Fun and awesome video!! I subscribed to your channel and blessings to you and your family 😇 🇺🇸
@SurvivorDiet5 жыл бұрын
Thank you. I appreciate your comment and you subscribing to my channel. It really helps.
@PALINSMITH5 жыл бұрын
I'm a retired lobsterman. In November I occasionally caught huge blue crabs. For dinner sometimes I had one crab and a beer. Those were the days!
@crabbygolfer47145 жыл бұрын
As I came across your video again it struck me that a lot of people watching are not aware that your bait tank is being fed oxygen which allows the crabs to remain alive after being caught. Too many people are under the impression that you can just throw your crabs in a bucket filled with water and they will be ok not knowing that they will die once the oxygen is gone in about an hour or less. Folks don't realize they need to kept alive until being cooked or you can get sick from them spoiling. A side note most folks don't realize how important it is to keep the boat at the perfect speed and distance from the line to do it successfully and as seamlessly as you made it look when you were driving. I really think you should do a special video on how to keep the crabs alive until they make it to the stove. So many recreational crabbers get back to the dock with a bucket full of dead crabs. Keep the videos coming!
@SurvivorDiet4 жыл бұрын
I agree. Especially in the hot summer months. Too much ice (in a cooler for example) will kill them. Too much water in a bucket without circulating water will kill them. Crowded in a wicker bushel basket in the heat will hill them. If you don't have a recirculating well, the wicker basket it great but you should continually keep it wet by either pouring a bucket of water over it occasionally or by adding layers of wet seaweed between crabs - this is the best way because the seaweed keeps them alive and damp.
@alwaysopen79702 жыл бұрын
You put them in bushel baskets covered by wet burlap. They don't die and you don't need to keep them in water as you would lobsters. Blue crabs are different than others and we don't cook them the way others do up here in MD. I shake my head watching these folks "cleaning" crabs before cooking them.
@bradjunes16103 жыл бұрын
That was a great video----as a Bering Sea fisherman of the late 70's and early 80s this was fun to watch. Being a part of the Bering Sea experience we had 1.3 million lbs of Tanner and 1.2 million lbs of King crab. They tasted great each time we ate on board.
@txhypnotist5 жыл бұрын
Great video on Trotline crabbing. Wish I had known this technique 40 years ago when I lived on the coast of Texas. I've seen blue crabs 9-12" offshore around the oil rigs.
@hummit5 жыл бұрын
I must say that you have a very smart way of catching crabs. Very effortless and efficient.
@MrKaido935 жыл бұрын
Excellent well made video. Now that was an awesome caretaking sharing learning experience! The right example of being a, "Steward" of God's creation by throwing the small ones and females back to fufill their purpose. The Trotline reminds me of what we use in Estona to catch Eels. A similar concept. Good job, Be safe and keep the crabs and videos coming!
@SurvivorDiet5 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the kind comments. I am very curious now about catching eels...
@JamesBarrat3 жыл бұрын
Perhaps someone else has remarked that only a rank amateur would use a fabric net for crabs. Metal-wire nets, made for crabbing. Otherwise the crabs get hopelessly tangled each time. Nevertheless I appreciate that someone's done a video about trot lining crabs. Big fun! Bring a metal net.
@loutippey97925 жыл бұрын
Have never seen that done before. An awesome job of catching blue crabs. I'm from Texas and we use trotlines for catfishing. tnx for the VID.
@SurvivorDiet5 жыл бұрын
I originally saw a catfish trotline on youtube years ago and thought - hey, that should work for crabs. Little did I know it has been being used for crabs all over Maryland forever. Thanks for the comment!
@joemonbluesandbbq14382 жыл бұрын
Im down in Barnegat so i be tryin this technique...we drop traps out my back door but nothing like this fellas...awesome...thanks ☆
@classical7 Жыл бұрын
Awesome video! Loving this trot line. Can't wait to go crabbing soon.😊
@barrsoltis47275 жыл бұрын
I really enjoyed the video for the educational value but also because I was raised in Shrewsbury but spent most of my time on the Navesink.
