How to Make Money Using Crab Pots for Dredge on Nintendo Switch

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You must earn money to purchase items and upgrade your boat. Using crab pots to haul in crabs is one of the easiest and many ways to make a passive income early in the game, and it doesn’t require much effort.

Crab pots first need to be purchased from the Fishmonger for $100. The best crab pot to use is the “Basic Crab Pot.” You can research these pots up to 3 levels; the only downfall with using a crab pot is that you must repair them.

Your crab pots will only last for two days and must be hauled from the ocean and repaired by the Shipwright for $16.00 each. Once the Shipwright has mended your pots, the 2-day process will start again.

To begin processing crab pots, go into your Boat Interaction Wheel and “Select” the “Crab Pot'' on the wheel. After selecting the crab pots, you can drop them at different depths to target a variant of crab species.

You can monitor the depth of your crab pots at the bottom left corner of your screen. The depth indicator will alert you as to how deep the ocean floor is from your boat. It’s recommended to drop your crab pots at 5 meters deep.

When you drop your crab pots, you will notice a small buoy that will pop up on the water's surface. This marks the location of your crab pot, so you can return to it and harvest the crabs.

Crabs pots take several hours to fill up and must soak in the water for 6-12 hours before you can harvest any crabs. 6-12 hours of game time equates to a full day or night period in the game.  

When checking your crab pots, drive over the buoy and interact with the white icon above the pots. Check the icon to see if there are any crabs in your pots and load them into your cargo.

After checking all your crab pots, you can sell your crabs to the Fishmonger at the Fishmongers Store. To sell your crabs, you will need to dock at the “Greater Marrow” port and “Select” the “Fishmonger” option.

Select the “Sell All Fish” icon at the bottom right of your screen. The Fishmonger will then purchase all of your crabs for money. You can repeat this process every 12 hours and continually make money.