Newbie peeler question

[Fisherman Mick]

hi all,
can you tell me if a peeler crab is a species of crab that peels or do all crabs peel? I hope that makes sense.
cheers
Mick

 

[adam.d]

All crabs peel in order to grow. Usuallly we use green shore crab, edible crab have a size limit and are generally frowned upon being used as bait. As the weather warms up ya should be able to find a few under rocks

 

[DaveyP]

Peelers

Peelers

Hi Mick.

Heres a link about peelers, quite interesting.
Peeler Crab

But basically all crabs peel as their skeletons are on the outside, as they grow they "peel" off the whole outer shell legs and all leaving the new soft shell underneath to harden.

 

[Fisherman Mick]

Cheers guys, will check that link out now DaveyP.

 

[codseeker]

oh its getting nearly that time a year again when crabs will be crawling under that rock to molt and every man and hes dog will be looking for them
Let The Crab Wars Begin

 

[<(Andy2009)>]

Heres me going to be a bit of a nerd, but there is actually a crab that lives at very deep water (deepest parts in cold waters) that actually doent peel. It has very few predetors so it has more of a soft velvet shell, like that of a crab thats just peeled.

Thort that was quite cool myself...

 

[Fisherman Mick]

LOL @ Crab wars...

I've never collected any before, just thought I might as well give it a go.

and this weeks Nerd award goes to <(Andy2009)> lol
Interesting fact though fella, cheers

 

[Charlton]

edible crab have a size limit and are generally frowned upon being used as bait

not frowned upon it is illegal to use any sized edible crab as bait

 

[<(Andy2009)>]

LOL @ Crab wars...

I've never collected any before, just thought I might as well give it a go.

and this weeks Nerd award goes to <(Andy2009)> lol
Interesting fact though fella, cheers

Cheers for the award, I would like to thank my mother, family, friends, fisherman.... ..... ....!! haha

 

[bry]

bry

bry

good question -most informative

 

[Fisherman Mick]

Cheers for the award, I would like to thank my mother, family, friends, fisherman.... ..... ....!! haha

PMSL!!!!

good question -most informative

cheers. I am like a sponge at the mo, soaking all the sea fishing info I can, especially if it means free bait lol

 

[canman]

edible crab have a size limit and are generally frowned upon being used as bait

not frowned upon it is illegal to use any sized edible crab as bait

Unless it's been cooked first