![]() "Softies or Jellies" are crabs that have peeled on the last tide, these are generally found on the surface, under weed or rocks, again these are perfect for immediate use.Ĭrab traps must be kept cleaned out, you do not want them to fill with sand as this may mean they get covered, guttering jammed in to the sand must not be set in a an area where people are likely to walk. On inspection you may see that the rear part of the shell is lifting away from the main crab, this is generally called a "popper" and is perfect for immediate use. ![]() There are various ways of checking if the crabs are peeler crab or not īreak away a small segment of the crabs 2nd to last leg, make sure you do not do this to the crabs very last leg as this is its "swimming" leg and is important to it, once you have removed the segment if there is a new soft leg underneath then you have a peeler, if you just get a white sinu then you have a hard back crab and it is no use. Many crabs peel 3 times per year, with the first peel being around April early May, to allow the crab to grow they need to shed their shells, they do this by taking on large amounts of water, this in turn swells the inner body, forcing the shell to crack, revealing a new soft one underneath.Ĭollection of crab is varied, they can be found in rock pools, under rocks and around walls and pier stanchions, some anglers will set crab traps by means of laying old tyres (now illegal) around rocks or gullies as well as using guttering stuck in to the sand at about 18 inches deep, others will set rocks out that are covered in weed this helps create a natural looking habitat for the crab, collection is done at each low tide, those with traps will be down to the area before the water has uncovered them to ensure they are first to get to their traps, others will stroll along the beach lifting rocks and digging down to try and locate the crab, it is important that you replace any rocks that you move to ensure that the smaller creatures attached to the rocks survive. Wan Chai Seafood Street, Deyuefang Seafood Restaurant, May Flower Restaurant, Jinyuexuan Cantonese Cuisine, Xinhaili Restaurant, Yijian Restaurant and Shishen Restaurant are all the tip top restaurant which served peeler crabs.While crabs are a round 12 months of the year and generally classed as a pest by most anglers, as winter turns to spring and the water temperatures start to increase the shore crabs will start to peel, once the crab start to peel then they are indeed the most favoured bait by anglers for targeting fish. Known for their thick, hard shells, the crabs taste tender and fresh, occasionally tipping the scales at over a kilogram each, attracting enthusiastic diners from nearby Hong Kong and Macao. Doumen peeler crab is one of the most delicious foods in Zhuhai. Peelers should be placed in a shedding system with a salinity similar to their harvest areafor the most successful shedding. Leave an air pocket of 3 to 4-inches between the burlap and the crabs. A shallow container covered with damp burlap helps to prevent exposure to the sun. Peelers require special handling on the boat to avoid leg damage and drying out. Identification of pre-molt crabs is the key to the success of softshell crab operations since prolonged time in a shedding facility increass the chance of mortality, requires feeding, decreases water quality and increases operating costs. Peeler crabs is the term given to blue crabs that are in a pre-molt stage. In the soft condition, the shell expands to a larger size before rehardening. Peeler crabs are simply hard shell blue crabs (Callinectes sapidus) that show signs of molting.The molting process, commercially called shedding, is when the hard shell is cast off and the new soft shell emerges. ![]()
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