What was the worst thing that ever happened to you will crabbing in any form, even any other accident that involves crustacions is ok. The worst that happened to me was stepping on a big blue crab in the surf. Also got pinched by a ghost crab that wouldnt let go until its arm fell off.
Crabbing Accidents
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I once was yanked off a dock when a sea lion grabbed my crab net to steal the salmon head I was using for bait. Damn near froze.
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I was standing, offbalanced, right at the edge of the dock and had the rope looped around my forearm when the sea lion tugged the net. Splash!
I thought my brother-in-law was going to die laughing.
my bro was running to help his kids take in a crab in their line one summer and his sandle caught a nail at the end of the boardwalk sending him flying over the edge into the water. i was standing pretty near. i could not stop laughing.
Gotten pinched a few times from blue crabbing. Not really anything crazy, but one day walking, I was just standing around, and two big blue crabs with claws locked waled right over my feet, pretty cool. I also saw a guy using a whole frozen turkey tied to a string going crabbing, had a good laugh at that one.
I've been pinched pretty bad before and had them not let go!
My dad and grandfather probably have us all beat, my dad is a commercial fisherman, for dungies, and so was my grandfather. My grandfather died when the boat rolled in the harbor entrance. The swell came up while they were out and they had to come in when the entrance was breaking. My dad was on the boat, and was able to swim off, his arm got cut deep for along about half of his arm, he almost died of blood loss. My grandfather was trapped in the cabin. This was all before I was born.
My dad and grandfather probably have us all beat, my dad is a commercial fisherman, for dungies, and so was my grandfather. My grandfather died when the boat rolled in the harbor entrance. The swell came up while they were out and they had to come in when the entrance was breaking. My dad was on the boat, and was able to swim off, his arm got cut deep for along about half of his arm, he almost died of blood loss. My grandfather was trapped in the cabin. This was all before I was born.