Crabs... - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Hunters Pa · 10-23-2012, 06:49 AM

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Originally Posted by PapaDave

Rock, not crotch...

I recently got a few of these guys, and the meat in the claws was great, but the rest of the body wasn't so great. I know in Florida going after stone crabs you could pull off one of the pinchers and the crab would still live and even regrow the claw after about 4 or 5 molts. Is that the same for the rock crabs? And is that okay with the DFG?

Nope, no way to tell if they were legal if not attached to the body for measurement.

PapaDave · 10-23-2012, 07:08 AM

You guys are correct, DFG finally called back and said that you need to keep the whole crab.

10-23-2012, 07:08 AM	#2
PapaDave Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Menifee, CA Posts: 1,475	You guys are correct, DFG finally called back and said that you need to keep the whole crab. __________________ So long and thanks for all the fish...