While you yo-yo's were sitting here arguing who is a rectal fissure. They
do have medicine for that. I was out fishing and crabbing. Sport Dungeness
crab season opened Saturday, and I chickened out reading the marine report.
Neighbor went to drop his pots, and said, big long period swell, came back
in at 22 knts. No wind. So I went Yesterday, dropped the 5 pots in 110' of
water and went fishing. Got some nice rockfish, also know as Rockcod. Kept
a 10# lingcod, a couple of 5# Vermilions, and a large China Cod (there are
not real big , maybe 2#, but one of the best eating fish there are) And a
few larger Black rockfish, tossed back the smaller ones. Pulled the pots
and had 1 crab. I rerigged the pots this year, with new line and used a 2
point bridal to the pot. I think this is the problem, they land on end or
upside down, or are easier for the buoy to move. Came in a little sadder,
as I love crab eat'n. One of the other guys in the Coastside Fishing Club
said his sister and B-I-L and a friend were coming down and they were going
to pull some more of his pots that had been soaking overnight. I took the
others when they came in my boat as it is bigger and we pulled 2 pots for 38
legal crab. 22 legal in the first pot, only 1 undersize. All were
commercial size crab. Sport crabs have to 5.75" across the carapace and
commercial have to be 6.25". All males. Sport can keep either sex and
commercial can only take males. Limit is 10 per person, and the other boat
had enough in their pulled pot to fill out the limits for all. Came home
and cranked up the crab boiler / turkey fryer and boiled and steamed up the
crabs. Tonight friends are coming over for a fish and crab feast. Normal
crabbing partner is recovering from 3 stints installed a couple of weeks
ago, so is out of the crabpot hauling business for awhile.