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"Feelin' Crabby?" - Life on the Kitsap Peninsula WA

By Rich Jacobson

Real Estate Agent with Fathom Realty West Sound WA State 52404

August 16, 2008 11:43 PM

One of my favorites things I enjoy about living on the beautiful Kitsap Peninsula here in scenic Washington State, is taking my boat out crabbing on the Hood Canal, part of the extensive inland waterways of Puget Sound. The Hood Canal is a long, deep, narrow strip of water wedged in between the Kitsap Peninsula and the picturesque Olympic Peninsula. The Olympic Mountain range rises up rather dramatically from the edge of the water. The scenery is absolutely breathtaking.!

To learn more about recreational crabbing out on the Hood Canal WA, go to Crabbing in the Hood.

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Rich Jacobson is a licensed real estate professional providing empowerment and relentless representation for his clients of residential properties and vacant land throughout all of Kitsap County WA and portions of Pierce, Mason, and Jefferson Counties. You can also find him at KitsapLife.com and SOUNDBITEBLOG.

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Larry Bettag

Cherry Creek Mortgage Illinois Residential Mortgage License LMB #0005759 Cherry Creek Mortgage NMLS #: 3001 - Saint Charles, IL

Vice-President of National Production

wow...nice post and phenomenal pictures. I'm jealous.

Aug 17, 2008 03:15 AM

Katerina Gasset

The Gasset Group & Get It Done For Me Virtual Services - Provo, UT

Amplify Your Real Estate & Life Dreams!

Rich- that sounds quite yummy. I must agree the scenery on the channels with the Olympic mountains as a back drop is absolulely breathtaking to say the least. I just love mountains! So why am I in a place where the only hills are the waste disposal sites? :) Well, we have gorgeous warm beaches and sunshine.

Aug 17, 2008 05:45 AM

Steven L. Smith

King of the House Home Inspection, Inc. - Bellingham, WA

Bellingham WA Home Inspector

Rich,

Keep those pinchers off the lower lip. That could be kind of nasty.

Aug 17, 2008 06:15 AM

Alan 'AJ' Nisen California Contra Costa Mortgage Officer

A Large Bank in America - Lafayette, CA

Rich, I can't wait. Our Crab Season opens 1st Saturday in November... We have a limit of 10/license/day. Last year we probablly averaged 6 per. I hope this year is as good or better. We have about 2 weeks before the commercial guys come into play. I will let you know how we do. AJ

Aug 17, 2008 06:52 AM

Russell Lewis

Realty Austin, Austin Texas Real Estate - Austin, TX

Broker,CLHMS,GRI

I love that picture of your kissing the crab! I ahve a friend here is Austin who is a chef and has a similar photo that involves him kissing a salmon... Funny but tasty too...

Aug 17, 2008 10:37 AM

Rich Ferretti

Rich Ferretti Real Estate - Charlotte, NC

ABR QSC Realtor/Broker, Charlotte NC Real Estate a

Nothing beats fresh crab...my mouth is watering.

Aug 17, 2008 11:38 AM

John Cannata

214-728-0449 http://TexasLoanGuy.com - Frisco, TX

Texas Home Mortgage - Purchase or Refinance

Looks like a lot of fun. I've never done something like that, but would love to.

Aug 17, 2008 03:44 PM

Patricia Kennedy

RLAH@properties - Washington, DC

Home in the Capital

Rich, ah! Your crab recipe! Those things are really huge - make our almost extinct Maryland blue crabs look pretty puny!

Aug 17, 2008 11:47 PM

Susan Mangigian

RE/MAX Preferred - West Chester, PA

Chester & Delaware County Homes, Delaware and Ches

Rich, my mouth is watering for crabs! I haven't had any this summer! I'm Italian and I like to clean them, put olive oil in the bottom of the pot, layer the crabs, putting garlic powder, parsley, red pepper flakes, salt, pepper, etc on each layer. When the pot is full, pour water down the side of the pot so you don't wash the spices off. You can serve the juice when the crabs are cooked over linguine. It is very, very good. I'm hungry!

Aug 18, 2008 01:27 AM

Diane Aurit

LKN Realty, LLC - Mooresville, NC

Lake Norman Real Estate

Yum, I had to read this at dinner time! I spent some time in the San Juan Islands and I remember we would just put the crab catcher thingy (is that the official name?) in the water and sure enough we would have crabs later in the day. You are live in a beautiful part of our country!

Aug 18, 2008 10:04 AM

Georgie Hunter R(S) 58089

Hawai'i Life Real Estate Brokers - Haiku, HI

Maui Real Estate sales and lifestyle info

mmmmmm Stop the torture....mmmmmmm

Aug 18, 2008 11:12 AM

Neal Bloom

Brokered by eXp Realty LLC - Weston, FL

Realtor CRS-Weston FL Real Estate

When I was a kid I used to go crabbing...hermit crabbing that is:) Seriously when I worked in a restaurant ..I was the seafood cook and we always had fried crabs on the menu during season. I grew up near the Long Island sound and spent my early years fishing with my family.

Aug 19, 2008 06:40 AM

Bill Sauneuf

John L. Scott Real Estate / Yelm - Mount Vernon, WA

Ahhhhhh, I Want Crab!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dammit, I knew when I clicked on your BLOG, I'd be hungry for crab... Dammit. Guess I'm going out to eat tomorrow.

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!

Aug 21, 2008 07:10 PM

Karen Monsour

Coldwell Banker Fort Lauderdale Beach - Fort Lauderdale, FL

REALTOR, SSRS - Sells FL Waterfront, Short Sale Expert!

I love crab meat as well. Those are huge! So if I hear you correctly, you are bringing salt water from the where you are crabbing home and boiling the crab's in that water?

Geeze when I used to live in PA, Maryland crab season was fantastic, but I barely could swim in that water let alone boil food that I wanted to eat in it....lot's of oil and gas from boats, etc.

Now, I too am starving for some crabs!

Aug 30, 2008 01:02 PM

Pam Dent

Gayle Harvey Real Estate, Inc. - Charlottesville, VA

REALTOR® - Charlottesville Virginia Homes / Horse

Rich - What a great Localism post. You gave a lot of information with links and pictures. BTW now I want fresh crabs even if it is breakfast time right now.

Aug 31, 2008 12:48 AM

Tchaka Owen

Galleria International Realty - Hollywood, FL

Rich - Is that Mrs. Jacobson? She's pretty.

Karen - Maryland blue crab is about to be a thing of the past....at least in MD and VA. A month ago we got a bushel for approx. $225. Last year it was around $180. I remember back in college when it was about $30 per. Development and polution is driving the crabs away. :-(

Sep 06, 2008 03:01 PM