yankeedoodlepigeon Posted March 11, 2012 Report Share Posted March 11, 2012 I can't add this to the topic so here it is. 30ish Razors (some didn't make the picture) and a bowl of Clams Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.philmypower. Posted March 11, 2012 Report Share Posted March 11, 2012 Great find look good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisherman Mike Posted March 11, 2012 Report Share Posted March 11, 2012 (edited) You actually eat filter feeding molluscs from the sea in Essex ? get your self down the hospital quick?? :lol: Edited March 11, 2012 by Fisherman Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodcock Magnet Posted March 11, 2012 Report Share Posted March 11, 2012 They look really tasty to me mate :good: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coyotemaster Posted March 11, 2012 Report Share Posted March 11, 2012 You actually eat filter feeding molluscs from the sea in Essex ? get your self down the hospital quick?? :lol: Is there as much contamination there as we suffer here on the East coast? Cadmium and Mercury are prevalent in much of our seafoods, neither of which I have an appetite for!!! Nice catch YDP, you are quite the outdoorsone!! Hows the handloading going? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainhastings Posted March 11, 2012 Report Share Posted March 11, 2012 Excellent bass bait Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yankeedoodlepigeon Posted March 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2012 You actually eat filter feeding molluscs from the sea in Essex ? get your self down the hospital quick?? :lol: Not from Essex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yankeedoodlepigeon Posted March 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2012 Is there as much contamination there as we suffer here on the East coast? Cadmium and Mercury are prevalent in much of our seafoods, neither of which I have an appetite for!!! Nice catch YDP, you are quite the outdoorsone!! Hows the handloading going? I am quite partial to Cadmium and Mercury Most of the stuff is in the shop I just need the time to collect it Excellent bass bait I might keep a few back for a spot of fishing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clakk Posted March 11, 2012 Report Share Posted March 11, 2012 do u glow in the dark after eating living pooh feeders Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ack-ack Posted March 11, 2012 Report Share Posted March 11, 2012 I can't add this to the topic so here it is. 30ish Razors (some didn't make the picture) and a bowl of Clams You ate some raw didn't you? You pull your razors out and cook them then? How do you do yours? I fry my ones whole and when they open put them meat down on the pan. My old man eats the butterfish clams but even after purging I find theres always sand. Got razors tonight for tea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yankeedoodlepigeon Posted March 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2012 Pull them out of the shell and rinse and enjoy With the rest I fry them with spring onions in butter as MM recommended and tonight's were fried with chilly seeds not bad. Tomorrow's will be done in soy sauce. Just try one raw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yankeedoodlepigeon Posted March 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2012 Those Clams were full of sand too even after a good clean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet boy Posted March 11, 2012 Report Share Posted March 11, 2012 They look good to me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose basher Posted March 11, 2012 Report Share Posted March 11, 2012 was down at at hoylake front today with the springers after the tide lots af razor shells every where must have been a good night boys, just sorry i couldnt make it. well done though maybe next time lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM Posted March 11, 2012 Report Share Posted March 11, 2012 top stuff kids. i was glad everybody at least got enough for a feed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ostrea Posted March 11, 2012 Report Share Posted March 11, 2012 Good tide last few days for collecting them, and at £5.00 a kilo well worth the effort, A bit of a tip to de grit the clams put them in an onion type bag and hang them on a sea wall quay side etc suspended off the bottom by a couple of feet for 24 hours the sand and grit will disappear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ack-ack Posted March 11, 2012 Report Share Posted March 11, 2012 Good tide last few days for collecting them, and at £5.00 a kilo well worth the effort, A bit of a tip to de grit the clams put them in an onion type bag and hang them on a sea wall quay side etc suspended off the bottom by a couple of feet for 24 hours the sand and grit will disappear. Good tides tomoz as well, going to squeeze one in before the speed awareness course at 1100. Tsk! Good tip for the clam, I'm assuming its the motion of the ocean that sheds the grit? They certainly don't dump much when I do them in buckets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ostrea Posted March 11, 2012 Report Share Posted March 11, 2012 Good tip for the clam, I'm assuming its the motion of the ocean that sheds the grit? They certainly don't dump much when I do them in buckets. As filter feeders clams mussels cockles etc are on the sea bed the sand and grit naturally get inside the shell when they are feeding, by suspending them in onion sacks they still feed the shells open sand grit drops out and they fillter clean water through their system. That is the reason supermarkets prefer rope grown mussels suspended under the surface rather than bottom cultivated mussels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisherman Mike Posted March 11, 2012 Report Share Posted March 11, 2012 (edited) The ones I caught at safend were much bigger and a slightly different colour...didnt taste fishy at all a bit earthy rather than salty. Are these a different species? Edited March 11, 2012 by Fisherman Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ack-ack Posted March 11, 2012 Report Share Posted March 11, 2012 As filter feeders clams mussels cockles etc are on the sea bed the sand and grit naturally get inside the shell when they are feeding, by suspending them in onion sacks they still feed the shells open sand grit drops out and they fillter clean water through their system. That is the reason supermarkets prefer rope grown mussels suspended under the surface rather than bottom cultivated mussels. This is what I cant figure. The Mussels that I get collect are from rocks that protrude no more than a few feet from a sandy beach and they are surrounded by slop and mud. I purge them for between 12 and 24 hours and they hardly have any sand when cooked. The clams never seem to even cycle water when I bucket purge them. I've tried a bit of oatmeal, bicarb, vinegar, and various dilutions of sea water and they just don't want to play ball. I just collect them for the old man now, he eats anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunny Posted March 11, 2012 Report Share Posted March 11, 2012 Well done YDP you did better than me. I cooked some last night and froze the rest to use for bait in the next few weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitchsan51 Posted March 12, 2012 Report Share Posted March 12, 2012 I can't add this to the topic so here it is. 30ish Razors (some didn't make the picture) and a bowl of Clams What type of shotgun did you use for these ctiters ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yankeedoodlepigeon Posted March 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2012 Well done YDP you did better than me. I cooked some last night and froze the rest to use for bait in the next few weeks. I forgot to save some back cooked the last lot in Philadelphia. What type of shotgun did you use for these ctiters ? .410 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakerboy Posted March 14, 2012 Report Share Posted March 14, 2012 Sounds like a good time was had by all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudpatten Posted March 14, 2012 Report Share Posted March 14, 2012 If I arrange the empty razor shells in a horse shoe shape with the odd cockle or mussel in the pattern to give a bit of realism, will they decoy other razor clams. Since this all takes place below the MHWM, will I need non toxic shot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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