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    Default Kayak Crabbing

    I am a little off topic but we can always use a post so here it is. Hopefully someone out there is interested.

    I have always had the crabbing bug. When I was a kid I crabbed from the pier at Lawson's Landing and Bodega Bay. When I was nine years old I wanted to be either a business tycoon or a crab fisherman when I grew up. I ended up as a civil engineer which was probably a better choice for me.

    Last week I took my kayak up to Oregon and did some crabbing in Tillamook Bay. I had a couple of traps and bought one more so I had the Oregon legal limit of three. I bought some bait and a PFD, checked the tide tables for slack tide, went to the marina to launch and headed out. Most of the bay is shallow but I have a depth finder so I could get in the deeper water, 20 feet or so, but still stay out of the boat channel. Long story short, I got a bunch of crabs but it is some work and you get pretty wet. Fun times if you like that kind of thing.

    They are getting rain up there and the rivers are looking good. If that continues there might be some steelhead fishing next month. Hopefully Sage will fix my rod in time to fish the winter steelhead. They sent me an email that said it would take a long time and that I should not contact them because they are busy. Okay, Sage.




    Loaded up and ready to go.


    Traps are in the water.


    Dinker crab


    A trap full to sort through. No keepers in this one.


    A bunch of crabs in the hold.


    A big one but it was soft and went back in the water.

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    Excellent post and photos John....



    We see lots of people using kayaks to put out crab traps in Tomales Bay.


    Raw chicken, dark meat, bone in, skin on is a popular bait to buy anywhere.

    Fish heads and carcases are real populat too.


    Slack tides are supposed to be the best time.


    The rest of the time you can fish around out of your kayak.
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    I do a descent amount of kayak crabbing every year. Nothing like a fresh boiled dungy.

    As for Sage, their warranty sucks. That is the main reason I will never buy anything with the name Sage on it. I had a brand new pair of boots blow out at the seams within a couple months and they refused to help me in any way. And I take great care of my gear.
    So long and thanks for all the fish!!!
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    Thumbs up Crabbin'....

    Yet another great report and great photography (especially the second photograph). Like others have said before, Im living vicariously thru your posts (IMO, one of the best parts of this strange year). Keep 'em comin'.
    "America is a country which produces citizens who will cross the ocean to fight for democracy but won't cross the street to vote."

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    I am also living through John's posts and pictures.

    They are so inspiring.....
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    Quote Originally Posted by Scott V View Post
    I do a descent amount of kayak crabbing every year. Nothing like a fresh boiled dungy.

    As for Sage, their warranty sucks. That is the main reason I will never buy anything with the name Sage on it. I had a brand new pair of boots blow out at the seams within a couple months and they refused to help me in any way. And I take great care of my gear.

    Scott, What brand boots were they?

    What size is you foot?
    Bill Kiene (Boca Grande)

    567 Barber Street
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    Fly Fishing Travel Consultant
    Certified FFF Casting Instructor

    Email: billkiene63@gmail.com
    Cell: 530/753-5267
    Web: www.billkiene.com

    Contact me for any reason........
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    Quote Originally Posted by Scott V View Post
    I do a descent amount of kayak crabbing every year. Nothing like a fresh boiled dungy.

    As for Sage, their warranty sucks. That is the main reason I will never buy anything with the name Sage on it. I had a brand new pair of boots blow out at the seams within a couple months and they refused to help me in any way. And I take great care of my gear.

    Sage makes boots?

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    Blaahh haa haa, I had the same thought.

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    Oops, my bad. Simms.
    So long and thanks for all the fish!!!
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    I spent my childhood years on the east coast, walking distance from the Chesapeake. They have a different kind of crab, blue crab there, and the softshell ones are a serious delicacy. OTOH we would use em as bait to catch catfish. Can you not keep soft dungeneess or are they not tasty?

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