Dungees vs. Rocks

[1morebuck]

So crabbing is pretty good and we are hauling in red rocks and dungeness with easy limits. I kept a limit of red rocks and my buddy gave me some crap for it. I personally like the red rocks, what do you like?

Kelly

[spikehunter]

CRAB

[rasbo]

I think the rock crab taste the best,and the dungi have more meat

[superdown]

I like both. I don't care which one is caught it would interesting to see if anyone could tell the difference blind folded.   

[Hunterman]

The "Rock" is a little bit sweeter with most of the meat in the claws The dungenest are just a great all around eating crab

Hunterman(Tony)

[gasman]

I think the rock crab taste the best,and the dungi have more meat

 

[agchawk]

The "Rock" is a little bit sweeter with most of the meat in the claws The dungenest are just a great all around eating crab

Hunterman(Tony)

   Agree completely. When I was stationed on Whidbey Island we did a lot of crabbing. I LOVED the Redrock. Of course, the Dungeness were great too and certainly gave ya more meat per crab. But nothing beats the sweet Redrock IMO.

[ICEMAN]

Both.

[toe-jam]

Both.

  

[arrowflinger]

I won't throw back a legal red..................

[bowtech721]

I think the rock crab taste the best,and the dungi have more meat

Same here... red rock is sweeter

[jackelope]

Agreed, I've always kept both species. I also agree that the Red Rocks are sweeter.

[wabearhunter]

I think the rock crab taste the best,and the dungi have more meat

I agree, rock crab have more meat in the claws though

[WAcoueshunter]

I don't keep the rocks unless they're B&C size.  Not much meat, and the super hard shells are a pain to clean.  You can eat most of a dungy without using crackers.

[carpsniperg2]

rocks piss me off fightin them love the flave of the dungees but love king the most i love a good king feast

[NRA4LIFE]

I like both.  The rocks are a little sweeter.  Dungis definitely easier to clean.  My wife and I cleaned 20 dungeness and 5 rocks last week.  When we got down to the small knuckles of the reds we cleaned about half of them and then gave up.  We had over 10 lbs of crab meat at that point.  Huge dungis.

[JackOfAllTrades]

The "Rock" is a little bit sweeter with most of the meat in the claws  The dungeness are just a great all around eating crab

Love Reds Claws!  Still love Dungi and King, but Snow Crab (Opilio) is also great. 

I can't stand Blueshell on the east coast. Oily bland muck for meat.

-Steve

[Dmanmastertracker]

 I like both equally, but I won't keep rock under 6" as they just primarily have the pincer meat. You are more likely to get rocks where I crab, so it's an acquired taste.

[ogpudding]

I prefer Dungee over Red, Red shells are just too much work sometimes.  Ill eat both, but if I get some good dungees in a pull ill throw back the reds.  So far this year I have limited out on Reds everyday, Dungees on the other hand seen probably 4-5 total all year.....Ill see what today's pull brings in.

-Ben

[FC]

My favorite kind!

[carpsniperg2]

now thats my kind of feast

[gasman]

A buddy from work gave me about 5 red rock crabs and about 4lbs of clams last friday from his freezer. h eis trying to make room for salmon, bu ti did not have a chance to feast on them yet and will not beable to untill wed at teh earliest 

[TheHunt]

I have a buddy that has property on the sound.  When I get invited I get oysters, butter clams and crab.  I would love to have that property.   

[FC]

I've eaten so much crab in the last two days that I am sick of it!