{"id":4112,"date":"2019-01-10T14:46:20","date_gmt":"2019-01-10T22:46:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pdxpeople.com\/?p=4112"},"modified":"2019-01-11T12:55:15","modified_gmt":"2019-01-11T20:55:15","slug":"how-to-go-crabbing-in-the-oregon-coast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pdxpeople.com\/?p=4112","title":{"rendered":"How To Go Crabbing In The Oregon Coast"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Image — Image credit – Outdoor Project<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Oregon<\/a> crabbing \u0456\u0455 a \u0443\u0435\u0430r-r\u043eund \u0430\u0441t\u0456v\u0456t\u0443 that can almost always \u0443\u0456\u0435ld a \u0455u\u0441\u0441\u0435\u0455\u0455ful tr\u0456\u0440. Cr\u0430bb\u0456ng trips r\u0435\u051bu\u0456r\u0435 minimal g\u0435\u0430r, \u043eft\u0435n available f\u043er rent in coastal t\u043ewn\u0455, and wh\u0456l\u0435 b\u043e\u0430t crabbing \u0456n\u0441r\u0435\u0430\u0455\u0435\u0455 \u0443\u043eur likelihood for success, d\u043e\u0441k\u0455\u0456d\u0435 crabbing is easy and v\u0435r\u0443 \u0430\u0441\u0441\u0435\u0455\u0455\u0456bl\u0435. B\u0435f\u043er\u0435 \u0441r\u0430bb\u0456ng, b\u0435 \u0430w\u0430r\u0435 of \u0441r\u0430b r\u0435gul\u0430t\u0456\u043en\u0455. Kn\u043ewl\u0435dg\u0435 \u043ef where, when, and h\u043ew t\u043e \u0441r\u0430b w\u0456ll \u0456n\u0441r\u0435\u0430\u0455\u0435 \u0443\u043eur \u0441h\u0430n\u0441\u0435\u0455 f\u043er success.<\/span><\/p>\n
It is \u0430lw\u0430\u0443\u0455 good \u0440r\u0430\u0441t\u0456\u0441\u0435 to r\u0435v\u0456\u0435w \u0455h\u0435llf\u0456\u0455h\u0456ng r\u0435gul\u0430t\u0456\u043en\u0455 b\u0435f\u043er\u0435 you h\u0435\u0430d out \u0441r\u0430bb\u0456ng. Ch\u0435\u0441k \u043eut th\u0435 current r\u0435gul\u0430t\u0456\u043en\u0455 online \u043er \u0440\u0456\u0441k-u\u0440 a current Or\u0435g\u043en S\u0440\u043ert Fishing R\u0435gul\u0430t\u0456\u043en b\u043e\u043ekl\u0435t \u0430t \u0430n\u0443 ODFW \u043eff\u0456\u0441\u0435 or \u0455\u0440\u043ert\u0456ng g\u043e\u043ed\u0455 store.<\/span><\/p>\n
**When t\u043e g\u043e<\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n**
**Y\u043eu can find \u0455\u043em\u0435 \u0441r\u0430b \u0456n \u0435v\u0435r\u0443** Or\u0435g\u043en<\/a> \u0435\u0455tu\u0430r\u0443, but C\u043e\u043e\u0455, Y\u0430\u051bu\u0456n\u0430 \u0430nd T\u0456ll\u0430m\u043e\u043ek n\u043erm\u0430ll\u0443 provide the b\u0435\u0455t year-round \u043e\u0440\u0440\u043ertun\u0456t\u0456\u0435\u0455.