I think id put a claim in against the sender if i paid for frozen and received defrosted.Hello
Just received a mail order of un-shelled peeler and the whole lot is defrosted! :wallbash:
Whats the best thing to do to salvage them?
If I de-shell and remove the lungs can I re-freeze them?
Cheers
Bob
Cod are fussy? News to meI think id put a claim in against the sender if i paid for frozen and received defrosted.
As the crab were already frozen un peeled there is no point in removing the lungs to freeze them now they are defrosted. Id get them straight in the freezer as soon as possible.
As long as the crabs werent defrosted for more than a couple hours,they may work for Wrasse and Smoothounds as these fish arent as fussy as Cod or Bass etc.
WHY!!!!!!Should be peeled and de-gilled before frozen.
The gills quickly rot, even in the freezer. This in turn spreads to the rest of the crab making it virtually useless.WHY!!!!!!
Whats good for you may not be of concern for others and other uses.
What I am getting at is the way you put your comment.The gills quickly rot, even in the freezer. This in turn spreads to the rest of the crab making it virtually useless.
Not sure what you are getting at in your post mate. I was just trying to help. I am pretty sure I am in the "Bait Discussion" forum.
Well then you do it your way,I'll do it the same way double shot damo suggests and everyone else can make up their own minds no worries.What I am getting at is the way you put your comment.
It basically said if you have crabs that have gills in you might as well throw them away. It was the way you phrased it, not personal.
Yes after a time they may well start to rot after some time.
However the term "quickly" is defined as "what in time scales".
For many types of fishing it makes no bloody difference at all, that the gills are left in.
Yes there are many things in life we should do, however this is one that most people dont need to get to worried over.
Its difficult cutting an unpeeled crab nearly in half so's you can twist it and thread both halves up the shank. also, when growing the new shell underneath the one about to be shed, the body is full of juices which attract fish from far away, so peeling, then cutting through them prior to hooking releases the juices, giving you a lovely scent trail.Out of interest, as someone who doesn't use crab baits very often, mainly worm and fish, why do crabs need to be peeled. Fish don't peel them before eating them, surely. Is it just to get a better scent into the water, or is it for better and easier hooking? When I have used crab, It was peeled and cut and secured with bait elastic, not because of my experience with crab baits, but because, that's "how it's done"
Yes this is the main reason why anglers like them peeled and gilled when frozen is for fishing for smaller fish with smaller hooks.Its difficult cutting an unpeeled crab nearly in half so's you can twist it and thread both halves up the shank. also, when growing the new shell underneath the one about to be shed, the body is full of juices which attract fish from far away, so peeling, then cutting through them prior to hooking releases the juices, giving you a lovely scent trail.
Hope this answers your question :thumbs:
They certainly should be, imo if you buy frozen crab unpeeled its because the dealer is too lazy to prepare the crab properly before freezing and was most likely dying or dead when frozen.Should be peeled and de-gilled before frozen.
Sorry but that maybe true down your end of the country, but that is a sweeping statement.They certainly should be, imo if you buy frozen crab unpeeled its because the dealer is too lazy to prepare the crab properly before freezing and was most likely dying or dead when frozen.
Fair one its a rather sweeping statement but if thats the business your in then surely you should be prepared for it. If you freeze down the poppers and they get used within a few weeks then thats fine but if a dealer is freezing down crab and not rotating his stock than that same crab may not be sold for 6 months or so. These crabs will be next to useless imo and thats why people get annoyed with some of the rubbish they get sent. Your a narky one you are maybe your in the wrong business.Sorry but that maybe true down your end of the country, but that is a sweeping statement.
You lot on here have so many preconceived ideas, its stupid.
Have you ever thought that some wholesalers just get so many crab in at times, they freeze the poppers which are the perfect crab, before they go off as they dont have enough time to peel every crab.
Can you imagine dealing in hundereds of crabs every day, then trying to peel every single crab, plus all other aspects of your day to day business.
Maybe I am in the wrong business and narky, but being in it for over 30 years I get very p***ed of at the crap that some people talk about on here in reagrds to bait, live or frozen.Fair one its a rather sweeping statement but if thats the business your in then surely you should be prepared for it. If you freeze down the poppers and they get used within a few weeks then thats fine but if a dealer is freezing down crab and not rotating his stock than that same crab may not be sold for 6 months or so. These crabs will be next to useless imo and thats why people get annoyed with some of the rubbish they get sent. Your a narky one you are maybe your in the wrong business.