> Born to be WillD Wrote:
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> I used to use a big strainer basket, crack open a few clams, let the
> crabs climb in to get em and hoist em out. Not much meat on the
> near-shore guys but we got some decent size doing this off a bridge by
> boothbay
Boothbay maine? I'm not far from there. We take an old 10 speed rim tied up so it stayed flat when u pulled it up. Tie some chicken bones to it and toss it off the dock. Crabs love it. You could use a moped rim also. (edited)