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Jayk18
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 Posted: Wed May 01, 2013 1:38 pm Post subject: Blue crabs |
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| I am looking to go blue crabbing fir the first time since I was a kid and was wondering if anyone knew what is the best way to go and where to go |
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PECo
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I've been blue crabbing only a couple of times. There's a very large area off of the boat launch ramp at Monahan Place in West Haven that's less than three feet deep, and perfect for spotlighting and netting blue crabs at night:
http://www.ctfishtalk.com/blue-crabbing-west-haven-08-05-t7609.html#.UYG1ffzD-00
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Crest Daddy
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Netting is definitely the most productive way to do it. You can wade with a headlamp or flashlight or do it from a small boat.
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jimbojonez
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jimbojonez
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park on trout lake drive in westbrook CT look on google maps satalite to see the picture theres a salt pond there. go at low tide hide a net in the mud. tie chicken on the line of a fishing pole. cast it out and lure them in one by one slowly over the net, scoop the net up. it takes some skill but they will keep coming back till you get it. the site wont let me post the link to the map
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Jayk18
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| Posted: Thu May 02, 2013 8:15 am Post subject: |
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| Where can I get the jigs to hook the chicken tp |
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Crest Daddy
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| Jayk18 wrote: | | Where can I get the jigs to hook the chicken tp |
tie the chicken to the line, sorry for jumping in
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Jayk18
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| Posted: Sat May 04, 2013 8:06 pm Post subject: |
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| So the pond is a salt water pond there is crab in it |
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clinteastwood
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| When I was a kid in the late 70's the Housy was full of them. When fishing we would drop crab traps that sprung open. Let them down for 10 minutes and then jerk them up and they would close up full of blue crabs. Ah the memories. I think I gave those traps away years ago but they worked well. |
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flippy
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| Ok, I saw this post and had to reply,, a few years ago I was in RI at misquamicut (cant spell it) crabbing off the breakwall,,this elderly lady was sitting on a 5 gallon pail next to me laughing at my chicken and line technique,, I asked her what was so funny,, she told me I was missing some great crab,, I asked her how she did it,,when she pulled in the line I was shocked,,she had knee high nylons, filled with chicken parts,with a rock also in there with 5 or 6 crabs tangled in the nylons,,the freakin crabs were all tangled up,,Give it a try,,knee high nylons at CVS,,chicken whatever,,a rock or a weight,,put everything,, chicken and rock in nylon, knot it and tie your string to the knot,, throw it out,, ps,,you will go threw some nylons,, so get them on sale,,or if you could get used ones from ,,mom,,girlfriend,,wife,,its like recycling,,lol,,really,, try it,,Jim |
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Redneckangler
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| flippy wrote: | | Ok, I saw this post and had to reply,, a few years ago I was in RI at misquamicut (cant spell it) crabbing off the breakwall,,this elderly lady was sitting on a 5 gallon pail next to me laughing at my chicken and line technique,, I asked her what was so funny,, she told me I was missing some great crab,, I asked her how she did it,,when she pulled in the line I was shocked,,she had knee high nylons, filled with chicken parts,with a rock also in there with 5 or 6 crabs tangled in the nylons,,the freakin crabs were all tangled up,,Give it a try,,knee high nylons at CVS,,chicken whatever,,a rock or a weight,,put everything,, chicken and rock in nylon, knot it and tie your string to the knot,, throw it out,, ps,,you will go threw some nylons,, so get them on sale,,or if you could get used ones from ,,mom,,girlfriend,,wife,,its like recycling,,lol,,really,, try it,,Jim |
That's awesome. To think all the years I've sat there with a line and piece of chicken neck, picking them off one at a time.
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flippy
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| Me To,,, They try so hard to get away,, but they get so tankled |
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