Freezing crab

[andyco]

If I bought fresh peeler crab now, and put them in the freezer, would they keep till next winter?

 

[Bigfoot]

Yes.

Bigfoot.

 

[Daysofspeed]

They'll probably die though

 

[OuTkast76]

Yes but remove the lungs first and try to vacuum pack them or keep as air tight as possible

 

[Bushwhacker]

Also, give them a wash under the tap and dry them before wrapping.
Any muck will make them go off....

 

[scoob8254]

i generally remove the lungs, wrap them individually in clingfilm to stop them getting frost burnt during the freezing process and freeze them on a metal roasting tray. so they freeze a little bit quicker, putting them into my plastic box for frozen bait later..

 

[Philysafc]

Just buy frozen now when there plentiful to save the hassle mate

 

[Ian Alexander]

Hello, here's a post that I put on another forum a while back.
Freezing Peeler Crabs | UK Sea Fishing

 

[pop39]

peeler

peeler

Andy mate keep some of the crab in the freezer separate,for fishing in competition,and some smaller crab separate for normal use , but sometimes it is better to try and get fresh crab during winter just to try and get a edge ��

 

[scoob8254]

Sorry to hijack his post a little, if he was to buy frozen now, where would you recommend getting them from,

I used to just buy live crab from billys when he used to have it in, whether I was going fishing or not and freeze them anyway, but that was when I worked in North Shields, work 9-5 in Blyth atm, so struggle getting crab atm, and having been thinking about just ordering frozen online, I'm I tight git, so the £7 delivery charges put me right off lol

 

[OuTkast76]

Most tackle shops will sell frozen aswell as fresh so that's probably your best bet