Storing blue crabs in the boat and overnight

[swamp snorkler]

Why are your crushing the pinchers?

All you need to do is keep them cool, hell crabbers run traps day and dont use any ice on them, just a burlap sack wet down with water. When you get back to the dock drop them in the bait cage. I would not drop ice cold crabs into water though, they will probably go into shock into with the sudden temperature change.