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« on: April 10, 2012, 11:59:15 AM » |
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Went out to see if i can get lucky and get a couple blue claws, but no luck. I had 8 traps working and 4 hand lines. Got about 8 monster rock/stone crabs. Decided to take em home and try them.....man! were they great! Any locations in Delaware where they are catching them?
Crabbster out!
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« Reply #1 on: April 10, 2012, 12:05:21 PM » |
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Couple of warm days ahead will get them moving there again. What part of the Barnegat were you in? Southern end would proably pick up sooner around the creeks.
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« Reply #2 on: April 10, 2012, 12:25:29 PM » |
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nice at least you got somthing.
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« Reply #3 on: April 10, 2012, 01:00:54 PM » |
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NEVER HAD A STONE CRAB
BETTER DAYS ARE COMING
FOR THE BLUE CRABS!!!!
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« Reply #4 on: April 10, 2012, 02:36:10 PM » |
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i went left out of the public dock and crabbed in that area. I usually get some in April.... i cant believe i didn't get a couple small blue crabs at least. i wonder how tuckerton is doing...
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« Reply #5 on: April 10, 2012, 08:12:25 PM » |
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Those rock crabs your talking about are they like a tan color? If so I've crabbed off that pier one day early in the season like this and caught literally 10-15 of them in each cage. Felt like I was dragging an anchor in. if I knew they were any good I coulda had a feast!
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« Reply #6 on: April 12, 2012, 07:54:08 AM » |
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yep....those were the crabs.....i pull off the legs and claws...they are great to eat!
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« Reply #7 on: April 19, 2012, 01:10:11 PM » |
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Stone crabs? Or spider crabs?
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« Reply #8 on: April 20, 2012, 07:27:06 AM » |
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stone.....i believe some call them rock crabs too. They are the huge crabs they sell on the boardwalk for like $10 each. big time rip off since you can only eat the claws and the legs.....meat is very sweet though!
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« Reply #9 on: April 20, 2012, 07:36:42 AM » |
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If they were stone crabs your supposed to rip one claw off and return them to the water, a new claw regenrates in 12 to 24 months. Your not supposed to kill them. Claws only.
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« Reply #10 on: April 20, 2012, 11:43:49 AM » |
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why is that? why do we need to throw them back and blue crabs can be kept?
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« Reply #11 on: April 20, 2012, 02:23:30 PM » |
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I don't know I didn't make the rules I am just reporting some information on stone crabs that's all. Take a chill pill crabbster.
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« Reply #12 on: April 20, 2012, 10:52:10 PM » |
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not getting upset...just asking bro....cant get a person's tone through web posting....
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