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Dave
05-11-2009, 11:26 PM
Fish weren't biting but it was such a nice day we took an on-shore break to wad the bar and take some pics.

Dave


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sportskiff
05-12-2009, 02:51 AM
That female blue crab is the BEST pic Top,
Fer those of ya "in the know" please splain ta your lanlubber pals how I KNOW shes a girl crab..........(that an 20 MORE = a FINE meal, since we dont do no crab brisk hereabouts......) boil the suckers!!!!!!!!!
;D
tpurvis
05-12-2009, 06:51 AM
That female blue crab is the BEST pic Top,
Fer those of ya "in the know" please splain ta your lanlubber pals how I KNOW shes a girl crab..........(that an 20 MORE = a FINE meal, since we dont do no crab brisk hereabouts......) boil the suckers!!!!!!!!!
;D

Dave, you need to get that first picture to Harry for skiff of the month rotation.
ncbuilder
05-12-2009, 08:14 AM
Girl blue crabs "paint" the tips of their claws...

Great pictures!
Dave
05-12-2009, 08:21 AM
Girl blue crabs "paint" the tips of their claws...

Great pictures!

And that she crab had recently molted, still in soft shell stage.

Dave
Redfish
05-12-2009, 08:51 AM
A little more Blue Crab 101:

Yes, females do "paint their nails," and their underbelly (apron) is distinctly different from the males. The mature females are commonly called "sooks" (rhymes with books) and sometimes the inmature females are referred to as "Sallies" or she-crabs. The apron of a mature sook is slightly different from the younger she-crabs.

Males don't display the pronounced fingernail polish on thier claw tips and have a distict apron that is "T" shapped. They are called Jimmies and are generally larger than the sooks.

Soft-shell crabs are inmature crabs that have just "molted" or shed their shells. A crab will molt several times over its lifespan, and particularly as it moves through the juvinile stages. They are called "pealers" by most crabbers and in most parts of the country will fetch a premium prices. Most of the pealers around here are "tank raised" because the soft stage only lasts a few hours. Crabbers can tell when crabs are about to molt and they will put these in a special holding tank. They have to be monitored carefully. Once the crab sheds its shell, he/she is quickly removed from the tank and put into a refridgerator. This preserves the soft shell.

One more thing: If you're gonna eat crabs, make sure they are alive when you put them in the steamer. Never eat dead crabs.

(Didn't mean to steal the thread, Dave. Your picture just inspired me. Nice photo work).
lever
05-12-2009, 09:05 AM
So if made into a soup, would that be a "she crab" bisq??? *laughing*

Skiff is lookin good Sarge!!
Fillet1
05-12-2009, 04:51 PM
Dave,

Thanks for my new She Crab wallpaper!
Dave
05-12-2009, 09:21 PM
(Didn't mean to steal the thread, Dave. Your picture just inspired me. Nice photo work).

Thanks, I take a lot of photos, some make it, most are deep sixed ;D You didn't steal anything Red, the pics are here for your pleasure and comments are the goal... besides, I enjoyed your history lesson *Cheers*

Good idea Fillet, I may do the same, if I ever run out of grandkid images to put up *laughing* Hey, if you want a larger file of the image, send me a PM and I'll forward it to you by email. *thumbsup*

Dave