any bluecrabs about yet?
 

It just hit me that its just about the season isnt it?

Love catching those little buggers.

I'm not sure, but the softshells are still around at the markets. YUM!

i did a ton of crabbin down in CT till last year, tried in MA a few times but always gopt skunked. Are they very plentiful up here? Id love to grab a dozen for some crab cakes. They are in in CT right now, but looks like another slow season, the past 2 have totally sucked. Cold and wet during the spring screwd things up pretty bad, hopefully it gets better during august.

exactly what you said.. very slow the last couple years... i will admit i havent tried all my spots, but the 1-2 that I have, have seen much better years.

so yes.. hopefully it will pick up a bit.

My best friend owns a place in chatham and there is a beach up the street and me and him have crabbers and we catch big crabes with perriewinkly or snails... if you do it our way all you need is a pice of squid clam mackril or any thing you use for fishing and cut up into chunks and tied to string...

all i need is a piece of rancid chicken and a string..

same difference.... :)

well.. maybe a net too.

Heading for Jersey in 2 weeks and looking for some good crabbing.

Question do you need a license to keep the crabs... :confused: :confused: :confused: Dont you onily need a licens in saly water if you are clamming or useing traps...