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Topic: bright, tiny crabs are blanketing Southern California beaches  (Read 602 times)

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Hojoman

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June 16, 2015, 07:38:11 PM
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June 16, 2015, 07:44:47 PM #1
Perfect cab bait
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June 16, 2015, 07:52:47 PM #2
One of our DOTY sponsors, Austin Derry, has been taking some killer pics of SoCal fish grubbing on these guys!!

http://www.austinderryphotography.com

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June 16, 2015, 08:38:22 PM #3
That's what I saw at the SD bait receiver!
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June 16, 2015, 08:44:09 PM #4
A few of these were in the lights at night at San Clemente as well.  Oddly, squid are very scarce this year down south.

-Allen
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June 16, 2015, 11:10:10 PM #5
Quote from: polepole on June 16, 2015, 08:44:09 PM
A few of these were in the lights at night at San Clemente as well.  Oddly, squid are very scarce this year down south.

-Allen
Maybe they got crabs.  :smt005 :smt044
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June 16, 2015, 11:35:42 PM #6
Look more like Lobsters than crabs.
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June 17, 2015, 07:54:54 AM #7
Hmm... Do they taste good boiled and tossed with Old Bay?
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June 17, 2015, 09:06:50 AM #8
Looks like a red tube jig or hula grub might catch you some fish down there.
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June 17, 2015, 09:11:04 AM #9
Quote from: AlexB on June 17, 2015, 07:54:54 AM
Hmm... Do they taste good boiled and tossed with Old Bay?

One of the guys on the boat was talking about how he fried them up, ala soft shell crab.

-Allen
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