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babe01

babe01		 I love the Northwestern
May 3 2008, 10:07 PM EDT
I watch the show all the time, my god, Sig is such a babe! 5  out of 7 found this valuable. Do you?    
phills03

phills03		 I like the Corneila Marie btter.
May 4 2008, 12:30 AM EDT
This might be a stupid question, but how do the crabs get into the pots? i watch the show all the time every time it comes on but they never have really showed how they get into the pots. 1  out of 1 found this valuable. Do you?    
fancyfish00
fancyfish00		 RE: I like the Corneila Marie btter.
May 5 2008, 8:26 PM EDT
I have an answer for you and there is never a stupid question. Just inquiring mind thats all! To answer your question two of the sides of the pot are pushed inward and there is a little opening so they can crawl in but its to small of a hole for them to find and to crawl back out. Think of it this way Take piece of paper and make a funnel shape out of it. Now put a fly in the funnel and it can crawl out the little hole but sit the fly on the outside of the funnel and it would have a hard time getting back in it from the small end. I hope this helps it is the best way I could think to explain it. 1  out of 1 found this valuable. Do you?    
phills03

phills03		 RE: I like the Corneila Marie btter.
May 5 2008, 10:50 PM EDT
"I have an answer for you and there is never a stupid question. Just inquiring mind thats all! To answer your question two of the sides of the pot are pushed inward and there is a little opening so they can crawl in but its to small of a hole for them to find and to crawl back out. Think of it this way Take piece of paper and make a funnel shape out of it. Now put a fly in the funnel and it can crawl out the little hole but sit the fly on the outside of the funnel and it would have a hard time getting back in it from the small end. I hope this helps it is the best way I could think to explain it."

Thanks for answering my question, your answer was a great explanation. Do you find this valuable?    
fancyfish00
fancyfish00		 RE: I like the Corneila Marie btter.
May 6 2008, 8:16 PM EDT
Your very welcome I am glad I could help. Do you find this valuable?    
SandyShells
SandyShells		 RE: I love the Northwestern
May 7 2008, 12:21 PM EDT
Northwestern and crew is number one, Corneila Marie and crew is a hair behind them, Maybe because we got to know the Northwestern first or because they are the top. ? Still love Corneila Marie but I would like to see Capt Phil throttle Jake H. next time he gets out of line. Love you Jake H. but I don't think you can continue to get away with your stunts for much longer, Look at your brother he's got it down now. Do you find this valuable?    
surf66
surf66		 RE: I like the Corneila Marie btter.
May 7 2008, 1:35 PM EDT
My uncle "Stuffy" was a crabber on the Chesapeake for 60 years. Now I know. the mild and mellow Atlantic seaboard aint Alaska, but the method is similar cause I used to help him pull his 'pots' Blue Crab pots are smaller thats all. He's bait them with spot, croaker or chicken necks. drop them in a string before the tides and pull them in the afternoon. Crabs are on the bottom they find the small opening to get to the bait. Once they stretch out they're in for keeps cause they're legs claws and backfins cant collapse thru the opening. some of the best tasting seafood ever. Do you find this valuable?    
Crabfisherman
Crabfisherman		 RE: I like the Corneila Marie btter.
May 7 2008, 7:17 PM EDT
Nah i still say that the NorthWestern is better than any other boat out there i don't care what u sya it's a fact Do you find this valuable?    
surf66
surf66		 RE: I like the Corneila Marie btter.
May 7 2008, 8:58 PM EDT
actually, as far as modern equipment goes: Time Bandit looks to be the most shipshape and modern craft in the fleet from what I can see. Northwestern is a classic ship, from the rake of the bow to the wide superstructure....but its a one-prop boat, one driveshaft....you lose that: you have problems....which is why the Northwestern was stuck in Dutch Harbor getting the solitary prop repaired....twin or trble screws keep the overall strain off the drivetrain...lessen catastrophic breakdowns and keep you going when one fails....correct me if I'm wrong.
The Northwestern is a pretty ship however, I'll give you that Do you find this valuable?    
phills03

phills03		 RE: I like the Corneila Marie btter.
May 7 2008, 11:07 PM EDT
Yeah the Northwestern is a nice ship and they have good equipment, but like any other boat or ship is gonna have problems whether its the crew or the ship itself but to my recallling quote me if im wrong, but the Cornelia Marie hasnt had any real problems with the ship or the crew like the other ships have had now and in the past except for the week that Phil was having a hard time finding crab. But i still say the Cornelia Marie is the better ship and has been right up there with Northwestern and and i think the Time Bandit as far as catches go. Do you find this valuable?