doran sand dabs

just a heads up, i was at doran yesterday crabbing(11-9-10) and i pulled more sand dabs in my traps than crab, so if you are heading out that way bring a dabbing rig with you, cameron

p.s. i was in thirty feet of water on an incoming tide.

wow 30 feet is shallow for dabs. no?

How did you do Cameron?...how big those sand dabs?




Kiel

wow 30 feet is shallow for dabs. no?

i think its their shallowest depth

How did you do Cameron?...how big those sand dabs?




Kiel

didnt have a trough with me but i think the largest was 9 1/2ish but average was 6-7, had about ten between the two traps, all released due to didnt think it was legal to catch them that way, any ideas? cameron

Wow!!  that's very big compared Monterey?...I don't know if it's legal Cameron to be honest with you...thanks for the intel on those sand dabs.


Kiel

all released due to didnt think it was legal to catch them that way, any ideas? cameron

Yep illegal to catch fish in a trap and you can't keep crabs caught on R&R

Thanks for the report Cam have to hook up soon

You can't keep crabs caught on R&R
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What if you have a "snare trap" attched to you line from your Rod & Reel?  Will this method also illegal?

Yep I think the regs say hook and line.
If anyone goes watch your  ID I have seen a lot of small buttes off Doran

I haven't seen anything that says you can't use a snare from a boat. Just has to have 6 or less loops. Anything hooked has to be released. Cameron, how do you think those dabs would do for crab bait? 

I haven't seen anything that says you can't use a snare from a boat. Just has to have 6 or less loops. Anything hooked has to be released. Cameron, how do you think those dabs would do for crab bait? 

well it seemed to work well when i pulled there were a few half eaten ones in there

where were you, and how far out from the camo ground?  I would like to try for some