All About Blue Crabs: And How to Catch Them [Paperback]

Russell Roberts (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1993

A light hearted look at how to find and catch the elusive blue crab along the Atlantic and Gulf coast regions. This 88-page, 5 x 8" paperback book is a handy illustrated guide for anyone interested in crabbing. Includes chapters on the mythology of crabs, the life cycle of blue crabs, and preparing and cooking crabs, in addition to describing the most common methods and techniques for catching crabs.

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About the Author

Russell Roberts is a writer and crabber, although he has found it impossible to do both simultaneously! Taught by his grandfather how to crab at a very early age, this New Jersey resident has never lost his love of the sea and its creatures. His articles and short stores have appeared in over 75 national publications, including The Chicago Tribune, Civil War Times Illustrated, and Sea Frontiers. He is also the co-author of Down the Jersey Shore, a book about the cultural heritage and history of the New Jersey Shore.

Product Details

• Paperback: 88 pages
• Publisher: Centennial Pubn (July 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1882418077
• ISBN-13: 978-1882418077
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,897,710 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Blue Delicious, by fermed, June 8, 2002

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Fernando Melendez "fermed" (San Diego, California USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: All About Blue Crabs: And How to Catch Them (Paperback)

I bought this book as a result of a small argument with a friend during the last (2002) soft shell crab season in the Washington/Baltimore area; I knew that somehow the casting off the crab's hard shell by the female had some sort of reproductive significance, but I could not recall what it was, and I was soon downed in the argument when it was pointed out that both males and females shed their shells (true), and that they certainly did not mate in a state of shell-less nudity (also true.)

And so this little book clarified not only the mating ritual (the female mates only once in her life, in soft shell nakedness, and later perishes) but also the life cycle of these delicious critters, the catching of them, and their culinary preparation. It is a short little tract (less than 100 pages) but it is replete with facts that guarantee you'll never be downed in an argument about blue crabs. It gets a top rating because the book does not pretend to be anything it is not. Short, full of information, useful.