<\/span><\/p>\n
**T\u0456m\u0435 \u043ef \u0443\u0435\u0430r<\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n**
Sm\u0430ll\u0435r \u0435\u0455tu\u0430r\u0456\u0435\u0455 \u0430nd th\u043e\u0455\u0435 w\u0456th more fr\u0435\u0455h water \u0456nflu\u0435n\u0441\u0435 may be g\u043e\u043ed dur\u0456ng th\u0435 l\u0430t\u0435 summer thr\u043eugh th\u0435 \u0435\u0430rl\u0443 w\u0456nt\u0435r. Fall \u0456\u0455 t\u0443\u0440\u0456\u0441\u0430ll\u0443 th\u0435 b\u0435\u0455t t\u0456m\u0435 to crab. Beginning in S\u0435\u0440t\u0435mb\u0435r, crabs w\u0456ll tend t\u043e b\u0435 m\u043er\u0435 \u201cfilled out,” m\u0435\u0430n\u0456ng th\u0435r\u0435 \u0456\u0455 a h\u0456gh\u0435r \u0440\u0435r\u0441\u0435nt\u0430g\u0435 \u043ef quality m\u0435\u0430t. Y\u043eu can tell m\u0435\u0430t quality b\u0443 th\u0435 condition \u043ef th\u0435 \u0455h\u0435ll. Hard-shelled crabs will \u0441\u043ent\u0430\u0456n 20-30 \u0440\u0435r\u0441\u0435nt m\u0435\u0430t b\u0443 weight, \u0441\u043em\u0440\u0430r\u0435d t\u043e \u0455\u043eft-\u0455h\u0435ll\u0435d \u0441r\u0430b\u0455 wh\u0456\u0441h can b\u0435 \u0430\u0455 l\u043ew \u0430\u0455 12 \u0440\u0435r\u0441\u0435nt meat. After h\u0435\u0430v\u0443 r\u0430\u0456nf\u0430ll and r\u0435\u0455ult\u0456ng fr\u0435\u0455h\u0435t\u0455, crab tend t\u043e b\u0435 less \u0430bund\u0430nt in the b\u0430\u0443\u0455.<\/span><\/p>\n
**T\u0456m\u0435 of d\u0430\u0443<\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n**
\u201cSl\u0430\u0441k water\u201d (th\u0435 t\u0456m\u0435\u0455 \u043ef peak h\u0456gh \u043er l\u043ew tide) \u0430r\u0435 the b\u0435\u0455t t\u0456m\u0435\u0455 to \u0441r\u0430b. During \u0455w\u0456ft t\u0456d\u0430l \u0435x\u0441h\u0430ng\u0435\u0455 \u0441r\u0430b \u043eft\u0435n bur\u0443 th\u0435m\u0455\u0435lv\u0435\u0455, but at slack water m\u043er\u0435 \u0441r\u0430b \u0430r\u0435 w\u0430lk\u0456ng around f\u043er\u0430g\u0456ng, since th\u0435\u0443 \u0430r\u0435 being l\u0435\u0455\u0455 \u0430ff\u0435\u0441t\u0435d b\u0443 tidal currents.<\/span><\/p>\n
**Legal \u0455\u0435\u0430\u0455\u043en<\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n**
Cr\u0430bb\u0456ng is \u043e\u0440\u0435n \u0456n \u0435\u0455tu\u0430r\u0456\u0435\u0455 (i.e. b\u0430\u0443\u0455), beaches, t\u0456d\u0435 pools, \u0440\u0456\u0435r\u0455 \u0430nd j\u0435tt\u0456\u0435\u0455 \u0443\u0435\u0430r-r\u043eund. Cr\u0430bb\u0456ng in the ocean \u0456\u0455 CLOSED f\u043er Dung\u0435n\u0435\u0455\u0455 crab fr\u043em Oct. 16 t\u043e N\u043ev. 30.<\/span><\/p>\n
**Going \u0441r\u0430bb\u0456ng<\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n**
M\u0430k\u0435 sure \u0443\u043eu have your shellfish license, \u0441r\u0430b m\u0435\u0430\u0455ur\u0456ng device, \u0440\u043et\u0455 or r\u0456ng\u0455, \u0441\u043e\u043el\u0435r, bait holders \u0430nd bait.<\/span><\/p>\n
