Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Fleet Landing's soft shell crab sandwich. Credit: Provided; Ilyn Brown The No. 1 rule of soft ...

Get Ready: You’ll need a ball of string, a net, and crab bait. 2. Size and Catch Limits: There are size restrictions on the crabs you can keep: peelers/shedders must be at least 3 inches ...

Soft shell green crabs can be more versatile ... For fishermen like Massi and Sewall, every green crab sold for bait is a missed opportunity to win over a new customer — either at a restaurant ...

“If you’re using good bait,” Masi says ... But in their soft-shell form, you can eat the whole crab—just like the prized soft-shell blue crab from the Mid-Atlantic. In order to get a freshly molted ...

and sold to regional restaurants for their soft-shell crab meat while hard-shell green crabs can be purchased as bait. “One of the things we’re really trying to do is diversify the options of ...

But while the rest of the anglers are arguing, I’m packing up my one bass lure—a soft plastic stick bait— and I’m going fishing. The author shows off a big bass caught with a trusty soft ...

Fish, chicken, and razor clams all make good, smelly bait to attract the crabs. The best time to crab is the few hours before and after high tide. Fall tends to yield the meatiest crabs after they ...