Crab pot weight

Anywhere near Salem to pick up some rebar?  Is there a better material to weigh down a crab pot?

That is what I use.  You can buy 2ft sections at home depot for about $2 each.  Anything like that will work. I use two pieces in my trap and just use plastic zip ties to hold them in.

Whatever you use, do not spend a lot of money on it.  Crab pots are easy to lose.  I don't use weights in mine for what it's worth.  If the current is that strong, I likely won't be crabbing there.

I usually just steal rebar from a demolition site.

Burchams Metal Recycling in Albany has steel by the pound - I think it's like $0.50/lb.  They have rebar and lots of other solid weighty things you could zip o a crab pot.  Fun place to browse, you'll be surprised at how many projects you'll come up with.

Burchams Metal Recycling in Albany has steel by the pound - I think it's like $0.50/lb.  They have rebar and lots of other solid weighty things you could zip o a crab pot.  Fun place to browse, you'll be surprised at how many projects you'll come up with.

Damn it now I want to go to Albany, thanks a lot. I dont weigh my traps either just asking to go swimming with extra weight but that's just my $0.02

Really ? Someone posts the location of a junkyard, and you (a) don't already know it and (b) haven't been there before ?

This is unpossible.

Cherry City metals is an option in Salem. They have all kinds of cool junk.
I've only crabbed with a wire trap in the ocean twice, but I didn't add weight either time and had no problems.


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Really ? Someone posts the location of a junkyard, and you (a) don't already know it and (b) haven't been there before ?

This is unpossible.

What da hell you just say?

Love the Sanford and Son reference, even if unintentional. bravo.

Really ? Someone posts the location of a junkyard, and you (a) don't already know it and (b) haven't been there before ?

This is unpossible.

What da hell you just say?

Hahaha... how fitting!  Damn it, Why is there no garbage can emoji on this phone?  [emoji23]

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Love the Sanford and Son reference, even if unintentional. bravo.

 Ya' gotta remember MoJo's past life........ he was Fred's cousin in junk.

Go to your local Goodwill and pick up some cheap used bar bells.  Usually anything from a 1-10lbs available. 
I've even seen dive belt weights on occasion.

Love the Sanford and Son reference, even if unintentional. bravo.

 Ya' gotta remember MoJo's past life........ he was Fred's cousin in junk.

Now, Mojo can just wire on spare bits and pieces of that old 454...   If he's not too busy turning it into jigs! 

Whatever you use, do not spend a lot of money on it.  Crab pots are easy to lose.  I don't use weights in mine for what it's worth.  If the current is that strong, I likely won't be crabbing there.

I'm with this. What goes down must come up. Who wants extra to lift from a kayak ?