Spider crabs

simon2345 · Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 7:41 pm Post subject: Spider crabs

Hi Guys i seem to be a magnet for spider crabs well my tackle does!! (fishing) they are mauling my snoods and cutting my hooks off.Have upgraded to shock leader as a snood and i know spiders are infesting the Solent at the moment but anyone got any better ways to avoid them and i dont mean float fishing or not fishing at all.. tougue

Tightlines!!

rabbi2 · Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 8:03 pm Post subject:

Try putting a small bit of polystyreen on the snood to lift you hook from the sea bed. I know it sounds daft but it works. Best of luck keith big grin

simon2345 · Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 8:06 pm Post subject:

Have used floating Beads even put two on to lift the rag up alittle but think maybe its the time of year but is anyone else suffering???Have fished along side people who dont seem to suffer my problem confused

Have put 2 hook flapper in and come out being just a flapper suprise

Lost about 8 hooks in one session.

dazzaman · Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 8:40 pm Post subject:

Could always try a monster crab pop up boilie big grin

If it works all well and good,if not the monster in it would scare the spiders away!!!
lol Darren cool

waverider14 · Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 12:48 pm Post subject:

Hi Si
If your catching the spider crabs keep them mate in some sea water and we'll have em off you they are the best bait for smoothounds and you can bring them on to peel PM me if you need info
Jay

weebster · Member Joined: Jun 12, 2008 Posts: 57

[quote="waverider14"]Hi Si
If your catching the spider crabs keep them mate in some sea water and we'll have em off you they are the best bait for smoothounds and you can bring them on to peel PM me if you need info
Jay[/quo

you will probably find that the spiders have all but finished their moult for this year,and unless they show signs of being in the peeling stage keeping them in sea water will more than likely get you a bucket load of dead crabs,air pump or not
on a serious note,spider crabs are subject to MINIMUM LANDING SIZE LAWS,which means you can only take a couple provided they are in size unless you have a licence,if caught with more the fines are astronomical.
BEWARE....any info on such can be got from your local sfc board big grin

simon2345 · Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 4:10 pm Post subject:

Hello jay.Well going on a night trip tonight so if i land any you be welcome to em.Ive got a bait bucket in the car so ill pm you tommorow if i have any winking

(which i expect as im the crab king of the solent at the moment lol)

weebster · Member Joined: Jun 12, 2008 Posts: 57

simon2345 · Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 4:28 pm Post subject:

Cheers m8

waverider14 · Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 5:31 pm Post subject:

Okay here goes the minimum landing size for a spider crab in the UK according to the national fishories directive (1967) revised in (2000)
is 130mm. shown below:

I hope this helps Si and thanks for pointing it out weebster.
happy

gazza76 · Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 5:34 pm Post subject:

nice 1 jay good info , did you draw the spider crab big grin

waverider14 · Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 5:46 pm Post subject:

No mate its copied from the law page
lol happy

skilling · Occasional Joined: Jan 13, 2007 Posts: 207

peeling or not peeling it does not matter for smoothounds. thats why hardbacks are a great bait also. any crab at any stage will catch smutts. big grin

weebster · Member Joined: Jun 12, 2008 Posts: 57

simon2345 · Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2008 2:31 am Post subject:

Yeah thx for the picture.Its definitely him jay cutting my snoods winking