Has anyone out there gotten more than a half cooler of medium to large from the harbor this year? I’m seeing/hearing of folks doing ok quantity-wise but not quality. Anyone getting better size ones from the creeks or further up the rivers? Neither BB or crab bank have produced for me this year.
I was off all week and shrimped for 4 days in Bull bay. Monday got full cooler on 3 passes shrimp were thick. Tuesday sunny same tide 2/3rds cooler dolphins (7) stayed in poles all day. Wednesday same spot same tide 3/4 cooler with dolphins only 2 this time. Thursday set up in only 6ft good mud 3/4 cooler only 1 dophin done for year.
Size was really good dolphins is what killed us.
HeavyD
I have not been out when we could stay out much past 9:30pm in the Harbor, (leave CB at 9:30 can be in bed by around 11 and still function at work next day). I/m pretty sure if we worked longer would have better production, but on N side of CB between 7:45 and 9:15 last 3 times I have been out, about 1/4 cooler of mostly large shrimp. Would love to know how the guys on the harbor side of CB are doing.
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Originally posted by HeavyDI was off all week and shrimped for 4 days in Bull bay. Monday got full cooler on 3 passes shrimp were thick. Tuesday sunny same tide 2/3rds cooler dolphins (7) stayed in poles all day. Wednesday same spot same tide 3/4 cooler with dolphins only 2 this time. Thursday set up in only 6ft good mud 3/4 cooler only 1 dophin done for year.
Size was really good dolphins is what killed us.HeavyD
I hear ya on the dolphins HeavyD. I’m not lying, but I bet there were a hundred of them in the south bay on opening Saturday. They were about the only ones crushing the shrimp I think. Had one do the slalom course through our poles at Crab Bank last weekend.
Just like the NFL my partner and I have decided that we aren’t the only team to get beat by the Dolphins so far this year. Who would have guessed they were going to be so good?
Horsefly
M80s take care of the dolphin
I would never do that since it IS their habitat we are in, but is sure has crossed my mind! It’s hard for me at least to get too angry with a creature that is smarter than many humans I’ve encountered.
occams raiser/ i do like your comment. and believe me; i am with you on the brains part. ha ha
got about 50 mostly med and small around jiyc 1st run of poles started again and kept getting an empty net so after 2 hours pulled poles and went home. high tide at sundown 5 ft