@Dave-zy6de4 жыл бұрын
Nice video showing a way of crabbing I was aware of. I done crabbing like that on a beach but not from a boat in deep waters. Thanks for sharing.
@jvandeEi14 жыл бұрын
Great camera work! Appreciate the tips on identifying the keepers and letting the females go.
@brandongreen93812 жыл бұрын
That's a great idea for crabbing. I live in ct and we just walk around the shallows at night and scoop them up but this seems like a great way and I want to try it for sure .great video thanks for sharing.
@arubanjames4 жыл бұрын
Nice job with the underwater camera. I used traps for years, but want to switch to trot line, seems like a lot less work! Thanks!
@joshgarcia65054 жыл бұрын
I’m on the other side of the country but I appreciate the effort that went into making this video. Excellent technique, great editing, and those crabs look delicious
@georgebartholemew84445 жыл бұрын
I really liked how you showed your license at the end!
@SurvivorDiet5 жыл бұрын
Yeah, you know it's only 2 bucks for the year but you gotta have one to use a trot.
@seau20074 жыл бұрын
Back in the 50 and 60's dad and I had a trot line. We were poor fishermen but "killed" the Chesapeake blue crabs. Our sturdy line was 1200' baited it with salted eel. He also made the pulley out of an old coffee can and a bend galvanized pipe. Floats were bleach bottles and the weights were cinder blocks with a metal eye hook. I was 9 or 10 when we first started and maned the '57 Johnson 7 1/2 and dad used a six foot metal net on our 12' Chris Craft kit boat he built in the basement purchased from the factory in Baltimore. The trot line can sat outside for years and "ripened" in time, as you can imagine, which crabs love. Truly good times and remarkable memories.
@SurvivorDiet4 жыл бұрын
This was a really nice comment and memory of yours to read Steve Utermahlen. I appreciate the time you took to write it down. I have many fond childhood crabbing memories on the Jersey Shore. I am happy that my video has enabled you and others to remember some of your own.
@ronaldzeigler90574 жыл бұрын
The way we did it we used nets on a trout line we would get 6 to 8 at a time with chicken necks
@lauraphelps97103 жыл бұрын
Love this video and the camera watching the crabs under water! Priceless! 👍🦀
@rtg7223 жыл бұрын
Great Video Sir. U explained it from start to finish.
@scarletknowles3 жыл бұрын
Let me just say, you will give Bass Pro shop vendors a run for their money. You are a smart person if this was your idea, it not, you are a smart person for adopting, altering, adding to and making it your own...good job. Now, if you know someone moving to the Orlando Florida area and want to buy house, tell them to contact me and I will introduce them to the Florida Atlantic waters approx 45 minutes from Orlando and the beautiful Gulf of Mexico approx 75 minutes on the west coast. The best of both worlds for fishing and boating, plus they will have a gorgeous new house to come to when they return from the water...how about that! Come to Orlando Florida in the winter from up North and you will think you are in paradise as the weather here in our area is beautiful all year round. No boots or gloves needed. Look me up, I’m your Florida Realtor...again great job on the video. I love blue crabs, as I grew up near the Chesapeake Bay.
@warlord89545 жыл бұрын
The Largest Blue Crab ever caught was weighed 1.1 lbs, 10.72 inch wide shell tip to tip and a 22 inch wide spread between the tips of it's claws. It was caught on the Virginia side of the Potomac river.
@SurvivorDiet4 жыл бұрын
Check out the mud crabs they catch in Australia. The look is very similar to the blue crab - but Australian sized! It may also give some insight as to where the crabs all go in the winter months. They are extremely good diggers and can hide deep down under the muck for hibernation purposes.
@Goodellsam2 жыл бұрын
That looks like a blast. I enjoy one hand line and a net.
