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« on: June 01, 2010, 01:29:32 PM »
Last week I was attending an event in South Padre Island for the weigh in.  In that process, I met a young lady (24) and we started talking because she had graduated from the same school I did and she and her boyfriend like to fish.  The coversation turned to stone crabs.  She said that she and her boyfriend get them all the time down there.  She said that they go to a specific area and "wherever there's a clam, you will find a stone crab under it.  You just have to take a hook to dig it out and grab it."  She offered to take me and some friends to show us how to find them.  In the midst of all the action at the weigh in, I lost sight of her didn't get her contact information to take her and her friend out so that they could show me how to catch stone crabs.

Has anyone out there ever heard of such a method for getting stone crabs?

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« Reply #1 on: June 02, 2010, 06:20:17 AM »
Had them in Maine.  They don't taste nearly as good as blue claws.  Might be fun to catch but to me, once you had a blue claw you can't eat any others.
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« Reply #2 on: June 02, 2010, 10:58:51 PM »
Different kind of stone crab in Maine and Texas. Fl stone crab pictured.
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« Reply #3 on: June 04, 2010, 12:33:52 PM »
Since I've never seen a live stone crab, I can't tell you if that's what they look like.  The claws certainly look like that.

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« Reply #4 on: June 09, 2010, 01:07:50 PM »
Quote from: ACFISHERIES on June 02, 2010, 10:58:51 PM
Different kind of stone crab in Maine and Texas. Fl stone crab pictured.

 I think the ones in Maine are actually Jonah Crabs Grin Grin Grin Grin Grin Grin
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« Reply #5 on: June 09, 2010, 01:19:05 PM »
Question...after catching a stone crab do you remove the claws and replace the crab in the water, or can you eat the crab too?   Thanks
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« Reply #6 on: June 09, 2010, 01:35:52 PM »
Quote from: cath on June 09, 2010, 01:19:05 PM
Question...after catching a stone crab do you remove the claws and replace the crab in the water, or can you eat the crab too?   Thanks

Claws off and then back to the water....
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« Reply #7 on: June 09, 2010, 03:20:30 PM »
The commercial Jonah Crab fishery in New England is strictly off shore.  Some are found in the shallows, but are usually pretty small.  This is a Jonah.  I have a friend who fishes commercially.  The entire catch goes to Maine where they are processed (Claws Only) and sold to places like Sam's Club, BJ's, etc.

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« Reply #8 on: June 09, 2010, 03:22:17 PM »
cool looking crab , Wonder if i could do a mount of one Huh?
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« Reply #9 on: June 09, 2010, 06:18:43 PM »
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Question...after catching a stone crab do you remove the claws and replace the crab in the water, or can you eat the crab too?   Thanks
Claws only, crab will regenerate legal(2 3/4" bottom pincher point to 1st joint) claw in about 2 yrs.
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« Reply #10 on: June 09, 2010, 06:22:57 PM »
I thought it was 1 claw only off in Florida. Ronnie?
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« Reply #11 on: June 09, 2010, 06:25:02 PM »
No Bruce,we have always took both claws if they were legal,thats one of those ols myths that the media keeps repeating without checking first.
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« Reply #12 on: June 09, 2010, 06:38:56 PM »
Thanks. I should know better than to pay attention to the media.  laugh
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« Reply #13 on: June 09, 2010, 07:12:03 PM »
I have never caught a keeper Stone Crab and have only caught one small one.
This picture, taken from the net, always impressed me though!
I prefer the taste of Blue Crab better.
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« Reply #14 on: June 09, 2010, 09:23:02 PM »
Quote from: SHELLFISH on June 09, 2010, 07:12:03 PM
I have never caught a keeper Stone Crab and have only caught one small one.
This picture, taken from the net, always impressed me though!
I prefer the taste of Blue Crab better.
Nice claws,the one on the right was a nice clean break but when they broke the one on the left it killed the crab.
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« Reply #15 on: June 09, 2010, 10:10:05 PM »
Quote from: R D on June 09, 2010, 09:23:02 PM
Nice claws,the one on the right was a nice clean break but when they broke the one on the left it killed the crab.
What he said.
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« Reply #16 on: June 10, 2010, 12:55:41 PM »
SHELLFISH: That is amazing!

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« Reply #17 on: June 10, 2010, 02:00:07 PM »
In Texas it is one claw only, the right one.  I guess Stone Crabs are left handed?? The minimum size is 2 1/2 inch claw -- Measured from the tip claw to first joint behind the immovable claw.
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« Reply #18 on: June 13, 2010, 03:03:41 AM »
Are they as nasty as a blue crab about trying to pinch everything or are they more layed back? It looks like they could put the hurt on you if they got a hold  laugh laugh laugh laugh
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« Reply #19 on: June 13, 2010, 08:24:05 AM »
Quote from: jefftoleft on June 13, 2010, 03:03:41 AM
Are they as nasty as a blue crab about trying to pinch everything or are they more layed back? It looks like they could put the hurt on you if they got a hold  laugh laugh laugh laugh
I have seen grown men on their knees crying like a young'un for help.Those things will make a preacher cuss.
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« Reply #20 on: June 13, 2010, 04:05:25 PM »
Quote from: R D on June 13, 2010, 08:24:05 AM
I have seen grown men on their knees crying like a young'un for help.Those things will make a preacher cuss.
Yeah a least once a week if not more from my crew. laugh
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« Reply #21 on: June 26, 2010, 04:23:51 PM »
If you get pinched by a stone crab you were moving to slow.  Grin laugh
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« Reply #22 on: June 26, 2010, 04:51:50 PM »
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If you get pinched by a stone crab you were moving to slow.  Grin laugh
If you handle enough of them one will get you sooner or later, Cry
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« Reply #23 on: June 26, 2010, 09:31:57 PM »
thats for sure and when he does watch out for his other claw.
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« Reply #24 on: September 15, 2011, 01:05:25 PM »
Quote from: R D on June 26, 2010, 04:51:50 PM
If you handle enough of them one will get you sooner or later, Cry
Anyone out there think of (or actually try) rubberbanding/duct taping one of his claws so that there's no need to worry when approaching the one free claw? I thought keeping some rubber bands/duct tape near by would serve everyone well for a trip, ya know? Oh well. Sometimes you can't be prepared for everything.
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