Crabbing
 

Anyone having good numbers? General location appreciated.

Re: Crabbing
 

Haven’t tried the Shrewsbury or Navesink yet. Rocky on the site has been doing well in Barnegat so you might look at some of his posts or send Jim a PM.

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Thanks Gerry
I soaked two commercial pots for 5 hours in the Shrewsbury for a grand total of 7 crabs.

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I did Navesink this week. First of 2021 for me. Yes Gerry is right Barnie is substantially better.

Sink was lots of sea cabbage. 4 to 1 throw back of undersized and pouch females. Not a good tide- all outgoing and 10k wind was the opposite direction from E-SE.

A couple of dozen. A few 6 inchers. The rest just at or above 4.5". The biggest two I caught were the pouch females (over 6 inches )that go back in.

If I had all the undersized retained would have had about 60-70 crabs.

Lots of females in the catch. Meaning higher than usually salinity for that part of the Sink attracting more females.

So.. there's your report.

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Thanks Frank, that's pretty much what I've been seeing in the rivers. Barney it is.Might head down to Tuckerton and pull some clams as well.

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Good choice if that works for you?

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Dismal and disappointing

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Took the grandson couple days ago, about 35 crabs, 12 good size keepers 6”+ Manasquan River ~2 hours outgoing.