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rigi19040 said:
That is really expensive and I would not pay that much. Does any of your local seafood places have them? Maybe try some of the other species til prices drop. Dungeness crabs, stone crabs ect. Anyone ever have mud crabs? They are like a monster blue claw.

I crab and we have 4 commercial traps. The crabbing has been terrible the last few years. I have a couple theories. There has been a ton of rays in NJ. I see schools of hundreds. I think rays have cleaned out the crabs. I also see lots of evasive crabs that I never saw before.
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Apparently the Blue crab has invaded Europe. Messing up their ecology. Maybe they shud try eating them.
 
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Skates or rays are bottom feeders and will do in a crab population. My friend down in Sea Isle tells me they are good eating and there are plenty of recipes to use, the French apparently consider them prime for cooking. So you guys can do the crab population some good if you keep the rays you catch, instead of releasing them.
 
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Once more friends.....I plan to check out JImmies, Blue Crab Express, and Chesapeake Crab Connection to order up to Lake Vermilion in Northern MN for my wife's 59th. Any other suggestions I should check or recent experiences? Thanks for any feedback
 
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Vermilion said:
Hello Friends. Grew up in Lancaster and loved picking blue crabs. Now living in MN, we usually order over the internet once or twice per year. Crazy expensive but we loved them.

I was going to order today from ordercrabs.com (run by Chesapeake Connection-Lancaster) and they have almost doubled in price in just the last few years. Anything going on with crabs that would explain the very steep dollar increase? Any suggestions for good places to look online for shipping? I used to get X Large (6 1/2" to 7") for about $100 per dozen. Now they are close to $200, and that's without shipping. Thanks for any insight
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Lived in Balto. 30+ years. It's still a little early for us. Water temps aren't quite there yet. Probably another week or so.
 
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pamdlion said:
Great crab cakes for $50. The Crab Bomb. Worth it.

Jerry's Seafood Home of the World Famous Crab Bomb

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Box Hill Pizzeria always had good crab cakes.
 
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LionGrad2001 said:
Like you Vermilion, I grew up just outside Lancaster, PA and spent lots of time on the shores of OCMD in the summers Living out here in NorCal now for 23 years. I order mine 2x a year from Blue Crab Express. Never had a bad batch from Blue Crab Express. They let you customize your seasoning and overnight ship. Delicious and feels like sitting in OCMD picking away, drinking beers and orange crushes and not having a care in the world.
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Link to their site?
 
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some options:

Bushels & More! - Blue Crab Trading Co.

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Maryland Blue Crabs Shipped - Guaranteed Fresh - The Crab Place® - Official Site

Guaranteed fresh, each of our Maryland jumbo crabs are hand-selected and graded to ensure you receive a premium product! Buy fresh crabs online today.
www.crabplace.com www.crabplace.com

Crab Dynasty | Fresh Maryland Crab & Seafood | Delivered to Your Front Door

America’s Premium Online Seafood Market for Fresh Seafood Delivery! Experience some of the best seafood you'll ever taste, with expedited shipping to your front door.
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crabdepot.com

The Crab Depot

⚓Crab Depot turns 30 this month! The Tale of 2 Captains What served as a perfect ending to a day boating and water skiing on the Severn River, freshly steamed blue crabs from the local crab house meant one thing for Captain James Norton, a time gathered around the picnic table with Nana and...
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Thank you for the quick response, ended up getting G and M crabcakes and MD soup for $200. My wife will love it. Crabs (1 1/2 dozen XL) were going to be $400 to Timbuktu Marina in Cook, MN
 
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LionGrad2001 said:
Like you Vermilion, I grew up just outside Lancaster, PA and spent lots of time on the shores of OCMD in the summers Living out here in NorCal now for 23 years. I order mine 2x a year from Blue Crab Express. Never had a bad batch from Blue Crab Express. They let you customize your seasoning and overnight ship. Delicious and feels like sitting in OCMD picking away, drinking beers and orange crushes and not having a care in the world.
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Liongrad, is this the website you order from?

