Any Stone Crabbers??

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Any Stone Crabbers??

#1 Post by Ron Burgundy » Tue Oct 25, 2011 1:38 pm

The Florida Stone Crab season started on Oct. 15th and there are crab pots everywhere. I almost ran over one last weekend.

Been thinking about buying a crab trap to test my luck. Has anyone tried catching these suckers? Any tips? I know you can only take one of their claws, but beyond this I don't know much.



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Re: Any Stone Crabbers??

#2 Post by badmoonrising » Tue Oct 25, 2011 8:46 pm

Just Maryland blue claws for me. The best tasting crab on the planet :rofl :rofl :rofl
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#3 Post by HandymanHerb » Tue Oct 25, 2011 9:44 pm

Stoned crabbers, I thought we were talking OWS people again :rofl :rofl :rofl
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#4 Post by Thin Ice » Wed Oct 26, 2011 5:29 am

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#5 Post by curtiscapk » Wed Oct 26, 2011 6:19 am

Ron,

back in the day I worked in the meat and seafood dept. Stone claws are the best! Sorry ED! Make sure you know which side claw to take off. They do right one year and left the next. That way they always have a claw to defend themselves.

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#6 Post by badmoonrising » Wed Oct 26, 2011 8:51 am

I beg to differ, come out here and I'll serve up some blue claws. :drool :drool :drool
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#7 Post by evinrude2stroke » Wed Oct 26, 2011 9:58 am

badmoonrising wrote:Just Maryland blue claws for me. The best tasting crab on the planet :rofl :rofl :rofl
You got that right. Now I'm going to be craving them until next summer!!!!!
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#8 Post by Ron Burgundy » Wed Oct 26, 2011 2:48 pm

My wife likes the Maryland crabs too. She went to school there. I like Alaskan crabs, but I don't think my boat would last to long in the Bearing Sea.
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#9 Post by smltooner » Wed Oct 26, 2011 3:35 pm

I'm with Ed, blue crabs are the best.
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#10 Post by margaritaman » Wed Oct 26, 2011 5:14 pm

The ones from Tijuana are very itchy!
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#11 Post by ToonGuy » Sun Dec 25, 2011 8:49 pm

badmoonrising wrote:I beg to differ, come out here and I'll serve up some blue claws. :drool :drool :drool
Watch out...I've been known to travel looong distances for food bets :eviltaunt
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#12 Post by playcat » Mon Jan 09, 2012 10:11 am

margaritaman wrote:The ones from Tijuana are very itchy!
Stay away from those bearded clams down there and you won't get infested!!!

We are talking about seafood, right??? :devillol
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Re: Any Stone Crabbers??

#13 Post by badmoonrising » Mon Jan 09, 2012 2:58 pm

ToonGuy wrote:
badmoonrising wrote:I beg to differ, come out here and I'll serve up some blue claws. :drool :drool :drool
Watch out...I've been known to travel looong distances for food bets :eviltaunt
Once you go Chesapeake Bay blue claw, you never go back :drool :drool :drool
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