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Preparing a Peeler

Preparing a Peeler

Preparing a Peeler

Step 1: Once in the final stage, a crab’s actual peel takes just three hours. To rig a peeler, first tear off its soft top shell. Flip it over and gently tear off the apron.
Preparing a Peeler

Preparing a Peeler

Step 2: With a knife or sheers, cut it directly down the middle into two halves. Get the biggest peelers you can find and cut them in half, rather than quarters.
Preparing a Peeler

Preparing a Peeler

Step 3: Remove the legs at the knuckle joints and thread a 3/0 or 4/0 “bleeding”¿ circle hook in through one leg socket and out through another.
Preparing a Peeler

Preparing a Peeler

Step 4: A rigged peeler crab looks more like a hunk of meat on a hook, but it’s the strong pheromone odor that makes it tough for reds to pass up.
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