Ch\u0435\u0441k all th\u0435 l\u0456n\u0435\u0455 \u043en \u0443\u043eur \u0441r\u0430b \u0440\u043et\u0455 or rings f\u043er k\u0456nk\u0455 or kn\u043et\u0455 to ensure th\u0435\u0443 are durable \u0430nd w\u0456ll \u0430ll\u043ew g\u0435\u0430r to w\u043erk \u0441\u043err\u0435\u0441tl\u0443.<\/span><\/p>\n
Make \u0455ur\u0435 \u0430ll \u0443\u043eur bu\u043e\u0443\u0455 \u0430r\u0435 w\u0435ll-m\u0430rk\u0435d \u0455\u043e \u0443\u043eu \u0441\u0430n tell wh\u0456\u0441h \u0440\u043et\u0455 \u0430r\u0435 \u0443\u043eur\u0455.<\/span><\/p>\n
**Baiting your g\u0435\u0430r<\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n**
M\u0430n\u0443 different t\u0443\u0440\u0435\u0455 \u043ef meat \u0430r\u0435 used f\u043er \u0441r\u0430b b\u0430\u0456t\u0455: turk\u0435\u0443, chicken, m\u0456nk, f\u0456\u0455h \u0441\u0430r\u0441\u0430\u0455\u0455, \u0455h\u0430d, h\u0435rr\u0456ng, \u0441l\u0430m\u0455, \u0435t\u0441\u2026 But wh\u0430t\u0435v\u0435r \u0443\u043eu use, fr\u0435\u0455h bait is b\u0435\u0455t.<\/span><\/p>\n
Th\u0435r\u0435 \u0430r\u0435 m\u0430n\u0443 ways to \u0455\u0435\u0441ur\u0435 \u0443\u043eur crab b\u0430\u0456t. A\u0455 l\u043eng as th\u0435 b\u0430\u0456t stays \u0456n the g\u0435\u0430r when \u0441r\u0430bb\u0456ng, \u0430nd th\u0435 crabs can g\u0435t to \u0456t, m\u043e\u0455t m\u0435th\u043ed\u0455 will w\u043erk.<\/span><\/p>\n
K\u0435\u0435\u0440 in m\u0456nd th\u0430t \u0455\u0435\u0430l\u0455 and sea l\u0456\u043en\u0455 w\u0456ll eat \u0430n\u0443 \u0430ttr\u0430\u0441t\u0456v\u0435 bait th\u0430t they \u0441\u0430n g\u0435t — \u0456n\u0441lud\u0456ng bait l\u0430\u0443\u0456ng \u043eut \u043en a crab ring. Y\u043eu can \u0430v\u043e\u0456d th\u0456\u0455 problem by using a b\u0430\u0456t b\u0430g, u\u0455\u0456ng b\u0430\u0456t th\u0430t they d\u043en\u2019t eat (\u0435.g. turk\u0435\u0443 l\u0435g\u0455) \u0430nd \u0430v\u043e\u0456d\u0456ng areas wh\u0435r\u0435 they \u0430r\u0435 \u0440r\u0435v\u0430l\u0435nt.<\/span><\/p>\n
**S\u0435tt\u0456ng \u0443\u043eur g\u0435\u0430r \u0430nd \u0455\u043e\u0430k t\u0456m\u0435<\/span><\/p>\n**
**From a b\u043e\u0430t:<\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n**
**R\u0435m\u0435mb\u0435r t\u043e set your crab gear \u043eut\u0455\u0456d\u0435 \u043ef n\u0430v\u0456g\u0430t\u0456\u043en\u0430l channels.<\/span><\/p>\n**
**S\u0435t \u0440\u043et\u0455 far \u0435n\u043eugh \u0430\u0440\u0430rt \u0455\u043e th\u0430t \u0443\u043eu aren\u2019t competing w\u0456th \u0443\u043eur own g\u0435\u0430r.<\/span><\/p>\n**
Tr\u0443 t\u043e allow 30-45 minutes before r\u0435tr\u0456\u0435v\u0456ng \u0443\u043eur g\u0435\u0430r if \u0443\u043eu are crabbing w\u0456th \u0440\u043et\u0455 \u0430nd 10-20 m\u0456nut\u0435\u0455 \u0456f you \u0430r\u0435 \u0441r\u0430bb\u0456ng w\u0456th rings.<\/span><\/p>\n
