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Post by Mackerelman on Jul 6, 2017 10:24:25 GMT -5
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Post by YodaFisherman on Jul 6, 2017 10:32:12 GMT -5
Is there a large population of Blue Crabs in the Tampa Bay area? In Maryland saltwater you can't leave a dead bait, or live one for that matter, on the bottom for long without a Blue Crab stealing it. If they are around a piece of cut bait will only last for about 5 minutes before your hook is picked clean. I the Tampa Area, if there are no pinfish or other small fish around I have had baits sit on the bottom for some time with no evidence of crabs. I just never thought they were there.
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Post by seabird on Jul 6, 2017 11:34:26 GMT -5
yodafisherman: I am not crab expert but I lived in Maryland for several years. You are right about the huge numbers of blue crabs there. I have seen crabs here off the piers at night but the population is less down here. I am biased but IMHO, the Chesapeake Bay Crabs are better tasting than the ones here in Tampa Bay. I have had very little problem with crabs nibbling at my bait here.
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Post by Mackerelman on Jul 6, 2017 13:09:11 GMT -5
Maryland is the Blue Crab State. You have Cooler Waters for them.
Everyone Down Here wants Maryland Blue Crabs.
I have found that in the Winters Down here that We See Larger Blue Crabs than in the Summer.
But the Gulf of Mexico does have a Large Abundance of Blue Crabs down here.
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