conch pots

[Beautiful swimmer]

100 conch pots for sale, oak used 1 week ropes and floats included heavy deep water pots. will deliver within 200 miles 1200.00 located in Delaware or trade for crab pots

[Crab Shack]

Did you move from Florida or the Carribean or do they catch conch in DE?   It's pretty tasty but only had it in the Carribean......the Bahammas I think....

[Beautiful swimmer]

Did you move from Florida or the Carribean or do they catch conch in DE?   It's pretty tasty but only had it in the Carribean......the Bahammas I think....

in the lower bay or the atlantic ocean  they pot conch out of cape may or indian river we opened retail store dont have the time to go down. for them with our schedule.like to sell the pots

[Crab Shack]

I don't see it on any menus at seafood restaurants here in NJ.  I'll have to look closer....

[HaasesMarina]

I'll get the word out on this side of the bay (Jersey). Quite a few people do it up here, Delaware bay and ocean side. I switched to plastic pots a few years ago. Not a bad price for rigged wooden pots.

[Beautiful swimmer]

I'll get the word out on this side of the bay (Jersey). Quite a few people do it up here, Delaware bay and ocean side. I switched to plastic pots a few years ago. Not a bad price for rigged wooden pots.

thankyou HaasesMarina appreciate the help

[Seaweed]

Did you move from Florida or the Carribean or do they catch conch in DE?   It's pretty tasty but only had it in the Carribean......the Bahammas I think....

They have conch pots up and down the coast from the CBBT almost to NC.

[Beautiful swimmer]

I don't see it on any menus at seafood restaurants here in NJ.  I'll have to look closer....

a lot of it is processed for conch chowder for the soup company's.don't See it on the menu like you do in the Florida keys though.don't know if they conch down that way or not.love them conch fritters at Alabama jacks

[DocSmith]

I thought it was illegal to catch conch in the US.  All I've ever had was in the Abacos or imported from Honduras.  Do you mean whelks instead?

Doc

[Beautiful swimmer]

I thought it was illegal to catch conch in the US.  All I've ever had was in the Abacos or imported from Honduras.  Do you mean whelks instead?

Doc

you might have something there doc  their scientific name is whelk the two types are smooth ones and knobby ones. but we call them conch, our license says conch.and the pots are called conch pots.you got me

[DocSmith]

I get whelks (about 3-5 inches) in my pots all the time and cooked and ate some last year, after I read that someone on this board was going whelking.  I'll try anthing - once.  I've just always known the Queen conch (about 9-10+ inches) as the only true conch - and I know they are illegal to catch in the US.  Whelks may be called conch along the Eastern seabaord - and that's OK with me... we call them whelks down here.

Doc

[Crab Shack]

I thought it was illegal to catch conch in the US.  All I've ever had was in the Abacos or imported from Honduras.  Do you mean whelks instead?

Doc

I had it in Nassau in the Boohamas during the goomba(y)  festival...gee I didn't know there were us Italians down in the islands, mun...   

[tattoo]

never had that , but if you guys say it is good I beleve you, how do they prepare them?

[SHELLFISH]

Doc, You got it right. The lower picture is of a Whelk or scungelli. The upper one is a Queen Conch...protected in the US as far as I know.
I posted a picture a while ago of a whelk from CT. Lots of meat on them.
In Florida they have Conch fritters and I always assumed they were the Queen Conch that was imported. Maybe they were made from Whelk?

[R D]

Doc, You got it right. The lower picture is of a Whelk or scungelli. The upper one is a Queen Conch...protected in the US as far as I know.
I posted a picture a while ago of a whelk from CT. Lots of meat on them.
In Florida they have Conch fritters and I always assumed they were the Queen Conch that was imported. Maybe they were made from Whelk?

Made from the big one we call horse conchs, they also have "cracked conch" which is fried, mighty tasty,  these horse conchs get to be big,i have seen them 18 inches, but I think they are a true whelk,not sure though

[tattoo]

WHAT do they taste like ?

[R D]

Like "chicken"  .............. shoot I don't know,taste like conch to me

[SHELLFISH]

RD, I saw a Horse Conch shell from the keys that was all of 18 inches; biggest whelk I ever saw! Just the shell though. Found it while diving in about 80 feet of water. Thanks for the info about the Conch fritters and cracked conch. Didn't know that.
As far as taste goes you are correct; it tastes like Conch....kind of rubbery to me! Tat, The taste is something like fried calamari.

[Crab Shack]

WHAT do they taste like ?

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Chewy like a clam, but spicier IMHO.   

[Crab Shack]

never had that , but if you guys say it is good I beleve you, how do they prepare them?

Cut into pieces and fried, baked, or what have you.  Conch fritters, conch soup, conch stew.  Most anything you can do with clams, you can do with conch.    yummah.....

[tattoo]

next time i get a chance i will have ti give it a try,  I trust you guys. 

[Oscar D]

I love Conch raw.  Tenderize the meat with a mallet then dribble Lime juice and sprinkle salt on it.
Man my mouth is watering!

I also make Ceviche with them (diced Conch, chopped purple onion, chopped jalapeno, chopped cilantro and lime juice to cover let marinade at least a day).

[DocSmith]

Conch chowder is so good it'll make you slap your Grandma!

Doc

[tattoo]

Conch chowder is so good it'll make you slap your Grandma!

Doc

[Crab Shack]

Conch chowder is so good it'll make you slap your Grandma!

Doc

I agree, it is good, so good, I wanna slap Doc's grandma too!!!    But, seriously , it is good.  You can dice it like a clam and make conch and spaghetti.....yummy.....[dang], now I gotta get me some......