Crabbing at Grand Isle

Yesterday we went to Grand Isle to try our hand at crabbing. My husband did this when he was a child, but hasn't done it in 40 years. My son and his girlfriend came with us. Grand Isle is a barrier island at the south end of Louisiana. We caught at least 16 dozen blue crabs using beef melt as bait. My son and his girlfriend did most of the work, but my husband had the expertise. We had a great time and will likely do it again one day. We are having a great big crab boil this afternoon and will feast on as many crabs as we can. We'll peel the rest for the freezer for some yummy crab dishes later.

This is a picture of a crab with eggs. Thought that was neat.