Going Rate for soft shells

amylee8828 · August 15, 2015, 08:52:07 AM

What is the going rate for soft shells?? And if I wAs to buy busters or peelers from a crabber, what's the going rare for that?? I am just starting here in Louisiana and just trying to get an idea.

ChrisS · August 15, 2015, 10:06:50 AM

Soft shells would depend on the size and freshness your selling.

Regarding peelers, paying between 1 and 1.50 each, legal size

jack1747 · August 15, 2015, 10:09:38 AM

guys r get 1 - 1.50 for peelers here too

GrizzlyWazH3r3 · April 08, 2016, 01:26:43 PM

1.00 for peel here. Buster usually 1.50 per. Softies I'll sell for 3-3.50 to folks off the dock. They tend to not last past the dock because its better than paying $6 at the nearest fish market.

Eastcoast Steve · June 28, 2016, 11:41:10 AM

I just bought some yesterday in Bel Air, Maryland and I paid $6.95 each and they are whale size,live an healthy.

Mutzy crab man · June 28, 2016, 07:53:22 PM

Quote from: ChrisS on August 15, 2015, 10:06:50 AM
Soft shells would depend on the size and freshness your selling.

Regarding peelers, paying between 1 and 1.50 each, legal size

What is the legal size? They are selling soft crabs in Staten Is. ....4 for $10.00..But you talk about small...Years ago I got soft crabs .50 each that size.

genecrabman · June 28, 2016, 10:58:43 PM

Quote from: Mutzy crab man on June 28, 2016, 07:53:22 PM
What is the legal size? They are selling soft crabs in Staten Is. ....4 for $10.00..But you talk about small...Years ago I got soft crabs .50 each that size.

I'd give them away but my wife won't let me....

Neither Crab · June 29, 2016, 05:36:42 AM

I bought some yesterday from a friend that sluffs them. 7-7.25 in. tip to tip softies( biggest I've seen) for $40 dz. The run is pretty much over. One is all I could eat. They are like eating a steak. 1 in. to 1.5 in thick in the body, you can put the claws on a hot dog roll . I'm going to freeze them up today. I'm thinking of freezing them without cleaning them first. I think that would hold the juices in better and keep them from drying out.

ChrisS · June 29, 2016, 07:08:53 AM

put them in a zip lock and fill with water and freeze them. Keeps em pretty fresh for a while

Neither Crab · June 29, 2016, 07:19:21 AM

Quote from: ChrisS on June 29, 2016, 07:08:53 AM
put them in a zip lock and fill with water and freeze them. Keeps em pretty fresh for a while

OK Thanks.

ChrisS · June 29, 2016, 07:24:33 AM

I wouldn't clean them, put em in whole. Its worked really well for me

Hawkeye · June 29, 2016, 02:29:00 PM

Quote from: Mutzy crab man on June 28, 2016, 07:53:22 PM
What is the legal size? They are selling soft crabs in Staten Is. ....4 for $10.00..But you talk about small...Years ago I got soft crabs .50 each that size.

that's a great price. The local market here has them on sale for $4 each.

flounderpounder · July 10, 2016, 01:08:18 PM

$2-3 a pc at the slough house up the road from my place