Commercial crabbing differs from recreational crabbing in several important ways. For example, a commercial crabber needs a different type of license – in Maryland, for example, there are three major license categories for commerical crabbing. They include the Limited Crab Catcher License (LCC), which permits the use of trotlines and up to 50 crab pots; …
What is crabbing line? Line is another word for a rope that is used on a boat. Whether you plan to crab with a bottom line, trotline or traps, you will need most definitely need a bit of line. The line you use should be NYLON. Why? Because nylon line does not mildew or deteriorate …
How to Store Live Crabs If you decide to save your crabs for later then you will need a cold box or a walk-in refrigerator. Keep the temperature at 42 degrees. Once you place the basket of crabs in the cold box, they will go into a state of semi hibernation. Their system slows down …
Trotlining is an excellent, inexpensive way to catch crabs on your own without spending much money. If you’re interested in getting started, we went ahead and outlined the requirements, setting up process and an in-depth guide on how to start trotlining! Crabbing Trotline Requirements Using a trotline requires: A boat. A crab net. Bushel basket(s). …
It’s important to remember before you go out on your crabbing trip that each location has different guidelines for how large crabs need to be in order to be legally harvested. These regulations vary from state-to-state, county-to-county and species-to-species. In order to streamline the process of checking the size of a crab to see if …
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A strong pair of crabbing gloves can be the difference between a miserable, cold afternoon full of pinches and a carefree fishing experience. But choosing the right waterproof gloves that also prevent pinching can be tricky given all of the options on the market. That’s why we’ve done the work for you and poured over …
While there are many do-it-yourself options for making a crab snare, we’d strongly recommend buying one instead of making one yourself. It’s important to ensure that your crab snare’s bait cage is well designed to prevent the crabs from stealing your bait. Even more importantly, the loops need to be both durable to last and …
Shopping for a new jon boat and feel swamped with options? That’s understandable. They vary wildly in size, build quality and usability so we took the guess work out of the equation and have reviewed the positives and negatives of some of the most popular jon boats on the market today. In addition to getting …
Everybody loves a good crustacean. They are almost impossible to under cook and they always turn out juicy. Pair them with a decent sized steak and you have a great surf and turf combo. One pitfall to loving these kinds of dishes is the huge dent that it puts in your wallet. This is why …
Crab traps floats are quite simple little devices that are primarily used to mark where someone has dropped their crab traps or pots. They come in many different sizes, shapes, color and forms all designed to float on the waters surface just underneath the dropped crab trap. While they come in a variety of colors, …