Any crabbing near Belmar?

[Axman]

I'm looking for somewhere near Belmar to rent a boat to do some crabbing.  Any suggestions?

[nadapesca]

Nobody ever gives good reports for the Shark River, but you can try. Fisherman's Den rents boats by the day and half day. Good luck.

[PHILLY JOE]

Nobody ever gives good reports for the Shark River, but you can try. Fisherman's Den rents boats by the day and half day. Good luck.

Was told(last year when i inquired) by the people at Fishermens Den that the Shark river has never been   a good crab river. Good fishing but not crabs.

[nadapesca]

I do fish it four or five times a year. The inlet is good for fluke, stripers, blackfish and blues. I've only seen greens and whiteleggers in that area. I think the problem is that most of it is just very shallow mud flats with a few channels. The outlets turn fresh real fast as the western border rises up into the Shark River Hills area. Not enough room to get a real good population going. What does get going is most likely fodder for the blackfish and stripers when they visit. Thee are several rentals in the Shrewsbury/Navesink areas which is just another 15-20 minutes for you.

[megabyte]

I keep my boat in Belmar.  I saw some guy at the cleaning staion Sunday with a bunch of crabs he was cleaning.  Not sure if they were legal size, they looked a little small to me but shows they are there!  I used to scoop them in the back of the river years ago, you'll see them here and there but not the best choice spot for crabbing.