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Mudcrab
21-06-2003, 06:31 PM
This mongrel was caught under my pontoon at Raby Bay, Brisbane. He measured 23 cms across the carapice and weighed in at 2.9 kgs. Between the claws was an awsome 60 cms. and each claw was as thick as your forearm. Brownie sent his photograher down and the crab had a ten second stint on the Channel 7 Coastwatch Show. We used a sledgehammer to quieten him down and a chain saw to slice him up! Cooking was done in 4 x 10 litre pots (well, almost!)
Stuffed between hot, fresh bread rolls, salt pepper and vinegar he was a tasty morsel washed down by a nice drop of Brown Brothers Seafood Chardonnay!

CHRIS_aka_GWH
22-06-2003, 07:01 AM
... He measured 62 cms across the carapice ...

a 2 foot muddie - methinks, mehopes, a typo exists -

I can see the movie now - "THE CLAW" the sleepy little seaside hamlet of Raby Bay is devastated by the sudden & unexplained disappearance of its entire volunteer coastguard from a canalside backyard BBQ. The only clue ... all their hats were found on the mud nearby. #:o


... but very nice crab all the same,

lol,

chris

Mudcrab
22-06-2003, 07:04 AM
#;D
No typo!
I am 6'3" in my wet socks with shoulders that (I hope) are more than two feet across so it is easy to see he is a monsta! We couldn't even get him into a plastic fishing crate!!!!!!!!!!
Ken Brown said it is the second biggest he has ever seen in Quuensland.
The biggest was apparently 3.6 kgs - 70cms between the claws!

CHRIS_aka_GWH
22-06-2003, 07:25 AM
do you mean from claw to claw - the carapice is the back shell of a crab - if you took all the legs, swimmers & claws off a crab you are left with the carapice.

I don't mean to detract from the crab - he's a beaut.


chris

Justme
22-06-2003, 11:04 AM
it's a beauty
you must have 4ft shoulders
LBJ

Big_Kev
22-06-2003, 02:50 PM
Good lookin crab. I'll give it a good vote.
Keep up the good work at the VMR we appreciate it.
Cheers Kev. :) :) ;D ;D

Sepultallica
25-07-2006, 01:51 PM
WHAT IS MY CRAB PHOTO DOING ON THIS POST ?????

krause69
25-07-2006, 07:52 PM
ohhhhhhhhhh i carnt see the pic of this so called monsta

cheers krause >:(

onerabbit
25-07-2006, 09:13 PM
Me either , just a pic of lots of crabs , bugger

Muzz

thisbig
25-07-2006, 09:17 PM
wheres the big one bit suss????????????????????

Spaniard_King
25-07-2006, 09:28 PM
why are we digging up 2003 posts ::)

must have had to nock off a lot of dust ;D

onerabbit
26-07-2006, 07:15 PM
Yep , ya got me, hadn't even noticed .

Muzz

-spiro-
26-07-2006, 08:49 PM
im looking at them thinking FOOOOOOOOOOD ;D