04-05-2006, 03:28 AM
Hey there tomc. I do lots of crabbing on the West coast. Although we don't have as many blues as we used to. They only stayed in a few primary areas which are way too polluted now.
I have 6 of the round hoopnet traps with the built in bait pocket. 3 of them are 30" and 3 are 36".
I mostly go for Red Crab, Dungeoness, Red Rock Crab, Blonde Rock Crab(true species), Spider Crab and Kelp Crab. There are a few other species here too but they are too small. ie: Fiddler Crab, Hermit Crab, Ghost Crab and the most recent visitor(invasion style) The Chinese Mitten Crab.
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I have 6 of the round hoopnet traps with the built in bait pocket. 3 of them are 30" and 3 are 36".
I mostly go for Red Crab, Dungeoness, Red Rock Crab, Blonde Rock Crab(true species), Spider Crab and Kelp Crab. There are a few other species here too but they are too small. ie: Fiddler Crab, Hermit Crab, Ghost Crab and the most recent visitor(invasion style) The Chinese Mitten Crab.
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