[quote name='Squidheads' post='11673' date='May 12 2008, 06:17 PM']Hi Mino,
Where do you go for Blue Crabs? And do you use one of those star shaped crab traps or how do you catch them?
Thanks, Squidheads[/quote]
hey squidhead... i go to the 10 mile river that runs through seekonk... it's really fun... basically all you need is some fishing line or thin rope, some chicken wings / drumsticks and a big diameter fish net... tie the chicken wing to one end of the rope and the other to a stick and stick in the ground or tie it off to the tall grass... toss the chicken in the water, not far, maybe about 5 - 10 ft away from you and sit back... watch the line move and you know you have a crab... [color="#ff0000"]slowly pull[/color] the line in towards you, be careful that the crab does not see you and once it gets close to you, scoop it up with a net <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
' /> just remember [color="#ff0000"]do not[/color] lift the chicken too high out of the water or the crab will let go... make sure the net is in the water and is [color="#ff0000"]underneath[/color] and a little back behind the crab... if the crab lets go and swims backwards it will swim right into the net... i always find that the best time is in the morning or evening with an in coming tide... action dies out about 10 am or so get there early about 6 am or so <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':rod:' /> last time i went by myself i caught about 30+... average catch is about 15-20 crabs... btw... massachusetts regulation is 4 1/2" from spike to spike...
if anyone knows where else is a hot spot please let me know <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
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Where do you go for Blue Crabs? And do you use one of those star shaped crab traps or how do you catch them?
Thanks, Squidheads[/quote]
hey squidhead... i go to the 10 mile river that runs through seekonk... it's really fun... basically all you need is some fishing line or thin rope, some chicken wings / drumsticks and a big diameter fish net... tie the chicken wing to one end of the rope and the other to a stick and stick in the ground or tie it off to the tall grass... toss the chicken in the water, not far, maybe about 5 - 10 ft away from you and sit back... watch the line move and you know you have a crab... [color="#ff0000"]slowly pull[/color] the line in towards you, be careful that the crab does not see you and once it gets close to you, scoop it up with a net <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
' /> just remember [color="#ff0000"]do not[/color] lift the chicken too high out of the water or the crab will let go... make sure the net is in the water and is [color="#ff0000"]underneath[/color] and a little back behind the crab... if the crab lets go and swims backwards it will swim right into the net... i always find that the best time is in the morning or evening with an in coming tide... action dies out about 10 am or so get there early about 6 am or so <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':rod:' /> last time i went by myself i caught about 30+... average catch is about 15-20 crabs... btw... massachusetts regulation is 4 1/2" from spike to spike... if anyone knows where else is a hot spot please let me know <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
' />