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Standin' at the dock of the bay ...
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Smilin' on the dock of the bay ...
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In Oregon, you can only keep the males.
This is what a female looks like ... and we sure saw a lot of little lady crabs.
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The bait: mink.
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The only boy was too small. He's measuring ... too sad.
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Look at that load!
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One of my favorite moments was when we met this OSU fish biologist. He and his friend had caught two 25 lb salmon, and two small ones. He gave us a fish anatomy lesson as he gutted the beauties - even opened the stomach so we could see the candlestick fish they'd had for lunch. The eggs were amazing - I had no idea there were so many. It was a homeschooling-at-it's-finest moment.
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