RE: [Paddlewise] Trolling and crabbing?

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Date sent:      	Wed, 17 Feb 1999 10:40:43 +0000
Subject:        	RE: [Paddlewise] Trolling and crabbing?
From:           	James H Ley <leyj_at_juno.com>

> In ref. to your question about crab traps, I have used both the folding
> side and the ring type from small boats in local bays.  The way we used
> then was to bait the traps and attach a float to the pull-up rope and
> drop several traps in different locations. 

But watch your local course rules!  I have developed a severe 
allergy to shellfish, so I don't stay on top of the situation here in 
southeastern Maryland ("Maryland is for Crabs" is a state slogan) 
but the watermen here might have something to say about trap 
numbers, etc.

I checked our local outfitter in Ridge last night --- the Daniels 
"small" 12" trap has square bottom and four triangular sides that 
are drawn up with a cord; $5.  Around here, you're a waterman who 
farms, a farmer who's a waterman, or you work for the Navy.

Jack Martin

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