Alaskan Crab Fishing

Welcome to sport crabbing in Alaska. Today we will travel to Homer Alaska and go crab fishing in Kachemak Bay for Tanner crabs. On this day the water was a little choppy leaving Homer Harbor, but it was much calmer out in the bay. This was the first day of three days of crabbing, stay tuned for days 2 and 3.

[@juliemanarin4127]

I LOVE CRAB...lobster...shrimp and scallops!! I wish i lived where i could fish for them!

[@RaisedinAlaska]

This was a super fun trip and it provided some great food as well.

[@Rick_Sanchez_C137_]

Always jobs available in Alaska! If you want to move up there start with a job searchin the areas you can afford the rent….

[@nanparr262]

Great video, Ray! Can’t beat the scenery!
Quick cleanup on the 🦀..I had no idea that they didn’t have meat in the center.
Crab rolls look amazing 😋🤩

[@RaisedinAlaska]

It was a great time that yielded some good food. There was a little bit of meat in the shells at the base of the legs, but the majority of the meat is in the legs.

[@ljjackson7106]

Really enjoyed this! Thanks for taking us on your experience! Looked like a great time for soup and crackers!

[@RaisedinAlaska]

Thank you. It was a blast and we are already planning another trip to Homer.

[@tammerabonnville6763]

Thanks for uploading trips like this. Appreciate it.

[@RaisedinAlaska]

Thank you. It was was too fun not to share. This is day one of three.😁🦀

[@kimberlycook5860]

Love king crab legs…a lot of work for so little meat though.

[@RaisedinAlaska]

It is a labor intensive dining experience, but it was fun enough that we are making plans for a return trip.😁

[@Tolman5295]

I'm genuinely curious if you intentionally picked the music for while you were driving in the car to match the speed of the wipers to the beat of the song?? 😄

[@RaisedinAlaska]

I did not, but now I’m going to go back and watch to see how closely they match. 🤣

[@rebeccapaul8903]

This was fun to see!!

[@RaisedinAlaska]

Thanks Becky, it was a super fun trip.

[@OffGridAlaska]

You were in my back yard!

[@RaisedinAlaska]

The Peninsula it’s always fun to visit.

[@OutdoorsandCountryLiving]

I bet that will be good. 🙂

[@RaisedinAlaska]

It was amazing. 🦀

[@daddynowski]

Mustel taste better since you caught it aloha from Hawaii 🤙🏽

[@RaisedinAlaska]

There is certainly pride in providing our own food and it was a fun experience. That may translate into appreciating dinner a little more. That said, I suspect we handled our bounty more carefully than a commercial processor. Plus it doesn’t get fresher than this. thank you for watching and commenting. 😁

[@patmcdonnell4971]

❄

[@IkeCoblentz]

Is it better to go grabbing in Whittier? I've been wanting to go for a long time. I love crab

[@RaisedinAlaska]

Great question, I have not spent much time in Whittier so I’m not sure.

[@Duriel1000]

Did you have to pay to go on the boat? If so, how much?

[@RaisedinAlaska]

It was a buddy’s boat and crab pot.😁

[@deluca1337]

are boats like this for hire, is that common in Alaska. im from la id love to do this some time

[@RaisedinAlaska]

I think they’re guides that will take people out for this.

[@evanbarger5994]

I'm fairly certain that dungeness was a female.
Edit: after slowing it down its definitely a female. Still a cool video. Just don't want people keeping the wrong sex of crab.

[@RaisedinAlaska]

Thanks. We threw all the Dungeness crabs back, they are not legal to keep in this area, but thanks for the correction. Now I’ll have to go back and rewatch the video myself.👍🏽

[@evanbarger5994]

@@RaisedinAlaska right before he turns to throw it back you can see the wide apron. You guys are so lucky to live up there. Is it a year round closure on dungeness?

[@RaisedinAlaska]

@@evanbarger5994 This area was closed for a lot of years, but it seems to be very productive now.

[@brianheidel4550]

what brand is the boat ?

[@RaisedinAlaska]

It is a buddies boat. Next time I’m in Homer I’ll get that info.

[@markhannah2763]

how do i do things like this and get paid.

[@RaisedinAlaska]

If I knew, that’s all I’d be doing.😁

[@Rick_Sanchez_C137_]

You get a job in anchorage, Juneau, Wrangell, or Ketchikan and do things like this with friends on weekend to keep freezer full….

[@mikedelta987]

Who was the charter?

[@RaisedinAlaska]

I went out with a buddy. It was hilarious: we showed up in town Friday night and he says, “I got a crab pot out in the bay, let’s go check it”. Great weekend.

[@mikedelta987]

@@RaisedinAlaska Always the best time. I did a Charter out in Seattle and cooked up the dungeness crabs dockside. The best ever Dungeness crabs I ever had. So Alaska's on my hit list.

[@RaisedinAlaska]

@@mikedelta987 Right out of the ocean is the best.

[@vikashwan]

Kinda disrespectful to the animal the way it’s tossed into the hard cooler. Deadliest catch shows bit more care and respect.

[@RaisedinAlaska]

Thanks, I’ll take that into account next fall.