Was hoping to get out crabbing near Boston Harbor this weekend but it's a pretty good sized tide swing. About 10 feet and the current in Dana Passage is going to be about 2.7knots according to this site.
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I'd imagine the crab really hunker down and don't move around a lot until slack tide? Slack tide is in the afternoon and that might work but I'll be working nights this weekend and will have to be home and getting into bed about the time it's slack tide.
Quick Crab question
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Re: Quick Crab question
I've never noticed any difference in my crabbing based on how much of a tide change there was. That being said, I don't know anything about Dana Passage, and the 2.7 knot current. I suppose if you can crab over the slack tidy, at least you don't run any danger of your pots rolling a way.sinkerswim wrote:Was hoping to get out crabbing near Boston Harbor this weekend but it's a pretty good sized tide swing. About 10 feet and the current in Dana Passage is going to be about 2.7knots according to this site.
http://www.deepzoom.com/indexSilverligh ... /Boat.xaml" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
I'd imagine the crab really hunker down and don't move around a lot until slack tide? Slack tide is in the afternoon and that might work but I'll be working nights this weekend and will have to be home and getting into bed about the time it's slack tide.
If you go during that 2.7 knot water flow, make sure the pots are plenty weighted.
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Re: Quick Crab question
alright, thanks for the info. Trying to decide if I should work OT this weekend. Haven't worked any since June :D
I guess if I go I'll slap another buoy and some more weight on each of them.
I guess if I go I'll slap another buoy and some more weight on each of them.
Re: Quick Crab question
I only drop my posts for a couple of hours at a time and do so during slack or minimal tide conditions. With a large swing, not only will your buoy likely go under, as you correctly guessed, the crab do not move as much. Believe me, if the crab are in the area, a couple of hours is more than enough time for them to find your pot.