... When I got to the spot he already had a limit of humungous sand crabs... Probably too big, but full of eggs and some soft shells... We used those and I pealed some to make them more appetizing... Any way I picked up 6-7 BSP, and all but a couple were pretty decent size.. Not huge but respectable... And I'll post a few pics just for the "color"...
NOC.. 05-09-24
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NOC.. 05-09-24
A buddy called and said he wanted to fish, and who am I to say no. ... When I got to the spot he already had a limit of humungous sand crabs... Probably too big, but full of eggs and some soft shells... We used those and I pealed some to make them more appetizing... Any way I picked up 6-7 BSP, and all but a couple were pretty decent size.. Not huge but respectable... And I'll post a few pics just for the "color"...
Butch
... When I got to the spot he already had a limit of humungous sand crabs... Probably too big, but full of eggs and some soft shells... We used those and I pealed some to make them more appetizing... Any way I picked up 6-7 BSP, and all but a couple were pretty decent size.. Not huge but respectable... And I'll post a few pics just for the "color"...
Butch
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Re: NOC.. 05-09-24
Percha-a-palooza! Nice going Butch. Those perch look like a lot of fun.
Regarding crab modification... Earlier this year, I found a couple of crabs that were just getting soft, but had not cracked their shell. I pocketed them for later and to my surprise about 30 min later they had pulled out of their shell and were perfect softies. We call them P&P... Pocket and Peel
. I've also cut large crabs with eggs in half and used the digger/egg side to catch SNGF, croaker and a few corbina. Once I tried a Bic lighter to turn the digger side of a hard shell w/o eggs orange. Results were not conclusive, but it was a creative idea.
Regarding crab modification... Earlier this year, I found a couple of crabs that were just getting soft, but had not cracked their shell. I pocketed them for later and to my surprise about 30 min later they had pulled out of their shell and were perfect softies. We call them P&P... Pocket and Peel
. I've also cut large crabs with eggs in half and used the digger/egg side to catch SNGF, croaker and a few corbina. Once I tried a Bic lighter to turn the digger side of a hard shell w/o eggs orange. Results were not conclusive, but it was a creative idea.-
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Re: NOC.. 05-09-24
Very inventive,,, Thinking out-side the box... I like it...Mike M wrote: Sat May 11, 2024 7:13 am Percha-a-palooza! Nice going Butch. Those perch look like a lot of fun.
Regarding crab modification... Earlier this year, I found a couple of crabs that were just getting soft, but had not cracked their shell. I pocketed them for later and to my surprise about 30 min later they had pulled out of their shell and were perfect softies. We call them P&P... Pocket and Peel
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Re: NOC.. 05-09-24
The perch bite this year has been insane. The 9"+ variety put up a great fight if you set your drag low enough. Lots of headshakes.
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