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Offline Scott Bailey

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blue crabs
« on: January 11, 2013, 04:45:10 PM »
hello guys im officially going on the blackfish trip on sunday and i got 2 blue crabs to use for bait as well as shrimp how can i keep the crabs alive until my trip sunday morning ?
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Re: blue crabs
« Reply #1 on: January 11, 2013, 04:51:38 PM »
Wet newspaper and put them in the vegetable draw of the fridge. Blue crabs are pretty hardy.
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Re: blue crabs
« Reply #2 on: January 11, 2013, 05:21:26 PM »
blue crabs are good bait for blackfishing.. good luck. t^
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Re: blue crabs
« Reply #3 on: January 11, 2013, 08:20:06 PM »
Quote from: BigAl13 on January 11, 2013, 04:51:38 PM
Wet newspaper and put them in the vegetable draw of the fridge. Blue crabs are pretty hardy.

I like using frozen Gatorade bottles or similar filled with water.  Place in cooler with wet rag or paper. Keep cooler out of full sun.  t^
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Re: blue crabs
« Reply #4 on: January 11, 2013, 11:32:44 PM »
okay thanks guys il also be getting white leggers and greens
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Re: blue crabs
« Reply #5 on: January 12, 2013, 01:32:22 PM »
well crap the crabs i bought died  rgmn can i still use them ?  5hrug
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Re: blue crabs
« Reply #6 on: January 12, 2013, 01:35:32 PM »
Nope  nosmly
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Re: blue crabs
« Reply #7 on: January 12, 2013, 08:49:10 PM »
Quote from: Kenny on January 12, 2013, 01:35:32 PM
Nope  nosmly

okay thanks i went out and bought more just to be safe and good thing i did
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Re: blue crabs
« Reply #8 on: January 12, 2013, 09:28:09 PM »
Quote from: Scott Bailey on January 12, 2013, 01:32:22 PM
well crap the crabs i bought died  rgmn can i still use them ?  5hrug
YES..
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Re: blue crabs
« Reply #9 on: January 20, 2013, 08:13:54 PM »
Quote from: Kenny on January 12, 2013, 01:35:32 PM
Nope  nosmly
Why not. as long as there fresh and not stinking. Used Frozen Blue Crabs with top shell removed cut in 1/4s many times. No problem even for Stripers frozen Thawed top shell removed fished whole. And you will find them in Say Shoprite and some other markets Frozen top shell removed.$$$$. Bill
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Re: blue crabs
« Reply #10 on: January 21, 2013, 12:37:27 PM »
Keep them in your front pocket and repeat "here here crab, no need to fear, please come back to life again". It usually works.
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Re: blue crabs
« Reply #11 on: January 21, 2013, 02:54:09 PM »
Best bait ever for Blackfish is the SAND FLEA......You can find all you want along the surf just above the high water line.

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Re: blue crabs
« Reply #12 on: January 21, 2013, 08:15:49 PM »
Never saw them come cold fall winter water water :headscra:
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Re: blue crabs
« Reply #13 on: February 06, 2013, 01:03:53 AM »
ah didnt matter anyway all i caught where darn dogfish ugh we probably caught 500 on the boat that day people where barking like dogs up and down the boat dont even know if u can eat them
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Re: blue crabs
« Reply #14 on: February 07, 2013, 02:16:41 PM »
Quote from: Scott Bailey on February 06, 2013, 01:03:53 AM
ah didnt matter anyway all i caught where darn dogfish ugh we probably caught 500 on the boat that day people where barking like dogs up and down the boat dont even know if u can eat them
Bummer... better luck next trip. I hear the bite has been slow, but I sure would like to get out no doubt.
I personally dont eat the sand sharks; but I am sure some do.  slt
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Re: blue crabs
« Reply #15 on: February 07, 2013, 04:08:26 PM »
The ones with the spines in front of there dorsal fin are "endangered"
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Re: blue crabs
« Reply #16 on: February 07, 2013, 06:42:51 PM »
Trish they are good eating, over seas its Fish and chips. For years cosidered Trash Fish, as many of what are now caught do to lack of other fish, Problem being they have to be Skined, Blead, cleaned and Iced done very soon after catching, The ones caught in Cold water are best. If not Taken care of right away Ammonia builds in the flesh and they are then trash. Don't confuse them with sand Sharks.  msfsh
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Re: blue crabs
« Reply #17 on: February 08, 2013, 08:34:54 AM »
actually Sand Sharks and dog fish are the same thing from what I remember..
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Re: blue crabs
« Reply #18 on: February 08, 2013, 08:37:34 AM »
you have smooth dogfish and spiny dogfish.  The people in NJ call the smooth dogfish a sandshark, but the spiny dogfish, they just call them dogfish.

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Re: blue crabs
« Reply #19 on: February 08, 2013, 12:10:00 PM »
Quote from: Luna Sea 4 on February 08, 2013, 08:37:34 AM
you have smooth dogfish and spiny dogfish.  The people in NJ call the smooth dogfish a sandshark, but the spiny dogfish, they just call them dogfish.


.       Thank you for the facts.  Also they share many different  traits .
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