Crabfest 2022

Registration for Crabfest is closed.
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Welcome to Crabfest 2022. This will be the 10th and final year of Crabfest at Doran Beach. Thank you to everyone who has participated and made Crabfest a success over the years. Since day one Crabfest has been a family friendly event and we look forward to seeing everyone again.

Date:       January 29, 2022
Location:  Doran Beach, Bodega Bay, CA
               Jetty day use area

Camping information can be found at:

https://reserve.sonomacountycamping.org/doran/camping/

The Jetty Campground is currently booked with limited first come first serve space available.

Sponsors:

Feelfree Kayaks brought to you by Headwaters Distribution.
https://www.feelfreeus.com

Kala Brand Music https://kalabrand.com/

Bodega Tackle https://www.bodegatackle.com/

Branson Baits https://bransonbaits.myshopify.com/

Uncle Jim https://www.unclejimtool.com

Slabzone Lurers https://slabzonelures.com

NCKA Raffle Support:
ScottV
Eddie
Bunny
SuperVato
PakehaChérie (Pikachu)
Texas Boy
Hojoman


Updated Schedule as of 1/22/22:

Time may change due to weather. Please look at this post the day prior and day of for any changes.

7:15 AM (Sunrise) -Check in begins.
7:30 AM- Crabbing and Perch fishing starts
12-12:45 PM “Weigh-In”
1:30 PM Awards and Kayak Raffle
2:00 PM Clean Up

Crab Category:
1st, 2nd and 3rd Place for biggest Dungeness Crab (width)
Prize for biggest Rock Crab (width)

Perch Category:
Biggest Perch from a Kayak (length)- Only open to registered participants
Jr. Biggest Perch (length) can be from Kayak or Shore. Open to all children 17 and under

Rules:

Crabbing:
Maximum 4 traps/rings per person
No overnight soaks
Kayaks only. No motors or sail allowed.
Must follow all DFG rules and regulations.

Perch:
Fish must be caught the day of the event, check in time, same as crab category.
Must follow all DFG rule and regulations.
The entire fish must be photographed laying straight on a measuring board with either the fishes top or bottom jaw touching the boards end (0” mark). Only fish photos will be allowed at the booth.
All perch species and only perch species are eligible.
Winners will be determined by the single largest Perch by length. Should two or more fish tie, event host will decided on a method to determine the winner.

Rules and times can be changed at any time by event Host.

Sonoma County Health Orders:
Due to the current orders, some of the events prior activities have been changed to accommodate these orders. Sonoma County states that a large outdoor gathering is more than 100 persons present outdoors where social distancing of at least six (6) feet per person is not feasible. Please see the changes to this event below.

Check In:
Check in will start at 7:15 AM. At check in you will receive your ticket for the kayak raffle. Please hold on to this ticket. Any lost tickets will not be replaced. Please stay socially distanced at check in and do not crowd the table. Please check in by 10 AM to be eligible for the Raffle prizes (see below).

Crabbing and Perch Fishing:
Crabbing and Perch awards are for registered participants only. A registered participant is anyone who is on the registration list (See thread for names). No day of registration allowed.




Weigh-In:
Weigh-In will run from 12 PM-12:45 PM. Please pick your largest crab to bring to the measuring table. Only participants can bring crab to the measuring table. No spectators or families allowed in the area. Please form a socially distanced line if someone is in front of you.


Potluck:
Due to Sonoma County Health orders, there will not be a Potluck this year. Please eat lunch on your own.

Raffle:
The raffle will be different this year and I apologize for any inconvenience. Due to the Health Orders we will not be selling raffle tickets as in years past.  All registered participants will be eligible for the raffle prizes. We will will be raffling off items from 10 AM- 12:45 PM. Please check the prize board to see if you have won something. We will be using a random number generator to pick the winners.

Since we are not able to hold the standard raffle. A portion of the registration fee will be going to www.dyf.org. If you would like to donate more, a donation jar will be available at the check In and clothing times.

Awards and Kayak Raffle:
The Awards and KayaK raffle will be done at the Jetty Day use are. We ask that you spread out as much as possible. The Crabbing and Perch Awards will be done first, followed by the Kayak raffle.

Clothing:
If you ordered clothing it will be available at my truck near the check in table from 10:30 AM to 12PM the day of Crabfest. We have limited amounts of extra clothing that will be available for purchase during those times.

Clean up:
Even though we will not be having a potluck, please remember to clean up your area. We have received a permit from the parks to have this event and they ask that we leave the area clean.

So will this "officially" be the last Crabfest?

We booked our spot!  I just found a sticker from the first one we went to in 2013.

Thanks Victor!

We booked our site. Crabfest 2022 will be great!

Al

So will this "officially" be the last Crabfest?

We booked our spot!  I just found a sticker from the first one we went to in 2013.

Yes, this will "officially" be the last Crabfest.

My hope is that it will continue on as a Crab and Chill style event in the future.

Can't wait ! Thanks for all of your hard work on this event year after year, Vic !

Im in. See ya all there. 

Alex

I.  Need.  Crabfest.

I.  Need!  Crabest.

I.  Need.  Crabfest!

I will try to be there for sure.

 

So will this "officially" be the last Crabfest?

We booked our spot!  I just found a sticker from the first one we went to in 2013.

Yes, this will "officially" be the last Crabfest.

My hope is that it will continue on as a Crab and Chill style event in the future.

I know we will keep going the same time every year.

I'll start collecting some raffle prizes to, we are going to send out the final Crabfest big time!

68 -71 sites are weimar land Join us in the Cove end loop. direct access to the water and a rope tie to leave Kayaks there. Port Weimar will have space to leave the yaks and a clip rope to secure them against tide. Going to be a blast!

only 17 jetty sites left! Other sites going fast!!! Get on it!

Site #74 

Site #74 

Party zone!!!!

I booked next to you because I wanted the family chillzone, Ron!

Site 109 Friday till Sunday


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Thank you Victor !!! Like Eric, I need Crabfeast !!!! missing my NCKA family ! Christine and i have site 98 Sally and Gino(Rock Monster) have site 96 !!
Can't wait even though it's a YEAR away !
Jeff