Ocean Crabbing

[PeterMac]

Question to those that drop their pots in the ocean.... Will be down at the coast for the long weekend coming up. I can just imagine what the bays will look like fo the holiday. Don't really feel like "combat crabbing" in Tillimook Bay. I would like to get my pots out in the ocean, either over Nehalem or T-bay.

Can someone give me an idea as to how much rope in relation to depth I should have? Will my protoco pots stay on the bottom allright? Any tips on locations too would be greatly appreciated.....

Don't ya just love these posts??? Hey, tell me everything that has taken you years to figure out!!!

PeterMac :grin:

[Phil Layer]

Peter,

You might want to take this post over to the Salty Dogs.

Pilar and Threemuch are big ocean crabbers and can tell you all you will ever want to know about technique.

Good luck!!

[ 05-21-2002, 02:23 PM: Message edited by: Moby ]

[seasquid]

PeterMac,

I run 60-70 feet of rope on my pots (double buoys) -- I'm usually in about 40-50 feet of water. I prefer the south side of the jetty, but I have also done very well on the north side toward Twin Rocks. I usually just run them in a line using the tip of south jetty as my point.

Be careful with the raging tides this weekend -- the bar at T. Bay will be brutal until she slacks, unless there is absolutely zero swell. The raging tides will likely make crabbing in the bay fairly useless anyway.

Good luck --

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[AngleThis]

Peter, I do the ocean crabbing thing too... watched and learned from Pilar. I've not set traps out of Nehalem, but I have out of Gerribaldi on the way to Three Arch Rocks.

At Gerribaldi, from the south jetti you will find a line of commercial traps all the way down to the rocks starting about 1/2 mile south of the jaw. It resides in around 70-80 feet of water. I suggest 100 ft ropes minimum. I lost a trap there last week with an 80 ft rope. Also, if your traps are not big and heavy, cable tie some lead to them lest they get relocated.

Based on the current NOAA conditions, your boat being open bow might be a problem. If you set your traps in the morning U may find going back to get them in the afternoon could pose a problem. So I suggest extra lead for the overnight thing and nice thin ropes with double bouys.

Best of luck!