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  1. 12-29-2010, 09:16 PM #1
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    Default december crabs

    dug up some old crab dredges my dad had in the back yard and gave it a try....
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  2. 12-29-2010, 09:19 PM #2
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    cool stuff.enjoy the good eats
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  3. 12-29-2010, 09:46 PM #3
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    Do crabs have any meat in them in Dec?...I thought they stop feeding when the temperature is this cold and they bury themselves in the mud ?
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  4. 12-29-2010, 09:52 PM #4
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    yeah...there loaded!!!!i guess they load up for their big nap...
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  5. 12-29-2010, 11:44 PM #5
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    Looks cool but I have a stupid question - what happens to the non-legal crabs that are tossed back? Do they survive and re-burrow? Yeah, yeah, I know I am being a pansy

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    they die, but they create a buffet for other creatures in the spring did you happen to pick a few scallops??? just curious


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    Looks cool but I have a stupid question - what happens to the non-legal crabs that are tossed back? Do they survive and re-burrow? Yeah, yeah, I know I am being a pansy

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  7. 12-30-2010, 08:58 AM #7
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    Quote Originally Posted by RyanF View Post
    Looks cool but I have a stupid question - what happens to the non-legal crabs that are tossed back? Do they survive and re-burrow? Yeah, yeah, I know I am being a pansy

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    honestly i think i had 4 or 5 that i had to throw back out of a bushel and.....yeah...they die....
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    Quote Originally Posted by Joseph Lamberty View Post
    Do crabs have any meat in them in Dec?...I thought they stop feeding when the temperature is this cold and they bury themselves in the mud ?
    November, December and early January is the probably the best eating crab you will find. When you get into late January until June, they become very thin on the inside. I was unaware of this until about 4 years ago. I alwys believed the myths about August & September being the best.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jerseycoast View Post
    November, December and early January is the probably the best eating crab you will find. When you get into late January until June, they become very thin on the inside. I was unaware of this until about 4 years ago. I alwys believed the myths about August & September being the best.
    Aug and Sep are "the best" when compared to Apr-July, the months that most people crab.

    I tell people that I'm going crabbing in Oct and Nov and they look at me like I'm an idiot. Even though I am , I still know that I'm going to catch, and they're going to be "full".
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    Live blue claw crabs were $7.99/dozen at the store yesterday. Not too bad when you consider what it costs in bait and gas to catch them yourself.
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    Quote Originally Posted by JoeyZac View Post
    Aug and Sep are "the best" when compared to Apr-July, the months that most people crab.

    I tell people that I'm going crabbing in Oct and Nov and they look at me like I'm an idiot. Even though I am , I still know that I'm going to catch, and they're going to be "full".
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  12. 12-30-2010, 09:06 PM #12
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    make good tog bait too.....
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    Quote Originally Posted by native son View Post
    dug up some old crab dredges my dad had in the back yard and gave it a try....
    Way to go native son,a sure way to beat cabin fever.
    funny story,went to the All You Can Eat Seafood Buffet in Toms river friday night with some friends,in walk a group of Salts,all wearing SPORT FISHING jackets and shirts with the names of there boats on them,they ate flounder,scallops,clams,lobster,crab legs,shimps plate after plate.
    i over heard storys of how much bait they buy for a single fishing trip,one guy boasted he spent $500 on flats,squid,chum,for an overnight canyon trip.
    Did it ever dawn on these guys that the seafood there eating,the bait there buying is all caught by,you guessed it COMMERCIAL FISHERMEN
    Thanks Guys for Fueling our Economy,its guys like them that keep us working
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  14. 01-15-2011, 07:40 PM #14
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