Crab opens 11/1

Anybody getting ready for crab season. I may be doing a crab drop 11/1 weather and swell permitting. Considering Half Moon Bay or north. Brush up by reading the article by ChuckE. We get two weeks before the commercial boats take everything.

I'm ready, weather permitting! Man, it's right around the corner!
I plan on cracking shells the night of 11/1.

 

If I don't work that Saturday, I'm in.

i am going crabbing and rockfishing with a friend of mine at HMB on sat...around 8am.  hope to see you all there.

Ive got my eye on A new pod. What do you plan on doing? Drop fish ? Drop eat? Drop Drink? Drop leave then come back?... Details...Andy

All of the above!

This afternoon I installed a crab davit on my yak.  It's made by Scotty and works great--I think I can pull up Davey Jones locker with this thing.  I secured it with a metal plate on the underside, on the topside I layered with felt and rubber gasquet.  I bought it through Hook1, think  I paid $29.00 for it?  Crabs for sure!!

Ive got my eye on A new pod. What do you plan on doing? Drop fish ? Drop eat? Drop Drink? Drop leave then come back?... Details...Andy

i am going to drop a couple of crab traps, go rockfishing for about 3 hrs and pick them up on the way back in.
i am thinking about dropping the traps in the south area of the rockwall and paddle north for rockfishing.

I am planning on dropping my pots at bodega or tomales on opening day or the night before. ill probably set up the galley on the beach and cook some food,do a little nippin,tippin and sippin. all are encouraged to join in the festivities.

Ive got my eye on A new pod. What do you plan on doing? Drop fish ? Drop eat? Drop Drink? Drop leave then come back?... Details...Andy

i am going to drop a couple of crab traps, go rockfishing for about 3 hrs and pick them up on the way back in.
i am thinking about dropping the traps in the south area of the rockwall and paddle north for rockfishing.

Sounds good to me! I'm probably in.

I don't have traps but I have a Cobra triple that will carry bunches of traps. I have gps to mark the locations, vhf radio and plenty of fishing gear.

Good Times coming up for yak-crabbers!   

I try to start the season at midnight down at the mouth of the Eel.  Our season usually starts on the last Saturday in November, but I saw talk of making the entire north coast an 11/1 opener - I've enquired with DFG about it and should know soon.  If it's open here 11/1 I'll try to go at midnight - Timojam, you up for it?

Eric 

I'm still eyeing a muir launch-- 8am or so, (as I'm not a night person), rockfish/hallie then pop the pots..

Can anybody show a picture of what I need for the crab set up. I have a couple
of crab net but I want to make sure it is the same.

Thanks fellas,
Jedmo

I hope this changes!

 SAT
 SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING S. WIND WAVES 3 TO 6 FT.
 W SWELL 3 TO 5 FT AND S 1 TO  2 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.