The crab traps in this review range from $10 to over $250. A small hand trap only costs ten bucks, allowing a crabber to purchase several traps to increase the catch. All you need is a crab trap, a ball of string, and a couple pounds of bait to fill a bucket with delicious crab.  On the other end of the price range, a large crab pot is more expensive. But, a crab pot is more convenient. Just leave the crab pot in the water for several hours and it does the crabbing for you. To survive salt water and the rough ocean bottom, a crab pot is constructed of heavy-duty, corrosion-resistant metal with rot-resistant plastic and rubber. A crab pot requires a longer, heavier crab line and large foam buoy to mark its location. Crab traps may seem expensive, but they are a great deal when you consider the price of crab at the seafood market.