Got crabs???

[Xp29h]

We used go scuba diving off the coast here in Maine and when we were done, we would grab a couple of potfuls of crab and cook them right up on the shore with a good fire and plenty of brewskis! Great times with many friends. If I remember correctly I think I woke up on many a beach the next day..oops!

 

[MoparMitch]

Of course not, I snorkeled down a few fathoms, caught them with my bare hands and banded them as I was surfacing.

I actually run a Trott line. Which is 1200ft long with chicken necks tied to it about every 9 ft. It is weighted down with about a foot of chain on each end to hold it down on the bottom. Also on each end is a buoy so I can locate the end of the line. My boat is rigged with a PCV pipe fabricated in the way of a hook assembly, which hangs over the side of the boat. I start at the end of the line by grabbing the line just in front of the buoy and hooking it over my PCV hook. So, as I go down the line, it comes up off of the bottom with crabs attached to SOME of the baits. As the get up to the hook, I net them with a steel net. As I continue down the line, it goes back down to the bottom for more crabs on the next run. Can usually catch a bushel in 8-10 runs down the line. It is fun, but I see the commercial guys out there crabbing every day. I don't think I want to do it for a living. LOL

 

[Richard Cranium]

Sounds like enjoyment & that's what it is all about. I've had Maryland crab cakes, but they did nothing for me, but king crab legs are awesome!

 

[satman72]

Coupla times a year I'll jump on a friends boat for a night time cruise with a few spotlights and net them while they swim near the top of the water.
Don't forget the CLAMS!!!!!

I'm not sure if I want clams with crabs.

 

[khryslerkid]

I'm not sure if I want clams with crabs.

That's why you steam them first!

 

[Moparsmitty]

Of course not, I snorkeled down a few fathoms, caught them with my bare hands and banded them as I was surfacing.

I think I saw you in a travel video diving for coins the tourists threw into the water. Was that you?

 

[Richard Cranium]

I'm not sure if I want clams with crabs.

Just remember; keep lobsters off you your piano and crabs off your organ.

 

[coronet340]

Crabs have as much meat on them as a chipmunk. Now, here in New England, this is some good eating...............

That's poor people food.

http://knowledgenuts.com/2013/11/05/lobster-was-once-a-poor-mans-food/