Who likes crabs? Heavy pictures
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Who likes crabs? Heavy pictures
This is where it starts, the tank cut in half is used to paint the pots, suppose to keep barnicles and grass of the pots, not very well though and a dirty pot don't catch much.
Some use razor clams if they can afford them,others use bunkers [alewifes] cheaper but don't catch as good, at the end of the season everybody is useing fish
These are peeler tanks,and the crabs you see in them are peelers, which means they are ready to shed the shell there in.
The one in my hand is called a buster, I guess it shows, the next pic is the same crab, thats how much he grew after he came out the old shell,these are the $10.00 a sandwhich crabs, when they're soft like that, best bait in the water here
A green bushel of crabs alive, have to be alive to cook, then they turn red after cooked, good eaten.
Wes
Some use razor clams if they can afford them,others use bunkers [alewifes] cheaper but don't catch as good, at the end of the season everybody is useing fish
These are peeler tanks,and the crabs you see in them are peelers, which means they are ready to shed the shell there in.
The one in my hand is called a buster, I guess it shows, the next pic is the same crab, thats how much he grew after he came out the old shell,these are the $10.00 a sandwhich crabs, when they're soft like that, best bait in the water here
A green bushel of crabs alive, have to be alive to cook, then they turn red after cooked, good eaten.
Wes
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MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm good. Nothing like fresh seafood.
Raymond
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I just don't see how anyone could be so barbaric as to actually kill one of those poor little creatures! They do a lot of good, even if they are a little tight with their money, and where would Sponge Bob and Squidward be if the Krusty Krab closed?
Just kidding, guess I've been watching too much of my favorite TV show.
Actually, looking at those pictures makes hungry.
Just kidding, guess I've been watching too much of my favorite TV show.
Actually, looking at those pictures makes hungry.
wabi
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Those look goooood!
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Love em!
The snow crab fishery just ended in Cape Breton and I stuffed myself silly a few times. They are a lot more work to get out of the shell than a lobster, but I will take them over a lobster any time. SWEET MEAT!!!
I felt like a king one night when I was on the back deck with some deer steak on the BBQ and some crab legs boiling in the pot. YUM.
The snow crab fishery just ended in Cape Breton and I stuffed myself silly a few times. They are a lot more work to get out of the shell than a lobster, but I will take them over a lobster any time. SWEET MEAT!!!
I felt like a king one night when I was on the back deck with some deer steak on the BBQ and some crab legs boiling in the pot. YUM.
I hunt for memories, the meat's a bonus!
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I forgot to mention our southern brothers boil them, and man they're good ,here we steam them, either way hard to beat, did I mention the beer
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Re: Who likes crabs? Heavy pictures
There´s nothing like boiled crabs, shrimp, and crawfish. I´m going to miss them, thanks to the carelessness of BP. It´s not looking good for our great fisheries here on the Gulf Coast. The oil is coming in every day, and it´s a mess. I have been working 7 days a week 12 hours a day for 3 weeks now, fighting this oil. We are doing our best to keep it out of the estuaries but it is still getting in. If they don´t get this thing capped off soon, we will be in real trouble.
Well back to the blue crab, I´ve eaten a few different kinds of crab, and I like the blue crab the best. We also fry the soft shells, it doesn´t get any better than that.
Just brousing thru the posts and this one kind of caught my eye. Oh well it´s getting late, 4:30 comes early, good night everyone, and enjoy those blue crabs, their the best.
Well back to the blue crab, I´ve eaten a few different kinds of crab, and I like the blue crab the best. We also fry the soft shells, it doesn´t get any better than that.
Just brousing thru the posts and this one kind of caught my eye. Oh well it´s getting late, 4:30 comes early, good night everyone, and enjoy those blue crabs, their the best.
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That's what I'm talking about.... add some live music, family, good friends and some ol bay and thats heaven brother !!! sweet pics
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Island Hunter wrote:There´s nothing like boiled crabs, shrimp, and crawfish. I´m going to miss them, thanks to the carelessness of BP. It´s not looking good for our great fisheries here on the Gulf Coast. The oil is coming in every day, and it´s a mess. I have been working 7 days a week 12 hours a day for 3 weeks now, fighting this oil. We are doing our best to keep it out of the estuaries but it is still getting in. If they don´t get this thing capped off soon, we will be in real trouble.
Well back to the blue crab, I´ve eaten a few different kinds of crab, and I like the blue crab the best. We also fry the soft shells, it doesn´t get any better than that.
Just brousing thru the posts and this one kind of caught my eye. Oh well it´s getting late, 4:30 comes early, good night everyone, and enjoy those blue crabs, their the best.
I hope you guys make it thru this, BP ought to go broke making it right for everybody, for BP has not been HONEST from the start Good luck
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Re: Who likes crabs? Heavy pictures
Those crabs are a lot bigger than the crabs I'm used to seeing.
On the BP issue . . .why not put a charge in the hole and implode it?
I noticed gas prices coming down . . .I suppose with no way to control the number of gallons coming out of that hole, there may be an over supply. Should we say thanks?
On the BP issue . . .why not put a charge in the hole and implode it?
I noticed gas prices coming down . . .I suppose with no way to control the number of gallons coming out of that hole, there may be an over supply. Should we say thanks?
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Re: Who likes crabs? Heavy pictures
just had 1/2bushell Sunday;) I get benefits since my mom runs Faunces Seafood here in Warsaw btw. My wifes Aunt owns the montross and warsaw one Love crabs!!!
My dad and grandpa lived off the water also back in the day so I know all about the hard work. It was a honest living. The crabbed about 150 pots once and had 5-6 nets out when the pay was good
My dad and grandpa lived off the water also back in the day so I know all about the hard work. It was a honest living. The crabbed about 150 pots once and had 5-6 nets out when the pay was good
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Thanks Limbs and Bolts, fishermen are a tough breed, we do what ever it takes to survive, period.
If we stick together, we will come back from this.
Like I said, we are working hard to fight this spill, we´re not giving up just yet.
If we stick together, we will come back from this.
Like I said, we are working hard to fight this spill, we´re not giving up just yet.
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Re: Who likes crabs? Heavy pictures
It's not in a waterman's blood to give up, you folks will make it indeed. Had my share of misfortune on the water, but nothing like you folks have going on,good luck
Wes
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