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Title: You think you got a crab problem....
Post by: island boy on September 24, 2014, 05:42:12 PM
These little 8!@#%^&* (invasive green crabs) have been wreaking havoc on our clam flats. Make sure you watch this with your volume up to get the full affect.
If we could harness the energy of these freaks of nature we could put them to good use around here. 



http://youtu.be/SXjH8AJ6xiM
Title: Re: You think you got a crab problem....
Post by: snowstorm on September 24, 2014, 05:51:24 PM
there was a kid on the dock in belfast with a crab trap. i asked how long it needs to soak he says it will be full in less than 5 min
Title: Re: You think you got a crab problem....
Post by: r.man on September 24, 2014, 06:15:18 PM
Can you eat them?
Title: Re: You think you got a crab problem....
Post by: island boy on September 24, 2014, 06:20:48 PM
Not much meat on them but they sure could eat you! Have you picked clean in no time.   :-\:o
Title: Re: You think you got a crab problem....
Post by: Mooseherder on September 24, 2014, 07:05:03 PM
Create a market for them in China and pull the pots up full every hour. ;)
Title: Re: You think you got a crab problem....
Post by: POSTON WIDEHEAD on September 24, 2014, 08:30:13 PM
Sale them to Publix in Florida. They won't know the difference.  :D :D :D
Title: Re: You think you got a crab problem....
Post by: WmFritz on September 24, 2014, 08:48:16 PM
Want some Great Lakes Zebra Mussels sent there to take care of them?  ;D ;D
Title: Re: You think you got a crab problem....
Post by: WmFritz on September 24, 2014, 08:49:48 PM
Quote from: POSTONLT40HD on September 24, 2014, 08:30:13 PM
Sale them to Publix in Florida. They won't know the difference.  :D :D :D

$300.00 an lb?
Title: Re: You think you got a crab problem....
Post by: tule peak timber on September 24, 2014, 09:01:57 PM
Island boy , About 35 years ago I found a use for slime eels here on the west coast . Slime eels were so bad they would strip baits from traps within minutes to hours -just like your video of the crabs.......That said , get to work ! Today on the west coast you actually need to buy a permit to trap slime eels. Right off the bat I can think of two uses ,,,, and that is less than one minute of time. The internet is a wonderful place , make use of it !  Rob
Title: Re: You think you got a crab problem....
Post by: Southside on September 24, 2014, 09:40:11 PM
Grind them up shell and all, make a liquid compost out of them and sell them to the organic farming market, it would be better than the kelp or fish fertilizer that is out there because it would have the calcium from the shell.  Stuff sells for around $25 a gallon. 
Title: Re: You think you got a crab problem....
Post by: Ianab on September 25, 2014, 12:11:59 AM
I dare you to Google images of "Coconut Crabs"  :D

Then you will see what a crab problem really is.
Title: Re: You think you got a crab problem....
Post by: Tom L on September 25, 2014, 09:22:08 AM
you can sell those green crabs here in the tri state area by the truckload during blackfish season

they sell for a lot of money