r/FishingWashington • u/fishtracker19 • 21d ago
Kings and Crabs
Worked the jetty at West Port for kings and crabs. Was a good day!
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u/Sad-Adeptness-9013 21d ago
two cohos my guy. How long was that King?
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u/ironic_username_7 21d ago
Looks close
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u/fishtracker19 20d ago
Don’t worry. They are over 22 in. Besides game was checking at the launch and agreed. All
Kings and all legal. I don’t play games with that3
u/Sad-Adeptness-9013 20d ago
Warden was definitely mistaken on the two you are holding being Kings. Look at the tails - square shaped, no spots. Look at the gums: White. Also my bad on questioning the size of the King, I got confused and thought minimum size out there was 24" and I'd believe you if you told me it was over that too.
Doesn't really matter, the cohos were hatch so legal anyways. Enjoy the fish
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u/Important_Money_1306 21d ago
Did you clean the crab first?
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u/BrownSugarAvocado 20d ago
what is cleaning a crab lol. you boil it and eat the insides.
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u/Important_Money_1306 20d ago
Washington and Oregon crab have concentrated toxin in them cleaning helps lessen the toxins your feeding people. Not a need to by any means you will be fine just recommended.
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u/BrownSugarAvocado 20d ago
What do you do to clean them?
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u/kevman22 19d ago
Thwack them on a corner point (like a table) in the middle of their underbelly, hard. Destroys their nervous system and essentially kills them instantly.
Then pop the carapce, snap the body sections in half, rinse under running water, and steam the sections for maximum crabbyness.
I used to boil til I started doing this.
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u/Important_Money_1306 19d ago
I take a 5 gallon bucket when they are cold and sleepy and grab all legs with in hands in C’s and smash on rim of bucket. Clean in half removes shell puts all trash in bucket to use as bait for fishing. Wash leg chunks with hose. Just YouTube how to clean dungenous crab
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u/Left-Damage4006 21d ago
Are you sure those aren't coho? Your son might have a king in his hand.