peeler crab

[nodrog]

crabs

have found large doggers peeling in feb in the blyth but not many. this may interest you, an article appeared in sea angler mag many years ago. it told you how to bring crabs on to peel. it involved taking some tweazers and pulling there eye stalks out. this released a chemical in the crab which made it peel! unfortunatly someone from the animal rites read the article and didnt take to kindly to it.[cant blame him!] funny there wasnt a follow up the next months issue. anyone remember it?

[ryanlee]

a remember that one think it was feb 88.
well a lad from nearby tried it,went and collected 50 big doggers from the river,removed the eye stalks,put in tanks and the next morning guess what.all dead.no wonder there wasnt a follow on the next month.
if i remember right you were supposed to burn the stalks and that was what made them moult again.that didnt bloody work for the lad either,think he tried about all the miths.