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Don’t see these in Ky!! #7604263
06/13/22 03:01 PM
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jbyrd63 Offline OP
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What kind of crab is this ? Found him in the water one night crabbing with the girls
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Re: Don’t see these in Ky!! [Re: jbyrd63] #7604264
06/13/22 03:02 PM
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I'd say a spotted one...

Re: Don’t see these in Ky!! [Re: jbyrd63] #7604277
06/13/22 03:23 PM
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Tennessee
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"color blind Kraut"
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Blue crab. They turn reddish the ya throw them in hot water and get a lot less aggressive as well

Last edited by Scuba1; 06/13/22 03:24 PM.

Let's go Brandon

"Shall not comply" with morons who don't understand "shall not infringe."
Re: Don’t see these in Ky!! [Re: jbyrd63] #7604279
06/13/22 03:26 PM
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Champaign County, Ohio.
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I would invite it to dinner.

Keith

Re: Don’t see these in Ky!! [Re: jbyrd63] #7604298
06/13/22 03:48 PM
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How can anyone look at that thing and lick their lips!?


Cold as ice!
Re: Don’t see these in Ky!! [Re: Jurassic Park] #7604312
06/13/22 04:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Jurassic Park
How can anyone look at that thing and lick their lips!?


You just don't know.


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Re: Don’t see these in Ky!! [Re: jbyrd63] #7604320
06/13/22 04:14 PM
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Thought they were salt water crabs .


We have met the enemy and the enemy is us!
Re: Don’t see these in Ky!! [Re: jbyrd63] #7604329
06/13/22 04:22 PM
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Don't call me Mister, Mister
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That is a redneck pig castrator.


I got myself a seniors' GPS.
Not only does it tell me how to get to my destination,
it tells me why I wanted to go there.
Re: Don’t see these in Ky!! [Re: jbyrd63] #7604331
06/13/22 04:24 PM
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Good one Nittany.


Forget that fear of gravity-get a little savagery in your life.
Re: Don’t see these in Ky!! [Re: Nittany Lion] #7604344
06/13/22 04:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Nittany Lion
That is a redneck pig castrator.

LOL, When I was stationed in Biloxi, Miss in '68, some of us guy's went to P-cola for the beach, and one of the guy's was body surfing when a crab locked on to his sack. Life was hard for that boy for the rest of the time I knew him.


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Re: Don’t see these in Ky!! [Re: jbyrd63] #7604372
06/13/22 05:32 PM
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Blue crab. When i was the prduce Manager of a produce market in VA we sold dozens of them.when they were in the soft shell stage.

It last a short rime when the blue crab shed their shells.

We had standing order from them.
You remove the gridle and fry shell and all.

Thise people were crazy about soft shell crab sandwiches.

The old guy on swamp people sells them commercially


IF IDIOTS GREW ON TREES THIS PLACE WOULD BE AN ORCHARD !

Re: Don’t see these in Ky!! [Re: cathryn] #7604393
06/13/22 06:05 PM
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Originally Posted by cathryn
Blue crab. When i was the prduce Manager of a produce market in VA we sold dozens of them.when they were in the soft shell stage.

It last a short rime when the blue crab shed their shells.

We had standing order from them.
You remove the gridle and fry shell and all.

Thise people were crazy about soft shell crab sandwiches.

The old guy on swamp people sells them commercially


Been known to eat a few, lol

[Linked Image]
[Linked Image]


Last edited by DaveP; 06/13/22 06:06 PM.
Re: Don’t see these in Ky!! [Re: jbyrd63] #7604398
06/13/22 06:14 PM
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Originally Posted by jbyrd63
What kind of crab is this ? Found him in the water one night crabbing with the girls
[Linked Image]


Possibly it is a Speckled Swimming Crab- https://www.inaturalist.org/guide_taxa/255165


Note to self- Engage brain before opening mouth (or hitting the ENTER key/SUBMIT button).

Ron Fry

Re: Don’t see these in Ky!! [Re: jbyrd63] #7604413
06/13/22 06:31 PM
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calico, they are everywhere in the surf.

Last edited by Ridge Runner1960; 06/13/22 06:33 PM.
Re: Don’t see these in Ky!! [Re: Ridge Runner1960] #7604447
06/13/22 07:33 PM
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It's a speckled crab, blue crabs are found almost always in the sounds and brackish waters, not the ocean surf.

Re: Don’t see these in Ky!! [Re: jbyrd63] #7604458
06/13/22 07:46 PM
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Yup, speckled swimming crab.

Just googled it, didn’t look like a blue crab to me.


Blue crabs!

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You don't rise to the occasion, you fall to the level of your training.

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Re: Don’t see these in Ky!! [Re: DaveP] #7604459
06/13/22 07:48 PM
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Originally Posted by DaveP
Originally Posted by cathryn
Blue crab. When i was the prduce Manager of a produce market in VA we sold dozens of them.when they were in the soft shell stage.

It last a short rime when the blue crab shed their shells.

We had standing order from them.
You remove the gridle and fry shell and all.

Thise people were crazy about soft shell crab sandwiches.

The old guy on swamp people sells them commercially


Been known to eat a few, lol

[Linked Image]
[Linked Image]




Same here! Delicious hard or soft!!


Who is John Galt?

You don't rise to the occasion, you fall to the level of your training.

Semper Paratus
Re: Don’t see these in Ky!! [Re: jbyrd63] #7604470
06/13/22 08:14 PM
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The shape says blueclaw crab. The spots are strange, I've never seen one with spots though.

I can't eat the softshell crabs. My wife will fry one up and eat it on bread. I can't get over the fact that it's a whole crab shell and all. Once I've picked the meat out of one they're delicious. I like steaks and burgers but I don't want a big slice of cow.


-Ryan
Re: Don’t see these in Ky!! [Re: jbyrd63] #7604548
06/13/22 09:30 PM
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Fried softshell crab is right near the top of my favorite food list. You need to clean them right and use hot oil.
I like blue crab meat picked from the hard ones, but it is a calorie neutral adventure with all of the work I have to do to pick one clean.

Re: Don’t see these in Ky!! [Re: jbyrd63] #7604592
06/13/22 10:33 PM
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I am going to Charleston, SC here in a couple of weeks. I thought I might get a couple of collapsible pods to try to catch some crabs in. Wire or netting better? I like the thoughts of folding them up until next beach trip. I see expensive ones and cheap ones?? Any thoughts from you beach goers.


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