Caught a case of the crabs

GBob01 · 03-15-2021, 12:51 PM

Blue crabs that is, not the other kind.
6.5 dozen in about 3 hours on my first trip out this season.
Sure tasted good.

aviator · 03-15-2021, 01:36 PM

Oh man.....send some, that's good eating.

4thIDvet · 03-15-2021, 02:00 PM

Good catch GBob. I had to quit here on the St. Johns the frigging tourists thought my traps were like free pickens.

Buy bait gas the boat stink the boat up drive out check the traps and if I was lucky the traps were still their. I gave up and buy em locally.
Good crabs on the St. Johns on a good day 2 dozen nice ones no problem.

aviator · 03-15-2021, 02:32 PM

People do not respect private traps. Years ago some people got shot here for taking lobster traps from legitimate fishermen who make a living at it.

Sanders · 03-15-2021, 04:21 PM

When I lived in Morgan City, Louisiana a bunch of Vietnamese refugees disappeared after traps started disappearing. Traps stopped disappearing.

MrKalashnikov · 03-15-2021, 04:29 PM

What kind are they? They sort of look like Blue crabs.

Whoops, just caught your caption under the pic. Those are some fine eatin' crustaceans, too bad I can't find them in Lake Michigan.

flashy · 03-15-2021, 06:37 PM

When I was a kid we use to tie a raw chicken leg to a string and slowly pull it up and net the crabs before they jump off near the surface. You could of netted 10 in a couple of minutes like that, not sure if that’s still the case.

GBob01 · 03-15-2021, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by flashy

When I was a kid we use to tie a raw chicken leg to a string and slowly pull it up and net the crabs before they jump off near the surface. You could of netted 10 in a couple of minutes like that, not sure if that’s still the case.

That's how they were caught. 4 hand lines w/chicken legs and 2 hoop nets.

baboon · 03-15-2021, 07:10 PM

Only thing better is when they are soft shell blue crabs!

flashy · 03-15-2021, 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by GBob01

That's how they were caught. 4 hand lines w/chicken legs and 2 hoop nets.

If you fry them it works for netting ghetto sluts too.

RTO · 03-15-2021, 10:30 PM

Good eatin'.

I'm hoping that the Blue Crab Festival happens this year just south of us on Memorial Day. It was cancelled last year because of china flu.

4thIDvet · 03-16-2021, 12:06 AM

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Originally Posted by RTO

Good eatin'.

I'm hoping that the Blue Crab Festival happens this year just south of us on Memorial Day. It was cancelled last year because of china flu.

Where is that RTO? Hell I will meet you and the wife their? You bought last time I buy this time.

GBob01 · 03-16-2021, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by RTO

Good eatin'.

I'm hoping that the Blue Crab Festival happens this year just south of us on Memorial Day. It was cancelled last year because of china flu.

Our local crab festival, outgrew our small town and park. They moved it down the road 15 miles about 5 years ago. They've turned it into a big production, just doesn't have the same feel anymore. I quit going, so it can remain cancelled as far as I'm concerned.

RTO · 03-16-2021, 10:43 PM

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Originally Posted by 4thIDvet

Where is that RTO? Hell I will meet you and the wife their? You bought last time I buy this time.

It's in Palatka, downtown.

03-15-2021, 12:51 PM	#1
GBob01 Coonass Crusader Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: backwoods of south Louisiana Posts: 4,491	Caught a case of the crabs Blue crabs that is, not the other kind. 6.5 dozen in about 3 hours on my first trip out this season. Sure tasted good. __________________ I do not believe that the Democrats are single-handedly destroying this country. I know that they, like the Republicans, are using both hands! *III DEO VINDICE*

03-15-2021, 01:36 PM	#2
aviator unum de multis Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bunker's Headquarters. Posts: 52,393	Oh man.....send some, that's good eating. __________________ "Government is not the solution to our problem, government is the problem." Pesident Ronald Reagan

03-15-2021, 02:00 PM	#3
4thIDvet slug Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Astor Florida Posts: 48,416	Good catch GBob. I had to quit here on the St. Johns the frigging tourists thought my traps were like free pickens. Buy bait gas the boat stink the boat up drive out check the traps and if I was lucky the traps were still their. I gave up and buy em locally. Good crabs on the St. Johns on a good day 2 dozen nice ones no problem. __________________ God Bless Americas Veterans. All who are serving and have served.

03-15-2021, 04:21 PM	#5
Sanders Moderator Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 66,463	When I lived in Morgan City, Louisiana a bunch of Vietnamese refugees disappeared after traps started disappearing. Traps stopped disappearing. __________________ "The truly dangerous man dresses inconspicuously and is soft- spoken. He walks away from most confrontations. The only time you learn that the truly dangerous man is mad at you is a split second before you die, for he never fights. He only kills. The truly dangerous man knows that fighting is what children do and killing is what men do." - Charley Reese 1986 3

03-15-2021, 06:37 PM	#7
flashy Omicron cocksman Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: Pennslfucky Posts: 2,609	When I was a kid we use to tie a raw chicken leg to a string and slowly pull it up and net the crabs before they jump off near the surface. You could of netted 10 in a couple of minutes like that, not sure if that’s still the case. __________________ Victim of Putin’s price hike

03-15-2021, 02:32 PM	#4
aviator unum de multis Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bunker's Headquarters. Posts: 52,393	People do not respect private traps. Years ago some people got shot here for taking lobster traps from legitimate fishermen who make a living at it.

03-15-2021, 04:29 PM	#6
MrKalashnikov Deplorable Join Date: May 2008 Location: Behind The Iron Curtain Posts: 8,059	What kind are they? They sort of look like Blue crabs. Whoops, just caught your caption under the pic. Those are some fine eatin' crustaceans, too bad I can't find them in Lake Michigan.

03-15-2021, 07:10 PM	#9
baboon slug Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Out by the lake in central Texas Posts: 18,307	Only thing better is when they are soft shell blue crabs!

03-15-2021, 10:30 PM	#11
RTO Moderator Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Flarda Posts: 29,565	Good eatin'. I'm hoping that the Blue Crab Festival happens this year just south of us on Memorial Day. It was cancelled last year because of china flu. __________________ 3 Make America Like Florida