i love DE-MD crabbing,you should try painting ur crab pots yellow,i run trot line in st.micheals,MD man what a place,i love there marina you can crab all day then take a short break and ride on over to there marina and fuel up ur boat and grab some food
@brianczaw Yeah. The officer also said that if they find the traps "illegally set, all they do is confiscate them". I am a big supporter of keeping our bay the way it was, and i only keep legal limit crabs and absolutly no females... but it really is fine to fish upto 3 pots without a pier. That is if you have a maryland rec. crabbing license...
We use necks. Heck of a lot cheaper than wings. Yes, our limit is only a bushel, and we usual come close. We use razor clams early in the season. in Md, we cant use pots unless you are commercial or have a private dock...
not a chichen wing its a chicken neck. I use chicken necks for crabbing. but if you are using pots i would rather use a bait fish called bunker. I hear bunker makes really good bait for crabbing.
i remember a time when you could catch 8 inchers no problem, but now.....
Jakeanatorable 2 weeks ago
i love DE-MD crabbing,you should try painting ur crab pots yellow,i run trot line in st.micheals,MD man what a place,i love there marina you can crab all day then take a short break and ride on over to there marina and fuel up ur boat and grab some food
NIGHTRIDER995 3 months ago
I have the same traps but mine have 3 springs per trap.
madcrabber1113 4 months ago
why dont yall just buy a couple of big traps in stead of a bunch of em litle traps
thebloodymess1 8 months ago
@thebloodymess1 because we can't use the big crab pots in the MD portion of the bay. Only Commercial crabbers can use those..
brianczaw 8 months ago
@brianczaw yes you can. I asked 2 Maryland watershed officers about it and they said up to 3 pots, but you can only keep 1 bushel per person.
Mightylite94 7 months ago
I wouldn't if I was you. you have to be on a private pier owner and its 2 traps.
brianczaw 7 months ago
@brianczaw Yeah. The officer also said that if they find the traps "illegally set, all they do is confiscate them". I am a big supporter of keeping our bay the way it was, and i only keep legal limit crabs and absolutly no females... but it really is fine to fish upto 3 pots without a pier. That is if you have a maryland rec. crabbing license...
Mightylite94 7 months ago
@Mightylite94 Go for it then, but you better check the MD DNR regs.. I just did.
brianczaw 7 months ago
@brianczaw Ok, i'll check it out. Thanks though and god bless... happy crabbing :)
Mightylite94 7 months ago
@brianczaw just saying, i copied and pasted this from the MD DNR website. = OWNER OF PRIVATE SHORELINE PROPERTY
■Creel limits vary depending on whether the crabber is licensed or not - see Individual Crabbing information above.
■2 crab pots from a private propoerty or pier or within 100 yds of shore and attached by line
Mightylite94 7 months ago
because we can't use the big crab pots in the MD portion of the bay. Only Commercial crabbers can use those..
brianczaw 8 months ago
@brianczaw o im in tx and thats al we use
thebloodymess1 8 months ago
Hoftra is the best
TrapperPike 11 months ago
We use necks. Heck of a lot cheaper than wings. Yes, our limit is only a bushel, and we usual come close. We use razor clams early in the season. in Md, we cant use pots unless you are commercial or have a private dock...
brianczaw 1 year ago
not a chichen wing its a chicken neck. I use chicken necks for crabbing. but if you are using pots i would rather use a bait fish called bunker. I hear bunker makes really good bait for crabbing.
Doug2393 1 year ago
were you guys able to catch a bushel by do that???
Doug2393 1 year ago
@Doug2393
i caught 200 with traps. traps is the most fun in my mind
dancenelly 8 months ago
Chicky wing???
saltycreefer 1 year ago