Aug 11, 2007 · What's your opinion on using or not using weight to keep your crab pot 30(non-commercial license type) or so size in place?Is weight needed in 6+ knot rivers? How about the bays?

Jul 5, 2014 · I am leaving the beach Sunday afternoon and will return Friday night (realistically will not get to the traps until Sat morning). Is it legal to leave the traps in the water for this long without …

May 8, 2019 · I want to set out about a dozen traps, what do you guys prefer Open or Box or something else? Someone on here suggested these for open top Also anyone have suggestions on crab …

Nov 4, 2016 · Vinyl coated traps are heavier and create more resistance, and crabs generally find them distasteful and completely yucky. The crabs clearly prefer galvanized steel or tarred sisal twine like …

Mar 5, 2011 · If I bought some battery powered LED lights and attached them to my recreational traps, and I only used and turned them on during the daylight hours,would that be illegal?

Oct 29, 2015 · Where is the best place to buy perfectionist ring traps?

Nov 18, 2016 · I built a folding type of crab trap that folds like a purse when you pull a draw string. It looks very much like a Crab Hawk.

Feb 16, 2006 · I just read a article about the effects of electrolysis on crabs. The article claims that any on coated ,ungrounded metal, rusts thus creating electrolysis.

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Mar 11, 2005 · Terrapins in Crab Traps: Recent studies have investigated the effectiveness of excluder devices for preventing the capture of diamond-back terrapins in commercial-style