That crab at the beginning to his friends later - "Bruh, I'm telling you, this giant cage dropped from the surface and I was trapped under it but I escaped, I swear!"
You are hilarious! I love the sound of your voice ❤ You kindof sound like an airline pilot, lol. Anyways, your videos are fun to watch. They make me laugh, and I'm learning alot about crabs😆 Keep making videos! I happily subscribed! Btw, where is this place you are doing your crab studies?
We'll be crabbing at an altitude of minus 30 feet. Weather looks good at our destination. So sit back, relax and enjoy the ride. Lol Thanks! I work all around Washington State and British Columbia as my day job. This crab-watching hobby happens in Northern Puget Sound. Thanks for watching!
Haha! Yeah, I'll test some out soon: Crab Attacks! Rocky crushes opponents! If only there was a channel that posted about crabs! Disaster: Boeing plane filled with crabs! P Diddy and crabs, the real story!
I've watched them all. Excellent videos and tips. Curious how you feel about crabbing in the PNW compared to the East Coast? I Haven't had the opportunity to drop a trap into the Sound in almost a decade. Very glad I came across your channel. Best of luck with the Done-G's! (An old nickname for our keepers. ;) ) Liked and subbed.
Thanks and thanks! I never used traps like this on the East Coast. We always dropped hand lines from drifting boats with fish or chicken parts tied or hooked on and then just teased them up gently so they'd stay clamped til you could net them. I really love crabbing that way, so when the niece and nephew come out west that's how I get them into it. It's more steady action, keeps their attention and sparks a lot of oohs, aahs and laughs. Works great, too. I rig them up with hand lines weighted with stray metal parts like zinks, tie on bait and we have hours of fun. The DunGs seem to hang on as tenaciously as the blue claws back east, so you just scoop them up in a net. So, main difference for me is using the trap out here, especially when I'm fishing alone or dropping on the way out to do an hour shrimp drop or troll salmon in deeper water.spot shrimping, now that's a whole different ball of... 500 feet of line. On a cultural level... I haven't see a full-blown dipsy war out west, with busted winshields and flying?lead.maybe slightly more gentile out here
Awesome videos. Where did you get the canned makeral? Also I switched to plastic coverd lead weights. The rebar works but it rusts fast and starts to make a mess in the boat.
Ordered the mackerel online. Came as a case of 12 x 15oz cans for about $2 a can. And now realizing I only need half a can per drop. I can't get chicken that cheap. Still like a nice fish carcass, but this much easier to keep on hand and less mess. I hear on the rebar. But I've had good luck painting it with rust-stop farm paint. I save those Cadillac weights like you're talking about for diving! But yes, great option. I'm hoping folks will weight their traps anyway possible, so this is showing a cheap, workable option. Happy crabbing!
Haha, yeah, sorry for the slow pace of releases. I'm on deadline doing a marine life documentary for my day job. Back to the Crab House as soon as possible.
Wondering if you've covered or will cover the setting you use on the GoPro? I noticed how red the video is when pull it up to surface so I'm curious white balance you're using and such.
Good eye! That's just laziness on my part in post. Since I've been wanting to watch them in real time, I just do a standard color correction in the nle in the beginning and don't bother changing it for the shallows. So it's just set to bring back the reds and yellows at depth. I use a dome on the gopro. You could add a cc30R behind that for color, but nowadays easier to do it in post without having to worry about another layer of glass or plastic in front of the lens and sensor.
@@BobsUnderwaterCrabHouse-so2wo ahh good to know, that easy enough to do. Thinking I might try this with my trap and older GoPro later this year. Always curious to see what they're up to and how the trap is working. I've got a round trap and the doors are just the two vertical bars so hopefully less issues getting their claws stuck when entering. Loving the videos!
Yeah, it's always interesting. I dropped an expendable old gopro in a shrimp pot this season amd saw some cool stuff. Since then, my outboard crapped out so I haven't been able do do any drops at all. Hope to get back out for the winter season to finally do all the tests I had planned. Good luck and have fun!
I would try to zip tie a smooth plastic surface to the outside of the door. I bet they would be able to slide in easier. Clear thin plexiglass might even work better. Those bars really seem to be tricky to navigate.
That would work, but then you have to think of current opening the downcurrent door or doors. So you add weight to counter that and then drill holes in the plexi to cut down current effect like someone else suggested. It would work, but I'm pretty sure making any part of the trap solid or at least less than the minimum mesh size would be against regs. Plus it's going to be simpler (I hope!) just to cut out the middle horizontal bars. Thanks for watching!
