[vollmond]

I like my crab already in the cake or soup, thanks. Smashing blue crabs with a mallet to get at the meat is a lot of messy work for very little reward :).

I make a very simple, but extremely tasty, tomato based crab soup if anyone is interested in the recipe.

[razorback-bert]

Well there are soft shell crabs.

[Old Professer]

Try eating freshly-harvested black walnuts.

[CollegeRepublican]

No self respecting Marylander uses a Mallet to smash crabs. Some people use mallet to crack the claw, but just small knives or their fingers for the rest of the crab. I am very efficient at this, I never use a mallet, and I can clean a crab in about 2 minutes. That is with breaks for drinking beer and maybe taking a bite of some corn.

My experience has been that the crabs are better this year compared to the past 5, but nowhere near as good as the mid-80s. I have been throwing back any females that I catch and I think that everyone should do this, keep the males and throw back females. That should be the law for recreational crabbers. And have a 5 and 1/4 inch limit on all hard shell crabs.

Supposedly there was an increase in bay grasses this past year and parts of the bay were very clear and clean.

[WildTurkey]

Smashing blue crabs with a mallet to get at the meat is a lot of messy work for very little reward :).

It's not work; it is a social experience. Pass the beer.