The three-to-five-inch long Razor Clam is abundant at the tide line on beaches from Alaska to Oregon. Because they can dig downwards so quickly, they offer the most sport of any bivalve. People still use clamming shovels, but more fun is the clam gun, a $20 aluminum or PVC tube that captures clams with suction (play video above).
Go in spring or fall when agencies open the weekend-long seasons and join the Easter-egg-hunt-like festivities. 1) Locate the clam show—the hole left in the sand when the clam withdraws its neck from the surface. 2) Place the clam gun around the show—off center toward the ocean. They tend to burrow in that direction. 3) Drive the gun straight downwards with a twisting motion. 3) Cover the air vent with your thumb to create suction and lift the column of sand out of the hole. 4) Shake the sand, and hopefully your razor clam from the tube. 5) Best served battered and flash fried, or in chowder.
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- The 2012 Adventure Bucket List
- Dive the Great Barrier Reef
- Night-Ski Hokkaido
- Judge Whiskey
- Ski a 14er
- Climb Mount Rainier
- Complete an Ironman
- Shred a Halfpipe with Style
- Float the Grand in a Dory
- Trek the Himalayas
- Ride a Bobsled
- The Turkish Coast on a Gulet
- Ski the Southern Hemisphere
- Tuscany: Bike, Eat, Drink
- Learn Your Knots
- Beach Hop Brazil
- Climb Kilimanjaro
- Learn the J-stroke
- Canoe the Boundary Waters
- Bike a 24-hour Race
- Stay Alive in an Avalanche
- Fish with a Homemade Fly
- Go Razor Clamming
- Surf Costa Rica
- Take a Nap in an Alpine Meadow
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- Read Right
- Hunt a Wild Hog
- Become a Backcountry Gourmand
- Learn a New Sport at 40
- Build a Treehouse For a Kid
- Surf the Maldives
- Camp on Your Own Island
- Snorkel with Whale Sharks
- Run a Marathon
- Heli-ski Valdez
- Learn to Save a Life
- Ride the Race Across America
- Bike Across the United States
- Traverse Via Ferrata
- Go on a Walking Safari
- Never Cross a Track
- Backpack the John Muir Trail
- Get Your Wheels off the Ground
- Paddle the Length of Baja
- Raft an Endangered River
- Get Your Hands Dirty
- Go Solo
- Attend Telluride Bluegrass
- Road Trip Patagonia
- Dream Up Your Own Adventure
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