@danielarmer5794 жыл бұрын
Hey really Loved watching this video. I wish I was out there doing that, hooooowheee. that is a bunch of fun. Ive always heard of doing this, really appreciate how you explained how to rig, setup and run it. Thanks
@kenanthony25155 жыл бұрын
Great technique - gonna set up for our river here in Sapelo Island, GA. Thanks for the tips and how to!
@funsmasher70184 жыл бұрын
Female crabs paint their fingernails...ie, their big claw tips are red. It makes it easy to ID when they are on the trot line, and you just knock them off, unless you want the netting practice. We used two baskets, one culling basket, just a dry bushel basket, and a keeper basket, another bushel basket, or laundry basket, kept cool and shaded by a wet towel. Living on the Chesapeake, trot lining is common practice. Couple of hours, and you get all you need. We aim for 6 to 8 feet of water.
@thefishfin-atic71065 жыл бұрын
Never seen crab caught like that! Very cool, thanks for sharing!
@1834gail5 жыл бұрын
Wow! I had so much fun hanging out with you! Thank you for sharing 🦀🦞 I’d like to see you fishing for lobster
@SurvivorDiet5 жыл бұрын
Thank you Gail Jones! Comments like yours give me a lot of positive motivation to create new videos. Lobster fishing/diving is one of my favorite things in the world to do. You will certainly see that in the near future.
@1834gail5 жыл бұрын
Survivor Diet your the best! Thank you for your awesome content!
@candidx70575 жыл бұрын
Great technique! Used to crab NJ waters with my folks as a kid. mm, crab spaghetti sauce!
@rga1073 жыл бұрын
hells yeah i love crab spaghetti
@SophisticatedRedneckery4 жыл бұрын
Nice vid! Have a few trotline vids on our channel and you do a great job of explaining the whole process. 👍🏽
@Bobbyc7192 жыл бұрын
Very cool video. You got a new subscriber bro. Wish I could do stuff like that in Colorado lol.
@ReaRea4562 жыл бұрын
Do you have a video on your garbage can holding tank? Looked like you had some pvc lines connected to it. Love to hear or see more on that. Awesome video.
@alipat92725 жыл бұрын
How long do you let them soak before you run the line again? How deep were ya crabbing? Thanks for the video we do a troutline crabbing trip once a year in MD. but live in jersey and I would love to try this. I hate the traps, Where in general are ya crabbing? FYI ya can pick up a 40lb box of crab necks at B&B poltry on almond rd in norma, nj (near vineland) they package them in 4/10lb bags $28.
@SurvivorDiet4 жыл бұрын
thanks for the bait info. If it's a good day you don't have to wait at all. A slow day you wait longer but not much. 6 ft
@711600005 жыл бұрын
I remember my dad doing this in the fifties using an aluminum boat. I don't think I've seen it done this way since here in texas.
@kenkersey14793 жыл бұрын
Video is well done. Great area off Monmouth Beach and Oceanport. From Long Branch, all the best.
@michaelbush36584 жыл бұрын
Where are the doublers at when I use to crab we caught doublers quite a bit, but it’s been a good 20yrs or more since I crabbed md eastern shore my best was 21 bushel in 4hrs on 1200’ trot line but that was in the mid 80’s, I guess crabs aren’t as plentiful
@fly13273 жыл бұрын
What a great video, I learned a lot! Too bad I'm living on the west coast, but if I get the chance back east, hell yes!
@michaellynch64825 жыл бұрын
Shout out to all my pax river southern md crabbers
@gordonpeden62344 жыл бұрын
Wow! I've never seen that technique Before, Awesome thanks for sharing
@scotsmanofnewengland77132 жыл бұрын
Wish that was legal here in Connecticut I would clean house. Now with chicken wings too damn expensive at $4:50 lb that would be an expensive day. Also the legal limit is 5” point to point and no egg berrying females. Nice video and nice day catching them !!!
