06-11-2007, 02:45 AM
Whelp, I managed to work out the kinks in my system. I was able to drop and retrieve traps pretty smoothly. Unfortunatly due to an unexpectedly strong current on Saturday I was limited in how far out I was reasonably able to paddle. I had to crap a spot closer to home which turns out to have a bad oxidation level not hospitable to crabs.
3 hours on the water.... and again. 1 stinkin crab. As before... I kept my one stinkin crab and ate him. I'll not be deturred. I shall try again.
I do have to say that Crabbing from Kayak is 10 times more complicated and physically stressfull then fishing. Allot if it has to do with all the precise manuvering you need to do. You have to get traps dropped in a certain places while trying too work with the current. You have to manuver to retrieve them. If you've got a strong current in the area it makes it even harder. When I fish I just tend to drift into an area I like and fish it allong the current. Then paddle around and reset for annother run.
I'm getting quite a qorkout from my crabbing adventures. I've got pain in muscles I didn't know I had.
I'll try and post some Pics this week of my rig.
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3 hours on the water.... and again. 1 stinkin crab. As before... I kept my one stinkin crab and ate him. I'll not be deturred. I shall try again.
I do have to say that Crabbing from Kayak is 10 times more complicated and physically stressfull then fishing. Allot if it has to do with all the precise manuvering you need to do. You have to get traps dropped in a certain places while trying too work with the current. You have to manuver to retrieve them. If you've got a strong current in the area it makes it even harder. When I fish I just tend to drift into an area I like and fish it allong the current. Then paddle around and reset for annother run.
I'm getting quite a qorkout from my crabbing adventures. I've got pain in muscles I didn't know I had.
I'll try and post some Pics this week of my rig.
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