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#reserving sand $eas %ill let you &no% o% it %or&s
So found tis #ost''i dont li&e boiling anyting alive''es#ecially
after i found out tat crabs lise some cla%s during te boiling
#rocess because of te e(cruciating #ain tey feel )i free*e my live
crabs +rst ten boil'',anyo% im on day " of tis #rocess and! so
far! te sand $eas are retaining teir natural color'
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Free*ing sand $eas--)United States,
.at is te best %ay to free*e sand $easF 9lanc! ten free*e' Just
free*e in %ater! free*e in salted %ater'
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0n my e(#erience blancing ten free*ing #reserves teir sells
sligtly better so tey dont fall o5 te oo& too easy' 0 never fro*e
tem in salt %ater so it %ill be interesting to ear %at te #ros
say'
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0 do not agree %it over arvesting tese little creatures' 3e +s
remain interested in reHvisiting our beacesH-%en tey are
abundant and available' 3ey are an im#ortant resource to te +s
and tus to us! and sould be treated %it reverance and res#ect'
0t is u# to you'
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=arvesting $eas for use later doesnIt ave to involve ard free*ing
tem' 9lanced $eas fall o5 te oo& :ust as fast as #lain fro*en
does' Sure tey migt stay on for te cast! but tat s#lasdo%n
#robably cleans te oo& very nicely for you' 2ertainly te inards
go a%ay 6uic&ly'
.ile arvesting a R41S/N19L4 amount of $eas! gater some sea
%ater as %ell'-8ou %ill need enoug-%ater to &ee# te $eas
%ased do%n at ome until te slurry can be readied' 9oil some of
te-S41.134R on te stove! enoug to cover te $eas and ten
some' .ile te %ater comes to a-boil start to add #lain saltH no
additives' =eating %ill allo% te %ater to absorb more salt tan it
%ould at room tem#erature' 1dd salt slo%ly until you reac a #oint
%ere te %ater %ill absorb no more' 8ou %ill see-salt #iling u# in
te bottom and not disa##earing any longer'-Stirring el#s %it
tis #rocess' 9asically you are creating a su#er saturated salt
solution'
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No% you need to cool tis %ater do%n' Find a sealable #lastic
container! do not use metal' Pour in your solution and #lace it into
te dee# free*e to start te cilling #rocess' 1llo% tis solution to
get to almost free*ing' 0t %ill be e(tremely cold' Rinse do%n your
$eas-one-last time! and carefully remove any dead ones' 1s you do
tis sli# te living ones-into tis salt slurry' 0t is a umane %ay to
&ill tem! boiling is cruel' 3ey sim#ly sut do%n and go to slee#'
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Place tis bo%l into te fridge for a fe% daysH " or >' 1fter you
tin& tey ave absorbed as muc salt as tey can! remove tem
from te slurry' Place tem into reHsealable #lastic containers si*ed
to ta&e a set amount +sing' 3is allo%s you to leave beind te
ma:ority and :ust ta&e %at you need for te day' 8ou can #lace
tese containers into te free*er if you #lease' 3e sells %ill be
#rotected from getting brittle by te lo%ering of te free*ing #oint
of te %ater inside te cells' =o%ever! your free*er may be cold
enoug to actually free*e tem solid! and if it does! ten yours %ill
be ruined'
0 &ee# tem in sealed container %itin te fridge' 3e salt %ill act
as a #reservative' 9uy a 6uality container tat seals %ell! so tat
tey donIt #ic& u# odd smells from te fridge and te old %oman
doesnIt toss tem out %ile you are a%ay' Jee# everyting clean
and avoid clorinated %ater at all costs' Using te sea %ater
ensures te correct smells are included' Rinsing tem before
adding tem to te slurry removes any im#urities from teir
discarges and el#s to &ee# te bacteria in cec&' 4liminating
dead ones &ee#s tose tat contain bad en*ymes from s#oiling te
entire batc'
D/ N/3 overarvest tis resource' Leave tat to te #rofessionals
%o coose to ma&e a small #ro+t by eliminating tem from our
beaces' 3ey remove $eas by te buc&lets full! and ten move
along to someting else %en tey are all gone' 3is leaves bot us
and te +s %ondering %at a##ened' 0 refuse to buy fro*en $eas
at te bait so# because 0 do not su##ort tis #ractice' 3e life
cycle of te $ea is a com#licated one! %it some years #roducing
only small amounts' 9eac renourisment #ro:ects also ta&e a toll'
=aving someone scoo#ing u# all e can +nd doesnIt el# any of us!
it :ust el#s im! all by imself' 0 say save te $eas for te +s and
tem tat are %illing to gater a fe% for bait'''''for temselves'
@ood luc&'
Just Learn to 2ast
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ReD Free*ing sand $eas--)United States,
.ell stated Fis ;ort' 0 %oleeartily agree %it you regarding te
overarvesting of sand $eas< Fres is best' Due to lac& of $eas in
te 2010 7 2011 seasons as a result of overarvesting in 200E!-0
leaned more to%ard clam! %ere fro*en from te bait store %or&s!
