Calif Bill wrote:

"jps" wrote in message
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In article ,
says...

Never been fishing for dungeness crabs. Rod & reel, flyrod or ...surely
not crabpots.

On the off chance you're serious, the litte buggers can actually be
reeled in...using a stinky piece of chicken or other bait tied to a
line. They're so stubborn "they won't let go to save their lives." You
can only do this in shallow water since you have to be able to see them
to dangle the bait.

Otherwise it's a crabpot.

Even crabs have their seasons.

I have Danielsen crabpots. But they do catch them with a reel and rod. Is
a little bait box with snare loops off the pot. Cast out, let set, reel in.
Biggest crab I ever caught was surf fishng and the bugger hung on lone
enough to be dinner.
Bill



Well, I'll have to try that sometime.

We used to go snorkle-diving for lobsters during "mini-season" in south
Florida, but the water was warm, visibility was good and the lobsters
didn't have any claws.

Apparently a lot of guys went out fishing today in the Bay, and some of
them did quite well. Too cold for me to go fishing.



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On Mon, 10 Nov 2003 02:01:27 GMT, "Calif Bill"
wrote:
Did go buy a new trolling motor battery. One
had a dead cell. About 4 months out of 36 month warrantee.

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Actually, that doesn't sound too bad for a battery in heavy
deep-discharge service. Any idea how many discharge-recharge cycles it
survived?

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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Calif Bill wrote:

"jps" wrote in message
...
In article ,
says...

Never been fishing for dungeness crabs. Rod & reel, flyrod or
....surely
not crabpots.

On the off chance you're serious, the litte buggers can actually be
reeled in...using a stinky piece of chicken or other bait tied to a
line. They're so stubborn "they won't let go to save their lives."
You
can only do this in shallow water since you have to be able to see them
to dangle the bait.

Otherwise it's a crabpot.

Even crabs have their seasons.

I have Danielsen crabpots. But they do catch them with a reel and rod.
Is
a little bait box with snare loops off the pot. Cast out, let set, reel
in.
Biggest crab I ever caught was surf fishng and the bugger hung on lone
enough to be dinner.
Bill



Well, I'll have to try that sometime.

We used to go snorkle-diving for lobsters during "mini-season" in south
Florida, but the water was warm, visibility was good and the lobsters
didn't have any claws.

Apparently a lot of guys went out fishing today in the Bay, and some of
them did quite well. Too cold for me to go fishing.



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Going to SoCal on Wed. Will do some hooping then. Hoop nets for lobster.
Bill

Not that many cycles. I probably use the trolling motor 4-5 weekends a
year.
Bill

"Wayne.B" wrote in message
news
On Mon, 10 Nov 2003 02:01:27 GMT, "Calif Bill"
wrote:
Did go buy a new trolling motor battery. One
had a dead cell. About 4 months out of 36 month warrantee.

================================================== =

Actually, that doesn't sound too bad for a battery in heavy
deep-discharge service. Any idea how many discharge-recharge cycles it
survived?

"Calif Bill" wrote in message nk.net...
Not that many cycles. I probably use the trolling motor 4-5 weekends a
year.
Bill

"Wayne.B" wrote in message
news
On Mon, 10 Nov 2003 02:01:27 GMT, "Calif Bill"
wrote:
Did go buy a new trolling motor battery. One
had a dead cell. About 4 months out of 36 month warrantee.

================================================== =

hello
i like boating very much. it's a great fun. I enjoy
boating spacialy in summer.
this is my second posting message

Actually, that doesn't sound too bad for a battery in heavy
deep-discharge service. Any idea how many discharge-recharge cycles it
survived?

On Sun, 09 Nov 2003 16:25:13 +0000, jps wrote:

In article ,
says...

Never been fishing for dungeness crabs. Rod & reel, flyrod or ...surely not
crabpots.

On the off chance you're serious, the litte buggers can actually be reeled
in...using a stinky piece of chicken or other bait tied to a line. They're so
stubborn "they won't let go to save their lives." You can only do this in
shallow water since you have to be able to see them to dangle the bait.


In Canada, that's illegal. Saw some natives do it (laws, esp. fishing laws,
don't apply to them). The crabs would let go just before breaking the surface,
so they used a long-handled net to scoop them in.

There were also snares for sale for awhile before it was pointed out that that
is illegal too.

But my Lady loves "fishing" for crabs with a crabtrap - we usually toss one out
whenever we're overnighting in a bay, and usually get some: either dungeness or
redrock, which are smaller but very tasty!

