Crabbing in Australia

[thewiz]

Ford and I went crabbing today....... we had a feast when we cooked them up.
Ford did lot's of screaming when I touched his leg and he thought it was a crab.
Here are the pictures of our catch...

http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii21/Mullman2000/DSCF2134.jpg
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii21/Mullman2000/DSCF2133.jpg
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii21/Mullman2000/DSCF2135.jpg
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii21/Mullman2000/DSCF2137.jpg

[thewiz]

http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii21/Mullman2000/DSCF2138.jpg
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii21/Mullman2000/DSCF2139.jpg
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii21/Mullman2000/DSCF2140.jpg

[thewiz]

http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii21/Mullman2000/DSCF2141.jpg
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii21/Mullman2000/DSCF2142.jpg
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii21/Mullman2000/DSCF2143.jpg

[fischfan13]

They look exactly like the Blueclaw Crabs we catch here on the Mid Atlantic Coast.
Wiz, do you steam or boil?
Do you Use beer when steaming or boiling and/or have a boil mix you place in the water?

[wayne]

You guys from down-under seem to have quite a life. Do you ever need to worry about excessive mercury in your "wild caught" seafood?

[thewiz]

just boil in a big pot with some salt and no mercury at all there yum :love:

[YoungAquaticPhotos]

Nice Crab fest!

[eggzackary]

makes me want to visit my brother in Baltimore for some blue crab:beerchug:

[mack74]

oh Man they look yummy!!!! That looks great!!

[AMBUSHPREDATOR]

How'd ya get the red ones to line up like that:partay:

[CJC]

They sure do look like our Blue Claws except I havn't caught that many large ones in quite a few years. Those look great! but, nothing better than a softshell just dredged in a little seasoned flour and fried quick. Man do I remember them when my great aunt & uncle had a shack out on one of the islands in Long Island, had no running water or electricity but the fish, Crabs, clams, I miss those days.

[fischfan13]

Living on the Jersey Shore I still get a decent share of blueclaw crabs.

Two things in the water before I throw the crabs in...
1) Beer...doesn't matter what brand either

2)
http://www.thebathtub.net/photos/uncategorized/2008/03/27/oldbayseasoning.jpg

http://ifelicious.files.wordpress.com/2008/08/blue-crabs-and-old-bay.jpg

[thewiz]

Living on the Jersey Shore I still get a decent share of blueclaw crabs.

Two things in the water before I throw the crabs in...
1) Beer...doesn't matter what brand either

2)
http://www.thebathtub.net/photos/uncategorized/2008/03/27/oldbayseasoning.jpg

http://ifelicious.files.wordpress.com/2008/08/blue-crabs-and-old-bay.jpgthe one,s in your pix are females small claws and brown am i right

[fischfan13]

Not sure. This was just a pic that I found on the net. If I had crabs in front of me I would not even stop to take pics...they'd all be gone!:beerchug:

[thewiz]

http://bestsmileys.com/lol/1.gif im about to have 7 for lunch .

[ford2]

i ate so many i dont think i could eat another one for at least a month,when we go back for round 2 and there should be a lot more and bigger in a month those ones are just legal size as its early in the season.

[Spud]

Thanks for the invite Wiz. http://bestsmileys.com/hitting/2.gif

[thewiz]

going again soon mate you can bring your inflatable wheel chair mate http://bestsmileys.com/lol/15.gif

[Spud]

Knowing you, you'd probably stick a pin in it mate. http://bestsmileys.com/eek/12.gif It sure looked like a good feed.

[ford2]

you can sit in my bucket spud and ill drag you along, just beware there will be a few crabs coming in that direction though:bandit:

[Spud]

Thanks mate but your bucket has probably got a hole in it. http://bestsmileys.com/hitting/24.gif