From what I recall of them, it takes someone with a law degree to try to figure out what you can and cannot do there when it comes to hunting and fishing/crabbing.

My father-in-law and I used to leave our pots(not traps) out in the Peace River for days on end....

Ron · December 22, 2011, 10:44:30 PM

Thanks for the report. Please remember to put the date of the report in the subject line (to make it easier for people to reference it in the future.)

crabbywaters · December 27, 2011, 08:38:12 PM

Nice report.. 20 crabs sounds great.

Flyin By · December 28, 2011, 06:46:11 PM

WTG, send some north a few miles and make me happy.

CraigFos · December 28, 2011, 08:53:42 PM

Quote from: tkglobal on December 22, 2011, 05:57:45 PM
Thought that was it but had to confirm! I thought Florida's laws said you can't rap from sunset to sunrise.

Florida law, similar to Texas, does not allow you to harvest or pull crab traps after dark. They can soak during those hours as long as you leave them in the water. They are also legally referred to as traps, not pots.

http://myfwc.com/fishing/saltwater/regulations/blue-crab/

saltysenior · December 29, 2011, 07:42:22 PM

called traps......that is what causes a problem and confusion .....they should specify that a trap lets a crab come and go if not tended , whereas when a crab enters a pot he can not get out if it is a certain size.........i can't beleive how the laws vary from state to state and each state claims their laws are the best for the crab.

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