Unusual catch: No Redfish no Trout no Snook but I did hook a poor little Blue Crab with only 1 claw. I did manage to get the hook out of the joint in its only claw and checked to make...

FinFisherman Loc: Born in Ohio - 40 yrs Florida- Clearwater,Fl

No Redfish no Trout no Snook but I did hook a poor little Blue Crab with only 1 claw. I did manage to get the hook out of the joint in its only claw and checked to make sure the claw still worked. It did! So back in the water from which he came. You may have to zoom to see it well.

plumbob Loc: New Windsor Maryland

FinFisherman wrote:

No Redfish no Trout no Snook but I did hook a poor little Blue Crab with only 1 claw. I did manage to get the hook out of the joint in its only claw and checked to make sure the claw still worked. It did! So back in the water from which he came. You may have to zoom to see it well.

There is some good drum bait if you have drum there.

FinFisherman Loc: Born in Ohio - 40 yrs Florida- Clearwater,Fl

plumbob wrote:

There is some good drum bait if you have drum there.

There are but I was out of time. Had to fix wifey supper.

Zeke

That crab will always be beholding to you finfisherman. One day
after he grows up he might be hanging out doing crab things and
you might fall in. He will come over look at you; recognize you and
save your life. You are a good man finfisherman.

Zeke

oldsalt Loc: Holland Pa

If that crab crosses paths with the wrong fisherman he could end up in hot water

Gordon Loc: Charleston South Carolina

oldsalt wrote:

If that crab crosses paths with the wrong fisherman he could end up in hot water

My pot

Big dog Loc: Bayshore, Long Island, New York

FinFisherman wrote:

No Redfish no Trout no Snook but I did hook a poor little Blue Crab with only 1 claw. I did manage to get the hook out of the joint in its only claw and checked to make sure the claw still worked. It did! So back in the water from which he came. You may have to zoom to see it well.

Ah yes, the ninja of the underwater world.!

Big TC Loc: Raytown, MO.

FinFisherman wrote:

No Redfish no Trout no Snook but I did hook a poor little Blue Crab with only 1 claw. I did manage to get the hook out of the joint in its only claw and checked to make sure the claw still worked. It did! So back in the water from which he came. You may have to zoom to see it well.

That's definitely not the crab legs I'd want. Give me the king crab legs and claws. Lots of them, the more the merrier.

oldsalt Loc: Holland Pa

Blue claws are certainly more work but to me - tastier

Big dog Loc: Bayshore, Long Island, New York

oldsalt wrote:

Blue claws are certainly more work but to me - tastier

👍👍👍, but SO DARNED ORNERY 🤬

Gordon Loc: Charleston South Carolina

oldsalt wrote:

Blue claws are certainly more work but to me - tastier

Agreed. I love blue crab. But I think it is where your from for your choice of what's best to you. I love dungeness crab legs if I have butter to dip them in. Kings cost to much for me $19.99 lb. Snow, meat sticks to the inside of the shell. And I can catch my own blue crabs. Just saying

Cubsfan Loc: Destin Florida

If he has one claw ,grab that claw . If they have both claws then you grab by the base of the swimmer fin and they can’t bite you. Now if you run their under Carraige they will go to sleep. A good trick for the kids.

Cubsfan Loc: Destin Florida

Rub

Big dog Loc: Bayshore, Long Island, New York

Cubsfan wrote:

If he has one claw ,grab that claw . If they have both claws then you grab by the base of the swimmer fin and they can’t bite you. Now if you run their under Carraige they will go to sleep. A good trick for the kids.

That’s just fine for one crab at a time. However, if you happen to be in a zodiac inflatable, at night, poaching crab traps, and find yourself dumping the crab traps into the bottom of the raft, make sure to wear long pants and leather gloves.
When ya have a few dozen of those ninjas crawling around, and up your legs, at night, in a small inflatable raft, things become............interesting!🤣.
Trust me, I Know!

Gordon Loc: Charleston South Carolina

Big dog wrote:

That’s just fine for one crab at a time. However, if you happen to be in a zodiac inflatable, at night, poaching crab traps, and find yourself dumping the crab traps into the bottom of the raft, make sure to wear long pants and leather gloves.
When ya have a few dozen of those ninjas crawling around, and up your legs, at night, in a small inflatable raft, things become............interesting!🤣.
Trust me, I Know!

Brings back memorys Big dog. In my teenage years we would rob crab traps at night. Not proud of that now, but it happened. Now it is against the law to crab in a boat at night or to transport crabs in a boat at night.