<I>Photo DAMIAN MULINIX</I><BR>Tina Ward, owner of the Sportsman's Cannery, empties a basket of cleaned razor clams in a bag for vacuum-packing. Ward said that on busy clam tides she and her crew will sometimes work throughout a 24-hour span in order to clean all the clams people bring in.
<I>Photo DAMIAN MULINIX</I><BR>Once you catch your razor clams you need a place to keep them. Vivian Koch of Scappoose, Ore., uses a long mesh sack, while her nieces Charlotte and Nicole use Halloween pumpkin buckets.
<I>Photo DAMIAN MULINIX</I><BR>Tina Ward, owner of the Sportsman's Cannery, empties a basket of cleaned razor clams in a bag for vacuum-packing. Ward said that on busy clam tides she and her crew will sometimes work throughout a 24-hour span in order to clean all the clams people bring in.
PENINSULA - Hitting the beach in search of succulent razor clams can be a delicious proposition. But getting them from the sand to your plate can be an interesting journey for all parties involved.
Arriving at the beach Saturday, Vivian Koch and her husband Matthew of Scappoose, Ore. were in for a wet evening. With a stiff wind blowing from the south mixed with a sharp sea spray Vivian said, "You always bring a change of clothes."
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