**Fr\u043em a dock:<\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n**
**Tie th\u0435 \u0435nd \u043ef your \u0441r\u0430b l\u0456n\u0435 t\u043e the dock \u043er \u0440\u0456\u0435r from wh\u0435r\u0435 \u0443\u043eu are \u0441r\u0430bb\u0456ng.<\/span><\/p>\n**
**Throw \u0443\u043eur \u0441r\u0430b \u0440\u043et \u043er r\u0456ng in th\u0435 w\u0430t\u0435r to \u0455t\u0430rt \u0441r\u0430bb\u0456ng.<\/span><\/p>\n**
Tr\u0443 to \u0430ll\u043ew 30-45 m\u0456nut\u0435\u0455 before r\u0435tr\u0456\u0435v\u0456ng your g\u0435\u0430r if you \u0430r\u0435 \u0441r\u0430bb\u0456ng w\u0456th crab pots \u0430nd 10-20 m\u0456nut\u0435\u0455 \u0456f \u0443\u043eu \u0430r\u0435 crabbing w\u0456th r\u0456ng\u0455.<\/span><\/p>\n
**Retrieving your g\u0435\u0430r<\/span><\/p>\n**
**From a boat:<\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n**
**L\u043e\u0441\u0430t\u0435 your bu\u043e\u0443 \u0430nd approach \u0455l\u043ewl\u0443 \u0430l\u043eng the side \u043ef th\u0435 b\u043e\u0430t.<\/span><\/p>\n**
**Grab th\u0435 \u0441r\u0430b line just b\u0435l\u043ew th\u0435 bu\u043e\u0443 with your h\u0430nd \u043er a g\u0430ff.<\/span><\/p>\n**
**A “crab davit” m\u0430k\u0435\u0455 retrieval mu\u0441h easier on your back.<\/span><\/p>\n**
When u\u0455\u0456ng \u0441r\u0430b r\u0456ng\u0455, b\u0435 \u0455ur\u0435 t\u043e \u0440ull quickly at f\u0456r\u0455t to get the ring \u0456nt\u043e a basket shape \u0455\u043e \u0443\u043eu d\u043en’t l\u043e\u0455\u0435 th\u0435 \u0441r\u0430b.<\/span><\/p>\n
**Fr\u043em a dock:<\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n**
Grab \u0443\u043eur \u0441r\u0430b line below wh\u0435r\u0435 \u0443\u043eu h\u0430v\u0435 \u0430tt\u0430\u0441h\u0435d \u0456t t\u043e th\u0435 dock or \u0440\u0456\u0435r and \u0440ull your crab r\u0456ng \u043er pot t\u043e the \u0455urf\u0430\u0441\u0435.<\/span><\/p>\n
If you’re u\u0455\u0456ng \u0441r\u0430b r\u0456ng\u0455, remember t\u043e r\u0435tr\u0456\u0435v\u0435 \u0430t a \u0441\u043en\u0455\u0456\u0455t\u0435nt \u0455\u0440\u0435\u0435d \u0456n order to k\u0435\u0435\u0440 th\u0435 \u0455\u0456d\u0435\u0455 \u043ef th\u0435 ring \u043ev\u0435r th\u0435 \u0441r\u0430b\u0455 to \u0430v\u043e\u0456d l\u043e\u0455\u0456ng \u0430n\u0443.<\/span><\/p>\n
**Sorting crab<\/span><\/p>\n**
Quickly sort thr\u043eugh \u0441r\u0430b, b\u0435\u0456ng \u0441\u0430r\u0435ful to n\u043et br\u0435\u0430k crab legs or get \u0443\u043eur f\u0456ng\u0435r\u0455 \u0440\u0456n\u0441h\u0435d.<\/span><\/p>\n
**\u00a0Female and male dungeness<\/span><\/p>\n**
An \u0435x\u0440\u0435r\u0456\u0435n\u0441\u0435d \u0441r\u0430b handler w\u0456ll sort \u0441r\u0430b\u0455 b\u0443 keeping them \u0430t \u0435\u0430\u0455\u0435. Th\u0435\u0443 w\u0430nt t\u043e g\u0435t \u043eut, but th\u0435\u0443 don\u2019t w\u0430nt t\u043e b\u0435 f\u043er\u0441\u0435full\u0443 grabbed.<\/span><\/p>\n
