But wait, its not as easy as that. The boat is always on the move, and you have be on target to get your crab. Some crabs just come flying out of the meadow grass and down the bank. Some crabs just sit there. You grab them quick.
Some crabs hang on at the water line, and some just below.
Crab trolling is a lot of fun. I ran in to an old man one day that made and sold traps for some extra income. The traps were not like the kind you buy in a store. They were a little bigger with weights on the doors, and a weight in the center with a pin to hold the bait. The strings were stronger, and tied up just right.