@SaltyReflections4 жыл бұрын
Nice vid! We love to see crabbing like this - in SC we have never seen anyone trot lining for crabs. Looks like a lot of fun! Subbed & 👍 🦀
@blakespower5 жыл бұрын
this is the best way to catch blue crabs! but you gotta find a good spot! but you can catch so many instead of paying 200 dollars for a bushel!
@willusa29274 жыл бұрын
Was born and raised in Jersey about 25 miles away from Seaside never seen a trotline before have been a lot of crabbing off a boat and you know off the dock I've watched a lot of videos on Trotline crabbing I'll tell you what your video call to Moe's Crabs as the last hundred I seen go Jersey Shore I live in North Carolina now and I have for the past 13 years I am 55 so I didn't Jersey probably about 40 something years
@JamesJones-cx5pk Жыл бұрын
That's a productive method.👍
@lzkennedy15 жыл бұрын
Wow, that is amazing! I’ve never seen crabbing done that way.
@ColoradoMartini5 жыл бұрын
We use to go crabbing off a dock in the northwest all the. We use a ring net with a big old turkey leg toed to it. Keep up the great work my friend. Oxoxox CM
@spanishjo42824 жыл бұрын
Hope to join you one day for crabbing and I can cook great crab porridge for you guys.
@deanwilliams935 жыл бұрын
Amazed that many crabs where that far out in the river. In Maryland on the east side of the Chesapeake they like the salt marsh areas.
@SurvivorDiet5 жыл бұрын
Our river is not that large and is only 12ft in the deepest channels. Most of this area is 6-8 ft deep. But they do love the salt marsh areas as well.
@spanishjo42824 жыл бұрын
This is the best and faster way to catch crab. I used it in my place and I catch 200 kgs daily
@claudiam25414 жыл бұрын
That was so cool to see this way of crabbing !
@michaelmartin34743 жыл бұрын
That trash can, looks like a live well right? If so is that plumed through your boat? Should make a video on that would like to see how that was done.
@williamhenryharrison33415 жыл бұрын
I seen some good Crabbers but your the best I ever seen
@TeamTnA442 жыл бұрын
Great video I'm on the eastern shore of md and just bought a boat . I intend on doing a lot of crabbing and fishing . First off I like the Tony Soprano weights. The guy I bought the boat from used old brake rotors. Great but you better be caught up on you tetnis shots. I'll be going with the block and chain . They did give me 3 bìg floors too. Ok so first question is hiw long is the line? How long are they spaced out? And I imagine after catching you just turn around and motor back to your starting point? How long do you let the bait set before repeating the process? Thanks for your time
@gregorygoodridge13725 жыл бұрын
I rarely comment... but I gotta say that was a great video you put together, I've never seen that technique before... thanks for that
@Zachr-np8pc5 жыл бұрын
Now there's multiple ways you can tell if a suck as a peeler if it's aprons pink and if it's legs are starting to turn pink on the outer side it's going to turn into a peeler
@garycotz5634 жыл бұрын
DUDE that was AMAZING... Great job on the video work!
@Dumptruck702 жыл бұрын
The crab cam was cool.
@bevh44082 жыл бұрын
Here on LI we’re not allowed to keep females either! Because in their lifetime they can drop around 2 million eggs, its worth it to throw her back…Nice video!
@bevh44082 жыл бұрын
When you get a citation for $200 or more, where you could take that $ and buy or catch a ton of crab…yeah
@HotDoggin753 жыл бұрын
Very awesome idea! Gonna have to give this a try
@user-wc8lf5km8k3 жыл бұрын
Nice video. ...great catch. We catch alot of crabs in MD too.
@carlos.85694 жыл бұрын
I like this guy . Nice crabs
@timriley20923 жыл бұрын
Great video I hit subscribe button I’d love to see some more details on how you have the air hooked up to the garbage can ?
