Muir crab 1/31

Hit Muir today with Sharky and friends, to one helluva high tide, the other guys dropped multiple traps and I worked my 2 rings for 5 Dungies and 3 big reds. Nice hang on the beach, nice to meet everyone. Video soon...
 

Great score there Ben. Must be having a nice dinner with Anita right about now.

Jedmo

Good looking crabs!    Thanks for the report and picture Ben.  Looking forward to see the video.

You get to hang with Sharky and Kirk and get the crabs? Life dont get any better!

Very nice haul Ben... Couldn't have asked for better company either.

Freddie

Great catch Ben! The Muir was good to me earlier this year but seemed to be a bit slow the last couple times I went out.

Glad to see things are looking up again!


-Eliot

Here's to crab and corn chowder, double the meat please...

yuck!......iHATEcrab

You get to hang with Sharky and Kirk and get the crabs? Life dont get any better!

Yeah, especially with the MFN online & Sharky's WSB last year-these guys are like celebrities!

Cool report Ben. Hey how was that Lions Mane 'shroom!

You guys are too nice 
Well decided to man up and post my version. After having got easy limits every time out this season(over 200 in total) it was bound to happen. Outta 6 promar traps not a single legal dungie! More rock crabs than we needed to feed our friends back at the beach.
When I dropped them at the top of the tide I may have misjudged the drop zone. Usually i check on them after an hour or so which woulda been a good idea, but between socializing and lending out the tandem to people wanting to go for a paddle, I just let them soak. When I did decide to pull them after 3hrs it was a little disappointing. When i got to the string I knew It wasnt goin to be pretty. I could immediately see they were too close to the rocks. I dont know if dropping them at the top of the extremely high tide made me miss calculate the sweet spot or the big tidal currents moved them. I kinda suspect they walked, cause it didnt seem they were in the same place and one was nowhere to be found. My fears were confirmed with zero legal dungies. Ben did much better constantly working hoops and reorganizing his gear when he found crab. Still, with a pot boiling back at the beach and a bunch of friends hangin out I had a great day.
2 CG boats and 2 Choppers were searching the cove from around 3pm till dark. I think someone fell off the cliffs to the south of the cove. Bad day to be in the water. Cold with ripping currents. Creepy. We kept our eyes peeled for someone (and my lost pot) for nada.

you know i got mixed feelings about those collapsable traps , i seem to do better with my one ring versus 4 traps
 i think im going all ring from here on

thanks for the report!

Thanks for the report Ben & Sharky! Previous reports from Muir made it sound like a cakewalk to easy limits. Not so now though. jim

Nice report! Congrats on the catch. Make me wanna get out there and soak my rings.

I know this is kind of an old post, but lookie what Anita made out of that big bowl of crab meat. After overnight in the fridge and a little hot sauce and french bread and BAM!
                                                                     None for Adam!!

I know this is kind of an old post, but lookie what Anita made out of that big bowl of crab meat. After overnight in the fridge and a little hot sauce and french bread and BAM!
                                                                     None for Adam!!

i don't want any,,,,,but I DO WANT TO SEE the FAULKING PIC!  WTHell?!