SMALL BLUE CRABS AS BAIT?

Can Anybody Tell Me The Law Regarding Catching And Using Blue Crabs As Bait? If I Catch A Bunch Of These? Are They Legal To Possess Alive, In A Bait Tank, On My Boat, As Long As The Un-Used Crabs Are Released Before Returning To The Landing?

No

DNR concurs! How are folks fishing with crabs? If I cut a legal crab into , say, quarters, how do I prove they “Were” legal crabs? TARPON LOVE CRABS!! BONNETHEADS LOVE CRABS!! REDFISH LOVE CRABS!!!

The best is when I see people using baby stone crabs for bait

used to be the only way to have those sizes legally was to have a “peeler” license or permit.


You can't catch fish on a dry line