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Mr. Sandman · 02-15-2003, 12:51 PM

I use to do it commercially for almost 10 years on the Great South Bay (LI) when I was 14-23yo, paid for a big part of my college that way. I only got little necks, averaged about 1500 per day. (3 count bags) (maybe 1 doz were chowda clams a peck or so of cherrys...all necks where I lived) (I rarely worked mud it was pretty sandy., about 8-10' of water) we use to get between 5-20 cents (mid 70's) per calm (for little necks) depending on the time of year. Generally it was about a dime.
I have no idea how you guys do today but I know the amount of work it took to dig 500 clams. I had arms like popeye back then. Now I get winded working my mechanical pencil.

(my best day (I'never foreget it) was when they opened an area that had been heavely transplanted. I headed out to this new area and there were so many boats you could walk across the water on them. But the clamming was amazing. 10 counts in no time. The rake was packed in a matter of seconds. But the price went to zippo and it was not worth the effort.)

02-15-2003, 12:51 PM	#12
Mr. Sandman Registered User iTrader: (0) Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 7,649	I use to do it commercially for almost 10 years on the Great South Bay (LI) when I was 14-23yo, paid for a big part of my college that way. I only got little necks, averaged about 1500 per day. (3 count bags) (maybe 1 doz were chowda clams a peck or so of cherrys...all necks where I lived) (I rarely worked mud it was pretty sandy., about 8-10' of water) we use to get between 5-20 cents (mid 70's) per calm (for little necks) depending on the time of year. Generally it was about a dime. I have no idea how you guys do today but I know the amount of work it took to dig 500 clams. I had arms like popeye back then. Now I get winded working my mechanical pencil. (my best day (I'never foreget it) was when they opened an area that had been heavely transplanted. I headed out to this new area and there were so many boats you could walk across the water on them. But the clamming was amazing. 10 counts in no time. The rake was packed in a matter of seconds. But the price went to zippo and it was not worth the effort.) Last edited by Mr. Sandman; 02-15-2003 at 12:55 PM..