Peelers What Do You Pay. ?

[8shot 191]

just want to see what people are paying for crab around the uk ..

 

down here its 75p a crab .. ive been told in some areas up north they can be up to a quid a crab ..

[air gun ant 1,666]

been a while since i bought any but they were getting silly at over £1 a crab, im near morecambe

[bobcullen79 1,495]

Usually get my own when their about, not into sea fishing enough to spend £5 on 6 crabs/casts

[robbo 828]

i live near padstow.. there a quid each here. get my my own as much as possible

[burto 18]

i pay between 75p - £1 in s. wales depends on what tackle shops i use, rather get my own though

[8shot 191]

its a joke at some of the tackle shops prices . . ive got about 300 pots on the river dart and i sell a few to pay for wrecking trips. . the rest i use for bass fishing.

 

anyone got any good tips on how to freeze them . i tried it a few times but they seem to rot even tho there in the freezer

[Spookz 5]

They are 75p-£1 each around Swansea, to freeze them I put them in bags of 5 and drop them straight in the freezer, have used them 3 months later and they were perfect.

[verminator1811 3]

p or a quid in winter

[Tiercel 6,986]

its a joke at some of the tackle shops prices . . ive got about 300 pots on the river dart and i sell a few to pay for wrecking trips. . the rest i use for bass fishing.

 

anyone got any good tips on how to freeze them . i tried it a few times but they seem to rot even tho there in the freezer

Take the gills out of them. Turn them over open up the gill cavity and scrape the dead mans fingers out. It's the bacteria in the gills that make them go bad.

 

As a bye the cock crabs will be starting to moult any time now. Time to get your traps down in the estuaries.

 

Edited to add:

 

If you freeze them mounted on a hook then individually wrap them in clingfilm, they can be used when still frozen and will thaw out in the water. Keep them in a food flask till needed when you go out.

 

 

TC

Edited February 20, 2013 by tiercel

[smoothfinish 26]

theres a little shop in hull doing 50 peelers for £40.

[mintstick999 485]

75p down here but i've got a friend who lets me do his 100+ pots when he's in France on holiday, bloody hard work though.

[C.J.W 12BORE 2]

Thats mental how much peelers are! No wonder most if you get your own! Crikey

[bunny tickler 876]

its crazy the prices 10 yrs ago on anglesey on 1 beach i could pick 50 easy ,now you cant find 6 ,gangs comeing from all over the country rapeing the spots ,then theres lads with permanent pots catching hardbacks & bringing them on ,over all there is a vast shortage here ,i heard the french buy hardbacks for crab soup too

[outandabout 27]

50p each once the moult kicks off here in kent, direct from bait collectors. They cost more from the shops.

[NEWKID 27,048]

 

 

its a joke at some of the tackle shops prices . . ive got about 300 pots on the river dart and i sell a few to pay for wrecking trips. . the rest i use for bass fishing.

 

anyone got any good tips on how to freeze them . i tried it a few times but they seem to rot even tho there in the freezer

Take the gills out of them. Turn them over open up the gill cavity and scrape the dead mans fingers out. It's the bacteria in the gills that make them go bad.

 

As a bye the cock crabs will be starting to moult any time now. Time to get your traps down in the estuaries.

 

Edited to add:

 

If you freeze them mounted on a hook then individually wrap them in clingfilm, they can be used when still frozen and will thaw out in the water. Keep them in a food flask till needed when you go out.

 

 

TC

Spot on advice mate

 

I worked in the angling centre not long after leaving school, used to keep all the bait, as you said the key is taking the gills out if your going to freeze them, I used to fully peel them, remove the gills, put them in freezer bags 6 to a bag and Lay the bah flat so there was a little space between each crab. I'd then put the nozzle of a Hoover in the bag and suck all the air out, tie the bag tight and freeze ( vacuum packed lol).. They were fine like this.... Freeze crabs fresh, don't let them start to go then freeze they aren't half as good... Nothing beats fresh though..!!

 

Edited to add I pay 50p a crab..

Edited March 23, 2013 by NEWKID