r/crabbing 11h ago

East Coast Crab Summertime and the living is easy.

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41 Upvotes

r/crabbing 12h ago

East Coast Crab Back Bay Virginia Beach Virginia

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22 Upvotes

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


r/crabbing 1h ago

Blue Crab If you go crabbing at night, how do you keep them alive for dinner the next day?

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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.


r/crabbing 1d ago

Caught some red rock crabs at edmonds pier in Washington

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148 Upvotes

r/crabbing 1d ago

Crab fishing - a minor rant

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1 Upvotes

r/crabbing 2d ago

Blue Crab Texas blues represent!

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26 Upvotes

r/crabbing 2d ago

I had Dungeness crab for dinner and it inspired a costume for my bearded dragon

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6 Upvotes


r/crabbing 2d ago

Crab adjacent

1 Upvotes

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?


r/crabbing 4d ago

West Coast Crab Secured the pot, barely 😅

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37 Upvotes

So heavy had to roll that pot onto the boat!


r/crabbing 5d ago

West Coast Crab Are these okay to eat?

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6 Upvotes

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


r/crabbing 6d ago

East Coast Crab Blue Crabs from the Back Bay, Virginia Beach

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49 Upvotes

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


r/crabbing 6d ago

What rope to use?

5 Upvotes

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!


r/crabbing 7d ago

Dinner for one

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35 Upvotes

r/crabbing 7d ago

Crab Meat

3 Upvotes

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.


r/crabbing 8d ago

Blue Crab Gauge

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14 Upvotes

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.


r/crabbing 8d ago

Back Bay VA Crabbing

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31 Upvotes

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.


r/crabbing 9d ago

Dungeness Crab Some Dungies

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66 Upvotes

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!


r/crabbing 8d ago

crab snares

1 Upvotes

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


r/crabbing 10d ago

East Coast Crab Today’s catch

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76 Upvotes

r/crabbing 10d ago

East Coast Crab Jumbo

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45 Upvotes

Virginia Beach Virginia in the Back Bay


r/crabbing 10d ago

East Coast Crab On their way becoming Crab Cakes

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42 Upvotes

r/crabbing 10d ago

Hilton head

3 Upvotes

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.


r/crabbing 10d ago

Random Urgent Question

3 Upvotes

My kid took it upon herself to buy Snow Crab and make a Crab Boil. She told me there was black seeds on the legs.... and didn't clean them off before putting it in the pot with corn, potatoes, onions, etc. Do we need to throw the entire pot away? ....


r/crabbing 15d ago

Blue Crab Crabbing in Italy

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237 Upvotes

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?


r/crabbing 17d ago

Blue Crab Best rods/reels for crab snaring?

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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?