How to place your crab pots correctly!🦀 If there's one thing you want to avoid when placing your crab pots is having them land on a snag! Doing this can cost you not only in crabs, but $$$ as well. I like to have a scan around with my Sounder first to make sure I have a snag free spot, which is sometimes not easy! The most important thing then is, that your pot is flat with the bait on the bottom. I always try to watch them go down for as long as I can, and then I make sure my rope doesn't fall