Toggin’ it

[Higgie]

Originally Posted by bloocrab

Higgie, ...2 of us landed close to 100 fish yesterday until the tide shut the bite down...BB. Was like peace-work for a couple of hours straight...
Soft Asian-crabs left little room for error when setting the hook,...with cut green crabs catching the larger fish..Albeit we only boxed 5 keepers. My bait of choice will always be the female green

crab, (which is actually orange bottomed)
So get out there, still plenty of action to be had....saw birds working surface fish too, but I wasn't playing the anchor game with such a steady bite going on.

I went out of wareham Saturday for a few hours not a sniff. I’m thinking I may have needed to be a little deeper. Hit some spots I’ve got tog in in the spring while seabass fishing. Hope to get out again it’s been to nice to put the boat away. Got a bunch of oysters tho and couldn’t beat the weather so wasn’t a total loss
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[bloocrab]

Originally Posted by Higgie

I went out of wareham Saturday for a few hours not a sniff. I’m thinking I may have needed to be a little deeper. Hit some spots I’ve got tog in in the spring while seabass fishing. Hope to get out again it’s been to nice to put the boat away. Got a bunch of oysters tho and couldn’t beat the weather so wasn’t a total loss
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We were between 25 - 35' when out in BB, but over 60' yesterday in RI
My spring spots become vacant this time of year, I don't even bother

[RIROCKHOUND]

Originally Posted by bloocrab

We were between 25 - 35' when out in BB, but over 60' yesterday in RI
My spring spots become vacant this time of year, I don't even bother

90-100ft over the weekend, and had a decent chew going.

[bloocrab]

Pains me to say it...but when pulling them up from those kinds of depths, bad things happen. We try to slow the retrieve, but even then...they still come up bug-eyed or bladderless sometimes..... read somewhere about puncturing the bladder...tried it, but it didn't seem right? Even tried pushing it back in... ...

How do you guys treat this or do you?
Anyone versed in ichthyology? Is it safe to puncture?
Hollow needle...I'm sure we all carry one in our tackle bag...

[bloocrab]

A gallon of crabs went pretty quick yesterday.... only 2 fish saw the box, but the bite was non-stop when the tide swung right.
Guy on the side of me landed a 2' cod...nice to see.
Visited by the police last three times out,,, Although it's inconvenient, always good to see them actively doing their job, especially during the tog movement ...yesterday they only asked questions, wind/water moving too much to safely board anyone....he asked if I had any 'shorts' on board, and that if I did, he'd have to board me regardless of water-conditions (tongue-in-cheek, I'm sure)

Crab guy says he's done this week......good thing we have a backup plan -

Got a few hundred max in the box too... made quite a few families very happy. Kept a few of the larger ones to make my own Mack-salad. Could be healthier than tuna!

Although the hunters are fewer, the prey are still there. Much of the larger fish have started moving offshore although I still saw the charter guys up-n-close. Probably wrap up my season next week,... yesterday morning, secretly wished I was done...but the action keeps feeding the desire to return. Always a tough choice for me to make come this time of year... jealous of those who already pulled, winterized and covered, while they may think they're jealous of us still getting wet

[Guppy]

Gave it a little time two days ago .... not a touch... shallow...

Another week or so for clammin and that’s it.... DONE