Casting CRAB TRAPS for Dungeness Crabs from a Pier in Westport Washington

I head out to Westport Washington to Pier 20 for some crabbing. I bought some Danielson crab traps to use on my surf rods. I show you the best bait to use to get a quick bite.
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[@ThePerfectComboFishing]

Brett, you keep doing this fishing I’ve never seen. I bet that’s an amazing dinner. Enjoy. You earned it.

[@PeelingLine]

It is good and you can make it quicker than anything else. You just boil them for a few minutes and melt butter in the microwave.

[@YouretheMan-r6h]

You should use a crab gauge instead of that fish board. Also check to see if those crab are soft-shell. There are a lot of short and soft-shell down there at Westport. Nut it looks like dinner for two. Two thumbs up. 👍👍

[@PeelingLine]

Yeah the fish checker guy gave me one since i had that undersized one. Its pretty tough to measure them without one. I was just lucky he told me and not an officer so i didnt get a ticket.

[@CaptainZac]

Cool crab outing! Congrats on 5 keepers - should be a tasty dinner! Tight lines! Captain Zac

[@PeelingLine]

Thank-you. Oh yeah dinner was good.

[@dansSawfish5604]

Is it open on the cost all year or did it just open? That's the hard way to measure i was going to say, was it the fish and game that gave that pamphlet and measuring tool to you? You got some nice crab for sure. In here where I'm at I don't think there will be much Crab with all the commercial Crabbing going on now for a month in front of my place. 🦀

[@tymartin5099]

I just went out yesterday to pre scope some spots off the north end of Camano and same thing. The commercial guys are hitting it hard. Can’t imagine there’s gonna be much left by the weekend.

[@dansSawfish5604]

@@tymartin5099 Right!! I'm on the south end of Whidbey Island all the Crab going to be just under size. It seems like every year now this is what we get.

[@PeelingLine]

Thank-you. All year if you use these or anything besides pots. Pots are closed Sept. 15 - Nov 30. Yes the biologist doing the surveys gave me the stuff. Last year it was a mine field just to get to Jeff Head. I couldn't go more than 10MPH or i'd hit them. Hope you are wrong about your season.

[@maxsocalangler]

Great informative video bro 🤙

[@PeelingLine]

Thank-you.

[@DpuckFishingandOutdoors]

That is incredible how fast they get on that bait. Nice eating, Brett. It was nice that the warden hooked you up with a measuring tool.

[@PeelingLine]

It was nice of him. There are a lot of crabs out there so not too surprising.

[@emtae3]

Nice video! Doesn't look too busy there. Is that the norm? Have you tried using snares before? How do they compare to the net?

[@PeelingLine]

This was a weekday. I can't say for weekends but the few times i've been it's been there's at most a dozen people out there. This wasn't during salmon season though.

[@fishingwithjaybaez]

Sorry if I missed it, but how big they have to be to keep? Never seen someone casting out crab traps.

[@PeelingLine]

They have to be 6” to keep. It’s really effective to get out further than you can throw a crab ring.

[@Fishin-mission1]

I did this fathers day weekend the day before my charter. Was fun for sure. Love those castables. Keep up the great content!

[@PeelingLine]

Thanks! Will do! What did you go out for? Halibut?

[@Fishin-mission1]

@PeelingLine yeah, we went for halibut and lingcod.

[@PeelingLine]

@@Fishin-mission1 Nice get any?

[@Fishin-mission1]

@PeelingLine yeah everyone on the boat limited and we got some bonus rock fish.

[@PeelingLine]

@@Fishin-mission1 Right on.

[@disguy659]

nice... I live here in tacoma. most of the pier here are only red crabs even in des moines marina pier in king county. i love red crabs, but sometimes i want to catch some dungeness

[@PeelingLine]

Les Davis has Dungees.

[@tho464]

20:28 A Beast of a crab! Nice catch!

[@PeelingLine]

Thanks

[@rventures1021]

Awesome video thanks for sharing!!

[@PeelingLine]

Thanks for watching!

[@honeyholehuntersfishing]

those crab traps that you can cast like that are really cool!..makes me wanna get some for when i go to the beach haha..got some nice ones too, looked like alot of fun! 👍👍

[@PeelingLine]

They are worth it if you only ever catch one keeper. I am not sure how long they will last though.

[@yqzhu2000]

This is really cool. Where in US can I get this kind of crab trap?

