Dungeness crabs on the book cover were taken from the North Shore of Siletz during the incoming tide at 3:00 am met our expectations. Bill

Click HERE to place order for Oregon's Crabs.

The Book includes:

• All the information necessary to take Dungeness and red rock crabs from Oregon's Coastal Waters.
• The new edition is inclusive of the crabs of interest to recreational crabbers and stimulates the interest of young crabbers in the complexity and diversity of the crabs common to the Pacific Northwest.

• Evaluates the methods used to take Dungeness and red rock crabs.
• Updated maps of Oregon's Bays that disclose the areas of Oregon's Bays where crabs are commonly caught.
• Describes the innovative methods used to humanly kill and back Dungeness and red rock crabs in seconds rather than minutes.
• Recover a higher percentage of crab meat per crab using the same method used by professional Crab Shakers.
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• Family recipes that your family will love. Our recipes emphasize using cooking methods that enhance the naturally sweet flavor of crab meat to its full potential. This year's new original recipe for Oregon's Crab Louis with dressing is worth the price of the book.
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• Personalize your copy of Oregon's Clams with an autograph by the author by entering your name or the name of the person you are giving the book to in the appropriate box on the payment page.

• Click HERE to order the new 116 page color edition of Oregon's Crabs for $22.00 plus the $3.40 shipping and handling fee the Post Office charges to mail the book.

Eighty five year old crabber, Stan wrote, "Thanks for a great book, Bill…..It answers all my questions and much more.  I'll be using box traps off my boat in Winchester Bay for a while.  Thanks, again, Stan"

Derek from Eugene writes, "Hey William, I wanted to just thank you for the new "crab max" traps that we received. We love them and they work great. Also the book "Oregon Crabs" is filled with helpful information. Thanks again Derek in Eugene"

The book Oregon's Crabs was the first publication in the NW to stress the importance of backing and cleaning crabs as soon as possible after being caught to minimize contamination of the body meat by marine toxins.

In today's environment it is important to back and clean the crabs immediately after being caught during periods with elevated Marine Toxins. Generally Dungeness crabs are safe to eat up to 2 hours after death. But in Today's environment the crab's powerful gastric fluids containing marine toxins can penetrate the body meat in the crab's honeycomb cartilage. This problem is eliminated by cleaning the crab by backing it as soon as they are caught. Of course all of this is a moot point and unnecessary when the ocean water is free from marine toxins. Always check the Shellfish Hotline prior to crabbing or digging clams. The importance of the accuracy of the Shellfish Hotline cannot be overstated.

The new edition is inclusive of the crabs of interest to recreational crabbers and stimulates the interest of young crabbers in the complexity and diversity of the crabs common to the Pacific Northwest. 

The book Oregon's Crabs was the first publication in the NW to stress the importance of backing and cleaning crabs as soon as possible to minimize exposure to contamination of the body meat by the marine toxin Domoic Acid or PSP.

We do not recommend consumption of crabs taken from water with an active outbreak of Domoic Acid or PSP. The consumption of contaminated crab may result in the loss of your short term memory permanently or Death. Check the Shellfish Hotline for active areas contaminated with Domoic Acid or PSP prior to harvesting marine species from those areas... We also recommend against purchasing cooked half Crab Clusters because they may be the harvest result of marketing Dungeness crabs contaminated with Domoic Acid.

Oregon's Crabs describes the cyclical movement of crabs from our bays, identifies the most productive baits and methods used to take crabs from Oregon's Coastal waters using crab pots, crab rings, crab snares and the most effective Crab Max folding crab trap. The book's extensive photo arrays and narritives show how to humanly kill, clean, cook crabs and shake crab.

Click HERE to order the new 116 page color edition of Oregon's Crabs for $22.00 plus the $3.40 shipping and handling the Post Office charges to mail the book.

Crab Max crab traps are also available through our Websites or at various retail outlets along the Oregon coast from Coos Bay to Gearhart; however, the Crab Max and Crab Daddy products are not available at either BiMart or Ace Hardware in Lincoln City.

Once the decision is made to purchase a Crab Max Crab Trap, Do not cut or untie any of the lines on the crab trap or alter the bend in the trap's frame. Read the instructional pamphlet enclosed in the trap by the manufacturer. Use at your own risk.  Be sure to wear gloves when deploying or retrieving the traps. Always use the T Handle when throwing the trap into the water to avoid injuring yourself or others.

To use the crab max with the hand line, uncoil all 100 feet of the hand line from the wooden hand line holder. To use the crab max with the hand line uncoil the hand line then reverse coil the hand line back toward the wooden hand line holder. Open the trap by sliding the ball bearing swivel off of the bait pin. Unfold the crab trap. Open the bait clip by sliding the bait pin sleeve of the bait pin. Insert the bait pin through a chicken leg at the large end of the chicken leg. Fasten the bait pin containing the chicken leg to the trap by sliding the bait pin sleeve over the bait pin.

Chicken legs are hollow and full of bone marrow. I often use a pair of pruning shears to cut halfway through the leg bone below each chicken leg joint to facilitate the entry of the bait pin exposing the bone marrow to attract crabs to the bait. 

Step on the wooden line holder, grasp the hand line by the T Handle only and look behind you to ensure the area is clear. Spin the crab trap several times in a circular motion and throw the crab trap into the water. The T-Handle on the hand line is set to achieve the maxium distance when spun in a circular motion and thrown into the water. When crabbing is good wait for 5 minutes before pulling the Crab Max crab trap filled with all sizes of Dungeness Crabs.