Fishing For

Blue Crab

4.0

(16)

70 Catches

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Top Fishing Spots To Catch Blue Crab

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(36)

North Atlantic Ocean (US/NC)

Tyrrell County, North Carolina

Brazoria County, Texas

Charles County, Maryland

Brazoria County, Texas

Saint Tammany Parish, Louisiana

Flagler County, Florida

Top Baits For Catching Blue Crab

Natural Baits by Dead Bait Human Foods Chicken Meat

4.0

(123)

7 Catches

Lures by Fishbites Fish'n Strips Pink - Shrimp Flavor

5.0

(2)

1 Catch

Lures by Bill Lewis Rat-L-Trap Magnum Force Chrome Blue Back

4.0

(7)

1 Catch

Natural Baits by Worms Fresh Water Night Crawlers

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(1155)

1 Catch

Natural Baits by Worms Fresh Water Earthworms

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(1234)

1 Catch

Natural Baits by Crabs Salt Water Fiddlers Crab

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(22)

1 Catch

Natural Baits by Dead Bait Human Foods Hot Dog

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(162)

1 Catch

Natural Baits by Live Bait Salt Water Atlantic Croaker

4.0

(22)

1 Catch

Recently Caught Blue Crab

Inma Pérez Rodes

1 day ago

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Alicante, Comunidad Valenciana

More crabs but still agressive 🦀

Species Blue Crab

Gear 1

6 likes • 1 comment

Karol Galik

2 weeks ago

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Saint Mary's County, Maryland

Nice blue 🦀

Species Blue Crab

Weight 1 lb

3 likes

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Sarah Hahn

2 weeks ago

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Anne Arundel County, Maryland

Species Blue Crab

5 likes

Oliver Floyd

2 weeks ago

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Brazoria County, Texas

Species Blue Crab

Weight 5 oz

Gear 4

6 likes

Oliver Floyd

2 weeks ago

•

Brazoria County, Texas

Species Blue Crab

Weight 5 oz

Gear 4

4 likes

Vic Yambao

3 weeks ago

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Ocean County, New Jersey

At low tide, I flipped over a bunch of rocks to look for tiny crabs for bait. Only thing I caught with it is a bigger crab. Keeper but full of eggs, so released.

Species Blue Crab

Gear 1

5 likes

Inma Pérez Rodes

4 weeks ago

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Alicante, Comunidad Valenciana

A pair of beautiful but highly aggressive blue crabs.

Species Blue Crab

Gear 1

9 likes • 1 comment

Alex Fenton

5 weeks ago

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Dorset, Tasmania

Species Blue Crab

8 likes

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