Planning to bring kids crabbing

[Rob Rockcrawler]

I fun way for the kids to crab is to tie a chicken wing on a fishing line with a sinker to keep it down. they get to reel in the crabs, its a nice way to do it, very smooth and its pretty fun stuff. Dont know if its agaisnt the rules in RI but its fine in CT according to a grren cop.

[bloocrab]

Originally Posted by Rob Rockcrawler

....tie a chicken wing on a fishing line with a sinker to keep it down. ....

If the chicken is frozen, it will thaw out quickly and sink by itself, if it's fresh chicken, that should sink rather quickly too.

Like going from mono to braid, you will notice a LOT more of the action when not using any weight....and on those days that us crabs are finicky, any added resistance will cause us to drop the offering as the weight will sometimes get hung up on river bottom objects...

Scoop with confidence or you'll never catch me. .......also remember, on cloudy days..I'll see you before you see me.

[jbapinoy]

Thanks for all the suggestions guys ... Was not able to go yesterday because of the weather hoping to do this coming weekend.

[RickBomba]

Send my bro, Rappin Mikey a PM...he's all abotu crabbin. I am a fan of chix necks...cheap and tough. Like Bloo said, scoop with confidence. I like to put the net in the water (need a long handled one) and bring the crab to the net.
This probably doesn't apply to crabblin with the kids, but Mikey and I used to bring some trivial pursuit cards to make the slow times more lively!

[WESTPORTMAFIA]

I did find out that hoop nets are ok.