I went fishing, that's why. Just about everybody I knew had a crab pot (trap). We'd always put them out when we went fishing for salmon or bottom fish. Dungeness have a delicate delicious flavor that can't be beat.
PS Fresh, that is. When crab of any kind goes bad, it does so quickly. Some buddies of mine and I bought some steamed blue crabs off of the sport fishing pier at Virginia Beach, VA and returned to our rented bungalo to eat crabs, watch TV, and drink beer. All four of us got so sick, some of us had to puke outside, because the bathroom was occupied. I attributed it to some kind of poisoning we got from the crabs. My sister was hospitalized for some kind of a reaction to semi tainted Dungeness crab. I'm very careful about smelling and testing the texture of any crab I get from anyone else. Fresh crab should have almost no odor at all, and the plates on the underneath side should be firm, and spring back quickly when you squeeze them. To me, they have to have a "fresh look" to them. Most importantly, it helps to know who you get it from. Canned or commercially frozen crab meat is way better than the semi fresh variety.