@@BobsUnderwaterCrabHouse-so2wo Great points. I should have prefaced those suggestions with the fact that I have never set a crab trap. I’ll stick to hunting and leave the crabbing to you. Good luck!
Folks who spend a lot of time outdoors fishing or hunting or boating or camping tend to have curious and problem-solving kinds of minds, so it's great to hear ideas from people with all kinds of experience. They usually work, like yours, but sometimes it's regs or whatever that throw a curve. I've never hunted, so I'd be in the same boat if we were talking deer. Happy hunting!
From your previous videos, maybe a finer mesh on the uppers of those doors. Stop their claws getting stuck but not fine enough to be 'blown' open by the current? Only if you were brainstorming ideas... Good vid.
Thanks! That would likely solve the issue, but I've got concerns about the regulations re minimum mesh size. I'm checking with our fish and wildlife dept. And yes, been lots of brainstorming! Looking forward to testing some modifications.
@@BobsUnderwaterCrabHouse-so2wo Can't have any mesh on it smaller though? Not even a 2x4 bit covering the top half of a door? Everything else would be big enough. Hm... Interesting though what would be a breach of rules and what wouldn't... I wouldn't want you to find out the expensive way. Looking forward to seeing your channel grow and evolve. Crabs are already the peak evolution as I'm sure you know...
I can't site a specific line in the rules, but I have the question in to a top guy at WDFW to see if my assumption is correct. Yes, crabs are amazing! Wonderful variety of species and adaptations. Some of my favorites are the decorator crabs that put anemones on themselves for protection.
That crab at the beginning to his friends later - "Bruh, I'm telling you, this giant cage dropped from the surface and I was trapped under it but I escaped, I swear!"
Exactly! He's got a great story to tell at the Sandbar.
This is fascinating to watch. What a great camera angle. Thanks for sharing this video.
Another awesome video, thanks! Can't wait to see the trap upgrades.
You are hilarious! I love the sound of your voice ❤ You kindof sound like an airline pilot, lol. Anyways, your videos are fun to watch. They make me laugh, and I'm learning alot about crabs😆 Keep making videos! I happily subscribed! Btw, where is this place you are doing your crab studies?
We'll be crabbing at an altitude of minus 30 feet. Weather looks good at our destination. So sit back, relax and enjoy the ride. Lol
Thanks! I work all around Washington State and British Columbia as my day job. This crab-watching hobby happens in Northern Puget Sound. Thanks for watching!
Hahaha🤣 Thank you!
Dude. No reason why you couldn’t hit 100k subs with this content. It’s funny and interesting! C’mon RUclips algorithm!!
Haha. No, I think I'd have to switch to crab makeup tutorials or maybe Top 10 Dungeness Weightloss Secrets to hit that!
Looks like the algorithm pulled the plug 12 hours ago. Well, you know, crabbing is sooo yesterday.
@@BobsUnderwaterCrabHouse-so2wo NOOOO!!! Just sell your soul and start using click-bait titles. C'mon, you can do it!! I berrrrrieeeve in youuuuuuu!!
Haha! Yeah, I'll test some out soon: Crab Attacks! Rocky crushes opponents! If only there was a channel that posted about crabs! Disaster: Boeing plane filled with crabs! P Diddy and crabs, the real story!
@@zacharhia *crab-bait titles.
I've watched them all. Excellent videos and tips.
Curious how you feel about crabbing in the PNW compared to the East Coast?
I Haven't had the opportunity to drop a trap into the Sound in almost a decade.
Very glad I came across your channel.
Best of luck with the Done-G's!
(An old nickname for our keepers. ;) )
Liked and subbed.
Thanks and thanks!
I never used traps like this on the East Coast. We always dropped hand lines from drifting boats with fish or chicken parts tied or hooked on and then just teased them up gently so they'd stay clamped til you could net them. I really love crabbing that way, so when the niece and nephew come out west that's how I get them into it. It's more steady action, keeps their attention and sparks a lot of oohs, aahs and laughs. Works great, too. I rig them up with hand lines weighted with stray metal parts like zinks, tie on bait and we have hours of fun. The DunGs seem to hang on as tenaciously as the blue claws back east, so you just scoop them up in a net.
So, main difference for me is using the trap out here, especially when I'm fishing alone or dropping on the way out to do an hour shrimp drop or troll salmon in deeper water.spot shrimping, now that's a whole different ball of... 500 feet of line.
