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NedsPoint posted 11-14-2002 02:48 PM ET (US)
Anybody use there Whaler to pull a scallop dredge? I did for the first time, this past weekend up here in the NE. A blast! Took me 2 hours to clean out the boat afterwards tho. Wish I had alittle more room in my Newport. I'm going to throw a temporary culling board across the back to sort the seaweed/scallops for this weekend. Can't put the boat away yet...no ice yet! Anybody ever try this?
BMC posted 11-14-2002 03:37 PM ET (US)
I used to do it on the vineyard in a 13' with two drags and culling board set up, no problem.
Swellmonster posted 11-16-2002 01:37 PM ET (US)
How big are your scallops up there?
John O posted 11-16-2002 06:06 PM ET (US)
That's pretty cool. Is it like lobstering where one gets a rec. permitt?
NedsPoint posted 11-17-2002 12:02 PM ET (US)
The bay scallops I got in the harbor are the perfect size (lets say, uncooked, about 3/4 in. to 1 in. rectangle). They swell alittle when cooked. I have a town issued shellfish license, $25 a year (one of the few "taxes" in town worth every penny!!!).
I finished my culling table and put in on the Newport in my driveway yesterday. Now am watching the 30kt NE gale blow. Maybe later in the week. BTW - I have a $35 state recreational lobster permit too, run 10 traps all summer. Not traditional Boston Whaler activities...but actually is the perfect boat!
2ndWhaler posted 11-17-2002 04:44 PM ET (US)
Towed six dredges (drags) with a 17 footer and a 70HP outboard. A cull board is a must. Hauled dredges over the side by hand. Scallop crop has not been good the last 10 years or so, so dredges hang on garage wall. Whaler is a good platform for scalloping.
NedsPoint posted 11-18-2002 08:00 AM ET (US)
2ndWhaler - what ya got for old cars?? (saw on your profile). I got '69 Chevelle Malibu, small block, done up pretty well.
Scallops picking up here in Buzzards Bay.
TampaTom posted 11-18-2002 02:27 PM ET (US)
These scallop dredges. Could they be used on the oster bar in the middle of my canal?
If so, where can I get one
NedsPoint posted 11-19-2002 08:39 AM ET (US)
TT - I think scallops sit on top of the seaweed/sand, the dredge runs along the bottom and "kicks up" stuff into a trailing net. If you have to dig down (oysters?) or have any rocks, the scallop dredges would not work.
BMC posted 11-19-2002 01:26 PM ET (US)
You can drag for oysters, they do it in the Chesapeake.
Steve Leone posted 11-19-2002 06:04 PM ET (US)
I grew upon an oyster lease. Oysters can generally be had at low tide. I believe a dredge would be overkill. You would probably end up with more "bottom" than oyster. I used to dive for them off a 13ft whaler with a snorkel and mask in the summer. This way the afternoon sun would never reach them. Interesting info: During the gold rush in California the MOST expensive item on a menu that you could order at a restaurant was "Hangtown Fry". This was an oyster dish. I have the recipe if anyone is interested. De-licious!!!
Swellmonster posted 11-20-2002 01:46 PM ET (US)
Have you ever cleaned scallops with a shop vac?

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Author	Topic: Scallop Dredging
NedsPoint	posted 11-14-2002 02:48 PM ET (US) Anybody use there Whaler to pull a scallop dredge? I did for the first time, this past weekend up here in the NE. A blast! Took me 2 hours to clean out the boat afterwards tho. Wish I had alittle more room in my Newport. I'm going to throw a temporary culling board across the back to sort the seaweed/scallops for this weekend. Can't put the boat away yet...no ice yet! Anybody ever try this?
BMC	posted 11-14-2002 03:37 PM ET (US) I used to do it on the vineyard in a 13' with two drags and culling board set up, no problem.
Swellmonster	posted 11-16-2002 01:37 PM ET (US) How big are your scallops up there?
John O	posted 11-16-2002 06:06 PM ET (US) That's pretty cool. Is it like lobstering where one gets a rec. permitt?
NedsPoint	posted 11-17-2002 12:02 PM ET (US) The bay scallops I got in the harbor are the perfect size (lets say, uncooked, about 3/4 in. to 1 in. rectangle). They swell alittle when cooked. I have a town issued shellfish license, $25 a year (one of the few "taxes" in town worth every penny!!!). I finished my culling table and put in on the Newport in my driveway yesterday. Now am watching the 30kt NE gale blow. Maybe later in the week. BTW - I have a $35 state recreational lobster permit too, run 10 traps all summer. Not traditional Boston Whaler activities...but actually is the perfect boat!
2ndWhaler	posted 11-17-2002 04:44 PM ET (US) Towed six dredges (drags) with a 17 footer and a 70HP outboard. A cull board is a must. Hauled dredges over the side by hand. Scallop crop has not been good the last 10 years or so, so dredges hang on garage wall. Whaler is a good platform for scalloping.
NedsPoint	posted 11-18-2002 08:00 AM ET (US) 2ndWhaler - what ya got for old cars?? (saw on your profile). I got '69 Chevelle Malibu, small block, done up pretty well. Scallops picking up here in Buzzards Bay.
TampaTom	posted 11-18-2002 02:27 PM ET (US) These scallop dredges. Could they be used on the oster bar in the middle of my canal? If so, where can I get one
NedsPoint	posted 11-19-2002 08:39 AM ET (US) TT - I think scallops sit on top of the seaweed/sand, the dredge runs along the bottom and "kicks up" stuff into a trailing net. If you have to dig down (oysters?) or have any rocks, the scallop dredges would not work.
BMC	posted 11-19-2002 01:26 PM ET (US) You can drag for oysters, they do it in the Chesapeake.
Steve Leone	posted 11-19-2002 06:04 PM ET (US) I grew upon an oyster lease. Oysters can generally be had at low tide. I believe a dredge would be overkill. You would probably end up with more "bottom" than oyster. I used to dive for them off a 13ft whaler with a snorkel and mask in the summer. This way the afternoon sun would never reach them. Interesting info: During the gold rush in California the MOST expensive item on a menu that you could order at a restaurant was "Hangtown Fry". This was an oyster dish. I have the recipe if anyone is interested. De-licious!!!
Swellmonster	posted 11-20-2002 01:46 PM ET (US) Have you ever cleaned scallops with a shop vac?