Crabbing 101 Help?

Derwood · Jun 24, 2019

I bought a stainless one. The only thing I still need to get is a prop stick; I'm heading to home depot to try to cobble something together.

marko · Jun 24, 2019

Might be able, if your rod holders have that thing at the bottom for a notched fishing rod,
to just put a piece of PVC in one holder and notch the piece of PVC so it slides into that thing.
Not sure that there is really that much pressure on the prop stick...
also could buy some other traps and throw them out there and check between runs...

PJDiesel · Jun 24, 2019

I bought a new SS net end of the season two years ago......idiots used regular steel hog rings on it so now its rusty anyway.

Mack C-85 · Jun 24, 2019

Not crabbing ourselves,but.....

We got smalls for $30/doz. last Mon. @ Anne Arundel Seafood in the 'dena.

They were outstanding!!

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Straightshooter · Jun 24, 2019

Couldn't get out last week due to winds, so stopped at Kool Ice in Cambridge and got a 1/2 bushel of mediums (5 dozen) steamed for $75.

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PJDiesel · Jun 24, 2019

Half bushel for for $75 sounds pretty fair to me right now.

Muleskinner · Jun 24, 2019

marko said:
Might be able, if your rod holders have that thing at the bottom for a notched fishing rod,
to just put a piece of PVC in one holder and notch the piece of PVC so it slides into that thing.
Not sure that there is really that much pressure on the prop stick...
also could buy some other traps and throw them out there and check between runs...

if your trotline is made of loktite you have to have a free rolling propstick if you're using PCV....if not it will saw through it...I learned the hard way. Put a 2.5 inch piece over a 2 inch propstick so the roller can roll and move to keep it from being damaged.

Muleskinner · Jun 24, 2019

Derwood said:
I am bumping up this thread to see if anyone has been out crabbing yet this season. I just got a report from St. Mary's county that the crabs have not been very plentiful so far. But that's just one fisherman, so I called two wholesalers: they were both selling mixed bushels for $200 per basket. That's kind of a lot...seems like supply might be low.

Has anyone gotten out on the water? How did it go? What method were you using? What bait is working?

I'm going to try trot lining for the first time next week. Can't wait...even if I only get one keeper crab, I think I'll still have fun.

I have friends that crab and fish all up and down the bay on both shores...the best report I have received was 19 crabs in nearly 6 hours in Mill Creek (Solomons). It really appears the DNR's winter dredge survey was really wrong OR we are being purposely deceived..

PJDiesel · Jun 24, 2019

We kept reading a solid 60% increase YOY.

Hopefully they weren't totally wrong. Way up my way we need a solid few week into August to be dry.... last summer was a joke with rain, salt/brackish line never moved up enough.

xtreme43s10 · Jun 25, 2019

Plenty out there, ended up with 32 Saturday just running a few traps. We stopped cause it was only 3 of us and didn’t need any more.

gtodave · Jun 25, 2019

PJDiesel said:
We kept reading a solid 60% increase YOY.

Hopefully they weren't totally wrong. Way up my way we need a solid few week into August to be dry.... last summer was a joke with rain, salt/brackish line never moved up enough.

This year has been no different so far. Too much rain. Oystering will be bad again this year too.

marko · Jun 27, 2019

Nice! Extreme43 - what was your bait?

xtreme43s10 · Jun 27, 2019

marko said:
Nice! Extreme43 - what was your bait?

Razor clam's, they out catch fowl neck IMO. but more of a pain to get and deal with as they have to be fresh. as the summer goes you can get away with fowl neck's or whatever other bait you want.

akalma · Jun 27, 2019

I heard from my friend they are using bull lips for crab bait. It is really sturdy bait you can reuse it multiple times for entire season. But it is not so easy to find it.

marko · Jun 30, 2019

Yup, plus guys who trot line with them just put the line in a crab basket and freeze or refrigerate and use the same bait next day.

smokedog · Jun 30, 2019

Finally getting out this week sometime. Will report back.

Straightshooter · Jun 30, 2019

xtreme43s10 said:
Razor clam's, they out catch fowl neck IMO. but more of a pain to get and deal with as they have to be fresh. as the summer goes you can get away with fowl neck's or whatever other bait you want.

Now I'm confused. How did I get these on Friday in 3 hrs using foul necks?

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akalma · Jul 1, 2019

Straightshooter said:
Now I'm confused. How did I get these on Friday in 3 hrs using foul necks?

gtodave · Jul 1, 2019

Straightshooter said:
Now I'm confused. How did I get these on Friday in 3 hrs using foul necks?

He didn't say they didn't work, just that you would have caught more using clams

Straightshooter · Jul 1, 2019

gtodave said:
He didn't say they didn't work, just that you would have caught more using clams

But, I cant catch more than my 1 bushel allowed by law.

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