peeler crabs

[the_slug]

he can anyone tell me if crabs have started peeling their shells yet,

and i was worried that if i use old tyres, slates or drain pipes and someone sees me doing it that they will grass me up for fly tipping like that bloke up north.

call me a tight ass but i just dont want to pay for them in the local tackle shop at a £1 each .

and i wont be telling anyone where i will be setting my traps so no bugger nicks my crab because im fishing in the c.i.u match at the knap in may

chin chin

[BaggieRich]

They have down here mate. Friend of mine has been seeing them for 3 weeks now. Shame there's not fish to catch with them!

[NICK R]

Started in gods country amout a month ago

[the_slug]

cool better get the tyres out of the shed ive been saving how long do they shed their shell for,

are you sure its gods country up ther nick lol last time i was up that way it was full of scousers lol

[the_slug]

do i just throw the tyres in on low water and i take it ill have to tie a rope to it and do i have to weigh them down so i dont lose them and how long do i have to leave them there cheers

[scottish_and_mental]

theres no buoyancy to the tires mate so i dont see the need to tie them kangaroos down sport...besides what you gonna tie the rope too lol !( you could connect the tyres to each other tho to prevent robbing and to keep them in situ )
Better to put them in a line so they look deliberate and use a marker on shore to guide you back to them.
It wont take long at all for shore crabs to colonise the tyre so its a matter of just how often you can get down to check them.
Steve

[the_slug]

cheers steve i was going to tie them to some of the rocks on the wall to keep them in place just in case the tide takes them but as you said thers no buoyancy to them gonna go out this afternoon with the boy and see if we can get any how long do you reckon we can keep them alive for or would it be easier to just freeze them so hopefully save some money in the process tight lines