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Topic: First time crabbing on kayak help  (Read 2530 times)

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Thanks for all the help guys.  I have been to lawsons landing a few times but never in my kayak, the water doesn't seem to be too bad.  I have never been to doran before.  I would think that a protected bay would be safer than going out to the the unprotected beach at doran.

Doran Park next to the jetty. Like a kiddie pool.
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Camping/crabbing at Lawson's is a blast, though not as procuctive as Doran.  A channel runs parallel to the beach in both directions.  The pier gets crowded, watch for people casting snares off it.  You can get them across the bay in the deeper faster moving water, but it can get dangerous and better left for when you've got more experience.  Good luck!


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Tomales is sketchy ... Doran is way safer and closer to Coast Guards in case u need help. Plenty of people on the water beginners and experienced.  Stay away from the mouth of the jetty is you can or else you're playing frogger with the boat traffic.
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Carry a knife on the PFD that you can grab with either hand and that will easily cut the rope to your trap. Just in case some jackass runs over your rope and wraps it in his prop while the rope rests across your lap and the other end of the rope is attached to a heavy pot stuffed with crab suspended somewhere between the bottom and your kayak. Better to lose a pot than a limb.
Excellent advice thanks!

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