It can be very much like the speech of the early colonists who first settled the Bay region. The watermen's lives follow the seasons. In the summer, they go crabbing. In the spring, they go fishing. In the fall and winter, they harvest oysters.
Some watermen also catch eels and harvest clams.
Most blue crabs are caught in crab pots. A crab pot is a large wire cage with several sections. The crabber puts bait in the bottom, usually menhaden or other dead fish. The pot is dropped into the river. A float marks its location and identifies its owner.