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Freezing and preparing peelers


Brian Carragher

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Saw this on another forum (Whitby Sea Anglers) and thought it might be of interest to members on here.

 

It details with pictures the various stages of preparing peelers and the freezing and storage of the same foe use later in the year, or in the case of boat anglers anytime within the next three or four weeks when the cod move inside to feed on crabs

 

Hope Elton nor Glennk mind too much but its a good read and worth sharing with as big an audience as possible.

 

http://www.whitbyseaanglers.co.uk/forum/in...hp?topic=9413.0

 

You won't all start arguing amonst yourselves if you log in , I've been to Whitby many a time and lived to tell the tale, folk up here are freindlier than they're often given credit for

 

As I say its worth a look and I'm sure it will interest plenty of sea anglers on here

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I used to go through the whole rigmarole of peeling, drying, wrapping and freezing peelers. That was until I got home late some 15 years ago and couldn't be bothered and just lobbed a small plastic bag with about 20 crabs in the freezer. I took them out for a spring shore session some 6 months later and they were spot on. Ever since then I've simply bagged them up, whole, and frozen them - they come out far better than when you spend hours peeling and preparing them!

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I don't mind one bit Brian, infact I will encourage you to post links to our site on every forum and blog you come across. Even sites where every link is rel"no follow". Ive transferred Ian's post to a page on the main site :

 

http://www.whitbyseaanglers.co.uk/freezing-peeler-crabs.php

 

I'm pleased you found the information useful, we have some excellent site members who are hardcore anglers and enjoy writing quality helpful articles like the one you mentioned. I will go as far as to say the anglers in the north east are a step ahead of the rest when it comes to angling technique, these guys know their onions. Whilst your on the site I encourage you to use the right sidebar links where you will find more excellent angling articles written by our forum members.

 

As for arguing, its one of the friendliest sites on the net. Hardly a cross word spoken, unlike so many other internet angling chat boards.

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............................................I will go as far as to say the anglers in the north east are a step ahead of the rest when it comes to angling technique, these guys know their onions. Whilst your on the site I encourage you to use the right sidebar links where you will find more excellent angling articles written by our forum members.

 

As for arguing, its one of the friendliest sites on the net. Hardly a cross word spoken, unlike so many other internet angling chat boards.

 

Off topic i know, but in reply and for balance.

 

There appears to be a huge hole in the technique of anchoring up over wrecks where the results could be an eye opener. Any boats that take that aboard, (pun) could develope a lucrative market. Dosen't H A's prowess count for example when it comes to shore fishing technique, think you may have missed him out.

 

Hardly a crossed word spoken. Except vitriolic diatribe posted against one person in particular is allowed.

Free to choose apart from the ones where the trust poked their nose in. Common eel. tope. Bass and sea bream. All restricted.


New for 2016 TAT are the main instigators for the demise of the u k bass charter boat industry, where they went screaming off to parliament and for the first time assisting so called angling gurus set up bass take bans with the e u using rubbish exaggerated info collected by ices from anglers, they must be very proud.

Upgrade, the door has been closed with regards to anglers being linked to the e u superstate and the failed c f p. So TAT will no longer need to pay monies to the EAA anymore as that org is no longer relevant to the u k . Goodbye to the europeon anglers alliance and pathetic restrictions from the e u.

Angling is better than politics, ban politics from angling.

Consumer of bass. where is the evidence that the u k bass stock need angling trust protection. Why won't you work with your peers instead of castigating them. They have the answer.

Recipie's for mullet stew more than welcomed.

Angling sanitation trust and kent and sussex sea anglers org delete's and blocks rsa's alternative opinion on their face book site. Although they claim to rep all.

new for 2014. where is the evidence that the south coast bream stock need the angling trust? Your campaign has no evidence. Why won't you work with your peers, the inshore under tens? As opposed to alienating them? Angling trust failed big time re bait digging, even fish legal attempted to intervene and failed, all for what, nothing.

Looks like the sea angling reps have been coerced by the ifca's to compose sea angling strategy's that the ifca's at some stage will look at drafting into legislation to manage the rsa, because they like wasting tax payers money. That's without asking the rsa btw. You know who you are..

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Could I add as a qualified Bacteriologist,that cutting out the lungs serves no purpose.Bacteria,gunk or whatever will not spoil in the freezer.Have you noticed how well frozen food lasts in the freezer.

 

Interesting stuff Steve. I do often wonder where a lot of the information comes from in the Sea Angling world. I read a few things last year about crabs turning to black mush if you leave any shell on or you leave the lungs in. One guy even explained a biological process that sets off and turns the crab into a useless stinking black bait if you leave any shell around the leg sockets.

 

Sometimes I think that things get said and then all of a sudden they are gospel truth. My own experience of crabs is they don't turn black and they still catch fish if you leave the lungs in. However I do still take the time to prepare my crabs like the ones in this article, although I never wash them after they have been peeled.

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I'm with Dave B on this one...the crabs go in the freezer whole and unshelled. When it comes to using them, as long as they are fully thawed, they peel even easier than when fresh, and do not turn black in the least, plus they catch just as much! It's a no-brainer, unless you want peeled crab for a match where speed is of the essence.

 

And when I did used to peel before freezing, I also didn't wash them. Why get rid of all the fish-attracting juices?

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I used to go through the whole rigmarole of peeling, drying, wrapping and freezing peelers. That was until I got home late some 15 years ago and couldn't be bothered and just lobbed a small plastic bag with about 20 crabs in the freezer. I took them out for a spring shore session some 6 months later and they were spot on. Ever since then I've simply bagged them up, whole, and frozen them - they come out far better than when you spend hours peeling and preparing them!

 

I did exactly that with some leftovers you gave me a while back. They came out fine.

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