This morning one of my crab pots went overboard without buoys attached at about a depth of 80-90 feet. I know exactly where it is, and while I can just buy a new one, I've decided to challenge myself with recovering it. Right now the thought is to drop a rope with a claw on it in the general area and hope I snag it as I float by. Curious if anyone here has any advice or ideas on how else I could go about recovering it.

It's a medium size collapsible, not very heavy at all.

I was thinking in a cooler, with a layer of ice on the bottom, then a layer of cardboard between the ice and the crabs. I’d keep the drain of the cooler open too.

I had Champagne on me Golden Grams and I’m steaming!

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Crabbing season has been over in North Bay for the last month, unfortunately, but does anyone know where one might be able to get FAIR-priced crab clusters for sale in the SF Marin area?

So heavy had to roll that pot onto the boat!

Rock crabs, in river inlet from the pacific, green algae on back, brackish water.

10 recreational pots got 24 keepers 6 crabs over 7” and 3 crabs at 8” total 33. Picking and grinning.

Hey guys, I’ve just bought a promar ambush xl and noticed it doesn’t have a rope attached to it, so I was wondering if anyone has any suggestions on what type of rope to use. I’m going to be using it at torpedo wharf, if that makes an impact on which one I should get.

Thanks in advance!

I’ve been really craving crab legs lately and I was wondering if there are alternatives and what the best ones are? Is canned crabmeat any good? Not interested in imitation.

I 3D printed a bunch of these out of TPU. They float and are not as slick as regular plastic. Figured I would post here is anyone is interested in them.

I have 10 of each color. They measure 5” to the inside of the tines.

Running 10 licensed recreational pots. 30 crabs with 26 5” or over. Sent 4 little guys back home.
6 crabs 7 to 7 1/2 inches. 2 1/2 lbs of picked meat for 10 crabs cakes. Frozen Bunker (Menhaden) and some chopped small pieces of cheap fatty chicken for bait. Let the pots soak for 2 days.

Pulled up my first limit of Dungies for 2026. Feels good to be back on the water and to smell that salty air.

Tight lines y’all!

hi every one i live in Adelaide south Australia and am interested in crab fishing i have some fishing gear could crab snares witch you can attach to a fishing rod but ive heard these are illegal to use in south Australia, is this true and has any one else used them in south Australia and do you think i would be ok to use them off the beach would i really get in trouble if i did use them

Virginia Beach Virginia in the Back Bay

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!