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bingo

Joined: 26 Oct 2006
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Posted: Fri Feb 09, 07 7:09 pm Post subject: crabs
Taking the nipper crabbing tomorrow. Any tips on tackle, bait, casting ect.

Cathryn

Joined: 16 Jul 2005
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Location: Ceredigion

Posted: Fri Feb 09, 07 7:14 pm Post subject:
You're presumably not talking about the bits of bread on a hook chucked off the harbour wall then? We get lots of crabs on the line - none big enough to eat but thats because of where we fish. Never remember to carry the hooks on cliff walks - but maybe next time I will.

bingo

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Posted: Fri Feb 09, 07 7:22 pm Post subject:
I was joking. Just a fun trip. Can you eat the little crabs you pull in over the side? Maybe a soup.

Jonnyboy

Joined: 29 Oct 2004
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Location: under some rain.

Posted: Fri Feb 09, 07 7:23 pm Post subject:
As a kid i used limpets, as a grown up I use pots! try a mackeral head, or something they can get their claws into and hang on.

bingo

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Posted: Fri Feb 09, 07 7:26 pm Post subject:
Yeah, I'll just use scaps of fish or bacon. But what I really want to know is can I eat them? The crabs that is.

Jonnyboy

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Posted: Fri Feb 09, 07 7:30 pm Post subject:
Green shore crabs or velvets make a tasty bisque. browns or spiders and you're laughing. Not the time of year for spiders IIRC. (Not that we get them this far north)

bingo

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Posted: Fri Feb 09, 07 7:30 pm Post subject:
Hey Jonny, that was a cheap shot, shooting me under the table like that!

Penny Outskirts

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Posted: Fri Feb 09, 07 7:33 pm Post subject:
But you're a slimey git bag who was going to give hiim to Jabba

bingo

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Posted: Fri Feb 09, 07 7:35 pm Post subject:
I've got kids to feed, give us a break.

Penny Outskirts

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Posted: Fri Feb 09, 07 7:53 pm Post subject:
Nah - blow him away JB

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
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Location: yes

Posted: Fri Feb 09, 07 9:38 pm Post subject:

if it moves eat it (unless it is wearing colourful toxic clothes )
peelers are ace raw or souped , shore crabs are ok but crunchy

a crossed stick frame with loose nooses that close when the pulling string is pulled and a dead thing as bait on the centre works for me to get pinchy for dinner(ok it needs a weight and a few dry tests but its easy and effective )

pots are good but my way only needs 2 sticks and some string , timing the haul (easy feely with a fishers touch

) when pinchy is on the frame is important but even random pulls will get results if the (smelly )bait has crabs to attract

if you have access to below low tide water (from a pier /rocks etc )it should be easy to get big uns , between tides they are usually smaller , cover turning at low tide often gets dinner in a few minutes and is my best bet for a definite munch

i stood on my biggest ever when having a paddle

my way has fed me loads

spider crabs are good eating but alien looking

Last edited by dpack on Fri Feb 09, 07 9:51 pm; edited 1 time in total

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
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Posted: Fri Feb 09, 07 9:42 pm Post subject:
ps and you can drag them up the cliff

cab

Joined: 01 Nov 2004
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Posted: Mon Feb 12, 07 8:53 am Post subject:

bingo wrote:

I was joking. Just a fun trip. Can you eat the little crabs you pull in over the side? Maybe a soup.

Yeah, they make a wonderful soup. You're a chef, whats the onec called where you fry off the crabs and make a tomato based soup around them?

bingo

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Posted: Mon Feb 12, 07 5:13 pm Post subject:

cab wrote:

bingo wrote:

I was joking. Just a fun trip. Can you eat the little crabs you pull in over the side? Maybe a soup.

Yeah, they make a wonderful soup. You're a chef, whats the onec called where you fry off the crabs and make a tomato based soup around them?

Bisque. I'll post a recipe. I keep meaning to post some recipes but you know what time is like.

cab

Joined: 01 Nov 2004
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Posted: Mon Feb 12, 07 5:58 pm Post subject:

bingo wrote:

Bisque. I'll post a recipe. I keep meaning to post some recipes but you know what time is like. I'm up for a question sticky about cooking. I'll speak to Jema/Tahir.

Even better than that of course would be to do us the occasional article... Something on shellfish cooking (for the forager), or good recipes for wild shrooms, that kind of thing.

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