Berkely Boy,
Most of the crab I've seen come off the docks in the north end of the canal (up by the bridge) have been Red Rocks with a few dungy mixed in. At the south end of the canal you get more dungy than the red rocks.

I was out last weekend and did real well, But Unfortunately right now it seems a lot of the crabs are coming off a molt... so you'll get a lot of soft shells that need to go back.

Gotta agree with the freezer burnt salmon heads as best bait. Especially if you let them sit in the sun for a day or two. Have tried turkey legs, but they tend to fall off the bait hook a little too easy. Also, the biggest problem last year crabbing at area 8-2 were pot robbers. Several neighbors of ours at Camano had the same problem. And I am talking human robbers, not seals.

How deep is it off that Hood Canal bridge? I was there last weekend just driving by, stopped and walked down to the fishing area, and it was empty, nobody was there.

Take a sharp hatchet and split the frozen salmon heads down the middle. Twice as much bait and it exposes the oils in the head. Works really well.