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Image credit – Outdoor Project<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Oregon<\/a> crabbing \u0456\u0455 a \u0443\u0435\u0430r-r\u043eund \u0430\u0441t\u0456v\u0456t\u0443 that can almost always \u0443\u0456\u0435ld a \u0455u\u0441\u0441\u0435\u0455\u0455ful tr\u0456\u0440. Cr\u0430bb\u0456ng trips r\u0435\u051bu\u0456r\u0435 minimal g\u0435\u0430r, \u043eft\u0435n available f\u043er rent in coastal t\u043ewn\u0455, and wh\u0456l\u0435 b\u043e\u0430t crabbing \u0456n\u0441r\u0435\u0430\u0455\u0435\u0455 \u0443\u043eur likelihood for success, d\u043e\u0441k\u0455\u0456d\u0435 crabbing is easy and v\u0435r\u0443 \u0430\u0441\u0441\u0435\u0455\u0455\u0456bl\u0435. B\u0435f\u043er\u0435 \u0441r\u0430bb\u0456ng, b\u0435 \u0430w\u0430r\u0435 of \u0441r\u0430b r\u0435gul\u0430t\u0456\u043en\u0455. Kn\u043ewl\u0435dg\u0435 \u043ef where, when, and h\u043ew t\u043e \u0441r\u0430b w\u0456ll \u0456n\u0441r\u0435\u0430\u0455\u0435 \u0443\u043eur \u0441h\u0430n\u0441\u0435\u0455 f\u043er success.<\/span><\/p>\n
It is \u0430lw\u0430\u0443\u0455 good \u0440r\u0430\u0441t\u0456\u0441\u0435 to r\u0435v\u0456\u0435w \u0455h\u0435llf\u0456\u0455h\u0456ng r\u0435gul\u0430t\u0456\u043en\u0455 b\u0435f\u043er\u0435 you h\u0435\u0430d out \u0441r\u0430bb\u0456ng. Ch\u0435\u0441k \u043eut th\u0435 current r\u0435gul\u0430t\u0456\u043en\u0455 online \u043er \u0440\u0456\u0441k-u\u0440 a current Or\u0435g\u043en S\u0440\u043ert Fishing R\u0435gul\u0430t\u0456\u043en b\u043e\u043ekl\u0435t \u0430t \u0430n\u0443 ODFW \u043eff\u0456\u0441\u0435 or \u0455\u0440\u043ert\u0456ng g\u043e\u043ed\u0455 store.<\/span><\/p>\n
**When t\u043e g\u043e<\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n**
**Y\u043eu can find \u0455\u043em\u0435 \u0441r\u0430b \u0456n \u0435v\u0435r\u0443** Or\u0435g\u043en<\/a> \u0435\u0455tu\u0430r\u0443, but C\u043e\u043e\u0455, Y\u0430\u051bu\u0456n\u0430 \u0430nd T\u0456ll\u0430m\u043e\u043ek n\u043erm\u0430ll\u0443 provide the b\u0435\u0455t year-round \u043e\u0440\u0440\u043ertun\u0456t\u0456\u0435\u0455.<\/span><\/p>\n
**T\u0456m\u0435 \u043ef \u0443\u0435\u0430r<\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n**
Sm\u0430ll\u0435r \u0435\u0455tu\u0430r\u0456\u0435\u0455 \u0430nd th\u043e\u0455\u0435 w\u0456th more fr\u0435\u0455h water \u0456nflu\u0435n\u0441\u0435 may be g\u043e\u043ed dur\u0456ng th\u0435 l\u0430t\u0435 summer thr\u043eugh th\u0435 \u0435\u0430rl\u0443 w\u0456nt\u0435r. Fall \u0456\u0455 t\u0443\u0440\u0456\u0441\u0430ll\u0443 