Quote from: AlsHobieOutback on November 05, 2024, 04:56:22 PM

Quote from: Dankayak on November 04, 2024, 06:59:04 PM

Nice limit! Thanks for sharing.
I want to try crabbing from the kayak, do you think starting with 2 pots is reasonable? Do you also fish while soaking the traps?

So do you know what the regulations are for crabbing? The wording of your question has me wondering if you know what the gear restrictions are?

I’m planning on using hoop nets, Promar Ambush (5lbs), so check at most every 2h and buoy with my GO ID on it. I hope I’m not forgetting something important 😅

Maximum time between checks is 2 hours. Does anybody know why they care how long a hoop net sits on the bottom?

Nice limit! Thanks for sharing.
I want to try crabbing from the kayak, do you think starting with 2 pots is reasonable? Do you also fish while soaking the traps?

No I don’t fish while crabbing. Mostly because it’s more gear than is reasonable for my kayak. Also I believe crabs like sand and rockfish prefer rocks. Since I use hoop nets I can’t leave them soaking for the day while I go fishing. The main limit to the number of pots is stacking and transporting them safely especially when doing surf launch and landings. When I was new I spent quite a while in fresh water getting comfortable on my kayak which made me better at handling the swells on the ocean. If you’re comfortable in rough conditions you should be ok crabbing.

This was my first time crabbing on opening day. The wind report had me worried that I wouldn’t be able to go, but I decided to make the trip and hope it was calmer than the forecast. I arrived at 5:30 and it was dead calm. I headed out before daylight hoping the wind wouldn’t arrive before I had a decent amount of time to get some crab. As it turned out it was a beautiful day. It was so calm that the surface of the water was smooth. The wind didn’t pick up until about 1:00 but by that time I had my limit. I dropped my nets at three waypoints I have from past trips. The first pull came up with two crabs about an inch and a half wide. The second pull got me three crabs about three inches wide. Then I got several empty pulls. I heard someone on the radio say they got a nice one at fifty feet so I left my net at that depth even though it had come up empty for me. I moved my other two to that area in the hope that it would get better. Around the time the tide slacked off I pulled up one with four keepers of good size. Then every pull had at least one keeper until I got my limit. The last pulls of the day all had undersize only. That was around 1:00 and the wind was starting to pick up. According to Willy Weather real time wind it was blowing around 12-13 mph, so not horrible but it did make the paddle in more difficult. All the crabs were bigger than the gauge and some were nice jumbos. All in all it was a great first time opening day. 

just rv/car camp with all the people off Cornell ave/Highway 1. I honestly don't think the CA police care anymore about you camping for 1 day over people camping for years on the street anymore.

Is it homeless camping?

Thanks for the ideas. I think I waited too long to make reservations. I wish I knew the area better. I would consider stealth camping but I don’t know that I want to risk it. It’s only an hour and a half so I guess I’ll just get up super early. Thanks again.

Yes it wasn’t much of a chance. I wanted to go to Albion but the swell was too much for my liking. I’m hopeful that we’ll get another chance in November.

Maybe a small pipe wrench. Vice grips tend to squeeze the nut making it harder to turn. Can it be heated? Drilled out? Liquid nitrogen? Getting the nut warmer than the bolt may cause it to be a little bigger than the bolt and break the grip it’s got.