Lobster season - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

JoeGoFish · 09-21-2011, 07:50 PM

My first trip out of Dana netted us hoops full of monster spider crabs, also known as Sheep crabs. They scared the hell out of us, but a quick call to a buddy educated us that there is no size or take limit on them. We dumped 5 of the beasts into the livewell and made for home.

I won't say that cooking and cleaning crabs is easy, or fun, but we got nearly 10 pounds of sweet, firm crab meat, that even my finicky wife (a personal chef) enjoyed. We froze it in small 1 lb. batches and enjoyed it for weeks.

I like lobster, but the incidental catch can be tasty too. They're just a shitload of work. But then again, we're kayakers, so we're not known for taking the easy way out of any situation.

09-21-2011, 07:50 PM	#16
JoeGoFish Piscatorial Paddler Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 13	Spiders are tasty My first trip out of Dana netted us hoops full of monster spider crabs, also known as Sheep crabs. They scared the hell out of us, but a quick call to a buddy educated us that there is no size or take limit on them. We dumped 5 of the beasts into the livewell and made for home. I won't say that cooking and cleaning crabs is easy, or fun, but we got nearly 10 pounds of sweet, firm crab meat, that even my finicky wife (a personal chef) enjoyed. We froze it in small 1 lb. batches and enjoyed it for weeks. I like lobster, but the incidental catch can be tasty too. They're just a shitload of work. But then again, we're kayakers, so we're not known for taking the easy way out of any situation.