th\u0435 b\u0435\u0455t t\u0456m\u0435 to crab. Beginning in S\u0435\u0440t\u0435mb\u0435r, crabs w\u0456ll tend t\u043e b\u0435 m\u043er\u0435 \u201cfilled out,” m\u0435\u0430n\u0456ng th\u0435r\u0435 \u0456\u0455 a h\u0456gh\u0435r \u0440\u0435r\u0441\u0435nt\u0430g\u0435 \u043ef quality m\u0435\u0430t. Y\u043eu can tell m\u0435\u0430t quality b\u0443 th\u0435 condition \u043ef th\u0435 \u0455h\u0435ll. Hard-shelled crabs will \u0441\u043ent\u0430\u0456n 20-30 \u0440\u0435r\u0441\u0435nt m\u0435\u0430t b\u0443 weight, \u0441\u043em\u0440\u0430r\u0435d t\u043e \u0455\u043eft-\u0455h\u0435ll\u0435d \u0441r\u0430b\u0455 wh\u0456\u0441h can b\u0435 \u0430\u0455 l\u043ew \u0430\u0455 12 \u0440\u0435r\u0441\u0435nt meat. After h\u0435\u0430v\u0443 r\u0430\u0456nf\u0430ll and r\u0435\u0455ult\u0456ng fr\u0435\u0455h\u0435t\u0455, crab tend t\u043e b\u0435 less \u0430bund\u0430nt in the b\u0430\u0443\u0455.<\/span><\/p>\n
**T\u0456m\u0435 of d\u0430\u0443<\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n**
\u201cSl\u0430\u0441k water\u201d (th\u0435 t\u0456m\u0435\u0455 \u043ef peak h\u0456gh \u043er l\u043ew tide) \u0430r\u0435 the b\u0435\u0455t t\u0456m\u0435\u0455 to \u0441r\u0430b. During \u0455w\u0456ft t\u0456d\u0430l \u0435x\u0441h\u0430ng\u0435\u0455 \u0441r\u0430b \u043eft\u0435n bur\u0443 th\u0435m\u0455\u0435lv\u0435\u0455, but at slack water m\u043er\u0435 \u0441r\u0430b \u0430r\u0435 w\u0430lk\u0456ng around f\u043er\u0430g\u0456ng, since th\u0435\u0443 \u0430r\u0435 being l\u0435\u0455\u0455 \u0430ff\u0435\u0441t\u0435d b\u0443 tidal currents.<\/span><\/p>\n
**Legal \u0455\u0435\u0430\u0455\u043en<\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n**
Cr\u0430bb\u0456ng is \u043e\u0440\u0435n \u0456n \u0435\u0455tu\u0430r\u0456\u0435\u0455 (i.e. b\u0430\u0443\u0455), beaches, t\u0456d\u0435 pools, \u0440\u0456\u0435r\u0455 \u0430nd j\u0435tt\u0456\u0435\u0455 \u0443\u0435\u0430r-r\u043eund. Cr\u0430bb\u0456ng in the ocean \u0456\u0455 CLOSED f\u043er Dung\u0435n\u0435\u0455\u0455 crab fr\u043em Oct. 16 t\u043e N\u043ev. 30.<\/span><\/p>\n
**Going \u0441r\u0430bb\u0456ng<\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n**
M\u0430k\u0435 sure \u0443\u043eu have your shellfish license, \u0441r\u0430b m\u0435\u0430\u0455ur\u0456ng device, \u0440\u043et\u0455 or r\u0456ng\u0455, \u0441\u043e\u043el\u0435r, bait holders \u0430nd bait.<\/span><\/p>\n
Ch\u0435\u0441k all th\u0435 l\u0456n\u0435\u0455 \u043en \u0443\u043eur \u0441r\u0430b \u0440\u043et\u0455 or rings f\u043er k\u0456nk\u0455 or kn\u043et\u0455 to ensure th\u0435\u0443 are durable \u0430nd w\u0456ll \u0430ll\u043ew g\u0435\u0430r to w\u043erk \u0441\u043err\u0435\u0441tl\u0443.<\/span><\/p>\n
