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NJ Saltwater Fishing Reports and Information => Pass The Butter! => Topic started by: seanr8w on July 23, 2008, 01:31:51 PM
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I went to Beaver Dam Boat Rentals and took my daughter on her first crabbing (http://www.mysmiley.net/imgs/smile/animals/animal0017.gif) (http://www.mysmiley.net) trip. The people that ran the place were fantastic and very accomodating to everything we needed and more. I rented a small boat w/o a motor and let them tow us out to the crabbing area. I have a nine year old girl who was gonna have to sit on a bucket wrapped in a blanket for privacy when she needed to go pee. The lady who runs the place made sure to tell me and my dughter Katelyn that the guys who come out and check on there boats would also be glad to run any of the woman they rent to a ride back to the baitshop to use the facilities! Katelyn took advantage of this twice! I on the other hand was able to take advantage of these opportunities by employing my God given gift of being able to "Pee wherever I Be".
The crabbing was off and on with no real "Rhyme to Reason" in tides. 5hrug There Were times when we would go for a half hour to an hour w/o a single crab rgmn to times when there would be four or five on a pull. TT^
We didn't have much luck with handlines so I retired them for the day and replaced them with the the extra traps that I brought. We used chicken in two traps, Bunker in two traps, and a combo in the last two traps of both chicken and bunker. In the morning chicken was the main luck (http://www.mysmiley.net/imgs/smile/characters/character0131.gif) (http://www.mysmiley.net) bait but as the day progressed it evened out and there seemed to be no clear cut favorite for the crabs. 5hrug
At the end of the day we ended up with three dozen nice keepers 5 inches and better, a dozen or more throwbacks, probably a dozen or so "Almost had em' " On top of that, we actually boated and released 3 Turtles (http://www.mysmiley.net/imgs/smile/characters/character0172.gif) (http://www.mysmiley.net) It was a good day indeed!
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yummy
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Wow Sean!!! Great trip!!
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Nice day indeed. I like the sunburn them crabs got. ;D
Nice of the rental place to be so accomodating. Kudos to them. t^
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t^ Nice job, looks good
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Good catch t^
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Nice catch! Look really tasty! Sounds like you had a great time!!
TT^
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What time is dinner?? Looks like a great catch and a greater time. Hope it's the first of many for your youngster.. t^
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Nice catch there Sean, look's like your daughter
had a great time also t^
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Good going there Sean. That boat rental has he right idea, way to go.
If I am anything of a father figure I bet your daughter out crabbed you. Only kidding, I love it when that happens and in my case that used to be the case as I was always the designated bait boy and surf mate. Hold onto those times my friend they pass all to frequently.
Happy Catching
Paul
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gotta love them crabs.
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Sweet, nice bushel you got there Ken...
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Nice catch!