Crabbing at Bodega Bay 2/14

Yesterday was my personal best for my first crabbing season.  Late Thursday afternoon I had dropped a Danielson trap and a Promar hoop trap when a Coast Guard boat directed its searchlight at me as a warning that it was time to get off the water so I left both traps overnight.  Of course I wasn't expecting anything from the hoop trap when I went back yesterday afternoon but there was a small rock crab and a keeper dungee in it because there was still some bait (chicken legs) in it.  My Danielson had a dozen crabs including five male keeper dungees and a big male rock crab.  I had a crab feast last night and gave some to my neighbors.  I guess I was just lucky because another kayak crabber only got one keeper dungee from his two traps overnight.

Right on! I've all but given up on this whole crab season. 

Nice to hear someone getting a few, I haven't even been out yet this year.

WON reported the last round of rains really brought the crabs in. Wonder why that would be..

Congrats! WON reported the last round of rains really brought the crabs in. Wonder why that would be..

Great on the crabs! I need to get back to Doran for some crab bin. I was there for the Crabfest and I need to hit it again.

Thanks for the report YnF.  Were they heavy or softies?

I am going over monday, can you say how far off the beach/jetty you were?

Thanks for the report YnF.  Were they heavy or softies?

There were no softies.  They were fairly heavy and a couple of them were about 7 inchers.

I am going over monday, can you say how far off the beach/jetty you were?

My traps were about 200 yards to the left of the jetty and about 100 yards beyond the end of the jetty.

Thanks for the tip, got 9 jumbos today

Thanks for the report, time to go back to Bodega.