Ironhead - I'm not an expert in the shellfish regs but as I read them, you were very lucky you didn't earn a ticket. In the past, lots of other folks have gotten tagged for doing exactly as you did. That is, putting all the clams in the same bucket. Each digger is supposed to have their own bucket/bag. The limit is 15. If you had 70, you were over the limit by 55 clams.