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Night Crabbing in NJ

« on: July 02, 2019, 07:11:41 PM »

Does anyone know if it is legal to crab at night, using a scoop net and a flashlight in New Jersey ?


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« Reply #1 on: July 02, 2019, 08:17:37 PM »

YEP, go for it


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« Reply #2 on: July 03, 2019, 05:36:13 AM »

Yes it is legal, please be careful many tasks are more difficult in the darkness.


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« Reply #3 on: July 03, 2019, 10:30:44 AM »

Crabbing with a light being illegal is an old wife's tale dating back into the 1960's when I first heard it. And probably before that. Because its supposed to be soooo easy. So is having too many traps ( NOT Comm pots) at once being supposedly limited. There is none.

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Does anyone know if it is legal to crab at night, using a scoop net and a flashlight in New Jersey ?


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