Went crabbin with my friend and rv resort general manager off this pier close to Florence, Or
Here is the crab trap being prepared. There is a chicken leg-n-thigh AND the "secret" bait (a can of cheap tuna cat food) all speared through with a stiff piece of metal wire and woven through the traps webbing.
This trap is lowered into the bay and because it lays flat the crabs just crawl over to the bait. As you pull up the trap the larger outer ring comes up first so the crabs stay towards the lower center.
Then in about 15 minutes you haul up on your tether to retrieve your catch. As you can see from the railing top this is a favorite place for crabbers to go. Now I've got to tell you that if you don't attach your bait through the traps webbing it will float away when you are lowering your trap into the water. Oops.
Here is another type of crab trap. Our next door neighbor had to throw all these back as they were too small.
Here is one of my hauls. You can see the chicken leg-n-thigh in the center with some crab surrounding it.
At the end of the day you come home to a crab boil. Good Eatin!
Terrific sunset. The perfect end to a perfect day. Good Livin!
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