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How to Catch Dungeness Crab: Best Tips & Pro Crab Snares
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Best Bait for Crab Snares in California
Best Bait for Crab Snares in California  If you're targeting Dungeness crab from shore, using the right bait inside your crab snare is just as important as using the right gear. Whether you're surf fishing, crabbing from a pier, or working a rocky jetty, the best bait for crab snares creates a strong scent trail that pulls crabs in quickly — especially in California’s moving tides. In this guide, we’ll rank the best bait for crabbing, including proven options and unconventional choices like Spam and bacon. If you want more... Read more...
Fishing for Crabs with a Crab Snare: Our Favorite California Crabbing Spots
Fishing for Crabs with a Crab Snare: Our Favorite California Crabbing Spots Fishing for crabs with a crab snare is one of the most exciting and effective ways to catch Dungeness crabs from shore in California. Compared to traditional traps, crab snaring is more active, more affordable, and perfect for anglers who enjoy surf fishing and pier fishing. Over the years, these locations have consistently been our go-to spots for crabbing with a crab snare. They offer the right mix of structure, depth, and accessibility to produce keeper Dungeness crabs... Read more...
October's here and If You're Not Bass Fishing then You're Missing Out
October is here and you still better be out there!  What to use for bass fishing in October?  Is it even worth going bass fishing at this time? Bass are still active and coming up more shallow as the weather cooled down.   The fish are still biting during this time, if not more than before.  They will be taking their fill of minnows, bait fish and anything else they can get to stock their belly full for the winter time.  They do not hibernate, but their metabolism slows down quite... Read more...
Length to Weight Conversion chart for Largemouth Bass
Forgot to Bring a Weight Scale? Ever wondered what your bass weighed?  One way to guess is to measure the length of the fish and just go by the standard length-to-weight guide.  This is just an estimate of the weight of your bass based on the length of the body. If it is fat or a female pre-spawning, you can add a bit to it.  If the fish looks like it's been starving for days, then you can subtract a bit.  You can use your best judgment.  If the exact weight is... Read more...
How Long Until a Fish Goes Bad While Fishing?
How fast does a fish spoil?  As soon as the fish dies, the process begins. Why? There are millions of bacteria living on the slime and gills of the fish and are usually not an issue to a healthy fish.  However, once the fish dies, these bacteria begin to invade the tissues of the fish and that is when spoilage begins. Trust me, you do not want to eat a spoiled fish.  What can you do to prevent the fish from going bad quickly? Take precaution to avoid any extra damage or... Read more...
Bass Fishing 101 - Introduction
New to bass fishing?  Why is bass fishing on ESPN?! It's a great sport that requires a variety of knowledge and skill that most people do not understand.   Weather, temperature, cover, and bait fish all plays a role into finding and catching these fishes. Let's start with a little bit of bass knowledge: Bass are generally a warm water species. Bass like to eat and chase their prey. Many species of bass originated from the North America (Canada, United States and Northern Mexico) Due to popularity, they have been widely introduced around... Read more...
Crabbing for Fun
Crabbing is a great activity for the lone fisherman or with family and friends! What's more fun than catching your own dinner?! As a sport, fishing is always hit or miss, and that's part of the thrill!  Hoop Nets & Cages/Pots vs the Almighty Crab Snare Crabs are easy to catch using traps such as hoop nets and cages, aka, pots. Toss these baited traps into the water, wait 10-15 minutes and pull them back up. These types of traps are best used from locations with a higher ground, such... Read more...
3 Ways to Catch Crabs! - Crabbing 101
Have you ever wanted to catch crabs but didn’t know how?  There are three tools for you to snag some crabs.   Crab Net Crab Traps Crab Snares Well what are the differences? Crab traps are traps laid out for hours at a time to catch as many crabs as possible. Crab nets are more hands on than crab traps.  They need to be pulled up every 10-15 minutes before the crabs eat their fill of your bait and go without even leaving you a tip! Crab snares are for those who love to cast... Read more...
How to Safely Remove Fish Hooks
Ever been pierced by fish hooks? One with barbs? ...Ouch! Fish twitch and flops are unpredictable while unhooking and that is when you have the highest chance of getting pierced. Nobody wants a hook in them, especially a barbed one that isn't easily pulled out. Here are some tips to avoid this: Never try pulling out the hook with your bare hands. Always assume the fish will jump. Grip the fish firmly. Wait for the fish to stop moving. Use Pliers or a Hook Remover. Pliers are a great tool with multiple functions but there are a... Read more...