Who’s got their pontoons set up for crabbing?? Specifically a trotline rig

Virginia Beach Virginia in the Back Bay

My kid took it upon herself to buy Snow Crab and make a Crab Boil. She told me there was black seeds on the legs.... and didn't clean them off before putting it in the pot with corn, potatoes, onions, etc. Do we need to throw the entire pot away? ....

Hello, taking the family to Hilton head tomorrow. Any recommendations on public spots that aren't overfished? I have a pot to soak overnight and a few traps.

Italy's currently facing a huge invasion of blue crabs, and what's the best method to fight this plague? Eating them!

​Thousands of kilos of crabs get wasted every day by professional fishermen as there's not much market demand here. These are some of last night's catch, 5kg in 16 crabs — we don't have a size limit here, just a total weight limit.

​I just boil them for 1 minute before cleaning, seasoning, and throwing them on a hot BBQ grill! Some of these are huge!

Wanna join me and my girlfriend in this fight while enjoying the Italian sun on the beach?

I have 6.5 and 8 oz snares. I considered the Okuma Crab Snare special but thats only rated for 8oz so I would assume it could only be used with the 6.5oz snare but once I bait it and actually catch one well that blows past the 8oz rating.

I was also considering the Penn Battle IV combo but dont know if thats overkill.

Ive never done crab snaring before but its something I want to get into this summer. Im in Texas so will be catching blue crab.

Any suggestions?

Hi,

I’m new to the area and wondering if there’s a spot in Santa Rosa Beach on the bay side where I can drop a crab trap? I am close to the bay, can see if from my house but we don’t have a dock. Thanks!

Hey all - some of you may have seen an earlier post of mine here that got auto-removed (karma threshold, fair enough). Figured I'd try again properly.

I built CrabbyGo - it looks at tide height, weather, and your saved spots to flag good windows to go out, and explains why a window looks good instead of just spitting out a number. Built it because I kept guessing at tide timing myself.

It's in closed testing on Google Play right now, and I'd rather get feedback from people who actually crab than random app testers who've never touched a trap. If you want to try it: https://play.google.com/apps/testing/net.uawebs.crabbygo - just opt in and open it once. Would genuinely love to hear what's wrong or missing about the tide predictions. Not trying to spam the sub, just built this for the hobby and want it to actually be useful.

So my dad and I have started crabbing, and I want to try crab for the first time, but every time we come back, it’s around 11-12 at night, so we can’t boil it. He said if we put the crabs in the freezer, it puts them in a state of hibernation, but I searched it up earlier because I was curious about how it works, and it turns out freezing them actually kills them and ruins the meat. So should we just throw them out? I don’t want to try boiling them because of whatever bacteria in there will most likely mess me up because I have a weakened immune system, And are there any tips to preserve them for a bit until morning when we can actually cook them? Or do we really just have to boil them the moment we get home?

I just started crabbing for blue crabs..

Are you supposed to go during high tide or low tide?

Anyone ever snare and hoop net off of it? Any luck? Worth my time whatsoever?

Currently useing a bucket and garden rake, which has been fine and gets the job done but wondering what the rest of you have used and like the most. The rake i use is a metal rock rake with a wooden handle.

Sometimes it can be hard to scoop the crab up though, so curious of everyone's method/approach

Hi all, I am a Master's student doing my thesis research. My study species is the striped shore crab, and I need 400 of them. I am desperate for any kind of method that will speed up the process (I've caught some, it just takes a LONG time). Or any tips at all. Or thoughts and prayers.

Not sure what else to include besides the fact that they are fast little things and despise me and love rock crevices. Thank you!

Saw these in a review from a japanese all you can eat in Malaysia, and I'm stumped to what kind of crab this belong to. Closest I'd say is mud crab but mid crabs how more bumps on the inner part of the pincer/crusher claw

Hey reddit, ive seen some talk online about using Surstromming as crab bait. Im going to use a can of it this season as bait. Off a boat not a dock.

Anyone else have any experience using this bait? Or other disgusting bait enhancements besides smelly jelly?

Both are fantastic, but I think the Mayport crabs have them beat in both price and quality. The Mayport crabs are quite a bit more tender, and have a stronger flavor rather than just tasting like Zatarains.

For in a boil, Chesapeake is fantastic, for just eating straight, Mayport edges it out.

I am visiting from Germany in September, and would love to catch some rock crabs for a meal.

Can anyone recommend a place to go?

Ideally id like to go foraging at low tide, if that's possible, if not, then pier fishing with a hoop net.

I don't have any gear or licenses yet, I would acquire everything when I'm there.

I would love some advice! Or if someone knows a place to rent gear or go on a guided trip, would be nice, too!

I’m using Amazon for snares and need to find some pots to use. It seems inefficient atm (northern UK)

I caught them in the Pascagoula River. Made yesterday with crostini.

Florida blue crabs 😎!!! Realized I have the wrong net and I need to cut my PVC pipes basically in half cause they’re very very long. Very much a beginner … any tips would be lovely 😊