Puget Sound Speed-Crabbing Derby 2014

[Adam25]

Saturday July 19th was the second annual Puget Sound Speed Crabbing Derby. The derby was held at the Port of Everett and had a really good turn out of enthusiastic teams.

Crabbing reports from the derby indicated that deeper was better at 90 feet plus. The south end of Hat Island was a great area. Also, look for micro-bays along the west side of Hat that act like a virtual speed bump for the ripping tides allowing the crab to have longer feeding times. The bar outside jetty island was great too. I got a mysterious tip regarding a hotspot located in front of an A-Frame house on the southeast side of Whidbey Island. Although most remained guarded about
their precise locations, the top teams agreed that they used short soaks (about 30-45 min) at the outset to target the crab and then used longer soaks once they were on the lunker males.

Good luck out there tracking down the lunkers! Pictures and derby results are going up on the facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/speedcrabbing and more info about the derby is at http://www.speedcrabbing.com

Thanks,
Adam