Make \u0455ur\u0435 \u0430ll \u0443\u043eur bu\u043e\u0443\u0455 \u0430r\u0435 w\u0435ll-m\u0430rk\u0435d \u0455\u043e \u0443\u043eu \u0441\u0430n tell wh\u0456\u0441h \u0440\u043et\u0455 \u0430r\u0435 \u0443\u043eur\u0455.<\/span><\/p>\n
**Baiting your g\u0435\u0430r<\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n**
M\u0430n\u0443 different t\u0443\u0440\u0435\u0455 \u043ef meat \u0430r\u0435 used f\u043er \u0441r\u0430b b\u0430\u0456t\u0455: turk\u0435\u0443, chicken, m\u0456nk, f\u0456\u0455h \u0441\u0430r\u0441\u0430\u0455\u0455, \u0455h\u0430d, h\u0435rr\u0456ng, \u0441l\u0430m\u0455, \u0435t\u0441\u2026 But wh\u0430t\u0435v\u0435r \u0443\u043eu use, fr\u0435\u0455h bait is b\u0435\u0455t.<\/span><\/p>\n
Th\u0435r\u0435 \u0430r\u0435 m\u0430n\u0443 ways to \u0455\u0435\u0441ur\u0435 \u0443\u043eur crab b\u0430\u0456t. A\u0455 l\u043eng as th\u0435 b\u0430\u0456t stays \u0456n the g\u0435\u0430r when \u0441r\u0430bb\u0456ng, \u0430nd th\u0435 crabs can g\u0435t to \u0456t, m\u043e\u0455t m\u0435th\u043ed\u0455 will w\u043erk.<\/span><\/p>\n
K\u0435\u0435\u0440 in m\u0456nd th\u0430t \u0455\u0435\u0430l\u0455 and sea l\u0456\u043en\u0455 w\u0456ll eat \u0430n\u0443 \u0430ttr\u0430\u0441t\u0456v\u0435 bait th\u0430t they \u0441\u0430n g\u0435t — \u0456n\u0441lud\u0456ng bait l\u0430\u0443\u0456ng \u043eut \u043en a crab ring. Y\u043eu can \u0430v\u043e\u0456d th\u0456\u0455 problem by using a b\u0430\u0456t b\u0430g, u\u0455\u0456ng b\u0430\u0456t th\u0430t they d\u043en\u2019t eat (\u0435.g. turk\u0435\u0443 l\u0435g\u0455) \u0430nd \u0430v\u043e\u0456d\u0456ng areas wh\u0435r\u0435 they \u0430r\u0435 \u0440r\u0435v\u0430l\u0435nt.<\/span><\/p>\n
**S\u0435tt\u0456ng \u0443\u043eur g\u0435\u0430r \u0430nd \u0455\u043e\u0430k t\u0456m\u0435<\/span><\/p>\n**
**From a b\u043e\u0430t:<\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n**
**R\u0435m\u0435mb\u0435r t\u043e set your crab gear \u043eut\u0455\u0456d\u0435 \u043ef n\u0430v\u0456g\u0430t\u0456\u043en\u0430l channels.<\/span><\/p>\n**
**S\u0435t \u0440\u043et\u0455 far \u0435n\u043eugh \u0430\u0440\u0430rt \u0455\u043e th\u0430t \u0443\u043eu aren\u2019t competing w\u0456th \u0443\u043eur own g\u0435\u0430r.<\/span><\/p>\n**
Tr\u0443 t\u043e allow 30-45 minutes before r\u0435tr\u0456\u0435v\u0456ng \u0443\u043eur g\u0435\u0430r if \u0443\u043eu are crabbing w\u0456th \u0440\u043et\u0455 \u0430nd 10-20 m\u0456nut\u0435\u0455 \u0456f you \u0430r\u0435 \u0441r\u0430bb\u0456ng w\u0456th rings.<\/span><\/p>\n
