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lacrosse11attack

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Hey fellas I'm looking for a new knife to use specifically for gutting crabs. Any advice? changes are I'd use the same knife for bait, etc.
 
Do you need a knife for that? I just grab the shell right by the eyes, rip it off and pull out whatever you don't want to eat.

However, I do eat the yellow crab goo...man, that is good stuff! :D
 
You do not need a knife for gutting crabs. I know my mom sometimes uses a knife and it is a simple butter knife. For a bait knife I would either get a cheap knife at a bait store or a SS Mora. I now use a SS Mora Clipper for all my fishing duties.
 
What are you crabbing for? I have only ever crabbed dungeness with small cages from land. Are you going to be on a boat or near shore?

There is a myriad of options for cutting bait and other things that you might be doing... It depends on your area and if you are on land or boat.

I hope you trap some big ones! :thumbup:

Good luck!
 
Spyderco Salt. It uses H-1 steel, which uses nitrogen rather than carbon in the steel composition, as a result, it is pretty-much impervious to salt water corrosion. They come in fixed blade & folders in a variety of blade styles. Mine is a Tasman Salt with hawkbill blade, has yellow FRN scales for easy visibility, just in case you drop it in the water. hawkbill might be good for crab ripping but don't know if it'll be as handy for bait work.
 
tsacain said:
You do not need a knife for gutting crabs. I know my mom sometimes uses a knife and it is a simple butter knife. For a bait knife I would either get a cheap knife at a bait store or a SS Mora. I now use a SS Mora Clipper for all my fishing duties.
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I used a knife to kill the crabs rather than freezing them
 
lacrosse11attack said:
Hey fellas I'm looking for a new knife to use specifically for gutting crabs. Any advice? changes are I'd use the same knife for bait, etc.
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The SPYDERCO DRAGONFLY STAINLESS STEEL makes for an excellent Crab Knife; easy to wash and sterilize, then fold it up and use it as your EDC. It comes in your choice of PlainEdge or SpyderEdge!

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Made of premium VG-10 stainless, the leaf-shaped blade is flat-ground with a thin-honed performance cutting edge. Poised above the Spyderco Round Hole is a point to set the thumb on, which provides purchase and control while cutting. The three-screw metal pocket clip situates the folder for tip-up carry.
 
I just bought my friend who is a commercial crabber a knife to use on his boat. I got him an Atlantic salt with serrated blade and yellow handle. He was really excited that he doesn't have to worry about it rusting.
 
If I'm on my boat I'll just kill them and strip them out, cut them in half and THEN freeze them or If the girls with me I'll just throw them in the cooler and then kill them before cooking.
 
CWL said:
Spyderco Salt. It uses H-1 steel, which uses nitrogen rather than carbon in the steel composition, as a result, it is pretty-much impervious to salt water corrosion. They come in fixed blade & folders in a variety of blade styles. Mine is a Tasman Salt with hawkbill blade, has yellow FRN scales for easy visibility, just in case you drop it in the water. hawkbill might be good for crab ripping but don't know if it'll be as handy for bait work.
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What he said! +1!
 
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