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Mommy to Claire
- Joined
- Oct 28, 2006
As we moved on to the next pot, Terry the captain said something over the speaker. He had been making comments here and there via the microphone but this time it was the speaker like you hear on the show and I looked at Skip and he has a huge grin. It was cool to hear him on that speaker that they use to talk to the crew.
The next pot was pulled up and right away that thing STUNK!
catch123 by Jenseib, on Flickr
catch124 by Jenseib, on Flickr
catch125 by Jenseib, on Flickr
And they pulled out some crab and threw away a LOT of dead ones.
catch129 by Jenseib, on Flickr
Many had lost a leg or 2.
catch126 by Jenseib, on Flickr
Crabs can regrow legs. Often if there is an attack they will let a leg go to save the rest of their body.
catch127 by Jenseib, on Flickr
One thing they told us was these crabs were actually caught back in Feb. and they keep them in the pots for the tour. Now before you worry about the crabs and being mistreated. They can get in and out of the pots if they chose to. Many stay in because they are being fed in the pot.
catch128 by Jenseib, on Flickr
catch130 by Jenseib, on Flickr
catch131 by Jenseib, on Flickr
catch132 by Jenseib, on Flickr
They did mention that something, like an octopus, must’ve gotten in the pot as there were so many dead ones in there and the smell was so bad. The girls went to work rinsing off the pot and deck and the smell was soon gone.
catch133 by Jenseib, on Flickr
catch134 by Jenseib, on Flickr
catch135 by Jenseib, on Flickr
catch136 by Jenseib, on Flickr
catch137 by Jenseib, on Flickr
I swear this dude posed for me.
catch138 by Jenseib, on Flickr
Moving on once again we came to one more pot.
catch139 by Jenseib, on Flickr
catch140 by Jenseib, on Flickr
This one had some shrimp.
catch141 by Jenseib, on Flickr
Remember the ugly fish we caught earlier…..well here is one that was used for bait.
crab4 by Jenseib, on Flickr
catch144 by Jenseib, on Flickr
Hello little shrimpy…You would taste good with some cocktail sauce.
catch145 by Jenseib, on Flickr
catch142 by Jenseib, on Flickr
crab5 by Jenseib, on Flickr
Claire had gotten a bit colder earlier and I had gloves in my pocket (something she swore she wouldn’t need when I offered her pair earlier that morning).
catch143 by Jenseib, on Flickr
When we tried to take the shrimp away from her he had clamped his claws into her fuzzy gloves. The girl had to help us pry each one off.
catch146 by Jenseib, on Flickr
catch147 by Jenseib, on Flickr
And that was our last pot. We had another 30-40 minute drive back to the port but it seemed to go much faster back for some reason.
They guys told us they had prepared a lovely fish dish for all of us.
catch148 by Jenseib, on Flickr
Of course they were being sarcastic.
catch149 by Jenseib, on Flickr
catch150 by Jenseib, on Flickr
Up next…… Our drive back to the port and Claire’s close call with death.
The next pot was pulled up and right away that thing STUNK!
catch123 by Jenseib, on Flickr
catch124 by Jenseib, on Flickr
catch125 by Jenseib, on Flickr
And they pulled out some crab and threw away a LOT of dead ones.
catch129 by Jenseib, on Flickr
Many had lost a leg or 2.
catch126 by Jenseib, on Flickr
Crabs can regrow legs. Often if there is an attack they will let a leg go to save the rest of their body.
catch127 by Jenseib, on Flickr
One thing they told us was these crabs were actually caught back in Feb. and they keep them in the pots for the tour. Now before you worry about the crabs and being mistreated. They can get in and out of the pots if they chose to. Many stay in because they are being fed in the pot.
catch128 by Jenseib, on Flickr
catch130 by Jenseib, on Flickr
catch131 by Jenseib, on Flickr
catch132 by Jenseib, on Flickr
They did mention that something, like an octopus, must’ve gotten in the pot as there were so many dead ones in there and the smell was so bad. The girls went to work rinsing off the pot and deck and the smell was soon gone.
catch133 by Jenseib, on Flickr
catch134 by Jenseib, on Flickr
catch135 by Jenseib, on Flickr
catch136 by Jenseib, on Flickr
catch137 by Jenseib, on Flickr
I swear this dude posed for me.
catch138 by Jenseib, on Flickr
Moving on once again we came to one more pot.
catch139 by Jenseib, on Flickr
catch140 by Jenseib, on Flickr
This one had some shrimp.
catch141 by Jenseib, on Flickr
Remember the ugly fish we caught earlier…..well here is one that was used for bait.
crab4 by Jenseib, on Flickr
catch144 by Jenseib, on Flickr
Hello little shrimpy…You would taste good with some cocktail sauce.
catch145 by Jenseib, on Flickr
catch142 by Jenseib, on Flickr
crab5 by Jenseib, on Flickr
Claire had gotten a bit colder earlier and I had gloves in my pocket (something she swore she wouldn’t need when I offered her pair earlier that morning).
catch143 by Jenseib, on Flickr
When we tried to take the shrimp away from her he had clamped his claws into her fuzzy gloves. The girl had to help us pry each one off.
catch146 by Jenseib, on Flickr
catch147 by Jenseib, on Flickr
And that was our last pot. We had another 30-40 minute drive back to the port but it seemed to go much faster back for some reason.
They guys told us they had prepared a lovely fish dish for all of us.
catch148 by Jenseib, on Flickr
Of course they were being sarcastic.
catch149 by Jenseib, on Flickr
catch150 by Jenseib, on Flickr
Up next…… Our drive back to the port and Claire’s close call with death.