This picture shows how a set of 10 Crabcatcher Crab Traps with the ropes attached. You need a five gallon paint pail with holes. This allows the crabs to breathe. You also need a package of 10 chicken necks for bait and a set of crab tongs for new crabbers to pick up the crab to place in the pail.

Here you can see how the “Dome" Crabcatcher Crab Traps are arranged on a pier. The Crabcatcher Traps need about six feet between traps to be able to throw them correctly.

After the Crabcatcher Crab Traps are placed in the location where you wish to crab, PLEASE TIE THE LOOSE ENDS TO A SECURE OBJECT. This will solve the problem of losing the trap when thrown in the water!

The other five traps should be placed on the opposite side of the pier. The reason for this is the flow of the tide. The best method is to have the trap thrown with the tide. This keeps the netting from interfering with crab getting to the bait.

This Picture shows the method for attaching the chicken neck to the top swivel of the Crabcatcher Crab Trap. You can lay the chicken neck out lengthwise. Tie a five inch piece of string around the chicken neck, in the middle of the neck. Place one end of the string through the top swivel and pull the neck up tight and tie the string ends together with two overhand knots. Cut off the excess string.

After all traps are loaded with a chicken neck and the trap has been tied to a secure object, it can be thrown into the water. Grasp the line about one foot from the top of the trap and throw the trap as far as the rope will allow. The trap will sipn to the bottom and attract crabs from up to six feet away.

After leaving the Dome Crabcatcher Crab Trap on the bottom for five to fifteen minutes it is time to retrieve your crab. This is accomplished by using the following instructions:
1} grasp the rope attached to the trap and give it a quick jerk, this sets the crab in the trap.
2) retrieve the net with a steady hand over hand pull.
3) when the trap breaks the water you should see the crab laying in the Crabcatcher as shown.

After retrieving the Crabcatcher trap you can set the trap down on the deck. The Crab will roll over and most of the time the crab will walk out of the trap.

This is the fruit of your labors at catching crabs at this time you can measure the crab for the minimum size as a keeper. Please make sure the crab meets the minimum size for your states' Department of Natural Resources fishing and shell fish regulations.

If you are not comfortable handling blue crabs, you can use crab tongs to pick up the crab to be placed in the crab pail with the holes. As crabs are placed in the crab bucket they will settle down and become friendly with the other crabs.

This is the proof the Crabcatcher Crab Trap will do what it claims. Place a wet towel over the top of the pail to keep the sun from drying out the caught crabs.