Crab Lingo
"Jimmy" male Blue Crab
"Sally " female Blue Crab in her first summer
"Sook" female Blue Crab after her first summer
"Doublers" male and female Blue Crabs when mating
"Peeler" soft shell crab during the 3 days waiting for the new shell to harden
"Buster" a hard shelled crab almost busting out of its shell
"Hard" means lots of meat in the crab. Especially refers to Dungeness Crab
For a great Crab Glossary see: http://www.bluecrab.info/glossary.html
"Sally " female Blue Crab in her first summer
"Sook" female Blue Crab after her first summer
"Doublers" male and female Blue Crabs when mating
"Peeler" soft shell crab during the 3 days waiting for the new shell to harden
"Buster" a hard shelled crab almost busting out of its shell
"Hard" means lots of meat in the crab. Especially refers to Dungeness Crab
For a great Crab Glossary see: http://www.bluecrab.info/glossary.html