but 0 %ill not buy fro*en $eas' Fre6uently tey are KoldI %en te
bait stores or %olesaler receives tem! bags Iem and #laced in te
free*er! ten tey become stin&y bait u#on ta%ing' Personally 0Ive
never done %ell %it-fro*en $eas' 0;=/-a crab $avored orange
Fis9ite is a far better bait'-
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0ve bougt tem fro*en before in di5erent bait and tac&les and
never ad any luc&'
.at do you say %en comfronting a @rammar Na*iF 3ere 3eir
3eyIre
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;om H H H 0f you can! after you do te brine cilling #rocess! ta&e a
fe% and
#ut tem in a small tu##er%are container and cover generously
%it Joser Salt and :ust &ee#
tem in te fridge for a cou#le of %ee&s )sa&e it around eac day,'
0 %ould li&e to see o% tat #rocess com#ares to te oters %e try'
3e #ast mont 0 ave e(#erimented %it di5erent salted baits vs
te fres and 0 am getting
muc better results from a "B>K cun& of aged salted srim#' still
no $eas in my area so 0 canIt
#erform tis test myself'
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:ust boil distilled %ater and dissolve as muc &oser salt as
#ossible ten #ut solution in free*er oBn! add live $eas to cilled
brine and store in free*er until ready for use'''loo& good as ne%
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/riginally Posted by 9arefootJonny
;om H H H 0f you can! after you do te brine cilling #rocess! ta&e a
fe% and
#ut tem in a small tu##er%are container and cover generously
%it Joser Salt and :ust &ee#
tem in te fridge for a cou#le of %ee&s )sa&e it around eac day,'
0 %ould li&e to see o% tat #rocess com#ares to te oters %e try'
3e #ast mont 0 ave e(#erimented %it di5erent salted baits vs
te fres and 0 am getting
muc better results from a "B>K cun& of aged salted srim#' still
no $eas in my area so 0 canIt
#erform tis test myself'
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o& 0ll try tat
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;e tin&s someone #ulling your leg bout te crabs feeling terrible
#ain' 1ctually a blue cla% and stone crab )#robably oters, Kgive u#
B releaseK a cla% %en necessary' Do not tin& te gangilon nerve
could detect #ain' 9/0L tem buggers live H donIt last long H tey
dead H seldom does one cra%l out te #ot' Jee#ing $eas H 0 blanc
li&e you %ould #eas B beans' Free*e some%at dry' can ta&e out
o% many you need' Not 6uite as good as fresP but close' best H
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;e tin&s someone #ulling your leg bout te crabs feeling terrible
#ain' 1ctually a blue cla% and stone crab )#robably oters, Kgive u#
B releaseK a cla% %en necessary' Do not tin& te gangilon nerve
could detect #ain' 9/0L tem buggers live H donIt last long H tey
dead H seldom does one cra%l out te #ot' Jee#ing $eas H 0 blanc
li&e you %ould #eas B beans' Free*e some%at dry' can ta&e out
o% many you need' Not 6uite as good as fresP but close' best H
glenn
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0ts actually illegal to boil sell +s alive in 4uro#ean countries
because its considered cruel' 0m on my cell #one atm so ard to
lin& te info but i %ill tommorro%'' even my sicilian grandmoter
#ierced tem %it a #ic& to &ill te crabs before boiling
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#eo#le #eo#le #eo#le H H PL444QQQ44444 tis is not about te
0talian ;a+a! Roe v .ade! Pro Life!
ice #ic&s bet%een te eyes or Letal 0n:ection vs /ld S#ar&y <<<
get bac& on trac& <<
it is about PR4S4RO0N@ 9103 <<<<< ' ' '
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0DJ %y u %ould boil crabs or srim# te best %ay is to steam tem
boiling only +lls tem %it %ater and %ases out te $avor'
Noting better ten a steamer full of blue crabs covered in old bay'
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/riginally Posted by 9arefootJonny
#eo#le #eo#le #eo#le H H PL444QQQ44444 tis is not about te
0talian ;a+a! Roe v .ade! Pro Life!
ice #ic&s bet%een te eyes or Letal 0n:ection vs /ld S#ar&y <<<
get bac& on trac& <<
it is about PR4S4RO0N@ 9103 <<<<< ' ' '
R/FL<< 8es sir<
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o&ay +rst e(#eriment 0 did as te original #erson said from te
co#y #aste 0 did e(ce#t %at 9FJ suggested and drained te salt
%ater and covered in salt' it %as only a fe% days but tey stayed
good on te oo&! #reserved teir color and got a small #om# on
one ) a #otato ci# Pom# lol,
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3is tread about &ee#ing sand $easF'''''''dig my o%n''''#utIem in
*i#lo& #lastic bag)s,''''%ic go in cooler'''''any tat ma&e it ome
go rigt in te free*er! as is in te #lastic bags' UseIem in surf! and
on te boat! and teyIre +ne'
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o&! ere is e(#eriment N2D Pre#are your su#er cilled salt %ater
slurry %it a fe% dro#s of red food coloring in it'
1dd about a 6uart of fres $eas! let tat sit in your free*er for "H>
days' Drain te %ater! do not rinse! #ut in big tu#er%are container
and add
a L/3 of dry &oser salt' Let tat sit in your fridge for one %ee&'
Sa&e it around once a day to ensure good coverage on te $eas'
@et one of te KsmallK $at rate USPS bo(es! #ut one em#ty 6uart
si*e *i#Hto# bag inside te bo( li&e a liner and old it o#en'
Fill te bag %it $eas! adding a little fres dry salt no% and ten'
3ey %ill &ee# %ell %itout refrigeration no%'
send me a P; for my address and ten send tat bo( to me'
1t my +rst available o##ortunity to get to te surf! 0 %ill test tem
for you in Florida %aters'
3en! 0 %ill send you a detailed %ritten re#ort of my +ndings! fully
notari*ed and +led %it te Florida 2ircuit 2ourt of Fiseries'
3is re#ort %ill be your #ersonal #ro#erty! to do %it and sare
%it oters as you #lease )or not,
no! tis is not a :o&e! 0 am not #ulling your leg! 0 am $at dead cat
serious <<<<< 0 %ill test tem for you
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Um i dont get itF .e all sare our info for fello% +sers ere' 0
could care less about it being my #ersonal re#ort'':ust trying to see
%at %or&s for us all