Crabbing Report 6-26

[STMAN]

I did well crabbing on Saturday as well. I took a buddy and left the house at midnight to go after some croaker and get a jump on boat traffic. We caught twenty croaker between 11" and 14" on bloodworms and shrimp.
About 4 am we headed up the Severn river and started to set up the trot line which I splurged on Thursday and bought a 1000' snooded trot line (the bungee snoods) for 200 bucks. I had 500' laid out doing well and then it tangled worse than any baitcaster I have backlashed! I ended up only using 500' and still caught a bushel.



Scott

[Night Nurse]

We have been eating so much crab I think I am getting a crab COMA

TED

[reds]

Originally Posted by STMAN

I did well crabbing on Saturday as well. I took a buddy and left the house at midnight to go after some croaker and get a jump on boat traffic. We caught twenty croaker between 11" and 14" on bloodworms and shrimp.
About 4 am we headed up the Severn river and started to set up the trot line which I splurged on Thursday and bought a 1000' snooded trot line (the bungee snoods) for 200 bucks. I had 500' laid out doing well and then it tangled worse than any baitcaster I have backlashed! I ended up only using 500' and still caught a bushel.



Scott

Might want to keep an eye on your time. Penalties have been increased this year for early starts on crabbing.

[STMAN]

I hope I didn't break any laws... I started up the Severn river at 4:00 and had the trot line set by 4:45 and I waited untill 5:02 to start running it. The way I read the rules you could start crabbbing an 1/2 hour before sunrise and the National Weather Service had it scheduled for 5:32.

There was plenty other boats laying out their lines and I actually had to fight for a spot.

Please let me know if I was in violation I certainly do not want to break any laws.

Thanks,
Scott

[reds]

Originally Posted by STMAN

I hope I didn't break any laws... I started up the Severn river at 4:00 and had the trot line set by 4:45 and I waited untill 5:02 to start running it. The way I read the rules you could start crabbbing an 1/2 hour before sunrise and the National Weather Service had it scheduled for 5:32.

There was plenty other boats laying out their lines and I actually had to fight for a spot.

Please let me know if I was in violation I certainly do not want to break any laws.

Thanks,
Scott

Trot Line can't go in the water until legal starting time. DNR's schedule on sun up 6/30/10 was 5:44am 1/2 hour before sun up was 5:14am.
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/fisheries/tides/index.asp

Don't be fooled by what the other guys are doing. Some may have commercial licenses (Different Rules). Some are breaking the law.

[crabby and son]

Originally Posted by STMAN

I hope I didn't break any laws... I started up the Severn river at 4:00 and had the trot line set by 4:45 and I waited untill 5:02 to start running it. The way I read the rules you could start crabbbing an 1/2 hour before sunrise and the National Weather Service had it scheduled for 5:32.

There was plenty other boats laying out their lines and I actually had to fight for a spot.

Please let me know if I was in violation I certainly do not want to break any laws.

Thanks,
Scott

Glad you had a good day! You were in violation of the recreational crab laws though.

B. Recreational. Except for handlines and dipnets, a person may not set any recreational crabbing gear or catch crabs for recreational purposes from a boat during:

(1) May through September between:

(a) 5 p.m. and 1/2 hour before sunrise in the main Chesapeake Bay; and

(b) Sunset and 1/2 hour before sunrise in tidal waters tributary to the Chesapeake Bay;

(2) April, October, November, and December between:

(a) 5 p.m. and 1/2 hour after sunrise in the main Chesapeake Bay; and

(b) Sunset and 1/2 hour after sunrise in tidal waters tributary to the Chesapeake Bay.


Hope this helps. Good luck..........Gary

[reds]

Originally Posted by crabby and son

Glad you had a good day! You were in violation of the recreational crab laws though.

B. Recreational. Except for handlines and dipnets, a person may not set any recreational crabbing gear or catch crabs for recreational purposes from a boat during:

(1) May through September between:

(a) 5 p.m. and 1/2 hour before sunrise in the main Chesapeake Bay; and

(b) Sunset and 1/2 hour before sunrise in tidal waters tributary to the Chesapeake Bay;

(2) April, October, November, and December between:

(a) 5 p.m. and 1/2 hour after sunrise in the main Chesapeake Bay; and

(b) Sunset and 1/2 hour after sunrise in tidal waters tributary to the Chesapeake Bay.


Hope this helps. Good luck..........Gary

A bushel caught means there was 1 license on that boat. Don't they hand the regs out with the licenses???