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hello
I was wondering where i can go crabbing around here. i just bought my first crab trap and looking forward to catch a blue crab but no luck... any suggestion would be so helpful, thanks

i have the basket trap and the a crab pot thanks

Try the icw at Hollywood beach

there solid in deerfield

the ICW in Hollywood is loaded with them so is the Dania cut off canal towards the East
caught these in the cut off canal

Nice haul of claws. That is gonna be good.

Tonyc wrote:there solid in deerfield

any where specific???? I tried a couple places but no luck... i am determined to catch a crab...

John you bet they were delicious!! I invited my grandparents and some friends over for a crab feast one night, and about your question man, they are all over the place and you will have to keep trying different spots because they're never in just one spot, if your trying in the ICW try crabbing in the small park with the fishing dockjust south of the sea legs party boat, when driving south on A1A, pass the sea legs marina and its that first little park on the right that has all those grills and picnic tables, reason its good is that the sea legs comes in and dumps fish carcasses and pieces every day for a very long time LOL those pieces sink and attract crabs like nuts so they will at least be more concentrated around there, if I may ask what bait are you using in your traps??

thanks .... i have to try there... but i am looking for somewhere near deerfield beach/ boca area right now... i have used chicken, old mullet & fish but no luck.. thanks for all the advice

Try Sullivan park in deerfield next to the bridge i see big blue claws there all the time

Pioneer park has them to

i am going to try there tomorrow.... any specific time?????

I have no idea what times are best i dont crab those are places i have seen them . I see a lot of guys put out traps on the Federal highway bridge as well its just north of hillsboro blvd before u get into boca . They must them there cause there is always folks crabbing there .

I don't livee up in deerfield but I'm sure what tonyc said is a great spot, aside from fishing I have been crabbing for quite awhile, tides do not matter when crabbing, the current is what matters the most the stronger the current, the better, as it carries the smell of the bait a longer way then crabs will salivate over the smell LOL!! Crabs will be attracted to new and old bait, I try to use fresh, raw chicken drumsticks as bait, you may not do well your first couple tries, but you will do well later, you have to keep tryying, put several pieces of chicken in your trap and don't give up!!!

I tend to see them in numbers any place that has a real muddy bottom you could try any back canals in the ICW to i would think .

thanks again guys... will post if i catch any... wish me luck