A feast of crabs

[metallica81186]

catch these crabs and then ull see a feast

[metallica81186]

i wish i lived down south right now..i wanna crab so bad right now but its over till may

[Crabbyd]

i wish i lived down south right now..i wanna crab so bad right now but its over till may

Dave

It's not over yet....the Pax is still hitting and they aren't that deep yet.  10 -14' of water.

Quote from TF:

Went to the Pax today, accompanied by a dipper and a culler,, Stingray, & noboat,
Upper Pax, 9-18 ft water, 7:30am-12 noon,3600 ft trotline..with the help of a dipper & a culler we captured 9 bu males ,,about 50/50 mix #1 & #2's,,no real super jumbo crabs but most good & full ,very few whites & only 2 doz females, & 1 pumpkin?? ,left them biting at noon when the rain started.a good day on the water with some freinds & plenty of crabs,,They are still there !but probably not for much longer,,getem while you still can!!

[CrabDog]

I must be a sick puppy, but I've been known to lick the spice off of the shell.
Ok, I actually do it alot.
I also have a dipping cup with spice in it too, 'specially for the claws, dunk them in vinegar, then the spice!

OD,

you're aren't a sick puppy.  That is is the the MD / VA style of eating em.  That is the way you do it.  Vinegar then a little spice is how my momma taught us.  She grew up on the northern neck of virginia.  her dad and granddad were waterman.  Course they put vinegar on everything... including spinach..... collard greens etc.  I had boiled crabs in Texas.  they were cleaned than cooked with no spice/seasoning and they were mushy.  I can only do them steamed in a couple of beers with JO or old bay on each layer.  Still was a pretty picture though .. Looks high faluting though by candlelight..   

.............Cdog