Old discarded crab traps

[swamp snorkler]

Originally Posted by Goooh

I bet you know some that will leave them if they are all screwed up though!

The few I know bring in the torn up ones and replace them. Look at a crabber on return trip to the dock, they almost always have a trap or 2 on the deck. When they go out they have a couple to replace the broken ones.

Crabbers run the same type of engine that rec guys run, they get **** caught in thier props too, they dont want to have to cut a trap out of thier prop just the like the rest of us. They doing all they can to save them. Do some get messed up and left out there? Yes, it's pretty evident. But I can garuntee no (that I know) crabber is doing it on purpose. I know quite a few that participate in dereliect crab trap removal programs.