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Crabbing cr 1

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today went wid icemilo from fishingkaki to crab at my XXXX spots >=D
reached spot at ard 0900, let the pix do the talking
2 of the biggest, 1 male 1 female
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found an injured kbl,
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Sink full of crabs
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crab lineup
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BIGGIE in the cage
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as requested by meow >=D
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i think my phone cam kenna some water, thats y the ppix blur at the btm left =/

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That's some impressive crabbing results, your long awaited trip has not disappoint you. The crabs are pretty big, it must be some secluded spot huh? :eyebrow: I await for your good news from your trip tomorrow, good luck!

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Which crab taste the best? I guess it must be that female one since it looks like a cross breed with Sri Lanka's. Try boil them (complete crab/ no cut open) in salt water. Get their original taste. Super yummy!

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the female very watery =/ quite dissapointing, if u wan buy crab look for those wid dirty belly, brownish colour, meaning got meat, but if u take those wid white underbelly, very watery, taste not really there

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Yes. You are right. The species of the crab is one thing while the meaty level of the crab is another very important consideration. And indeed, those with dirty belly normally has more meat due to its maturity and better still if it has not changed its shell for some time and has developed a 2nd layer of shell underneath ready to changeout. This type of crabs are most tasty!

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if u wan to see the species, here's the list
http://mangrove.nus.edu.sg/guidebooks/text/2044.htm
wad i got got only are S. paramamosain and S. paramamosain
i ever kenna the dark purple 1 b4 but too bad no pix ><

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I am a crab lover. In term of delicacy, I would probably rank the Sri Lanka as the best followed by the green crab, the purple crab and lastly the S. Olivacea (also locally known as "red leg crab"). That is how I select crab at Sin Song supermarket and of course I do consider the maturity of the crab in the process (weight of the crab/ hardness of the bottom shell/ dirty coloured shell etc..). What is your ranking?
I am thinking of crabbing at Bedok Jetty. Do you think it is worth trying? Surprising I do not see anyone crabbing at BJ.

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i see b4 1 uncle use cages there, he used leftover food to catch the peh tor. bedok jetty i think like no crabs, lol
as for my crab ranking, i would love any colour if the belly is not white.
1 more thing, i find that green shell crabs have a higher chance to have a white underbelly

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u know why no ppl crab at BJT? coz net is not allowed to be used at BJT.furthermore, the current is very strong your cage will drift and get stuck easily.

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Thanks for the info.

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if u wan to find a spot to crab, look out for those mangrove trees, and look for the roots crabs like to stay around them. the bigger the swamp is the better >=D

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si beh sian after this friday less one crabber liao... :cry:

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lawl, here so many ppl interested in crabbing liaoz
go jio them lo >=D

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