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06-11-2003, 06:33 PM
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Location: Mashpee, Cape Cod
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Green Crabs & Striped Bass
Thought this might be interesting info for someone. A friend of mine caught two decent bass the other night and did an autopsy. Instead of what you would normally expect for this time of year, and finding squid or herring, they were totally gorged on green crabs! Anyone out there fishing crabs or green crab patterns for bass?
Good fishing, Lobsterman
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06-19-2003, 08:42 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2002
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Are you sure they were Green crabs and not Calico or Lady crabs? The reason I ask is because green crabs are not indigenous to our waters. They've gotten here by hitchhiking rides in the bilges of boats coming from the orient (mostly). I have observed stripers pass over green crabs to instead eat a calico, and I have yet to actually find a real green crab in the belly of a bass. Not saying it's not the case, just that I think they like other inigenous crabs better than green crabs.
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06-21-2003, 06:10 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Mashpee, Cape Cod
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It was confirmed, the majority of the crabs in the stomach were green crabs - about a dozen plus 2 small lady crabs.
Good fishing, Lobsterman
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06-27-2003, 08:37 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Gloucester Massachusetts
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Just to confirm; here in Gloucester Mass we have green crabs and have had them for years.
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06-28-2003, 05:52 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: some where on the water
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FLYROD, olive crabs, hummm, how about this in,
it's 2 1/2 "round,on a 4/0 hook,weighted on the bottom, legs are 1 1/2 long, what do you think, might work for you.
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06-28-2003, 12:47 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Cape Cod
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Yum,yum.I like it  |
Fly & Light Tackle Fishing
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06-28-2003, 08:01 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Gloucester Massachusetts
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07-08-2003, 07:25 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Southern NH
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Stripers gorge on green crabs
They love em.............Salty ....nice fly!!!!
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