Abandoned crab pots can be a serious issue in the Chesapeake Bay. As long as there is bait in them they will continue to catch crabs. A dead crab in an abandoned pot becomes bait. But a recent ...

Sports How and where to crab: ‘No, they don’t like smelly fish’ bait With the recreational crab season open, here are tips and information to help you succeed. By Mike Benbow Special to The ...

You can buy or craft crab pots. Once you have a crab pot (or pots) all you have to do is place them in the nearest water source, place some bait inside and return the next day.

of succulent crab, comes the cleaning of the pot where legs have let loose into crevices, and claws, dropped here and there in the water, grip each other so tightly we have to pry them loose.

Who “invented” the crab pot is a topic that still stirs vigorous debate. But not as much as the color of the vinyl-coated pots that are supplanting the traditional galvanized pots. Old-timers ...

PUGET SOUND — Pursuing Dungeness crab is a fun summertime activity whether you’re setting a pot from a pier or boat or wading along a beachfront with dip net in hand. To boost the excitement ...

Mr Brennan said he had been a target of crab pot raiders for five long years, but the problem had spiralled out of control recently. “My best hit was 24 pots – that was in one go,” he said.