reminds me of a good story.
i'm a new south welshman.i moved up to paradise,(brissie) about 10 years ago.i'd only ever caught blue swimmers (sandies),so decided to go after the elusive muddie.
first time out at cabbage tree and a great night out brought 8 nice bucks.chucked 'em in the esky on ice and went home as i got home the neighbour came over and asked how i went.i opened up the esky reached in and lifted 1 out holding the back of the carapace like a sandy.he sh#t himself,scared the hell out of me and i dropped the crab on the grass.it was still alive and started to make its way towards my toes.
my wife and the neighbours wife were in fits of hysterics watching me jumping up and down.moral of the story is find out how to handle these buggers before you catch 'em.luckily the neighbour was there or else i might be a few digits short.
hope you got a laugh out of this.
cheers
dave