Tony’s Crab Shack is located on the boardwalk of Old Town Bandon.  Here you will find crabbing gear, fishing gear, rentals and all the great food you could want after a day of fishing or crabbing!

Let our helpful staff tell you what you need to know to make this a successful day.

Over the years I have pretty much tried every trick in the book to catch Dungeness crabs in Bandon, Oregon.

In those same years I have learned one FACT, and that’s the fact that crabbing is an art, not a science.  So many factors play into catching crabs that you can never hope to hit the holy grail and perfect crabbing every time you go out.  You can however increase your odds.

The following list of tips will help you overall in your effort to catch legal dungeness crabs.  

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This long weekend has been a perfect weekend to break out the crabbing gear and hit the docks.   It’s Friday night, a 3 day holiday weekend and we have company ready to try their hand at crabbing.

At about 7pm on Friday we hit the docks.  We had 5 crab rings and a crab pot and a load of turkey drumsticks.

When we got to Webers pier in Bandon there were quite a few people but we managed to squeeze in about half way down and set up shop.   As usual on the way we asked how people were doing.   Most had 1 or 2 crabs and said it wasn’t doing very good but we were steadfast in our course to catch that elusive delicacy known as the Dungeness Crab.

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As many of us know saltwater fishing is something close to addicting.   Once you take up fishing for Lingcod, Halibut and Tuna you are less likely to go wow over some trout or bass.  (I apologize up front to those of you who haven’t learned this, it’s okay since you don’t know better YET)

One problem with ocean fishing is dealing with the corrosive effects of saltwater.   A good ocean reel can run you anywhere from fifty dollars up to several hundred.   It’s a good investment as when you hook into that 100 pound halibut you want to know your reel isn’t going to take a dump at 300 feet.

The problem is if you don’t clean your reels a ocean reel can go from pristine to junk in a month or two if not properly cared for.

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Catching crabs using crab rings is fairly easy and just about anyone can do it.  This is a great activity to do on the Oregon coast and can be done by one person or a whole family.   Then of course there is the good part of the crabbing, you get to eat the dungeness crab which can be cooked by the friendly staff at Tony’s Crab Shack in Bandon, Oregon.

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