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Stone Crabs
Posted: September 12th, 2006, 1:12 pm
by RC
St. Marks has a large commercial stone crab fishery. Must be a lot of them out there but I really haven't seen many diving. Of course I really haven't targeted the kinds of spots the stone crabbers set their traps. Any of you tried getting them diving?
Posted: September 12th, 2006, 2:15 pm
by MudDucker
Not me, I hear those boys will shot you for pilfering from their traps
Posted: September 12th, 2006, 2:38 pm
by RC
Ain't talking about messing with no traps.
Don't want no trouble with those guys.
I'm talking about finding my own.
Posted: September 12th, 2006, 2:41 pm
by MudDucker
I know, I was just teasing. I think the stone crabs are pretty nocturnal. I've seen one or two while diving years ago, but not a lot.
Posted: September 12th, 2006, 3:02 pm
by Frank Bradfield
See them sometimes, right now they are out of season i believe. Look in holes on sandy bottom or under coral. You see more when there are no fish to shoot and you can look for other things.
Posted: September 14th, 2006, 2:22 pm
by RC
Opens oct. 16.
Looks like all this rain has screwed up the shallow water vis.
Maybe later in the winter.