Hey Phil~
I went crabbing monday night and did pretty well. We didn't start until around 8:30pm and crabbed until around midnight. We didnt' use the boat, just crabbed from the docks by the embarcadero.
We used 4 traps, and pulled about every 15 mins. Caught tons of red-rock, and even some that were keeper-size like dungeoness. They made for some good claws! Also caught 4 dungeoness that were keepers. Almost every crab we caught were males. We used chicken from that Thriftway, there in Newport. Hope that helps!