Went to a kayaking crab derby Saturday and tried for bottomfish while my trap was soaking. Got one hit the entire day.
Crabbing was decent though. I had 7 keepers, but being new to crabbing I thought it was a good idea to put the trap back down and keep the crab fresher by leaving them in there. BAD idea. Next time I pulled the trap I was left with three and one was female. Learned my lesson on that one.
My buddy pulled in 10 keeper crabs. The place is LOADED with crab, which explains the smaller size requirements and limit of 15 in that area.
The scenery was fantastic but a bit windy as noon hit.
Good day on the water, bad day for fishing.