Crabbing in the bay area

[norcal_black240]

Ive been wanting to get into crabbing latley and I might go crabbing on monday. So any of you guys from the bay area recomond a place to go, where to get the gear, etc. that would be awesome.

Thanks

[dolphin]

crabbing are you gonna be netting or catching by hand...? just a question cause when my buddy visist washinton state he said the tide got so low and he decided to walk around and he step over this lump of sand and it was hard, he dug it out, it turns out to be a dungness crab hahaha but yeah i would let you know where to crab in bay area but i wouldn't know any =/ you should come down to so cal and crab here heheh =P j/k fishing and crabbing this season sucks... good luck! but you should try your local piers make sure to have a gauge ready or else fish game will be all up on your butt about it....

[dolphin]

or JETTY's

[TiNMAN]

fort point or fort baker


hard pickings at the moment, but things will pick up during the fall/winter.

dont keep any dungies if youre inside of the gate!

you can also try pacifica pier

[downshift_sideways]

If you come down to SF or past. I'm down to go with you.

I have 4 crabnets. and a icechest.

[importdude]

i went to sf fisherman's wharf last night
nothing but small ass crabs:(

[norcal_black240]

If you come down to SF or past. I'm down to go with you.

I have 4 crabnets. and a icechest.

Ill have to hit you up next time for sure I go.

i went to sf fisherman's wharf last night
nothing but small ass crabs:(


Wow, I was really close to there. I was at pier 28 in a tour bus parking lot that people use to go fishing. Its a lot less crowded.

Anyways, me and my friends just sorta winged it since it was our first time going. It was fun but we need real equipment haha. We had the nets and everything but we didnt bring chairs, a measuring bar, and we had very limited amount of fishing wire to tie down our chicken as bait. We did catch like 2 ok size ones but a lot of them were under 4 inches so gotta throw those back. :doh: Uh, just to clarify how large does the rock crab have to be in order to keep it and is there a limit of rock crab you can take? Cause I heard you can take as many as you want.

[exitspeed]

If I ever come to Cali you guys are taking me crabbing.

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Note that is not in question form.

I'd love to go do this. I love crab like whoa!

[pbcstylez]

If I ever come to Cali you guys are taking me crabbing.

^
Note that is not in question form.

I'd love to go do this. I love crab like whoa!

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