America’s Boating Club of Deception Pass is offering crab pots with complete rigging at a fundraiser to be held from 11 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Feb. 5, at the Oak Harbor Marina parking lot.

The crab gear is clean and inspected, and includes the pot, approximately 80 feet of leaded line, new rot cord, bait bags or boxes and Washington State legal floats in the size and color required. The pots are priced between $25- $35 and approximately 60 pots are available. Cash or checks made out to DPSPS will be accepted, and no credit or debit card transactions are available.

Masks and respectful social distancing are required. Due to popular demand, no early-bird shoppers will be admitted, and pots are limited to first-come, first-served.

“The cost to buy the gear brand new could easily exceed $100. Just add bait and you are crabbing,” the club’s event organizer Jerry Liggett said.

The fundraiser is to help support boating education in the Whidbey and Fidalgo islands. Contact jliggett4@hotmail.com for more information.

America’s Boating Club of Deception Pass is a 44-year-old nonprofit organization with over 80 members from Whidbey and Fidalgo islands. It is part of the United States Power Squadrons, a nonprofit boating organization dedicated to education and training of safe boating activities.