[Video Report] April 3rd - Half Moon Bay Crabbing out of a Santa Cruz Raptor

Thanks Jim for lending me one of your kayaks! Really digged the prototype deep throat center console rubber thingamajiggy, it held my stuff in snug. ROFL

I just missed you,  staying in the 5th in the harbor parking lot. Be here for the weekend,  its the salmon opener! Congrats on getting out on a great yak with some good weather, and crabs to top it off!

I just missed you,  staying in the 5th in the harbor parking lot. Be here for the weekend,  its the salmon opener! Congrats on getting out on a great yak with some good weather, and crabs to top it off!

Did you go out for crabs also?  Don't know a thing about catching salmon, lol

Great show chaeki.

Great show chaeki.

Thanks, we need to roll out more often!

Nice day otw. You got so many it looked like you needed a bigger bag. Way to keep at it even though you only had half a paddle to work with. After twisting and bending my crab gauge using it to pry them loose from the trap I now use my needle nose pliers. Since you would be illegal the second you dropped that gauge in the water, I suggest a tether for it. Nice haul. I've never seen crabs cut in half before cooking. Is there a benefit to that or is it just a different method?

if you clean them  before cooking the meat is white and sweet, I like it that way much better.

that video was long but pretty cool. I like the way the kid helps clean the crab.

Nice day otw. You got so many it looked like you needed a bigger bag. Way to keep at it even though you only had half a paddle to work with. After twisting and bending my crab gauge using it to pry them loose from the trap I now use my needle nose pliers. Since you would be illegal the second you dropped that gauge in the water, I suggest a tether for it. Nice haul. I've never seen crabs cut in half before cooking. Is there a benefit to that or is it just a different method?

Good point, I could if used that paracord to tether the crab gauge, lol.  I carry multiple gauges just to be safe from pulling a homer.  Cutting the crabs in half not only tastes better, but less to clean at the table and can fit a bunch more in the pot.

that video was long but pretty cool. I like the way the kid helps clean the crab.

Yeah it was long video, almost the same length as a sitcom.  I am surprised if anyone sat there and watched the whole thing. Hahahaha