On a cultural level... I haven't see a full-blown dipsy war out west, with busted winshields and flying?lead.maybe slightly more gentile out here
LETS GOOOOOO
Awesome videos. Where did you get the canned makeral? Also I switched to plastic coverd lead weights. The rebar works but it rusts fast and starts to make a mess in the boat.
Ordered the mackerel online. Came as a case of 12 x 15oz cans for about $2 a can. And now realizing I only need half a can per drop. I can't get chicken that cheap. Still like a nice fish carcass, but this much easier to keep on hand and less mess.
I hear on the rebar. But I've had good luck painting it with rust-stop farm paint. I save those Cadillac weights like you're talking about for diving! But yes, great option. I'm hoping folks will weight their traps anyway possible, so this is showing a cheap, workable option. Happy crabbing!
Crap Trap huh? Use and editor!
You do have to see the humor in "Use 'and' editor" right?
But thanks for pointing out the typo!
It’s not every day you are hit with a crab trap. Just saying.
He should have bought a lotto ticket that day.
Wheres the latter part of this vid. Got me hooked now😂
Haha, yeah, sorry for the slow pace of releases. I'm on deadline doing a marine life documentary for my day job. Back to the Crab House as soon as possible.
Wondering if you've covered or will cover the setting you use on the GoPro? I noticed how red the video is when pull it up to surface so I'm curious white balance you're using and such.
Good eye! That's just laziness on my part in post. Since I've been wanting to watch them in real time, I just do a standard color correction in the nle in the beginning and don't bother changing it for the shallows. So it's just set to bring back the reds and yellows at depth.
I use a dome on the gopro. You could add a cc30R behind that for color, but nowadays easier to do it in post without having to worry about another layer of glass or plastic in front of the lens and sensor.
@@BobsUnderwaterCrabHouse-so2wo ahh good to know, that easy enough to do. Thinking I might try this with my trap and older GoPro later this year. Always curious to see what they're up to and how the trap is working. I've got a round trap and the doors are just the two vertical bars so hopefully less issues getting their claws stuck when entering. Loving the videos!
Yeah, it's always interesting. I dropped an expendable old gopro in a shrimp pot this season amd saw some cool stuff. Since then, my outboard crapped out so I haven't been able do do any drops at all. Hope to get back out for the winter season to finally do all the tests I had planned. Good luck and have fun!
I would try to zip tie a smooth plastic surface to the outside of the door. I bet they would be able to slide in easier. Clear thin plexiglass might even work better. Those bars really seem to be tricky to navigate.
That would work, but then you have to think of current opening the downcurrent door or doors. So you add weight to counter that and then drill holes in the plexi to cut down current effect like someone else suggested. It would work, but I'm pretty sure making any part of the trap solid or at least less than the minimum mesh size would be against regs. Plus it's going to be simpler (I hope!) just to cut out the middle horizontal bars. Thanks for watching!
@@BobsUnderwaterCrabHouse-so2wo Great points. I should have prefaced those suggestions with the fact that I have never set a crab trap. I’ll stick to hunting and leave the crabbing to you. Good luck!
Folks who spend a lot of time outdoors fishing or hunting or boating or camping tend to have curious and problem-solving kinds of minds, so it's great to hear ideas from people with all kinds of experience. They usually work, like yours, but sometimes it's regs or whatever that throw a curve. I've never hunted, so I'd be in the same boat if we were talking deer. Happy hunting!
Thanks for new videos
From your previous videos, maybe a finer mesh on the uppers of those doors. Stop their claws getting stuck but not fine enough to be 'blown' open by the current?
Only if you were brainstorming ideas... Good vid.
Thanks!
That would likely solve the issue, but I've got concerns about the regulations re minimum mesh size. I'm checking with our fish and wildlife dept. And yes, been lots of brainstorming! Looking forward to testing some modifications.
@@BobsUnderwaterCrabHouse-so2wo Can't have any mesh on it smaller though? Not even a 2x4 bit covering the top half of a door? Everything else would be big enough. Hm... Interesting though what would be a breach of rules and what wouldn't... I wouldn't want you to find out the expensive way. Looking forward to seeing your channel grow and evolve. Crabs are already the peak evolution as I'm sure you know...
I can't site a specific line in the rules, but I have the question in to a top guy at WDFW to see if my assumption is correct.
Yes, crabs are amazing! Wonderful variety of species and adaptations. Some of my favorites are the decorator crabs that put anemones on themselves for protection.
@@BobsUnderwaterCrabHouse-so2wo Indeed very clever. +10 poison defence.
go away. baitin!