Midnight Dungeness Opener

It's been a few years since I did a midnight soak on the opener. Unlike last time, it was nice and warm night and got a limit of dungeness.

Nice haul  . Thanks for the report and video Moo.

Great video Moo. Nice limit of crabs. What did you use to light your bouys?

Nice haul  . Thanks for the report and video Moo.

Great video Moo. Nice limit of crabs. What did you use to light your bouys?

Thank you guys. Not the same brand but like it. I put it in the 20 oz gatorade or vitamin water bottle so that it stays afloat.
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That's a great idea for locating the bouys at night. Thanks for the info.

Nice video, but no sail? I always fly my AI sail when it’s dark. Then whenever I think that I need added visibility, I’ll shine my headlight (white light mode) on the open sail. That creates a beacon that can be seen from miles away…

That's a great idea for locating the bouys at night. Thanks for the info.

The biggest reason why I started to use the light is that a while back when I was lobster hooping, a power boater complained about no light on my buoy. He said he might not see it and run in over, and get his props tangled up. So, I started using the light as a courtesy but it makes it so much easier to locate them.

Nice video, but no sail? I always fly my AI sail when it’s dark. Then whenever I think that I need added visibility, I’ll shine my headlight (white light mode) on the open sail. That creates a beacon that can be seen from miles away…

That's very cool. I'm just not comfortable sailing at night yet and I didn't need to cover much water. It was less than 1 mile to the crabbing ground and back.

Great video Moo. I haven't been fishing at night for............  Last time was on a boat for seabass out of Santa Cruz.

So far, my scheduled retirement is Mid-December.

Almost made it to Bodega last week.  Besides Dungies, I love fresh mussels from that area as well. Usually treat myself to some smoked salmon from the "Tides" market.