Crabbing at Deception Pass

With OPENING DAY of crabbing down south, we headed out with my Dad (Grandpa) and a car full of Silves boys to haul in some crab!  We took Dad's boat, and while we had hoped for SUNSHINE and CRAB, we got skunked on both but had fun anyway.  I forgot how pretty it was out on the water, and how disorienting it can be.  The boys claim the "cuddy" as their own, and spent much of the trip down there staying warm, full, and happy!

 The tide was ripping, with a 7 foot change in just a few short hours.  When we dropped all six of our crab pots, their bouy's sunk below the service within 20 seconds!!!  That made for some serious wondering over the next few hours....  How long would it take before the tide went out enough that they popped back up?  Had the tide moved the pots?  Hmm..  Only time could tell!

 Hmm.. Do you think they like the boat?  At one point Wyatt clung on to Grandpa from behind.  I think he thought that he was "getting" him!

 Nothing like taking a break from pot searching - Wayne entertained us with a booty shake!

 As we were finishing up - doing our last scan of the water to find our very last pot, I thought we were about to lose Weston...  he was tired and I think a little sea sick!  He hung in there until we hit dry land, and bounced back quickly. 

After it was all said and done, we caught 4 crab, and came home with none - we found a young family on a small boat and gave our 4 to them!  Wayne was happy that other little kids could have some crab too.