Seen this on a crab forum about the black parts of the meat but dont know if its true but worth a shout( You are describing classic under-cooking. There is an enzyme in crab blood that turns blue/black soon after being cooked if not at a full boil long enough, first in body meat and will follow veins down into leg meat. Not harmful but not very appetizing to look at. You need to start the cook time AFTER it reaches a boil and maintain a steady boil, during the process. Sections (halves) require about 15 minutes, whole crab at least 20-25 minutes.) The fella describing this apparently works in a factory thats cooks crabs and lobsters then picks the meat to be processed for shops

Love your show bud, please do yourself a big favour, put your life jacket on, and never take chances 👍🏻👍🏻 safety first 👍🏻👍🏻🇬🇧🇬🇧

you're excitement an enthusiasm is infectious

Wish I lived where I could fish for seafood! I love crab...lobster...prawn and scallops! Lol more like 5th time is a charm

HERE IN CANADA WE NOTCH THE TAILS OF FEMALES WITH EGGS NOT ALLOWED TO KEEP

- 11:27 I'm getting seasick just WATCHING you go back in fourth with those big waves ! 🌊

Respect. That's back-breaking work.

Been awesome to watch your channel grow. Remember your old catch and cooks on that rubbish stove from long ago! I’m glad your moving up bro!!

Awesome fishing, better days ahead. and please stay safe out there

Always a joy to watch a bit of Smash Fishing. And great for ideas on simple dishes when deciding what to do with crab & lobster. 👍

It was so cool seeing the starfish! Just munching on the crab hahaha

love your channel you never fail to make me smile dont you ever change "ITS SMASH FISHING BABY !!!!! "

Great video smash. Loved the smash lasoo ..yeeehawww! Would you consider making something like crab ravioli or crab wanton for a future catch and cook perhaps please smash

You add so much joy to me as you are so upbeat and love what you do.

I love watching your getting lobster and crabs, smash fishing baby, hoo!

Love these videos. Hard work, humor, and friendliness. Keep up the great work! Cheers from Philadelphia, PA USA

Looovely stuff!! 😊

I love crabs. I could probably eat 154 crabs in one sitting.

Awesome video as always

Big up smash my broo!! Love your content pal.. keep up the good workkkkk

You still going strong mate. Watching you for the last 5 years. Safe travels .

for me, I would have added a little mayo to the crab meat, and a slice of cabbage on the sandwich. For seasoning, black pepper for taste/flavor, and white pepper for spice/heat

I love watching you! You have such passion for what you do, and you have fun doing it. I agree with the comment about wearing your lifejacket. We want you to be safe for your family, plus we want to keep watching you.❤️

Great video smash first time I watched you

Nice catch n cook 👍 need to try n get that Guernsey butter up hereon Scotland 😋🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Just love your vibe pls be safe out there. Lifejackets are there for a reason 😊

Nice one Jay 👍

Well done j ❤

Hell yeahhh

Great job, love Guernsey crab sandwiches. As someone said put your life jacket on.

Bloody hell you made me feel hungry again 👍🇬🇧

10 /10 for your conservation Smash 👍

Smash fishing baby 🤟

Bloody good show! Nice catch what species of crab@ 0720

Get a trip with the crab boats on “ Deadliest Catch “ they’ll show you how to throw a treble 😂😂😂

Please show the part when you clean the brown crag of meat

Shame you can’t do something like they do in padstow with the females & eggs, bit of conservation and maybe even a tourist site in the north of the island,

Awesome day you had tell inglorious hey for me and Johnny 500 hey from Kentucky

You forgot your life jacket. Please be safe, we wouldn’t want to lose you.❤

I had a thought that I'd shared with you, what if you were just to harvest the claws of the crabs only? I know there may be reasons you don't as whole crabs can be kept alive longer and folks want a whole crab but even if you had to store the crabs live until you had enough to sell you could still do that before harvesting them? As most meat is in the claws you could ask a bit more for just claws but I guess you would be able to put feelers out and ask seafood restaurants/shops if it would be something they'd be interested in? Might be worth it and that leaves more crabs alive to harvest lol Was watching an episode of 'bluegabe' on a crab boat and that's what they did, stuck a blunt knife in the top knuckle and the crab releases its claw but stays alive ... just a thought lol 👍

Was that the circule of shame 😂😂😂

You would think that all the Crustations in the Sea would have a meeting about not getting scammed and getting eaten over all these centuries, lol

A great catch today. I notice you never eat the brown meat from the crab, any reason?

Not spider crabs anymore, in Devon and Cornwall they call them SW king crabs, the name puts buyers off apparently. King crabs more commercially friendly. Great video 👍👍

Forgot your life vest 🤪

You definitely had a better day, I know your pots are just a sideline, as you previously explained to me. Just as well because there was an awful lot of time and effort put into that catch, you wouldn't have made a living from them. That crab roll looked great, however I'm surprised that you didn't use any of the brown meat, in my opinion it's the best part of the crab. Perhaps you saved it for something else? Keep them coming, oh and as others have said, wear a life jacket. Surprised that you don't mark the position of your pots on GPS.

You didn't say: "It's Smash Fishing, Baby" at the beginning...? How much do those pots weigh, each? No PFD on? Great looking crab sandwich. I've never heard of the malt vinegar on the meat, interesting.

is there a problem with taking the claw as they grow back?

CRASHIN SMASH HOW THE HELL ARE YOU BUDDY ....COME ON YOU MONSTERS

This may sound daft but is there not an alternative to the waders you wear, if you fell in they would fill with water and you would sink, just the thought of it bothers me.

im in nz , may i ask why ,if you are a commercial fisherman ,you dont sell the lobsters? we dont get them here only rspiny rock lobster or crayfish.

question. why dont you notch the tails of egg barring f emails? to show they reproduce and let them live if trapped again without eggs. if notch in tail they they should be released

Why didn't you have a life jacket on?