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« Reply #25 on: August 19, 2009, 07:57:13 PM »
Hrrm please school, me here.

I have caught a few females like this but thought I could not keep females?
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« Reply #26 on: August 20, 2009, 07:50:20 AM »
Quote from: bluecrab on August 19, 2009, 07:57:13 PM
Hrrm please school, me here.

I have caught a few females like this but thought I could not keep females?

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As a REC you can not keep females even if they are peelers.  The only females that may be kept must be soft.  Anything else other then soft is POACHING!!!!!!  Smiley
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« Reply #27 on: August 20, 2009, 02:40:43 PM »
That's what I thought.
 And peeler = already molted NOT red sign correct?

Every time I have caught doublers the female didn't "feel"
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« Reply #28 on: August 20, 2009, 03:15:33 PM »
Quote from: bluecrab on August 20, 2009, 02:40:43 PM
That's what I thought.
 And peeler = already molted NOT red sign correct?

Every time I have caught doublers the female didn't "feel"


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Unless she is soft, she is illegal.  A peeler is pre-molt (green/white/pink/red sign).  Hope this helps.
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« Reply #29 on: August 20, 2009, 03:37:08 PM »
a few years back before recs were banned from keeping females....
I drilled holes in the bottom of a few 5gal buckets. That way you
stack them - you can have the air stone on the bottom with one
and 2 more on top...  Wink  my first year was my best year.. lol 19
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« Reply #30 on: August 20, 2009, 06:36:29 PM »
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As a REC you can not keep females even if they are peelers.  The only females that may be kept must be soft.  Anything else other then soft is POACHING!!!!!!  Smiley


I like my eggs poached....... Grin
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« Reply #31 on: August 20, 2009, 07:01:43 PM »
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I like my eggs poached....... Grin
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« Reply #32 on: August 20, 2009, 07:04:59 PM »
Ah ok So female peelers are Illegal for Recs.

I usually don't check my crabs for Pre molt signs.

I have a tanks I might try to make as a shedder.

I was looking at all of my catch today and I don't think I I saw any peelers or signed males.

I checked the pictures but I don;t think I know exactly what I am looking for.

I did catch 2 females that had what I thought purple bottoms.

I caught about 2 dozen big females and about 3 dz female throwbacks.  I did not keep any of course.

I look at the females as "latent effort"  laugh laugh for more crabs to come.

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« Reply #33 on: August 20, 2009, 07:10:17 PM »
Ya need hands on help with signing... and don't wear certain prescription sunglasses until ya got the signs down pat.  Wink Rank peelers are easy but the other signs can be quite suttle.....
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« Reply #34 on: August 20, 2009, 07:14:02 PM »
Quote from: jack1747 on August 20, 2009, 07:10:17 PM
Ya need hands on help with signing... and don't wear certain prescription sunglasses until ya got the signs down pat.  Wink Rank peelers are easy but the other signs can be quite suttle.....
absolutely correct!!!! so much easier to learn!
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« Reply #35 on: August 21, 2009, 12:45:44 AM »
Quote from: jack1747 on August 20, 2009, 07:10:17 PM
Ya need hands on help with signing... and don't wear certain prescription sunglasses until ya got the signs down pat.  Wink Rank peelers are easy but the other signs can be quite suttle.....

Jack is right about the polarized sunglasses.  I've been culling large amounts of peelers for many years, and still can't see the signs with sunglasses on
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« Reply #36 on: August 21, 2009, 06:30:48 AM »
i can....must be the youth..Wink
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« Reply #37 on: August 21, 2009, 07:30:22 AM »
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i can....must be the youth..Wink

along with youth comes inexperience, grasshopper
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« Reply #38 on: August 21, 2009, 11:54:05 AM »
Quote from: Mr. Breeze on August 21, 2009, 07:30:22 AM
along with youth comes inexperience, grasshopper

but I am learning quickly master of the shed...lol Wink
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