We were fortunate to have a couple weekends of good weather heading into the end of 2018. This made crabbing limits even more enjoyable this time of year.
Here is some of the equipment we have decided to use. If you would like to purchase your own, click the links below.
Danielson Crab Trap Float and Flag Set
Our first outing, we launched from the Ilwaco marina and headed out at the bottom of the outgoing tide. We set our traps along the red can line from buoy 18 to 22 in about 45 ft of water. Instead of hovering, we headed back into Ilwaco while the traps soaked for the next 4 hours. We took this time to clean up the boat a little, enjoy some adult beverages and even had a nice lunch up on the patio at Ole Bob’s.
After our little break, we headed back out to check the pots. First pull, we got into 22 nice sized keepers. We set the traps back and hovered for the next hour. Our second pull, we reached our limit and headed back in.