Preserving a Lobster Claw

[jim sylvester]

don't know how to help you out here.........but imagine the size of the striper if that thing was in her stomach

[Backbeach Jake]

Let it dry out. We've had a claw from our 10th wedding anniversary as a Christmas tree ornament. For nearly 25 years. All we did was put a wire hook on it. It has faded from red to pink but that is all. I was considering putting a coat of e-tex on it this year.

[jim sylvester]

Originally Posted by jim sylvester

don't know how to help you out here.........but imagine the size of the striper if that thing was in her stomach

ok....i found the bass that could eat that lobster

[MakoMike]

What I'd like to know is how you get the meat out of that claw without breaking it into so many pieces that you can't put it back together?

[Sluggoslinger]

Originally Posted by MakoMike

What I'd like to know is how you get the meat out of that claw without breaking it into so many pieces that you can't put it back together?

Hacksaw, one clean cut...

[Mr. Sandman]

WOW...22# that is a bigone! I am amazed they go into a pot.

I have talked to a taxidermist who did a big one like that and it is a slow job getting it all out with breaking it all up into parts. You use something like a dental pic to get the little legs.

[Sluggoslinger]

Originally Posted by Mr. Sandman

WOW...22# that is a bigone! I am amazed they go into a pot.

I have talked to a taxidermist who did a big one like that and it is a slow job getting it all out with breaking it all up into parts. You use something like a dental pic to get the little legs.

Gill-net bycatch from a friend in the cape.