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Blue Crabs on Ice
Posted on 7/30/16 at 5:37 pm
Posted on 7/30/16 at 5:37 pm
How long will they stay fresh prior to a boil and what's the best storage method?
TIA
TIA
5
Posted on 7/30/16 at 5:43 pm to Scooba
Ice is fine, but the plug needs to be pulled, no water and the ice chest needs the lid cracked so they can breath
Posted on 7/30/16 at 5:43 pm to Scooba
Crack lid for air, pull plug to keep them out of the water and they will stay alive and fresh for days
Posted on 7/30/16 at 5:43 pm to wickowick
dammit wick 
Posted on 7/30/16 at 5:51 pm to xenon16
Quick as quick can be, you will never catxh me...
Posted on 7/30/16 at 5:56 pm to wickowick
I figured cracked chest with plug pulled, same as crawfish, but I've never tried storing them 24 or more hours.
Posted on 7/30/16 at 6:08 pm to Scooba
Purge them first then put on ice incase they die they are already purged
Posted on 7/30/16 at 6:23 pm to WPsportsman
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Purge them first then put on ice incase they die they are already purged
Don't eat dead crabs, the meat goes bad fast, regardless of ice or not
Posted on 7/30/16 at 6:25 pm to wickowick
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don't eat dead crabs
This.
Posted on 7/30/16 at 7:22 pm to DownSouthDave
It'll be about 30-35 hours tops.
Posted on 7/30/16 at 7:53 pm to Scooba
I find that I have extremely bad luck keeping blue crabs, especially ones I catch at grand isle for whatever reason. I've had them die same day.
Posted on 7/30/16 at 8:33 pm to Scooba
I always spread the crabs evenly on the bottom of the ice chest then put a towel over them then put the ice and pull the plug had them stay alive for 2 days just because they are not moving does not mean they are dead .... Rinse and make sure they start moving again before boiling
Posted on 7/30/16 at 8:42 pm to Scooba
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I figured cracked chest with plug pulled, same as crawfish, but I've never tried storing them 24 or more hours.
I have kept them alive for 3 days with this method. Lost none.
Posted on 7/30/16 at 8:59 pm to Scooba
All I know is we just boiled 5 dozen and they were legit
Posted on 7/31/16 at 12:36 am to jgthunt
What about in a refer?
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