@darthmal3 жыл бұрын
Love the boat name!
@chuckprice95005 жыл бұрын
Learned another way to fish today ! Thank you , Dont have to get a special license no more ! WOW
@SurvivorDiet5 жыл бұрын
In NJ the trot line recreational license costs $2 per season. Not bad at all.
@chuckprice95005 жыл бұрын
Nice
@datdudenosense5 жыл бұрын
This is cool as hell, I've never really seen this done before. I've lived in Jersey for almost 30 years and lived in Maryland as a kid so I know all about Blue Crab. Very cool video guys.👍👍
@JCASTELLUCCIOJR3 жыл бұрын
HOW far apart do you have your 'slip-knot'/baits spaced??? Length if trot line snd number of baits...???? THANK YOU... think my grand kids should thoroughly enjoy this from my boat snd along the surf inThe Gulf of Mexico/Grand Isle, LA
@nickredman58274 жыл бұрын
Gonna start Trot lining on my boat looks pretty simple
@tyrander16525 жыл бұрын
I once caught crabs with a parachute. Well, actually it was with the public jumpsuit we had to wear while parachuting. I used nuts for bait.
@mr.wizard29745 жыл бұрын
ha ha ha you sound nuts Tyrone!
@michaelknechtel99035 жыл бұрын
Such a well made and interesting video. I’m going to try this in SC.
@michaelknechtel99035 жыл бұрын
And the underwater music is hilarious
@jazzmaster94265 жыл бұрын
Awesome video brother...
@rodneywroten29943 жыл бұрын
Am I wrong by saying that along with the wider apron under the shell her end of her claws are red. every blue crag I have caught is like that.
@cajuncoinhunter2 жыл бұрын
We get 2 bucks apiece for the shedder crabs / red liners ...... Our Crab buyer has a shedding system on his dock.....You sure were in a great area , lots of crabs in that open water ...
@racinray5925 жыл бұрын
Hi. Really liked your video. Never saw crabbing done that way. Going to try it this season on Long Island. I would love to know how you made the garbage pail Live Well... If you can do a video explaining the parts and pieces soon, that would be greatly appreciated. Thanks again for the video and keep up the good work!
@SurvivorDiet5 жыл бұрын
WIll do. I have to make some repairs and upgrades to the livewell this season so I'll be sure to video it. Thanks for the comment.
@bartd91943 жыл бұрын
Nice post and great video! I just so happen to launch from the same spot. I was curious. How much trot line can you put out in NJ? I seem to remember it being very short.
@michelled5393 жыл бұрын
Awesome video!! May I ask what launch that is?
@gregburke2596 Жыл бұрын
Awesome video.. so how many times did you run the line and how many crabs did you end up with??? Thanks..
@dpetersontube Жыл бұрын
we run it about 15 times and depending on the day we get between 50 and 90 crabs
@stevesoutdoorworld43405 жыл бұрын
I find they do better in a dry wooden crate and at the end of the run i put a wet burlap bag on top of them.Great vid thats for sharing.
@JCASTELLUCCIOJR3 жыл бұрын
MUCH better to have wooden basket/box totally saturated... gives the crabs a cooling affect PLUS the TOTALLY SOAKED burlap sack or sacks!!!
@SouthFloridaFishingChannel6 жыл бұрын
Like a pro! I love eating crabs. When should I buy a plane ticket? Haha
@SurvivorDiet6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching Heiko. I really have to use a better mic and audio system. Still working out the kinks. Love your new camera. What's the model number?
@SouthFloridaFishingChannel6 жыл бұрын
NX80
@richardregalla38924 жыл бұрын
Wow... I like this style..
@freshstart5804 Жыл бұрын
like the video thanks for the hard work
@prentisgoodwin8485 жыл бұрын
Great video really like the trot line crabbing..