Lloyd Sumpter

On Sun, 09 Nov 2003 10:24:30 +0000, Harry Krause wrote:

Weather conditions at 10 AM today at the Thomas Point lighthouse, near
Annapolis:


Conditions at TPLM2 as of
(10:00 am EST)
1500 GMT on 11/09/2003:

Wind Direction (WDIR): NNE ( 20 deg true ) Wind Speed (WSPD): 11 kts
Wind Gust (GST): 12 kts
Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 30.75 in
Pressure Tendency (PTDY): +0.04 in ( Rising ) Air Temperature (ATMP): 36.3 °F
Water Temperature (WTMP): 56.3 °F
Dew Point (DEWP): 20.8 °F
Wind Chill (CHILL): 27.9 °F


Heck, if I wanted to enjoy summer weather conditions in the Pacific Northwest,
I'd move out where Chuckster lives...

Wind chill of 27.9F Blech!

Well, it's been below freezing overnight all last week (-2 to -4 C) but
beautiful and sunny, with outflows not as bad as you'd think. Still, not exactly
good boating weather. Supposed to get warm and wet this week...

15 C and a 12-knot wind? Sounds like great sailing weather to me! (OK, I'm a
wimp: I'd have the heater running...)

Lloyd Sumpter
"Far Cove" Catalina 36

On Mon, 10 Nov 2003 07:11:33 +0000, Lloyd Sumpter wrote:

On Sun, 09 Nov 2003 10:24:30 +0000, Harry Krause wrote:

Weather conditions at 10 AM today at the Thomas Point lighthouse, near
Annapolis:


Conditions at TPLM2 as of
(10:00 am EST)
1500 GMT on 11/09/2003:

Wind Direction (WDIR): NNE ( 20 deg true ) Wind Speed (WSPD): 11 kts Wind
Gust (GST): 12 kts
Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 30.75 in
Pressure Tendency (PTDY): +0.04 in ( Rising ) Air Temperature (ATMP): 36.3
°F Water Temperature (WTMP): 56.3 °F
Dew Point (DEWP): 20.8 °F
Wind Chill (CHILL): 27.9 °F


Heck, if I wanted to enjoy summer weather conditions in the Pacific Northwest,
I'd move out where Chuckster lives...

Wind chill of 27.9F Blech!

Well, it's been below freezing overnight all last week (-2 to -4 C) but
beautiful and sunny, with outflows not as bad as you'd think. Still, not exactly
good boating weather. Supposed to get warm and wet this week...

15 C and a 12-knot wind? Sounds like great sailing weather to me! (OK, I'm a
wimp: I'd have the heater running...)

Lloyd Sumpter
"Far Cove" Catalina 36

Oops - didn't read it right: air temp is around 0 C ?? Eat yer heart out, Harry:

http://weatheroffice.ec.gc.ca/marine...e_e.html?46146

Lloyd

In article ,
says...
On Sun, 09 Nov 2003 16:25:13 +0000, jps wrote:

In article ,
says...

Never been fishing for dungeness crabs. Rod & reel, flyrod or ...surely not
crabpots.

On the off chance you're serious, the litte buggers can actually be reeled
in...using a stinky piece of chicken or other bait tied to a line. They're so
stubborn "they won't let go to save their lives." You can only do this in
shallow water since you have to be able to see them to dangle the bait.


In Canada, that's illegal. Saw some natives do it (laws, esp. fishing laws,
don't apply to them). The crabs would let go just before breaking the surface,
so they used a long-handled net to scoop them in.

There were also snares for sale for awhile before it was pointed out that that
is illegal too.

But my Lady loves "fishing" for crabs with a crabtrap - we usually toss one out
whenever we're overnighting in a bay, and usually get some: either dungeness or
redrock, which are smaller but very tasty!

Lloyd Sumpter

That's funny since the first I ever saw this was in Sidney, BC when the
old pier was still the main marina. Laws have probably changed since
then. Maybe crabs have gotten smarter 'cause they were hanging onto
that chicken 15 ft into the air.

On Sun, 09 Nov 2003 10:24:30 -0500, Harry Krause
wrote:


Heck, if I wanted to enjoy summer weather conditions in the Pacific
Northwest, I'd move out where Chuckster lives...

Wind chill of 27.9F Blech!

Blech heck, that was the still air temperature when I left Seattle
for your neighborhood the other day. Am enjoying the nice weather in
Easton/St Michaels area.

Hope it warms up in Seattle before I get back.

Rick