Maryland Crabs, Maryland Blue Crab, Soft Shell Crabs, Maryland Blue Crabs, Blue Crab
 
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I just spent the week at the Jersey shore, and that included an all you can eat blue crabs restaurant. My son and I finished off between 3 and 4 dozen, which actually isn’t really all that much food. But they were great.
 
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I know it is tough to get steamed blue crabs shipped in winter, but wondering if anyone has ordered for Valentine's Day? Seems most of the X Large (6 1/2' to 7") are sold out. I assume they are bringing them in from Louisiana or Carolina. Any help would be welcomed
 
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Vermilion said:
I know it is tough to get steamed blue crabs shipped in winter, but wondering if anyone has ordered for Valentine's Day? Seems most of the X Large (6 1/2' to 7") are sold out. I assume they are bringing them in from Louisiana or Carolina. Any help would be welcomed
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If I were you at this time of year I would get stone crabs from here in Florida. Along with the mustard sauce. They ship nicely as well.
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Bwifan said:
If I were you at this time of year I would get stone crabs from here in Florida. Along with the mustard sauce. They ship nicely as well.
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Thank you Bwifan. My wife has her heart set on blue crabs, but perhaps we may just need to go the G and M crabcake route. Had stone crabs in Florida and they were delicious
 
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Vermilion said:
Hello Friends. Grew up in Lancaster and loved picking blue crabs. Now living in MN, we usually order over the internet once or twice per year. Crazy expensive but we loved them.

I was going to order today from ordercrabs.com (run by Chesapeake Connection-Lancaster) and they have almost doubled in price in just the last few years. Anything going on with crabs that would explain the very steep dollar increase? Any suggestions for good places to look online for shipping? I used to get X Large (6 1/2" to 7") for about $100 per dozen. Now they are close to $200, and that's without shipping. Thanks for any insight
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Yours are blue? Just kidding. Love this thread -- classic TomMcA thread -- good info.
 
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I think there are many crab aficionados on here. Where do most places source their winter blue crabs?
 
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Vermilion said:
I think there are many crab aficionados on here. Where do most places source their winter blue crabs?
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if I had to guess, Louisiana, they dont sell as many down there because the dumb *** cajun's boil them!!! stick to crawl fish!
(the owners of my marina in WV were Canjuns from LA. They use to have crawl fish boils, they drive down to LA pick them up and drive them back, boil them up and have a big party, hey were Cajuns. One time I had them pick up some blue crabs, and I said I would fix them (steam) well next thing you know we are having a Yankee v Cajun throwdown on blue crabs, steamed vs boiled!!! of course steamed won!! except to the Cajuns!

also SE Asia at least for the meat

https://www.phillipsfoods.com/our-story/overseas-exploration/
 
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I used to go to eat blue crabs when I lived in Lower Slower. Lazy Susan’s was one of the places. Don’t know if any of the places we used to get them in the Lewis-Rehoboth area exist anymore. Unfortunately there are really no places here in the Sarasota-Venice Florida area that I know of that are crab restaurants, although there used to be one in Nokomis.
 
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Spoke to a woman yesterday at Crab Dynasty and she said they've been locked out from getting decent crabs in NC due to the cold weather
 
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Mr. Potter said:
My Favorite Food ever. Can't eat them anymore deathly allergic. I would pay whatever they cost. It's not like you're eating them every day. Go for it. You only live once, maybe?

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Happened to me too. Had scallops in Venice in May and all was fine--but then scallops in Philly in June and was terribly sick. Then tried clams in Hartford--same deal.
 
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Everything is way overpriced.
I catch my own in warmer weather months, and it’s getting tougher all the time. Way too many people chasing a limited resource.
I see they sell some on Amazon at prices comparable to what you mentioned.
Good luck in your search.
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s1uggo72 said:
its just like long lining for sword fish. I read this book and found it fascinating. Linda was the female captain George Cloney talked to in the Perfect Storm, for real

Amazon.com: The Hungry Ocean: A Swordboat Captain's Journey eBook : Greenlaw, Linda: Kindle Store

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I'll have to look into that. I have Gloucester fishermen in my family tree., albeit not in this century.

Edit: Just ordered from my library.
 
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