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Originally posted by two-gun kid:
sounds like fun. i might be down to go.
you still interested in my paintbal gun?

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Originally posted by Dyrti Byrd 2k2:
If you go off the pier, you may not need a license, but I'm not sure. Also check the posts/boards to see what is legal and illegal to catch. I know in the SF Bay, you cannot catch Dungeness Crabs but if you launch down at Half Moon Bay, I think the max on Dungeness Crab is 12 per license and they need to be about 6 inches long or something (shouldn't be a limit on Rock or Red Crab but need to be at least 4 inches long).

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Crabbing is hella fun if your wit hella people iam not sure about the license though i went down to the pier in sf and cought a bucket load and then bounced.
 

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Posted by Mach0ne351 (Member # 927) on :
 
i do it been doin it for 18years...
 

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Posted by LuvMy04GT (Member # 4791) on :
 

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Originally posted by Mach0ne351:
i do it been doin it for 18years...

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Where do you do your crabbing? Gear/tips? Thanks.
 

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Posted by Mach0ne351 (Member # 927) on :
 
well, if im crabbing off the rocklines (in HMB), ill use nets. goto the local HMB fish market (right off 92), and buy like a ton of fish heads (dirt cheap). tie those puppies on there with some strap ties to the nets. it's usually best to crab during low tied and not many waves, so get urself a tied book at your local boat store or somethin. id say, once you throw the nets out off the rocklines, wait like 15-20minutes before you check on em....wear gloves to protect from cutting.....your hands will get beatup! haha

if your gonna crab in deep tiedpools, just use rope, a soad bottle full of rocks (as a weight to keep the rope down), and your bait (fish head). the places i go for tied pools are next to the lighthouse in HMB. take 92 towards HMB, then take 1 south, and go past Pascadero a little bit. youll see the big lighthouse. around there are great tiepools with a ton of fun you can bring nets out there as well, just use em in LARGE tiedpools and deep spots.

anything else?

marek
 

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Posted by BlackNGold (Member # 655) on :
 
How do you secure the crabs once they bite on the fish heads?....Don't you need a basket with a trap door?...Sorry, I've only "crawdad" fished...
 

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Posted by Mach0ne351 (Member # 927) on :
 
nah, they have crab nets.....big circular nets. once it's in the net, pull it up, caught!
 

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Posted by BlackNGold (Member # 655) on :
 
Ah, I'll have to get one of those...Ya think that's something Walmart might have?...
 

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Posted by LuvMy04GT (Member # 4791) on :
 

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Originally posted by Mach0ne351:
well, if im crabbing off the rocklines (in HMB), ill use nets. goto the local HMB fish market (right off 92), and buy like a ton of fish heads (dirt cheap). tie those puppies on there with some strap ties to the nets. it's usually best to crab during low tied and not many waves, so get urself a tied book at your local boat store or somethin. id say, once you throw the nets out off the rocklines, wait like 15-20minutes before you check on em....wear gloves to protect from cutting.....your hands will get beatup! haha

if your gonna crab in deep tiedpools, just use rope, a soad bottle full of rocks (as a weight to keep the rope down), and your bait (fish head). the places i go for tied pools are next to the lighthouse in HMB. take 92 towards HMB, then take 1 south, and go past Pascadero a little bit. youll see the big lighthouse. around there are great tiepools with a ton of fun you can bring nets out there as well, just use em in LARGE tiedpools and deep spots.

anything else?

marek

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Very nice! I heard chicken works really well, have you used any? What time of the day is best go? Thank a lot!
 

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