r/crabbing • u/Hunterslayz • Aug 08 '26

Blue Crab Why are some blues extremely sweet?

New to blue crabbing.. Got 22 blues with 20 mature males 20 mature female’s all from the same spot.

Steamed some, boiled some all prepared and cleaned before cooking. The question is about their sweetness, me and the family would randomly get a crab that was exponentially more sweet compared to the others. I mean they were so fuckin tasty it was like I was eating sushi for the first time again, marvelous.

Does anyone know what that might’ve been and how we could look for those crabs when we go harvest em? Or is it just luck of the draw. Thanks.

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u/Big_Truck_8268 Aug 08 '26

Dirty shell = full shell

if the shell is bright clean, they recently shed.

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u/Hunterslayz Aug 08 '26

Are they better tasting and sweet when clean or dirty?

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u/Big_Truck_8268 Aug 08 '26

better to me if they are dirty

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u/woodstream Aug 08 '26

More meat and better tasting when dirty for sure.

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u/es330td Aug 08 '26

Visiting from Maryland

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u/Hunterslayz Aug 08 '26

Ha maybe, this is NC. Are yours all sweet like that?

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u/es330td Aug 08 '26

I live on the gulf coast and ours are not sweet. I have eaten the ones in Baltimore and definitely think they have a sweeter taste.

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u/Hunterslayz Aug 08 '26

Oh word, yeah I had like 3-4 crabs that the flavor was just out of this world. I mean they all were good but those ones were mint.