Scuba
Contributor
I recently saw this big spider crab with a claw reach that was easily 18" to 24" inches and he meant business, reaching out with those long claws. How do you catch a crab with long claws like this one?
Diving for Crabs
- Thread starter GearHead
- Start date
Please register or login
Welcome to ScubaBoard, the world's largest scuba diving community. Registration is not required to read the forums, but we encourage you to join. Joining has its benefits and enables you to participate in the discussions.
Benefits of registering include
- Ability to post and comment on topics and discussions.
- A Free photo gallery to share your dive photos with the world.
- You can make this box go away
... why is the question.
Scuba
Contributor
hahahahaha Uncle Pug,
Why?
Lots of meat in those big claws.
I guess the winner gets the all you can eat buffet.
Why?
Lots of meat in those big claws.
I guess the winner gets the all you can eat buffet.
What is a spider crab?
As a rookie scuba crabber, I could have appreciated that info a year ago much more, PUG. We checked, even though we rarely found crab. As a beginner in the game of plucking, I found our rewards of Selective limitation very rewarding. But then again, it was Alaska.
I yearn for those dives, even after returning from Bonaire.
I yearn for those dives, even after returning from Bonaire.
Scuba
Contributor
Spider crab: also known as sheep crab.
Ok, I was exaggerating about the "buffet".
It seems to me their claws get longer with age. The one I saw had much larger claws then the largest one in these pictures.
http://www.divebums.com/main.html
Fish ID - Crabs - Sheep Crab ( click here for species page )
Ok, I was exaggerating about the "buffet".
It seems to me their claws get longer with age. The one I saw had much larger claws then the largest one in these pictures.
http://www.divebums.com/main.html
Fish ID - Crabs - Sheep Crab ( click here for species page )
Similar threads
