84gmcjimmy
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what would it be called then? Crabbing?
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Anyone ever been crab fishing?
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js4x4
1/2 ton status
yep...crabbin'
My uncle crabs for a living in alaska....he was a troller, but hes gettin older and wants to stay closer to home these days...
My uncle crabs for a living in alaska....he was a troller, but hes gettin older and wants to stay closer to home these days...
84gmcjimmy
1 ton status
Woah that's awesome. Does Crabbing make good pay? That would be a neat job
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K5Kell
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Depends what kind of crabin your talking about. Up in alaska its one of the deadliest jobs in the world. very good pay, I've heard of people making around 30,000-50,000 in less then a week(the season), but its up in very nasty waters(Bering sea) and deaths are quite common. Around seattle through Bellingham Its mainly the natives who run the show, dont know about how much they make.
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I work with a guy here who grew up crabbing the bering straight with his old man. Scariest thing he's ever done, and we just got back from afghanistan!
I love crabbin'. my buddies and I go to coronet bay by deception pass and throw crab rings in about 2 hours before sunset. We usually get 30-40 crabs a day with 4-8 keeper dungeness and a dozen keeper reds. The dungeness crab limit here is 6 1/4 inches. The rest are 5 inchers.
I love crabbin'. my buddies and I go to coronet bay by deception pass and throw crab rings in about 2 hours before sunset. We usually get 30-40 crabs a day with 4-8 keeper dungeness and a dozen keeper reds. The dungeness crab limit here is 6 1/4 inches. The rest are 5 inchers.
LilWes278
Registered Member
Here's a pic of my brother-in-law's crabs last time we went crabbing in Santa Cruz:
84gmcjimmy
1 ton status
Scuse me for my lack of knowledge, but why is the Bering Sea so dangerous?K5Kell said:
LilWes278
Registered Member
I guess you never saw the special on the Discovery Channel, huh? Well, here's some good reading to answer your question:
http://www.adn.com/adn/intern/hollystorms.html
http://www.adn.com/adn/intern/hollystorms.html
84gmcjimmy
1 ton status
I never knew there was a special on discovery channel, what was it called?LilWes278 said:
Thanks for the link... thts scary stuff
LilWes278
Registered Member
Discovery Channel's "World's Most Dangerous Jobs"... Crab fishing was ranked number 1. Then they did a "World's Most Dangerous Jobs 2", with a land mine sweeper being ranked number 1. They played reruns for months, but haven't seen them on for a while now.
84gmcjimmy
1 ton status
i'll go to there website to see if they are playing it anytime soon.
Thanks!1
Thanks!1
darkshadow
1 ton status
remember steve if you get crabs, there hard to get rid of, you got to scrub them.
I had read an artical in reader digest about a journalist that joind a crab expadition. its a cool job i would like to do it one day if i dident have the wife and new son.
I had read an artical in reader digest about a journalist that joind a crab expadition. its a cool job i would like to do it one day if i dident have the wife and new son.
84gmcjimmy
1 ton status
darkshadow said:
One day I will go in a crab expedition. If your wife and son will let you, you can come along. LOL
darkshadow
1 ton status
we can go right now just buy my gas, ah no wate just buy me a plane tickit its cheaper
84gmcjimmy
1 ton status
LOL a plane ticket probably would be cheaper depending on gas/hotels/food while you are driving.
Where is a really good place for crabbing?
Where is a really good place for crabbing?
Thunder
3/4 ton status
Unless you have spent time on the ocean and know you dont get seasick or can handle it if you do. I wouldn't recomend crabbing on the Bearing Sea. Triyng to work while deathly ill and scared S***less is a good way to die. You prolly wouldn't even get hired unless you can prove have you experience working at sea in small vessels in some of the nastiest weather on earth.
Might be better to stick to thorwing crab rings off piers.
Might be better to stick to thorwing crab rings off piers.
84gmcjimmy
1 ton status
LOL I haven't ever gotten sea sick, but the only boats I have been on are ferries, and SMALL fishing boats (12+ feet or so) so I wouldn't really know...
Im hungry for crab now...
Im hungry for crab now...
Heres me last year with a not-quite-legal dungeoness. We caught a couple of HUGE red crabs that day. This is off the public pier in Pacifica, CA. Damn sea lion was hanging around all day. He just follows your rope down to your trap and chows on your bait. My buddy and I were using chicken legs, that lion would snap the bones right in half no problem. When you see him dive on your line, you better start hauling!
84gmcjimmy
1 ton status
booyah!
Went Crab fishing (crabbing
) with a hoop trap in the harbour. Used chicken and prawn scraps for bait. First time we got a small red rock crab. Around 4" across-too small. The next time we checked there was 2...but those were too small again.
So I never got to eat any, but I experienced crabbing
Went Crab fishing (crabbing
) with a hoop trap in the harbour. Used chicken and prawn scraps for bait. First time we got a small red rock crab. Around 4" across-too small. The next time we checked there was 2...but those were too small again.So I never got to eat any, but I experienced crabbing
never been crab fishin but i did have to go "crap" fishin the other day when my 3 1/2 yr old over flowed the toilet with too much TP, had to clean it up.... 
just kiddin.
just kiddin.
