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Hi all, new to the forum and new to crabbing so I'm learning as I go. Going to be documenting some of my crabbing experiences here. As I was researching this hobby, I noticed I keyed in on people's monthly and yearly reports to see if I could pick up any trends. Hope this helps someone in the future.
12/13/2017
Conditions: Sunny and cold, high tide 9:40am ~7 ft, low tide 4:45pm ~1 ft
Arrival: 11:30am
Equipment: One CrabMax on a rod with 80lb test tied with a Palomar knot. One CrabMax with the handline. Chicken thighs as bait.
Catch: three 6 1/4" and one 5 7/8" all hard shell.
First rod cast was amazing. Pulled up one of the 6 1/4" right off the bat. Second rod cast got another 6 1/4" and the 5 7/8". Crabbing died down by 12:30pm, but I stuck around until 3pm. Lots of little ones off the dock.
I explored around and found a nice crab dock farther down that's part of the Douglas County park. Parking fee was $3 for daily and I think $40 for an annual parking pass. I saw two crab lines running off the side, so someone was using the spot. I didn't end up using this spot due to the fee. I wondered if the fee puts less crabbing pressure on the spot, so the crabs are better.
12/13/2017
Conditions: Sunny and cold, high tide 9:40am ~7 ft, low tide 4:45pm ~1 ft
Arrival: 11:30am
Equipment: One CrabMax on a rod with 80lb test tied with a Palomar knot. One CrabMax with the handline. Chicken thighs as bait.
Catch: three 6 1/4" and one 5 7/8" all hard shell.
First rod cast was amazing. Pulled up one of the 6 1/4" right off the bat. Second rod cast got another 6 1/4" and the 5 7/8". Crabbing died down by 12:30pm, but I stuck around until 3pm. Lots of little ones off the dock.
I explored around and found a nice crab dock farther down that's part of the Douglas County park. Parking fee was $3 for daily and I think $40 for an annual parking pass. I saw two crab lines running off the side, so someone was using the spot. I didn't end up using this spot due to the fee. I wondered if the fee puts less crabbing pressure on the spot, so the crabs are better.