A Quick Summary Is it legal to catch crabs year-round in Texas? It is legal to recreationally catch blue and stone crabs in Texas year-round. However, there is the annual crab trap clean up week in February, the slowest crabbing month, when you cannot use crab pots. During this week you can still use hand…
I’m excited to share with you all a crab pot that I just purchased from the store kcrabpots, on eBay.com. He’s a custom crab trap maker who has been making pots since 2002! Click here to see kcrabpot’s store on eBay.com (Affiliate Link). Features This trap has four entrances for crabs, a built-in bait box…
There’s nothing as discouraging as cracking open a crab and finding no meat. Today, I’m going to give you a few ways to tell if the crab you’re about to eat is hollow or full of meat. To determine whether a crab is hollow or full of meat, look at its underbelly. A light-colored and…
The quality of crab traps for sale online is pitiful, to say the least. So-called “Best Seller” crab traps on Amazon and other online retailers will either fall apart or not hold blue crabs. As somebody who has spent a bit too much on crabbing gear, I’m here to tell you the difference between a…
Every crabber knows that catching crabs is only half the battle. Getting them to your dinner plate is a whole different ball game! I’m here to tell you that getting crabs from the water to the steamer is not a very hard task. I put together this guide with 8 easy and repeatable steps for…
Many beginner crabbers ask the important question: what do I need to go crabbing? I was so surprised to find that there was not an article on the subject! The fill the void, I came up with a list of 20 items you absolutely need to go crabbing, including a few essentials that the other…
Knowing how many crabs are in a bushel is vital information any newbie crabber needs to know. States regulate the number of crabs caught by the bushel, crab vendors sell by the bushel, and commercial fishermen report their catch by the bushel. Needless to say, it’s very important to know how many crabs are in…
A common thing most newbie crabbers fail to understand is how a crab pot functions. Knowing this won’t only make you a more knowledgeable crabber, but it will also make you realize how to make certain adjustments to up your chances of catching a crab dinner. So, how do crab pots work? Crab pots work…
Before you cook crabs, it’s important to know which crabs are alive, and which are not. Crabs that die before you cook them taste mushy, flavorless, and sometimes make you sick. So, how can you tell the difference? You know a crab is dead if its body is limp, mouth hangs open, and fins are…