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Topic: Crabbing Cittation!!!!  (Read 2177 times)

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Check this out it is crazy. The manufacture of these should be the one getting the tickets!

http://dev.coastsidefishingclub.com/showthread.php?t=8807

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Cant access the link, can you summarize?
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Copy+pasted from CS site.
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Short Danielson Blue Plastic Crab Gauges!!!!!!
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Someone in HMB already got a $900 fine for being over limit by 1 crab. Another got a $900 fine for 1 crab being a little short. I know that there are some who aren't measuring correctly by incorrectly going point to point. Also, most of the plastic crab gauges and even some aluminum ones are just on the short side, so you think you're legal, when you're actually a little short. It's a small amount, maybe 1/32 of an inch, but a warden will cite. The only plastic one I found that's accurate is bright lime yellow in color. Measure your crab gauges to make sure.

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Thanks Frank! You were right. Of my (4) blue plastic "Danielson Shellfish Gauges" (3) were short of the 5 3/4" measurement by as much a 1/16" of an inch. Into the trash. Only (1) was accurate measured by two metal drafting scales. The one chartreuse colored plastic gauge was also accurate.
Sure would hate to pay a $900 fine for a short $2 gauge. Doubt that would hold up in court...
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Gotta go measure my gauge...its one of those cheapo blue Danielson shellfish gauges!
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Damn!!! So is mine!!!  :smt013  If it is short, im taking it back to FW and demanding a refund!!  Thanks for the heads up!!!
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I just looked at mine and it was to close for comfort so I ran a fine over the 5 3/4 side to make it legal
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SOB!  That really sucks, i wonder how many citations were issued based on the short Danielson gauges.  Can you say class action?


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SOB!  That really sucks, i wonder how many citations were issued based on the short Danielson gauges.  Can you say class action?

Spoken like a true lawyer!  ;)


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I only keep them when they are 6" that way there is no guessing, and more crab meat.
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Just checked all the Blue Danielson guages model 200crg on the rack and they all measure up legal.
Must have had a bad run or poss corrected the problem.
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BTW, if anyone has a Cobra Marauder, don't measure your fish on the scale imprinted on the side...the measurements are off.


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Wanting to post a question on how to measure the crab but instead called DFG and inquire what pages from the Sports Regulation can they be found.

I've attached a summary. Hope this helps others that may be needing this information.

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man i better go check mine too, its one of the cheapo blue ones. Thanks for tyhe heads up, Man would i be mad to get a ticket beacuse some company made a crappy product. I wonder if when you went to court and showed the judge the gauge if he would wave the ticket?...not that i;m gonna take that chance


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just measured my blue danielson and the crab part came out 1/16 over but the 7 inch ruler on the flat side is 1/16 under, time to find another one, already had my run in with coast gaurd dont need one with dfg, cameron