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« on: January 23, 2006, 09:06:20 PM »
Hey hey all!

Got to out for 2-3 hrs today, went down to the causeway bridge near titusville, FL.. under the bridge on 528. Caught a few Catfish a few pesky puffers and bout a dozen decent female blue claws. Using KCrabtraps and some chicken drumsticks..

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And yes that ruler says 7 3/4" lol...

Oh I'm the fat guy and the lil lady is my wife. Smiley

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« Reply #1 on: January 23, 2006, 09:14:14 PM »
nice job, i will be just around the corner at the space coast holiday inn on s Washington on April 1st for a commercial fishermans meeting we go down there 3 times a year you are fortuneate to live in a great place, i love it
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« Reply #2 on: January 23, 2006, 09:36:24 PM »
sooks are what almost everybody is catching in Fl right now they are almost knee deep
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« Reply #3 on: January 23, 2006, 09:49:36 PM »
THROW THE FEMALES BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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« Reply #4 on: January 23, 2006, 10:19:21 PM »
I gotta be honest, If the sook are 5" or less I toss em back. Smallest I took today was 5 3/4. All there are are females. I caught 15-20 today and they were all female. There is no size limit or sex limit here, but I always throw sponges and < 5" females back. Bag limit for the day is 10Gal per person I took maybe 2 gals.. Just enough for my dinner.. Wink

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« Reply #5 on: January 23, 2006, 10:31:48 PM »
Nice catch , great pictures, I don't keep ANY females.
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« Reply #6 on: January 23, 2006, 11:23:32 PM »
I think his shirt says it all....

Lets take it easy on the guy.  He's playing by the rules in his state. Wink
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« Reply #7 on: January 23, 2006, 11:29:11 PM »
In his area female crabs are actually preferred for the taste and the roe!
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« Reply #8 on: January 24, 2006, 12:39:04 AM »
Let's put it this way.. I ran into about 15 Older fisherman that look like they had been fishing there 100 years.. they asked politely what I was doing, then said, "Crabs? You actually eat those?" I was amazed.. Most people here in florida will fish, but they rarely crab. Recreational shrimping is much bigger than crabbing. It seems all the crab caught here goes north. If the army is marching anywhere, March over to the guys I saw today Looking for 1-2" crabs to sell for bait.  they had a few hundred. I think the whole "Rarity" in blue crabs may be a local problem. They seem to be in HUGE Abundance, remember we have no real winter. And yes, I am a bit disturbed.. Tongue lol But I am sorry a 7 3/4 inch female goes straight into the bucket unless she's got eggs.

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« Reply #9 on: January 24, 2006, 03:13:51 AM »
Nice catch my friend,,,really clean looking crab's and could you explain a little more about the daily limit of " gal's " I'm not familiar with that ? thanks
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« Reply #10 on: January 24, 2006, 08:34:15 AM »
Lol, Sorry.. Gals.. is just lazy for Gallons on my part. Florida law says Any recreational crabber is allowed 10 Gallons of crab per person per day, which I equate to two Five gallon buckets full per person. Since My wife and I go together, it's Four five gallon buckets per day. They state there is no limit on sex or size, but common sence dictates that you toss egg bearing or immatures back. I also like to try for my Five Gallon limit per person on Shrimp as well. What A Trip a full limit catch would be for the two of us, 20 Gallons of crabs and Two five gallon buckets full of shrimp.. Smiley Mmmmm...

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« Reply #11 on: January 24, 2006, 08:45:14 AM »
Florida is weird like that.  Everythin is done in gallons.  Shrimp, crabs, scallops, oysters, everything except fish and lobsters.  Ive lived there my whole life and he is right.  I think in my 24 years of living in florida i saw maybe 2 recreational blue crabbers.  I did it once, and that was after coming back from a week in maryland when I handlined my first blue crab.   Only time i ever caught blue crabs was for tarpon or drum bait or if they were chowin on my bait at the end of my fishing pole.   
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« Reply #12 on: January 24, 2006, 12:39:56 PM »
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Ok I am jealous.  Enjoy the weather and the crabs.  It is real mild up here this year, but I still think there is winter to come.  ST is right..watch out for the sook army.  Grin  To each his own.  My buddy said the same thing he lives on the gulf side below tampa in Bradenton.  He says there are lots of blue crabs, but no really crabs for them except as bait.  He being a maryland native like myself goes and crabs and catches alot of 7 inchers when possible and I try to keep him supplied with JO...
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« Reply #13 on: January 24, 2006, 06:18:53 PM »
Only messin with you MUS, if I lived in fla I would be crabbin every chance i got.
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« Reply #14 on: January 24, 2006, 09:00:25 PM »
HEY I HERE YA !!!!
MAKES ME WANT TO MOVE TO FLA
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« Reply #15 on: January 24, 2006, 11:25:11 PM »
Florida...not a bad place to park it for a while! thumbsup
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« Reply #16 on: January 25, 2006, 09:46:35 AM »
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lol, Tongue

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« Reply #17 on: January 25, 2006, 10:59:47 AM »
Here's a good one!
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« Reply #18 on: January 25, 2006, 04:04:23 PM »
 Grin Nice pictures, I'm packing my bags and comming down next week. Headed for the west coast where my sister is complaining about big crabs eating the bait off of her fishing hooks. I'm going to help her with that problem.  Grin Grin Hope to be eating fresh caught Blue Crabs this time next week.  Grin Grin
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« Reply #19 on: January 25, 2006, 04:56:45 PM »
Good Luck Al!

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