Hey Bloo, I hear they're baaack.

[Billybob]

Scotch - what bloo said. I like the drumsticks best, dead fish, live killies on a ring work good too.Sometimes you need a little weight to hold bottom, but use as little as possible because it's harder to feel the crab with the weight.The pyramid traps, and basket traps are a good idea too, but handlining is definately more fun - and kids seem to love to crab, you get the occasional snapping turtle or fish run off with the line too. Crabs are supposedly very sensitive to salinity, I always crab the brackish waters, the little creeks that run off the Connecticut river are my usual boat places.This year, I want to try it at night with a powerful light, just scooping them, I used to do that as a kid, but I need someone with a shallower draft boat, to try that.If you're really interested, or just like a good read - get "beautiful swimmers" it's a great book .