Peeler Crab

Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 11:29 am

can you collect peeler carbs from the beach or catch them?

becuase at mudeford people do crab fishing and catch alot of crabs big grin

would these be peeler crabs?? if not i can just buy them from my tackle shop happy

i just wondered worried

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i want them to catch wrasse really any help would be great big grin

cheers greg

Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 1:31 pm

Hi mate, don't waste peelers on wrasse, hardbacks are what you need and you can catch them on a crab line or find them under rocks.

To hook pull a back leg off and thread the hook through the socket keeps them lively under a float, the ideal crab would be about 50p size, hope this helps.

Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 2:18 pm

ok thanks for that big grin

im just gonna use the crabs for anything that takes to it really

cheers greg

Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 6:06 pm

Hi geggy_poos

You can find peelers down the beach under rocks and seaweed. you need to scrape the sand or mud away as the peelers tends to bury themselves slightly out of harms way. They peel at different times of the year depending what part of the country you are at. The hens (female crabs) peel before mating so look for small crabs under larger cock crabs and the cocks(male crabs) peel after mating.

To check to see if a crab is a peeler just pinch off the tip of one leg and if it is a peeler it will have an identical soft leg underneath.

Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 8:31 pm

ok thats helped alot big grin

im going to go and catch/collect some if the weather is good and then ill go on to hengitsbury head and fish there happy

cheers greg

Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 8:34 pm

oh and another thing worried

i dont know if i am being silly but could the crab not cut the line with its pincers. do i have to float fish the peeler or can i cast it out with a weight and let it sink??

cheers greg

Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 8:44 pm

You need to peel all the shell from the peeler to leave an identical but soft crab that is within. If you pull the carapace from the crab and there is not a soft shell underneath and all you can see is it's guts then it was not a peeler. Once you have peeled all the shell, mouth parts and any other bony bits you can feel, the crab will be dead so don’t worry about your line.

If you hook a live hardback as mentioned by Welchy it probably wont be able to reach your line.

The only crabs you have to worry about cutting your line is the robbing spider crabs if you are fishing on the bottom but i think most of them have headed back out to deeper water.

Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 9:08 pm

Dont you believe it, there are still penty close to the shore, keith

Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 9:12 pm

I have not had much trouble with them for the last few weeks down here on the south coast perhaps then it is because i am using the little bliters as bait for the hounds big grin

Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 10:32 pm

geggy_poos

Check out these sites about peelers

http://www.allaboutangling.co.uk/page16.htm

http://www.wirralseafishing.co.uk/learningzone/peelercrab.php

http://www.whitbyseaanglers.co.uk/collecting-peeler-crab.php

Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 7:45 am

thanks alot for those links happy

also how do i set up a pennil rig??

cheers greg

Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 4:22 pm

Hi Greg

Check out this link

Vid clip of Alan Yates setting up A pennell

http://www.gofishing.co.uk/Videos/Fishing-Videos-Search-Results/Sea/Techniques/THE-PENNELL-RIG/?&R=EPI-2623

Tight lines big grin

Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 5:30 pm

thanks for all your help big grin

im going fishing tomurrow morningi f the rain has cleared by then confused

im was gonna use a mixture of baits

-mussels
-peeler cab
-hardbacks
-slip a limpet
-wragworm

hopefully catch something happy

thanks night-fisher

cheers greg

Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 5:34 pm

Good idea

I always take a whole load of different baits cos you never know whats going to fish.

Tight lines for tomorrow