wow, had no idea. I've only ever (barely) caught (dug?) one on the shore of Hood Canal as the tide was coming in and my arm was up to my shoulder in mud. Caught

wow, had no idea. I've only ever (barely) caught (dug?) one on the shore of Hood Canal as the tide was coming in and my arm was up to my shoulder in mud. Caught seems appropriate as they do dig down pretty quickly to escape once you grab the neck. It was a long time ago now (early 80s) but it seemed like it took a good 30 to 45 minutes to actually get it - and towards the end the tide was coming in pretty quickly. It required a lot of persistence.