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Captain Fred shares the lingo of the watermen and the secrets of crabs mating.

Captain Fred reads his poem on the first full moon in May and the changing of the season. It's crabbing time.

It might be hard times for watermen around the Bay, but Fred talks about techniques that paid off even when the market didn't.

Caotaub Fred says every waterman should have at least one new boat, and his is the Liza Jo.

When Fred was 40, he adopted a crab-catch lay on a disappearing island.

Captain Fred talks of high crabbing in low boats, and working the edges below where crabs like to travel.

Capltain Fred has going through 10 boats, and talks about the last five.

Capltain Fred recounts the many boats he's worked the water on.

Crabs are more finicky than you might think for bottom feeders.

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