looking to purchase orange baskets

[bigd9116]

I am looking to buy 3 baskets and live in southern MD. I have found some online for as low as 12.50 but was not an online store. Does anyone no the cheapest place to buy them online and have them delivered or a local store in the solomons are. Thanks.

[rj]

either one of these guys will ship to you,,just call them


http://www.crabbingear.com/#!

http://chesapeakecrabbingsupplies.com/default.aspx

[profire31]

St Marys County, look up the mennonite/amish veggie dealers selling crops and supplies. You won't find them cheaper from what I hear (like $10 each). Just make sure you don't get the ones from China. Let us know what you find.

[JB Crabs]

For a few years I supplied orange baskets for the guys here on TF. I purchased mine from a produce supply company as you stated only two miles from my home. The problem like everything else, the cost climbed higher and higher. I no longer can purchase these baskets for $11.00 ea. up here and when you consider the gas needed to get here or shipping cost it's not worth it. I would check out both of the guys that rj posted. I know that both sell these baskets.

Good Luck

[27 sailfish]

FWIW: Might want to check if they are bushel size.

Kinda remember some being bigger and DNR giving crabbers a tough time about the basket being wrong legal size.

[crabby and son]

They are about a bushel and a third. I had the exact volume size of both but can recall it now.

[Burchbeer]

Whatttt ever

[POLECAT]

The orange basket capacity is 10 gallons.

Wooden baskets are 8 gallons.

[crabby and son]

The orange basket capacity is 10 gallons.

Wooden baskets are 8 gallons.

How did you keep the water in them to determine that???...........Gary

[Crabbermanjl]

Same here (Laundry) after i find out you have to have a wood bushel on board regardless-why bother...