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Larry_D
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Finally, an 8" crab!
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September 19, 2005, 09:28:44 AM »
I know eight inchers are common for the Chesapeake crabbers, but they are unusual for the modest Hudson River crabber. But I finally got one this past weekend! Man, did he shock me. Crabzilla! I marveled at him for quite a while. He had all his appendages too, so he was very impressive. He had a deep crab-claw wound on his upper carapace, suggesting to me a fight, or maybe he ate another crab who gave him a souvenir.
Anyway, I put him in my bucket and then put another crab in on top of him. He was annoyed and reached up with a pincer and just snipped the pincer of the other crab clean off! There was a loud cracking noise. The big guys don't behave. He will be delicious in some gumbo tonight though.
Total catch, 15 crabs, in eight hours of crabbing. (That doesn't count a big crab that swam right out of one of my open topped traps, and a she-crab I tossed back in.) About average for the Hudson, where you usually get 2-3 crabs an hour with four traps.
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September 19, 2005, 09:40:08 AM »
Larry_D, Congratulations and Good Job! Wait till you eat him. He is full of meat and much more worth your time than a small crab. Bigger is better!
Please post your gumbo recipe under the recipe section, thanks.
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September 19, 2005, 10:14:00 AM »
Larry:
There is a place on this site for "Records and Citations" - a contest for the biggest crab from each state. I haven't looked up the 2005 New York record, but you should check it out and apply.
DON'T throw away the shell!! You will need to show a picture with tape measure in the background.
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I just looked it up, and I guess I win by default, as there are
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Last year's was 7" though, so I guess I am at least in the running. I did save the shell, and I will post a pic as soon as I have the chance!
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NICE GOING ON THAT ONE BRO. THATS AN AWESOME CATCH.
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Quote from: Larry_D on September 19, 2005, 01:14:58 PM
I just looked it up, and I guess I win by default, as there are
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NY entries.
Last year's was 7" though, so I guess I am at least in the running. I did save the shell, and I will post a pic as soon as I have the chance!
Well at least you were smart enough to save the shell, you have a picture with a measurement or send CG the shell. Nice job.
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Nice job larry,.... I don't think you'll have much competition in NY with an 8" crab
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BTW - Nice Job Larry.. didn't mean to get off track on your post..
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Nice job!!!
I doubt there have been many 8 inchers coming out of NY. Been trying for 25 years in New Jersey and haven't managed anything that size yet.
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NICE going LARRY.
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Posted a photo of this dude's shell in the Records forum:
http://www.blue-crab.org/forum/index.php?topic=346.msg63514#msg63514
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Good job Larry on that huge male crab, Nice going!
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Nice job.
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