Crab Max© …. The Secrets to Dungeness Crabbing

Although these animals are plentiful, trapping them takes some skill and expertise. You could miss out on this delicious catch if you don’t have the right crab trap for your Crab-Crabbing situation.

There are several different Dungeness crab trap designs for different Crabbing situations and budgets.

We have been in the rental business for 12 years and have seen them all at all prices. These are the ones that give our renters the best results.

When a new trap comes on the market, we purchase some, rent them to our customers, and listen to their reactions. The following is what we have heard.

Our Present Crab Trap Rental Options

A license from the state of Oregon entitles the holder to use Three (3) Crap Traps.

• Oregon Resident $10/year
• Out of State Resident $20/3 day
• Out of State Resident $30/year

24-hour Rental Crap Trap Package …. Mix or Match type of traps

Deposit = Credit or Debit Card
Rent/24 Hours = $50
Three (3) Crab Traps (Mix and Match)
One (1) Crab Bucket & Crab Gauge
License & Bait available but not included

Gloves not provided

Traps are available for pick-up 8am -Dark at the 82 Siletz River Hwy.

Call for more information at 541-765-2109

The location is near the intersection of Oregon Hwy 124 and Hwy 101 at the Siletz River.

It is from the “SOAKER” type family of Crab Traps. You pull the trap after soaking it for an hour or longer. It works by using the Crab’s instincts to trap itself.

It lures the Crab with a bait bag into the large cage through strategically placed openings that they can enter but cannot escape. It is a good trap to use from a dock or boat.

It’s also relatively large, at 24 inches long and 12 inches high, so you’ll have the opportunity to catch several crabs throughout the day.

Problems with Crabbing from a Dock or Pier

During good Crabbing weather, the Docks and Pier are full of crabbers. Since you can only keep the large male Crabs, the others continuously throw back the females and small ones, and you keep catching the ones your crabbing neighbor just threw back.

You should pull the Crab Ring up quickly, as the outer ring forms a wall against which the Crab cannot escape.

You will pull a Crab Ring up every 5 -10 minutes, depending on the crab activity.

On a dock, you will always pull at an angle; if you pull at an angle, you can lose the crabs. It is best to pull straight up. It is a good trap to use from a boat.

Problem with using a Ring Trap from a Boat

Since the boat can move, you can lose the Crab if you do not pull the Ring Trap straight up. Otherwise, the Danielson Crab Trap and Ring Trap are good options from a boat.

The Crab Max© style of Crab Trap

Over the past years of renting Crab Traps, our customers have told us what was wrong with each style and how to improve them. We have listened, but the manufacturers would modify their traps, so we decided to start making our own traps.

We purchased the Original Crab Max© and have used them in our Crab Trap rental business since 2012. These are excellent traps, and we liked them so much that we became a distributor.

The Original Crab Max© is still available at some local stores, but the supply is limited.

The secret to the Crab Max© is that the crabs can access the bait without restrictions, such as bait bags or gates. The Crab bait is open and accessible for the crabs to eat. This means the crabs will eat your bait fast. Therefore, with a Crab Max©, you have to. Pull in the Crab Max© Trap quite often—every five to six minutes, the crabs will have all the bait. We are attempting to solve this problem by adding the Load-n-Go© Bait Barrel CLICK HERE fior details

The Round Crab Max© is the result of the customer’s feedback. We manufacture it. The difference is in the netting area. Both traps are 24″ on the base, but the Round Crab Max© has 50% more catching area because it is round and not a triangle..

Original Triangle Crab Max© Area of square = width X height …. Crab Max© when folded out make square width = 17 …height =17 …… 17x 17 = 289 sq inches crab catching area.

You do the Math

Area of circle = radius X radius X 3,1417 …. Round Crab Max, when folded out, makes a circle with a radius of 12 ….12 X 12 X 3.1417 = 452 sq inches

Area of square = width X height …. Crab Max when folded out make square width = 17 …height =17…… 17 x 17 = 289 sq inches

Circle Area minus Square Area (452-289)=163 inches increase and 163/289 = 56% more than a 50% increase

We catch 50% more Crab with the Round Crab Max© than with the Triangle Original Crab Max©,

We are always testing and improving our traps. For example, when you rent, you may get some traps with our standard chick spike design, some with a new, improved chicken spike, some with a Load-n-Go© bait barel, and some with a Crab Attractant Pad,

To do this, we must continue to turn over our rental inventory. We do this by making special deals on our inventory. Such as:

Rent before the “You Buy Plan”

If you rent a $50 package, use it for 24 hours, and then want to purchase, $25 of your rental fee will be applied to the purchase cost, making your purchase price only $125.

PS, This price is only available for local pickup in Lincoln City, Oregon.

We only sell and ship “NEW” Round Crab Max©, but a bucket or gauge would be extra.

Store Location

• 82 Siletz Hwy
• 8 AM – DARK
• 365 days a year
• Lincoln City, OR 97467
• 541-765-2109
• nextday@vol.com

Main Office

• extday@vol.com
• 1113 N Hwy 101
• 8 AM – 10 PM (phone only)
• 365 days a year
• Depoe Bay, OR 97341
• 541-765-2109