Dont throw back those ugly crabs!

[Mr. Adventure]

I've read you can just yank a claw or leg off and toss them back and they'll grow a new one. If I kept pullin them up it seems like a dick move but I think I'd pop off one claw and toss them back. The claw had a bunch of meat in it.

Of course you have to rip the pincher off a pissed off crab on a kayak while it has the other one so there's that

[Saba Slayer]

Mr. Adventure you can not legally yank a claw off of a crab and toss it back minus the claw. it's like taking the tail off of a lobster and tossing the carapace. The DFG warden will not have anything to measure to make sure it was taken from a legal size crab or lobster. It's true the crab will grow a new claw or leg if it's removed and in some states in the southeast it is legal to remove the claws....but not in Southern California! So save yourself a big ticket and take the whole crab not just a claw.
Here's a great crab recipe from my book "Hoopin It Up".
3/4 cup cooked rock crab meat
1/2 cup cabbage, minced
1/2 cup raw bean sprouts, chopped
2 tablespoons canned bamboo shoots, chopped
1-2 teaspoons pickled ginger, minced
1 tablespoon green onion, chopped
2 tablespoons grated carrot
1-2 teaspoons celantro, chooped
Spring roll (lumpia) wrappers
Plum Sauce for dipping

In a medium bowl, combine all ingredients and mix well.
Put 3 tablespoons of filling on the front section of the spring roll wrapper.
form the filling into mounds about 3' by 1 1/2". Fold one end of the wrapper over the filling. Next, fold the two sides toward the middle, then roll the wrapper up and place the seam side down on a platter.
Once the rolls are all completed they are fried in hot oil. Drain them and place on paper towels to dry. At this point the rolls may be cut in half and served on a garnished plate with the dipping sauce.

ENJOY
Jim / Saba Slayer