YouTuber and Commercial Crab Boat Captain Luke McFadden ‪@fvsoutherngirl‬ sat down with me to talk about how recreational boaters, recreational fishermen, and commercial fishermen can coexist in the same water without cut anchor lines or damaged props and ropes or lines wrapped around a propellers. Commercial crabbing is big in the Chesapeake Bay and our local watermen and commercial fishing vessels are out in the bay setting up crab traps also known locally as crab pots to catch Chesapeake Bay Blue Crabs. So if you're fishing in the Chesapeake Bay or just taking a boat out for a cruise in waters where commercial fishing equipment has been deployed, a little education could help us all avoid costly damages to our boats and the fishing gear these watermen rely on.

We discuss ghost pots and one of the big reasons they exist which is directly related to recreational boaters anchoring up in areas where the crab pots (or crab traps) are set. The challenges for casual fishermen, recreational boaters, new boaters, and all other boats is avoiding the hawks, floats, and lines attached to all of the commercial crabbing gear around the Chesapeake Bay. In addition anchoring in the areas where the crab pots are placed can result in cut lines, lost anchors and a myriad of other problems that many people do not consider.

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