Stone Crab Claw Season 2014 Kicking Off Soon With Pinchers

FORT MYERS, Fla. - Oct. 8, 2014 - PRLog -- Stone crab claw season is just around the corner, opening Oct. 15, and Pinchers, the locally owned and operated collection of ten seafood restaurants, is ready with plans to have stone crab claws in all their locations on opening day.

With “you can’t fake fresh” as their company motto and a focus on quality control, Pinchers is the ideal place to purchase stone crabs. As the largest retail stone crab purveyor on the West Coast of Florida and the second largest in the country, they own Island Crab Company (http://www.islandcrabcompany.com/), a seafood wholesaler and distribution facility in Pine Island, Florida.

Knowing that stone crab claws are the only renewable resource in the water, Island Crab Company expertly crabs local waters for Pinchers providing their customers the freshest product as they control the seafood from the water to the table. Guests can purchase claws to eat at any of their ten locations, or purchase some to take home from one of their in-store seafood markets.

Pinchers is located at:

1200 5th Ave. S., Tin City in Naples
28580 Bonita Crossing Blvd., Bonita Springs
5991 Silver King Blvd., Cape Coral
2360 West 1^st Street, Fort Myers
6890 Estero Boulevard, Wyndham Garden on Fort Myers Beach
18100 San Carlos Blvd., Fort Myers Beach
10029 Gulf Center Dr., Gulf Coast Town Center in Fort Myers
10707 Rodeo Drive, Lakewood Ranch
28330 Paseo Dr. Ste. 185, Wesley Chapel (Tampa)
712 Duval Street, Key West

A tradition, Pinchers will also participate in the 5^th Annual Stone Crab Festival starting on Oct. 24 (starting at 4:00 p.m.) and running through Oct. 26 with activities in and around Bayfront, Naples Bay Resort, Port O'Call, and Tin City. The event is free and will be open from 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 24, 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 25 and from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 26.

Pinchers will have live entertainment daily as scheduled below:

Friday, 10/24

5:50 p.m.          Official Cracking of the Stone Crab

6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.          Deb and the Dynamics (http://debandthedynamics.net/)

Saturday, 10/25

10:00am – Noon          Steve Hill

Noon – 3:00 p.m.          Ben Allen Band (https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ben-Allen-Band/55123299833...)

3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.          M&M Café Ice Cream Eating Contest (http://cafemnm.com/contact/)

4:00p.m. – 9:00p.m.          “The Jersey Rockers” (http://www.maximumbands.com/jersey_rockers.html) featuring Keep the Faith, the Ultimate          Bon Jovi Tribute and The Boss Project the Amazing Bruce Springsteen Tribute”

Sunday, 10/26

11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.          Wilder Sons (https://www.facebook.com/wildersonsband)

2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.          The Dazzling Delrays (http://delrays.bandvista.com/)

All weekend attendees can enjoy a block party with live music, Tin City vendor discounts, jet boat tours, kids activities, shopping, restaurant vendors and more! The event is free and plenty of parking will be available throughout the downtown area.For more information on Stone Crab Fest 2014, please visit: http://www.stonecrabfestival.org.

Pinchers will also be hosting their first annual Stone Crab Fest at The Marina at Edison Ford Nov. 7 – 9 in Fort Myers. With stone crab claws straight from the water and live music all day, the festivities will go all weekend long. They will also host a race breakfast for the Fort Myers Marathon taking place on Sunday, Nov. 9. Daily activities and live entertainment will take place all weekend.

ABOUT PINCHERS

Pinchers Crab Shack has been operating in Southwest Florida for 18 years and have locations from Tampa to Key West. Known for serving fresh seafood in a casual, tropical atmosphere, Pinchers is a favorite of locals and guests of Southwest Florida alike. For more information, please visit PinchersUSA.com (http://www.pinchersusa.com) or visit their Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/PinchersCrabShacks) page.