crabbing reports?

[cmdrost]

My sister in law called me at 6:30 Sunday morning to see if we wanted to go crabbing with them ha...anyway, they went down to Hackberry/Cameron Refuge area along the road and only caught about a dozen. Anyone else been catching them lately? Heard they've been catching a bunch around 210? Still catching behind the wiers?

My 4 yr old really wasn't happy we didn't go, so I told him I'd take him another time.....thanks!

[BayBolt23]

We crabbed in grand chenier last thursday and couldnt get on any crabs or shrimp. We only caught 1 redfish. Everybody we talked to they werent catching either.

[meathauler]

I didnt go this past weekend, but have been going behind Grand and next to the cement wall lately. I was catching reallly good until about 3 weeks ago. It was slow these last two weeks and they were small. Try to get out of the heavy current behind Lambert if the other spots have nothing. They were only half full about 2 weeks ago. Hopefully they are getting better. Pretty soon they will be so many cast netters you wont be able to get to them.

[Raymond]

What are ya'll using for bait? Seems like drop lines are better with chicken quarters versus fish heads. When using drop nets I like trout heads over chicken. Never had much luck using melt and hate looking at it much less handling the nasty stuff.

[BayBolt23]

Chicken quarters and melt.

[meathauler]

I usually use my old trout heads and flank. I save them in ziplock bags and throw it in ice chest before leaving. Leg quarters got pretty $. I will use them if I run out of trout heads. I find not mutch dif.

[Ray]

10 lbs. leg quarters are Market Basket on Wednesdays run around 29 cents per pound.
I buy 20 lbs. everytime I see this sale.

[meathauler]

That is a good sale. I may have to tell wife to loook for me!

[Purple Back]

Originally Posted by Ray

10 lbs. leg quarters are Market Basket on Wednesdays run around 29 cents per pound.
I buy 20 lbs. everytime I see this sale.

Ray you nailed it on the head. That is what we do.

Behind the weirs at the cement wall is always a good place to try. Some of my friends went there Saturday and caught their five dozen in two hours on chicken quaters. Said they had some real nice ones. Good luck.