Recreational Crabbing With Hand Trap Method of Crabbing
in Delaware & Maryland

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The hand trap method of crabbing involves lowering a trap to the bottom and periodically raising it to check for crabs.

The collapsible traps eliminate the potential for error in using a dip net and are useful for crabbing from a bridge or deep water where a net is not practical or the crab could drop off the line on the way up.

*Information courtesy of the University of Delaware Sea Grant Marine Advisory Service.