[@PeelingLine]

I got them at walmart. You can probably order them online if yours doesn't have them. Here's the trap. www.walmart.com/ip/Promar-Rectangular-Castable-Crab-Trap/744047427

[@lesstalkmorefishing1000]

That was something new! I never thought you could target crabs using traps with regular fishing rods haha. So nice of the guard to give you the measure instead of the fine. Now that I think of it I'm not sure if I've ever had crab before

[@PeelingLine]

They are delicious. But they're lots of work to eat and that puts lots of people off. You can actually catch them with regular bait and hooks. They will hold in until they break the water surface if you keep slow constant tension on them.

[@lesstalkmorefishing1000]

@@PeelingLine they look like they are work. I have caught river crabs before with hook and line. But the trap with a big surf rod is a great idea haha

[@dragonofdasea6902]

Where do you keep your tackle on your kayak? just wondering because I am getting the same one you have

[@PeelingLine]

I keep it under my seat or behind the seat in that area. There is a storage bucket at the front of the kayak. I broke mine though.

[@AnhLe-ms6sv]

What is the Lure Wt on your pole ?, I have a 1-5oz I don’t know if it strong enough.

[@PeelingLine]

I'm not sure. It's a custom carp rod so it doesn't have a lure weight (they use test curve, this was 3.5). It can handle a lot of weight because I cast 8 oz lures with a pound of bait on there. There were some chinese guys out there with a 7' pole that was pretty limber I'd guess medium heavy.

[@AnhLe-ms6sv]

@@PeelingLine ok thank you I’ll test my rod this weekend and see if it can handle it.

[@PeelingLine]

@@AnhLe-ms6sv Good luck.

[@silascheng6004]

how heavy are the traps?

[@PeelingLine]

They weigh nearly nothing with just your bait. But once you get a load of crabs it is pretty heavy. Maybe 5 pounds.

[@georgezakedis8702]

I tried this a few weeks ago in Oregon, had better luck with the larger circular trap. these rectangular ones seemed too small to get the larger crabs.

[@PeelingLine]

I don't think I've seen those ones.

[@AnhLe-ms6sv]

Westport open year-round correct ?

[@PeelingLine]

I believe so

[@FishKepr]

Normally yes. HOWEVER, there have been closures for biological hazards so check first.

[@PeelingLine]

@@FishKepr Always a good idea since wdfw changes the regs overnight.

[@lynkpaul2171]

When you are using fish for bait, use only fresh caught or bought fish or chicken. It is harder for the crabs to take it apart and takes longer fit them to eat and mire time in the trap, you save on bait too. Old frozen fish parts and carcases breaks apart in the water when thawed and crabs just pull it apart too easily. Also it's better to use chicken because seals, sharks and other fish won't touch it

[@PeelingLine]

Thanks for the tips.

[@Vincentdonnelly5158]

Enjoy your dinner. 😊

[@PeelingLine]

I sure will.

[@koreanmtnbiker2931]

Hi what month to what month can I do crabbing?

[@PeelingLine]

Im not sure. Look up the wdfw crab regulations.

[@Pray4Mojo1]

I mean... you don't HAVE to go to west port to get crabs. I'm sure you can get lots in the Olympia red light district 😅

[@PeelingLine]

😂 Even Olympia would be a drive for me for those ones. They're like red rock crabs; you can get them anywhere around the sound.

[@Theshortasianredneck96]

Isnt marine area 2 just a one rod area

[@PeelingLine]

If you are fishing yes. But I was crabbing and It says you are allowed 2 units of crab gear. The survey guy saw my set up and didn't say anything about it but he wasn't an officer. wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/shellfishing-regulations/gear-rules

[@Theshortasianredneck96]

@@PeelingLine crab gear is considered pots and rings by WDFW standard. Been fishing and crabbing WA for 25+ years and it's always been like that. A warden will give you a ticket for 2 poles with snares or castable traps because by law rods are considered fishing no matter what's connected to them. Grew up fishing Westport and Tokeland and even crabbing it's always been 1 rod and reel.

[@PeelingLine]

If you know then why do you ask?

[@Theshortasianredneck96]

@@PeelingLine to see if you had someone fishing with you that wasn't on camera. But yea nxt time check marine areas for 2 pole or not. Anything on a rod and reel counts against that and is a decent fine. Couple guys at Les Davis were doin the same thing and got some tickets on opener for the sound

[@PeelingLine]

I have seen guys get their crab gear taken and no ticket, I've also seen people get a warning and keep their gear and I've seen people arrested there. I think it all depends on the officer and if you've been caught before. I messaged the dfw about the traps and this was their reply: Good afternoon, A unit of gear for crabbing is: one star trap, one ring et, one castable snare, or one pot. Two units of gear per person. So, two snares or traps is permissible. Have a good day. If you have questions about regulations email them at [e-mail] Also look up logical fallacies specifically appeal to authority.