Not Striper related but I thought I would share this with you guys went claming today and found some freaky %$%$%$%$ , the biggest Oyster Ive ever seen but I havnt seen to many so I dont know? seems big to me , Ill give a dollar to any one who will eat it....

that's a keeper. Gimme a cold gansett and I'll wolf that sob down. I love oysters with a crisp white wine, but a cold beer will also do well.

Wow thats a chocker!!!

I'll take one dozen raw.

Bet that holds a lot of Tabasco...

That is definitely a monster ... well by today's standards anyway.
I have found a number places along the shore in South County where the Native Americans threw their trash . The proper name for these spots are Middens . Most are at least 350 years old. A number of these are in plain sight . Some of these middens stand 6' tall and are 20' long or more . They look like mounds of earth , or small hills . some have trees growing out of them. They are made up almost entirely of shells and bone . You dont have to dig to find them , just scuffing your foot a couple times will expose them . The size of the oyster shells in these middens is amazing . Moby would have been a little below the average size in those days. They look like a pile of old shoe soles when you see them . The average size then I would say was 10 - 12" . :drool:
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don't throw those slippershells away, popem off and saute in garlic butter, they're grrreeeeaaaatttt.

I'll take one dozen raw.

Rather have a dozen littlenecks :drool: than that thing :yak6:

don't throw those slippershells away, popem off and saute in garlic butter, they're grrreeeeaaaatttt.

I'll have to try that with the slipper shells one if the places I clam is infested with them! I have to find a spot that has some oysters :drool:

That could definitely cause an ******** lasting more than four hours...

Although personally I think the old saw about oysters being an aphrodisiac is a myth - I had a dozen a while back and only 10 worked...:laughs:

Bada bing -

That is definitely a monster ... well by today's standards anyway.
I have found a number places along the shore in South County where the Native Americans threw their trash . The proper name for these spots are Middens . Most are at least 350 years old. A number of these are in plain sight . Some of these middens stand 6' tall and are 20' long or more . They look like mounds of earth , or small hills . some have trees growing out of them. They are made up almost entirely of shells and bone . You dont have to dig to find them , just scuffing your foot a couple times will expose them . The size of the oyster shells in these middens is amazing . Moby would have been a little below the average size in those days. They look like a pile of old shoe soles when you see them . The average size then I would say was 10 - 12" . :drool:
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In the 'Big Oyster' it was not uncommon to cut an oyster into 4 pieces to eat it. Size of dinner plates

The Big oyster was a good book.

Rather have a dozen littlenecks :drool: than that thing :yak6:


I agree. Never aquired the taste for oysters.

Funny, seems like everyone I know either likes one or the other but rarely both?

It's take 'em or leave 'em for me on Northern oysters -

But fresh shucked Appalachicolas - good God almighty, that's my idea of something...:drool:

Ya know what I'm thinking ... "PEARL ?"

It's take 'em or leave 'em for me on Northern oysters -

But fresh shucked Appalachicolas - good God almighty, that's my idea of something...:drool:

I feel the same way about puget sound oysters. They are the best.

They tend to have a better chance at growing that large when they are grown in cages with a little extra TLC as i suspect that one had.

I Like all oysters, but my favs are the Appalachacolas. We used to buy them by the burlap sack, get a pony keg and invite everyone over. I liked em best raw with a little hot sauce, but there was always a grill going with oyster cooking in their shells.

They tend to have a better chance at growing that large when they are grown in cages with a little extra TLC as i suspect that one had.

Hey mister know it all I found that under a dock , , dont question my integrity again!!!