CaptDom, When I go blue claw crabbing (later on in the season), I never keep any females crabs since I read in the book "Beautiful Swimmers" that one male Jimmy can satisfy the needs of 20 females. Apparently, female blue claw crabs can retain the sperm until she needs it. Since whenever I go out, I probably will catch more than enough crabs for a couple of meals no matter what I decide to keep, it makes no sense to me to take the ladies even if they are of legal size and without an egg sack. They will be the egg carriers, and represent the future of the species. No problem here, as it is simple to distinguish the sex of crabs. When you mentioned that you took male togs, I suspect that your reasoning might be following similar lines of thought. If so, (while slightly embarrassed in asking) I do not have a clue of how to tell the sex of a tog. In fact, I cannot the sex of any of the local bottom fin fishes including striped bass and blues. The only fish I can determine the sex of is Black Sea Bass and then only because Possum provided in an earlier thread, that Black Sea Bass are all born females and then undergo a sex change to males when they become over 12 inches long. How does one know the sex of a tog?
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