Then we opened up our crabbing kit. We had to put the bacon into the mesh bag and then tie it onto the weighted end. We then threw it out into the sea and left it for about ten minutes while we carried on exploring the beach. When Faith asked if she could pull it in and see if there were any crabs I honestly didn’t expect there to be anything. Imagine our shock when she pulled it back out and it had four big crabs stuck to it!
The aim is to get one of the crabs and place it in the bucket so that you can take a closer look. However, we are all babies and we all backed away as if they were going to eat us. Even Darren backed nervously away at the sight of these big crabs! Once the crabs saw us all they quickly made their way back into the sea. We threw the bait into the sea again and each time we did it, at least three big crabs would be attached to the bag trying to get the bacon.
It was actually really exciting seeing how many would be clinging to the bag each time we pulled it back in. Unfortunately, none of us plucked up the courage to actually pick up one of the crabs although Darren has promised that next time we go he will be braver!
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