invite me next time! Great series!
I love those critters. Pure evil at heart and tasty in the pot.
Proof that when the fishing sux there is always something to do.......
Very nice!!
Based on your pictures, you caught mostly illegal females ...
Do you even know the regulations?
Not smart ...
The Regs say "EGG" Bearing females can not be kept. Sounds like females are fair game.
http://www.wareham.ma.us/Public_Docu...egulations.pdf
as per Tuna Meltdown
6.19 Blue Crab Restrictions
(1) Definition. Blue crab means that species of crustacean known as Callinectes sapidus.
(2) Minimum Size. No person shall take, offer for sale, or possess at any time any blue crab measuring less than 5 inches across the shell from tip to tip of the posterior-most, longest spines along the lateral margins of the carapace.
(3) Possession Limits. It shall be unlawful for any recreational fisherman or commercial fisherman to take or possess:
(a) more than 25 blue crabs per 24-hour day; or
(b) any egg-bearing blue crab or female crabs with the egg mass (sponge), egg pouch or bunion removed at any time.