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Interesting thread, especially for me as a newbie.

I am eager to catch a smoothhound, and it appears they are starting to show locally, so I will soon be buying some peelers. Having read about keeping them, and watching You Tube, I am a bit unsure about storing them though. This thread highlights the benefit of fresh over frozen, and yet elsewhere I see people freezing crabs as they peel to ensure they don't harden up.

Startfish sea fishing on you Tube advocates freezing them when they start to peel, so maybe contradicts the fresh over frozen argument.

I won't be buying loads so hope i can keep them alive for a couple sessions (say 3 or 4 days max), so should I not need to worry about freezing any?

If I don't want to be reliant on peelers being available, I'd like to maybe buy some frozen crab and keep so I am ready to go at any time. Again, any disadvantages?

<blockquote data-quote="CoarseanglerSteve" data-source="post: 58429" data-attributes="member: 912">Interesting thread, especially for me as a newbie.I am eager to catch a smoothhound, and it appears they are starting to show locally, so I will soon be buying some peelers. Having read about keeping them, and watching You Tube, I am a bit unsure about storing them though. This thread highlights the benefit of fresh over frozen, and yet elsewhere I see people freezing crabs as they peel to ensure they don&#039;t harden up. Startfish sea fishing on you Tube advocates freezing them when they start to peel, so maybe contradicts the fresh over frozen argument.I won&#039;t be buying loads so hope i can keep them alive for a couple sessions (say 3 or 4 days max), so should I not need to worry about freezing any? If I don&#039;t want to be reliant on peelers being available, I&#039;d like to maybe buy some frozen crab and keep so I am ready to go at any time. Again, any disadvantages?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="CoarseanglerSteve, post: 58429, member: 912"] Interesting thread, especially for me as a newbie. I am eager to catch a smoothhound, and it appears they are starting to show locally, so I will soon be buying some peelers. Having read about keeping them, and watching You Tube, I am a bit unsure about storing them though. This thread highlights the benefit of fresh over frozen, and yet elsewhere I see people freezing crabs as they peel to ensure they don't harden up. Startfish sea fishing on you Tube advocates freezing them when they start to peel, so maybe contradicts the fresh over frozen argument. I won't be buying loads so hope i can keep them alive for a couple sessions (say 3 or 4 days max), so should I not need to worry about freezing any? If I don't want to be reliant on peelers being available, I'd like to maybe buy some frozen crab and keep so I am ready to go at any time. Again, any disadvantages? [/QUOTE]

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