This video shows the launching of a crab trap with a shore crabbing pole.
The shore crabbing pole is a flotation device attached to the end of a very long pole. The pole is laid on the shore with the float at the waters edge. This is a tool designed to place crab traps a distance from shore out into the water. The crabbing pole in the video is 60 feet long and 100 feet or more is very conceivable. Other potential uses: shore fishing, soundings, life saving.
This is a very safe crabbing tool. There is never a need for the operator to enter the water, so it is safe for children and non-swimmers.
This crabbing pole is my invention after years of crabbing from shore. There is no co-inventor. The simplicity of this pole suggests that something like this must have been invented before, but a quick search on the internet showed that if this tool is in use somewhere, it is very rare.
Therefore, I encourage you to build (or have someone build it for you) a shore crabbing pole for yourself. For a clear conscience please send me $5 US. Should you profit from my invention, I will of course expect a percentage of the profits.
This is a great year to crab the bays, estuaries and inlets, and there's nothing better than crab with melted butter! Have fun!
Sincerely,
Timothy Carter
35 Wake Robin Lane
Fortuna, CA 95540
greenpearfarm@gmail.com
