Me: (in my most suspicious voice) So, uh... how does this work?…read moreCrabby Crab Man: You give me money, I give you crabs, I go home and watch TV.
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I don't know why I feel the need to ask every unfamiliar question like it's about to be a drug deal, or why I found the Crabby Crab Man's patronizing answer so humorous, but I loved it. Plus, a guy who gives me sh*t about my legit question, then gives me crabs, and then goes home and watches TV? A man after my own heart, basically.
So the back story on this boat, named 'The Cricket', is that it regularly docks at Pillar Point Harbor and you can't miss their bright yellow and red sign that currently reads, 'Bill's Crabby Crabs', though in the next few weeks you'll see the sign change over to 'Cricket's Crabby Crabs', as Bill has retired and Devon, the sea scholar on board these days, has taken over.
You can call ahead and you may still speak to Penny, Bill's wife, to place your order for larger crabs when available. They'll have a website up and running in the future as well, but for now I'd say your best bet is to get up early and go right to the source.
My Dad and I came here later in the day, just shy of sunset, so we didn't get the bigger 3+ lb crabs that are sought out, but we did purchase three mighty fine 2lb crabs that we later cooked up and chowed down on that night. The price per pound is $6, so each crab should ave been $12, totaling $36 for three 2lb crabs, but it was the end of a grey, crummy weather day and Devon cut us a deal and we got all three of the crabs for $30.
We took ours home to clean and cook, but you can use the side door over at Princeton's Seafood at the end of the dock and have the crabs cleaned, cooked, and cracked for a very nominal fee.
There's lots of boats where you can get your crab and other fresh catch from at Pillar Point Harbor, but I'm kind of partial to The Cricket and their crabby crabs and that special side of sassy sass they serve up with your dumb questions to your dumb face.
