I've heard many reports that the crabs are starting to come in and have been dying to bring some home. My family doesn't eat fish, but they love picking crabs. I think this is one of the reasons I am so attracted to crabbing because I can sit around the dinner table that night with my family and enjoy the days catch with everyone. When it comes to fish... I'm on my own.
THE HUNT
I started out first thing in the morning.. I have found this is when crabbing is the best. I was on the water at 5:30am paddling down my favorite creek at dark and watching the sun rise slowly as I began to reach my honey hole. The creek is a winding salt marsh not far from my house and I have cleaned up pretty well here last season. I left with a little bit of optimism that I might bring home half a dozen crabs since it was still really early in the season but was surprised with my catch.
Using a combination of my modified hand-lines and some box traps, I planned my attack. I took a water temperature reading of 63ยบ and set all my lines in 6-10' of water along the slope of the marsh.
THE CATCH
THE DINNER
With around two dozen crabs and a 1.5 pounds of shrimp... it was an awesome dinner. All of the crabs were full and some were very sweet. Nothing like a little bit of vinegar and Old Bay seasoning on fresh crabs!
VIDEO REPORT
It doesn't get much better than sitting down with the family and picking crabs. I don't know very many people that clean them before cooking, but thats the way to go- clean picking! Thanks for the report.
ReplyDeleteGood stuff, Brian. Nice post.
ReplyDeleteThat last pic makes me drool.
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