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, …
Blue crab traps come in many shapes, sizes and designs but all of them have the same purpose and that is to catch as many blue crabs as possible. One thing that you do find with these traps over normal crab traps is that they almost all have as cage or wire wall to surround …
It is important to know the crabbing laws before heading out. Fish and Game often come out to enforce their laws, and the fines can be hefty. We’ll summarize the major California crabbing laws here to help you avoid the fines. First off, please review the laws and regulations for yourself. I’ve posted California’s laws …
There are many, many different crab traps out there, and it can be quite confusing when trying to choose a trap to start out with. We’ll narrow them down into several categories here, and try to help you make the right choice. Ring Net Crab Traps This ring net crab trap is typically composed of …
There are a ton of baits that are recommended for crabbing, and choosing the right one is tricky. We’ll go through a list of common baits and their effectiveness, and hopefully help you choose the best bait for your next crabbing trip. Crab Attractant Crab attractants are generally made from concentrated fish oil and other …
Whether it is your first time crabbing or not, this list will provide you with some helpful items that will definitely come in handy for your crabbing adventure. Traps You have a lot of different options when it comes to actually extracting the crabs from the water: Crab Pots – A wire trap with bait …