collecting peeler crab

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aiden16 · #1 Post by **aiden16** » Fri Aug 31, 2012 8:01 pm

hi all im new to the forum, its a great site with some excellent info, anyhow i was just wondering would i be wasting my time collecting peeler crab this time of year, i read some places they moult in spring and summer and other sources say they moult all year round, i will be collecting in clontarf estuary and possibly the shannon estuary in a week or two, specifically in labasheeda co clare, any info would be greatly appreciated as im to be fishing wexford in the coming weeks, cheers aiden

#2 Post by **roger de dodger** » Fri Aug 31, 2012 9:15 pm

you have more chance of lads sending you naked pics of their wives than telling you where they get crab

#3 Post by **SirSquiglum** » Fri Aug 31, 2012 9:24 pm

roger de dodger wrote:you have more chance of lads sending you naked pics of their wives than telling you where they get crab

ROFLMAO!

#4 Post by **myworldfishing** » Fri Aug 31, 2012 11:17 pm

Crabs peel early in summer and also in september the males go into a mass peel, but not all locations peel. Some do and some dont.

aiden16 · #5 Post by **aiden16** » Sat Sep 01, 2012 12:30 am

im not looking for places to collect them just wondering do they peel all year round or is it different times of year for different parts of the country, i know where to get the crabs

#6 Post by **roger de dodger** » Sat Sep 01, 2012 8:21 am

its all down to water temp and weather ,so every year is different down south would have peelers long before and long after the northern end of the country .and no you wont be wasting your time i,d say the shannon would be stuffed with em !

#7 Post by **bpmurray** » Sat Sep 01, 2012 8:45 am

Put down a length of wavin pipe - it seems to attract them, perhaps for shelter while they're vulnerable.

aiden16 · #8 Post by **aiden16** » Sat Sep 01, 2012 11:20 am

thats grand ill give it a bash so, i might try a dublin mark too it might throw a few up, thanks lads

#9 Post by **cathalger** » Sat Sep 01, 2012 12:27 pm

Watched an interesting wee video on youtube recently on how to find the female peeler beneath the male crab. I havent really tried hard to find peelers yet but gonna give it a go round here, therese no shortage of shore crab its just finding the right place for a good density of peelers to make it worth the effort.

I wonder what people with peeler gathering experience make of this approach to finding peeler- looking for the male under the weed, lifting him out of the way and digging out the peeler female beneath?????? They explain its cos she can only be mated with when in moulting mode, has anyone else gathered reasonable numbers by this method of looking?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5_lDErPfO0

#10 Post by **ShaneH** » Sat Sep 01, 2012 1:16 pm

Ye I have had female peelers under the males but mind your fingers the male dose be pist your taking his bitch

#11 Post by **cathalger** » Sat Sep 01, 2012 1:22 pm

ShaneH wrote:Ye I have had female peelers under the males but mind your fingers the male dose be pist your taking his bitch

Yeah Shane, he seems to be very displeased in the video, getting the nippers up to try and stop you spoiling his fun. Can peelers be frozen as they are found or is it wiser to peel them first before freezing? Think I'll have a go at low tide this evening, any tips on type of ground to look on, anything might help me not completely waste my time?

#12 Post by **ShaneH** » Sat Sep 01, 2012 1:27 pm

cathalger wrote:
ShaneH wrote:Ye I have had female peelers under the males but mind your fingers the male dose be pist your taking his bitch
Yeah Shane, he seems to be very displeased in the video, getting the nippers up to try and stop you spoiling his fun. Can peelers be frozen as they are found or is it wiser to peel them first before freezing? Think I'll have a go at low tide this evening, any tips on type of ground to look on, anything might help me not completely waste my time?

Ye they can be frozen with the shell on but I think peeling them first is better have you ever tried to peel a frozen crab

#13 Post by **JOHN1** » Sun Sep 02, 2012 1:25 pm

roger de dodger wrote:you have more chance of lads sending you naked pics of their wives than telling you where they get crab

They probably get their crabs from other lads wives aswell

#14 Post by **The Austrian** » Sun Sep 02, 2012 5:46 pm

JOHN1 wrote:
roger de dodger wrote:you have more chance of lads sending you naked pics of their wives than telling you where they get crab
They probably get their crabs from other lads wives aswell

you couldn't resist John, could you

anyway, there is a 'slight' difference between singular and plural

but who am I to advise you

aiden16 · #15 Post by **aiden16** » Mon Sep 03, 2012 10:21 pm

i got 8 peelers today in an hour and a half at a dublin mark, lots of softies about but i didnt take any, would have got more peelers only tide was against me

, gonna try again tomorrow

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