Fresh vs Frozen Crab

[magpies]

Probably a daft question but is fresh noticeably better ? I have only ever used frozen because I don't really know how to prepare it.

 

[The Spaniard]

Frozen pizza fresh pizza what would you want?

 

[Mad as a fish]

Fresssssssssh

 

[Mad as a fish]

but they are as rare as hens teeth this time of year

 

[pugwash]

Defo fresh. But I've fished ssp before and all they wanted was frozen and not touched the fresh

 

[davidhayley1945]

there are plenty of crab in devon all the year round,will soon be plenty in wales,west coast,cumbria,and the n/e,if i could use only one bait it would be crab,crab and more crab,great bait if used properly. davy.

 

[moocher]

Frozen pizza fresh pizza what would you want?

pie,s

 

[regpude]

BIRDS EYE, reckon frozen PEAS, are just as good to eat as fresh garden peas,? but saying that before someone else says it,dont suppose fish eat frozen peas,he,he,he. personally frozen crab is still not as good as fresh,BUT coalies seem to prefure frozen,rant over. tight lines.

 

[codseeker]

just a advertising pitch only gud for certain species in summer flounders luv it in the river but local crab gud for local fish why i prefer garden wormz

 

[Boro5707]

Agree billet (coalies) prefer frozen but bar that fresh every time

 

[neil9629]

I heard the frozen ones contain horse meat !!

 

[magpies]

Thanks lads, how do you prepare fresh peeler crab ? I have found a few and know how to tell when they are peelers. Just don't know what to do with them.

 

[safc]

Thanks lads, how do you prepare fresh peeler crab ? I have found a few and know how to tell when they are peelers. Just don't know what to do with them.

Make sure they are popping before you try to peel them, push the underside of the crab if is soft it starting to pop/peel, or its back will be hanging off. You can peel them when there hard but if you haven used them before you'll make a right mess of them

Pull the legs off one by one, go gentle though a there wont be much crab left if you dont
Then peel the back and underside off, when no more shell left on remove the lungs and eye sockets
Cut in half and thread on to your hook using bait elastic, also peel the legs to put on the end to tip it off with

 

[magpies]

Ta mate, do you kill them first ?

 

[Mad as a fish]

no

 

[safc]

Ta mate, do you kill them first ?

No mate, just pull them to bits that usually works

 

[OuTkast76]

I personally havent found much difference between fresh and frozen and have caught on both if the fish are there they will take it regardless

 

[safc]

I personally havent found much difference between fresh and frozen and have caught on both if the fish are there they will take it regardless

Fresh out fishes frozen every time for me like

But you cant beat frozen when targeting coalies, they go berserk for the stuff

 

[ozzy37]

No mate, just pull them to bits that usually works

lmao