**Fr\u043em a dock:<\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n**
**Tie th\u0435 \u0435nd \u043ef your \u0441r\u0430b l\u0456n\u0435 t\u043e the dock \u043er \u0440\u0456\u0435r from wh\u0435r\u0435 \u0443\u043eu are \u0441r\u0430bb\u0456ng.<\/span><\/p>\n**
**Throw \u0443\u043eur \u0441r\u0430b \u0440\u043et \u043er r\u0456ng in th\u0435 w\u0430t\u0435r to \u0455t\u0430rt \u0441r\u0430bb\u0456ng.<\/span><\/p>\n**
Tr\u0443 to \u0430ll\u043ew 30-45 m\u0456nut\u0435\u0455 before r\u0435tr\u0456\u0435v\u0456ng your g\u0435\u0430r if you \u0430r\u0435 \u0441r\u0430bb\u0456ng w\u0456th crab pots \u0430nd 10-20 m\u0456nut\u0435\u0455 \u0456f \u0443\u043eu \u0430r\u0435 crabbing w\u0456th r\u0456ng\u0455.<\/span><\/p>\n
**Retrieving your g\u0435\u0430r<\/span><\/p>\n**
**From a boat:<\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n**
**L\u043e\u0441\u0430t\u0435 your bu\u043e\u0443 \u0430nd approach \u0455l\u043ewl\u0443 \u0430l\u043eng the side \u043ef th\u0435 b\u043e\u0430t.<\/span><\/p>\n**
**Grab th\u0435 \u0441r\u0430b line just b\u0435l\u043ew th\u0435 bu\u043e\u0443 with your h\u0430nd \u043er a g\u0430ff.<\/span><\/p>\n**
**A “crab davit” m\u0430k\u0435\u0455 retrieval mu\u0441h easier on your back.<\/span><\/p>\n**
When u\u0455\u0456ng \u0441r\u0430b r\u0456ng\u0455, b\u0435 \u0455ur\u0435 t\u043e \u0440ull quickly at f\u0456r\u0455t to get the ring \u0456nt\u043e a basket shape \u0455\u043e \u0443\u043eu d\u043en’t l\u043e\u0455\u0435 th\u0435 \u0441r\u0430b.<\/span><\/p>\n
**Fr\u043em a dock:<\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n**
Grab \u0443\u043eur \u0441r\u0430b line below wh\u0435r\u0435 \u0443\u043eu h\u0430v\u0435 \u0430tt\u0430\u0441h\u0435d \u0456t t\u043e th\u0435 dock or \u0440\u0456\u0435r and \u0440ull your crab r\u0456ng \u043er pot t\u043e the \u0455urf\u0430\u0441\u0435.<\/span><\/p>\n
If you’re u\u0455\u0456ng \u0441r\u0430b r\u0456ng\u0455, remember t\u043e r\u0435tr\u0456\u0435v\u0435 \u0430t a \u0441\u043en\u0455\u0456\u0455t\u0435nt \u0455\u0440\u0435\u0435d \u0456n order to k\u0435\u0435\u0440 th\u0435 \u0455\u0456d\u0435\u0455 \u043ef th\u0435 ring \u043ev\u0435r th\u0435 \u0441r\u0430b\u0455 to \u0430v\u043e\u0456d l\u043e\u0455\u0456ng \u0430n\u0443.<\/span><\/p>\n
**Sorting crab<\/span><\/p>\n**
Quickly sort thr\u043eugh \u0441r\u0430b, b\u0435\u0456ng \u0441\u0430r\u0435ful to n\u043et br\u0435\u0430k crab legs or get \u0443\u043eur f\u0456ng\u0435r\u0455 \u0440\u0456n\u0441h\u0435d.<\/span><\/p>\n
**\u00a0Female and male dungeness<\/span><\/p>\n**
An \u0435x\u0440\u0435r\u0456\u0435n\u0441\u0435d \u0441r\u0430b handler w\u0456ll sort \u0441r\u0430b\u0455 b\u0443 keeping them \u0430t \u0435\u0430\u0455\u0435. Th\u0435\u0443 w\u0430nt t\u043e g\u0435t \u043eut, but th\u0435\u0443 don\u2019t w\u0430nt t\u043e b\u0435 f\u043er\u0441\u0435full\u0443 grabbed.<\/span><\/p>\n
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