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Enjoy Some Crab Fishing in Alaska
December 17, 2007 |
Anglers and fishers who love crab fishing should head right away to Alaska for its Dungeness crabs which are abundant in the state at any time of the year. This type of crab differs from the king crabs in size and shape of their bodies. Dungeness have disproportionate body (legs are small in relation to the bodies). They can be as large as half a foot wide and normally weighs 2 pounds or almost a kilo. Male crabs are much larger than the female.
In the state of Alaska, there are crab fishing regulations that need to be followed so that no complications will occur. And definitely, not all the crabs that are fished and caught can be had; the crab has to be mature and has a size of at least half a foot, otherwise you can’t harvest any crabs.
Caution is needed when trying to land crabs; be careful especially when handling these delicious crustaceans as they have really powerful pincers. Any strike from the crab with its pincers will cause painful injury to the angler, and more often than not, carelessness will make you contend with ugly skin marks and even scars.
What should you use for crab fishing? First of all, there are the ring nets, diving wears especially for this type of angling. And of course you will also need baits for fishing these crustaceans. Some of the more common baits are carcass of fish, salmon, herring, salmon and cod carcasses. These are very effective baits for crab fishing, and will help you in easily catching and landing the best Alaskan crabs there is.
