http://kenjonesfishing.com/2012/01/california-crabs-%e2%80%94/king_crab_5-3-09_goleta_2/ Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:55:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://kenjonesfishing.com/2012/01/california-crabs-%e2%80%94/king_crab_5-3-09_goleta_2/#comment-1818 DanU Thu, 05 Jan 2012 20:03:08 +0000 http://kenjonesfishing.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/King_crab_5-3-09_Goleta_2.jpg#comment-1818 I never realized California had King Crabs until I saw some for sale at the Santa Barbara Fisherman's market. I bought two of them out of curiosity - and was rewarded with a wonderful tasting crab that was every bit as good as their Alaskan brothers. You can tell it's a relative of the Alaskan King Crab because it only has 8 legs. True crabs like Dungeness are decapods, so they have 10 legs. I never realized California had King Crabs until I saw some for sale at the Santa Barbara Fisherman’s market. I bought two of them out of curiosity – and was rewarded with a wonderful tasting crab that was every bit as good as their Alaskan brothers. You can tell it’s a relative of the Alaskan King Crab because it only has 8 legs. True crabs like Dungeness are decapods, so they have 10 legs.

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