@robertliepe67662 жыл бұрын
💯👍"let's eat"🍺🍺😎🇺🇸
@Flafinds5 жыл бұрын
EXCELLENT Video ! can ya tell me the make and model of the newer crab net ? Thanks ; )
@SurvivorDiet4 жыл бұрын
I wish I could but this net is tough to find. I've actually repaired and reinforced this net more times than I can count because I can't find a new one. If you find one - get two.
@longvo32074 жыл бұрын
Hi how are you today sir, what the state you get blue carbs , if you don’t mind can you let me know thank sir, my name Steven, I live in Michigan state please,thank you again sir, have a great day
@theseadogg115 жыл бұрын
great video !!! thanks!!!
@kevinpwoodward5 жыл бұрын
Why not go longer and spread them out a bit? Would that give you more time in between crabs? Do you need special license to crab this way?
@SurvivorDiet5 жыл бұрын
Laws are different in different states. Good thinking though.
@rga1073 жыл бұрын
you should do a diy video on that trash can live well
@annasplace5345 жыл бұрын
Thanks 🙏 for sharing
@user-bt4kr2mv9g4 жыл бұрын
I like going to crabbing in summer
@crabbygolfer47146 жыл бұрын
Nice job Doug. I tried this about 7 years ago in the Sink with my Zee Man crew. My frontline was set up almost exactly like yours except I didn't use cinder blocks but instead just used extremely heavy chains which were not heavy enough (big mistake) currents were pushing the line a little bit . I also clamped a home made PVC.rig to the boat to run the line but it kept coming loose. I also used the metal mesh net which helps a lot. Key is to keep line tight with the weights. We'll done. Did you retire the Night Hawk? And how many crabs did you finish with?
@SurvivorDiet6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching. It's been too dirty for the Nighthawk this season. Yes - very heavy cinder blocks need to anchor the ends. I learned a lot through trial and error and many mistakes along the way. We got a solid bushel of medium to big crabs.
@va2dubv4 жыл бұрын
That line was on FIRE! All this terrible news has me watching crab videos today & now I've got crabbing fever. What was this like 5-6ft of water? I ask because of what appeared to be a very short lead line from anchor to float. Do you have a extender clip on board? Prep different lengths at home? Or just always set up that shallow?
@SurvivorDiet4 жыл бұрын
I pretty much know the depth I will be crabbing so I set it up for about 4 to 8 free of water. Could use a little more chain though. Thanks for watching! More crabbing to come soon.
@adamjones75933 жыл бұрын
Btw the first “sook” you called it was a “she crab” is what it is called it is a sexually immature female crab. She hasn’t had her first molt yet. Also great video!! I had to subscribe!
@fballarmy35f4 жыл бұрын
Won’t they drown if you keep them in water like that?
@jamiebishop64054 жыл бұрын
great stuff thanks for the idea!
@dickfitswell34375 жыл бұрын
Pretty cool vid guys. I love me some crabbies
@walterpalmer27495 жыл бұрын
Chicken is expensive bait for crab. Melts or spleen or just fish head makes good bait.
@SurvivorDiet5 жыл бұрын
Some things I like about using chicken wings... Each wing can be cut into 3 pieces or baits. And after each trip I put the whole bucket of baits and line into my freezer until the next trip. On average I can get 4-5 crabbing trips before having to change to new chicken wings. Can't do that with fish parts.
@MrKaido935 жыл бұрын
@@SurvivorDiet Exactly, you got it down to a really well thought out effective methodical system! As with Chicken- Polutry flesh holds together longer then Fish flesh plus bigger bones to tie the cord cable on.
@MrKaido935 жыл бұрын
Walter Palmer In an encased Trap, fish bait is a good choice.
@michaellynch64825 жыл бұрын
40lbs chicken necks $21.00
@MarkDaGardna2 жыл бұрын
Trotlines are not considered Commercial?
@redstorm84235 жыл бұрын
What is the name of the sound track you used? It's awesome and perfect for this