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Crabbing on Long Island

Originally published: July 26, 2009 3:09 PM
Updated: July 26, 2011 9:01 AM
By BY TOM SCHLICHTER  Special to Newsday

Quick ReadNever been crabbing? Here's everything you need to know, from where to go to tools of the trade.

Photo credit: Photo by Bruce Gilbert | It's blue crab season on Long Island. Crab courtesy of Two Cousins Fish Market in Freeport.

Catching crabs is fun, easy, uncomplicated and inexpensive. Here's everything you need to know about crabbing, along with hot spots on Long Island.

TOOLS OF THE TRADE

Blue crabs can be caught from boats, docks or shore in tidal creeks and bay waters using nets, traps and drop-lines. You can also skim them from bulkhead edges using a net during the day, or scoop them as they swim on the...