To Catch A Crab

I finally caught my first one Wednesday. I think it's taking them a while to get up on the cooler waters of the river, but they're definitely here. I'm experimenting with two different kinds of traps. The smaller one on the right is more popular on the West Coast, and includes a hinged door that only swings inward. Once the crab gets in, he can't open the door to get back out! The bigger, chicken-wire cage has a two funnel entrances so the crabs can swim in but not back out. It also includes a place to hold bait. I think I will like this trap much better, and it's the one that caught the first crab. I'm just not confident that they can figure out how to open the doorto get into the other cage! One thing I noticed, crabs are mean when they're caught! This one was jumping and snapping his claws, even spitting at me! Next I have to get a live cage of some kind to store them until they become dinner! -S