South Devon report 2007

[Spaniard]

Inside the body of a spider there are many more nooks and crannies which you have to dig about in to extract 'meat'. In the edibles, once you remove dead mans fingers you can more or less scoop out the rest.

 

[tonyiannu]

Hi guys thats the pics from Babbacobe.

 

[tonyiannu]

Hi Tonyiannu glad to hear you enjoyed Babbacombe it is a great dive just a bitch trying to get your car back up the hill HaHa . What size was the spider crab you caught?

Hi Scott,I've got my car back I bargain it with a couple of fishesrofl . I dont know about the size but you can have a look to the pics,sorry about the quality but the pics that I've got with the camera are too big and I cannot send to the thread.Cheers.

 

[tonyiannu]

Cook spider crab like edible crab or lobster; place in plenty of boiling salted water and cook for 10 mins or so. Remove from pot, allow to cool then crack claws and body to remove meat. It is much fiddlier with spider crabs than with your normal crab but for me the meat is much sweeter with spiders. If you are on beach you can boil them in seawater.

Thanks for your advise,I will do exactly the same but I will add the meat to the tomato sauce and cook some spaghetti (italian stile mate).

 

[Spaniard]

Thanks for your advise,I will do exactly the same but I will add the meat to the tomato sauce and cook some spaghetti (italian stile mate).

Speak with forum member spaghetti, i'm sure he has a nice recipe!!!

 

[spearheads]

If the pics are to big to upload put them on photo bucket and use the url.

Never seen that camo patten before.

 

[scottwilson]

Nice catch Tony. I find chopped spring onions with crab is the way forward .

Making trip out to thurlstone friday morning with my buddy as I cant wait any longer to have a nose around for some pollack. The weather man says Rain I say I DONT CARE I need to get in.

 

[tonyiannu]

Nice catch Tony. I find chopped spring onions with crab is the way forward .

Making trip out to thurlstone friday morning with my buddy as I cant wait any longer to have a nose around for some pollack. The weather man says Rain I say I DONT CARE I need to get in.

It says rain?In the water you are wet anyway,so WHO CARES?Good luck man!

 

[James T]

Can you eat the brown goo in the shell of the Spider when you open it up after cooking?

In the edible crab I usually do - I think it is just called brown meat and lines the large inside of the shell - not sure whether the same is true with the Spider; there is usually hardly any in there and I am not sure if it is just partially digested stomach gunk - anyone know?

 

[spearheads]

When i finished my dive today after getting thrashed by Dave i noticed another spearo at babbacombe with omer ice fins was it anyone off the forum?.

 

[Andy Davies]

The brown meat in spider's ends up liquid after cooking. I sometimes eat this like a soup and its very rich. Pity it doesn't stay solid as in edible crabs.

 

[tonyiannu]

How was the viz Spearheads?

 

[spearheads]

the viz a meter or 2.

 

[tonyiannu]

The brown meat in spider's ends up liquid after cooking. I sometimes eat this like a soup and its very rich. Pity it doesn't stay solid as in edible crabs.

Hi Andy I saw the brown water but it doesnt look so nice to eat but it smells ok.

 

[scottwilson]

Dived meadfoot today. Saw wrasse, doggies and a few small pollack but nothing worth eating so left them. Half way through my dive I went down to about 4 meters only to have an almighty pain go through both my ears and the back of my head. Now this is my first proper dive this year and probably the deepest ive been this year. Now if I go half a meter down my ears start to hurt. I got out the water about 2 hours ago and they still feel a bit tender.

 

[spearheads]

You might not be equalizing correctly. And always equalize before you fill the pain.
Got into day the viz has improved a bit since Friday up to 3/4 meters in areas, and 4 bass all around 3lbs.

 

[tonyiannu]

Dived meadfoot today. Saw wrasse, doggies and a few small pollack but nothing worth eating so left them. Half way through my dive I went down to about 4 meters only to have an almighty pain go through both my ears and the back of my head. Now this is my first proper dive this year and probably the deepest ive been this year. Now if I go half a meter down my ears start to hurt. I got out the water about 2 hours ago and they still feel a bit tender.

Yes,spearhead is right your problem is that you have to start to equalize as soon you start to feel a bit pressure into your hears even before is better.you can also do some exercize at home or before diving just to improve your eardrums flexibility.

 

[scottwilson]

I read that some people EQ before they go under then again when the pressure builds up.

 

[spearheads]

Dived along hopes nose area today, plenty of mullet about today but only one bass which i missed. total catch 2 mullet one conger and a crab. At 10 meters there was little light but close in 2/3 meter viz.
The people that climb the rocks around ansteys asked for the mullet and some conger which they gave me some money for.

Post a pic later of the half conger.

 

[Huw]

Dived along hopes nose area today, plenty of mullet about today but only one bass which i missed. total catch 2 mullet one conger and a crab.
I sold the two mullet and half the conger to the people that climb the rocks around anstey cove.

Post a pic later of the half conger.

Nice catch mate... a fair few stab wounds on the congers head! Where do you hold the conger when you are stabbing?

Huw