10/14/12 Severn River Kayak Crabbing

[Foursteps24]

Launched at Jonas Green on the Severn River to do some kayak crabbing (trotlining) with my 600' line baited with chicken necks.* Started laying my line at 8:00am. My normal spot was taken so went to a location that produced for me early in the season. The weather was perfect with no wind and cakm waters.* First run yielded 8 large males that were fat and dark. Quite a few females mixed in but wasnt too bad as the males were steady. Each run produced the same or more each run. Had a packed bushel by 10:30. The quality of crabs were the best all year and they are still in great numbers even though temps are dropping. Hope to get out again next weekend.

[Cliff]

Man those look good. I am going to have to do some crabbing next year!

[jsquare]

Nice. Yesterday afternoon got pretty nasty with a strong south wind. I think you picked the better time to be out. Talked to some boaters that were running a line on the Jonas Green side and they also said they were catching a lot of females, but they had filled a bushel as well.

[Foursteps24]

Southerly that sounds like a great idea. Ive been flirting with the wife about going again this weekend as she LOVES hot crab dip so I told her I would go catch some and make her some. Then freeze extra meat for when she gets the urge again. The water temps were still pretty warm so it seems to be a couple weeks left in the season. Crab soup does sound good on a Cold winter night. Might have to give that a try as Ive never cooked it before.

[CB kayak 02]

Southerly that sounds like a great idea. Ive been flirting with the wife about going again this weekend as she LOVES hot crab dip so I told her I would go catch some and make her some. Then freeze extra meat for when she gets the urge again. The water temps were still pretty warm so it seems to be a couple weeks left in the season. Crab soup does sound good on a Cold winter night. Might have to give that a try as Ive never cooked it before.

The crabbing crew needs to start there own little business. If everyone sold a bushel, then ya'll could get a lot of new rods haha

[MetroMan]

LOL we should get an LCC. SnaggedLineBushelBoys, Inc

[Redfish12]

Shoot I'd trade for crabs!

[fishon81]

Cool. I have run snatchpots off the kayak but not a line.

[CB kayak 02]

LOL we should get an LCC. SnaggedLineBushelBoys, Inc

I like the sound of that!!

[Shady]

Nice work! The past couple of years I had a couple of pounds of crab meat in the freezer for winter, but this year I sadly will not as the fishing gods pulled me away from the crabbing gods most of the time...

[Cliff]

LOL we should get an LCC. SnaggedLineBushelBoys, Inc

+1 it has a nice ring to it.

[MetroMan]

but this year I sadly will not as the fishing gods pulled me away from the crabbing gods most of the time...

Funny...it's been the opposite for Jay & I this year!

[moc]

LOL we should get an LCC. SnaggedLineBushelBoys, Inc

Metro, I like that title... the Crab Whisperer Gives his thumbs up! LOL..... I think we need a T-Shirt made with a bushel basket on it with crab claws hanging out....

[Foursteps24]

Moc thats not a bad idea.

[Foursteps24]

Ive only strictly fished from the kayak 4 or 5 times this year because the crabbing has been so good. Especially the because the crabs were running good in May.