Testing Our BLUE CRAB Traps [ Pots] Catch and Cook
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- Blue Crabs, In this video we'll be setting our Blue Crab traps [pots] on the East Coast of Florida. This will be the first time we set our crab traps since installing turtle excluders on them. We picked this area because it is the closest to home and we were anxious to to see if the traps still caught crabs. For bait we used fish carcasses. After letting our crab traps set for 2 days we pulled them. We didn't expect to catch a lot of blue crabs at this spot but we were pleasantly surprised after pulling them and ended up with a nice mess of Blue Crabs and some Stone Crabs as a by catch. We were also glad to see that the turtle excluders had no negative effect on the traps catching Blue Crabs. #bluecrabs #catchingbluecrabs #cookingbluecrabs #turtleexcluders
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Y’all are blessed to have each other
Mitchell you're so right, Thanks again for Watching
Absolutely right!
I got another month before crab season in CT can't wait watched every video and my wife loves your recipes, we are retired also but I catch and clean she cooks,thanks folks you're the best.😊❤
Thanks, I hope you have a great season
Wish they had a contest of some kind and the winner gets to spend a day with the Old Couple. It's on my bucket list.
That might be fun. Thanks for Watching our videos
I love your videos so much and I really appreciate them I know it takes alot for the content and editing and it's not unnoticed ❤
Thanks Tashika, you're right I can't even believe how much time I spend editing. We really appreciate you watching
Really glad the traps worked ok...Great to see you 2 out.
No problem with them Willie, we were concerned they wouldn't catch crabs.
Well hello you guys you know up here in Delaware. We had to put your turtle screws on 3 years ago. They catch crabs they still cash crabs but I don't think they catch the big ones anymore you're hard to get in there but you guys. Have fun once we catch your still good. But we start running a trout line.😊😊
Trotline sounds like a good idea we've been meaning to try it. Thanks again for Watching
Happy To See Y'all BIG TEXAS HUG'S Charlene
HAVE A VERY BLESSED EASTER🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷
Thanks Charlene we hope you had a Happy Easter
Y'all are enjoying life. Miss Joyce cooking some good eating
Paul, we do try to enjoy life, sometimes we let things go at home and go fishing or crabbing instead of doing what we should be doing lol.
I like to watch you bring up your crab traps.
Thanks a lot for Watching
Always a pleasure watching one of your videos. 👍🤗
Thanks, we appreciate you watching
You two are blessed. Bye it so.
You're right we're lucky to have each other. Thanks again for Watching
Watching you guys crabbing makes me more determined to get out and do it. A local mechanic here has had my boat since before Christmas, l was warned about him not having a good reputation but l couldn't afford to drive out of town. Joyce always cooks delicious looking crab meals, l know they'd taste awesome, tight lines and good luck crabbing. 🎣🐟🇦🇺🇺🇲
Stuart, I know what you mean, I'm lucky I found a good mechanic. It happened to me once the mechanic kept staying, finally l went and picked up my boat with the motor in pieces and got lucky and found a good mechanic closer to home who put it back together for me in 2 days and ran great. I just had enough of the first guy. Always nice hearing from you
Sam and Joyce that pot looked amazing and I bet it was delicious 😊 much 💘 love from Tennessee
Helen, they were delicious, that's our favorite meal
Glad they still catch crabs! I still need to update my traps.
We also waited to the last minute
Catch fish, eat the fish and use the carcasses for crab bait....,.no waste. We squirrel hunt and eat the squirrels and use the squirrel tails to tie crappie flies to catch crappie to eat. Sam and Joyce definately know how to live. Trade you a mess of squirrels for a mess of crabs. lol You are the only folks I have never met but love very much. You guys are the best. Best of luck from the mountains of East Tennessee!!
You're right that's what we do catch and eat lol. Thanks for the nice comments and Thanks a lot for Watching our videos
I finally found some blue crabs yesterday and they were delicious. They were male crabs 🦀 and full of meat and so sweet. Enjoy your catch 😊
You can't beat Blue Crabs can you. Thanks again for Watching
Good to see you two back at it.
Thanks Blake, now the crabs have to cooperate lol.
Looks delicious I wish I could catch some of those kinds of crabs keep up the great videos love watching you guys
They're good Sandra and you can always catch enough for a meal. Thanks again for Watching
Great to see you out on the water having fun!😀
We're at our best out on the water, the problem is we both don't want to go home and stay out too late lol.
I love brussels sprouts...boiled...halved and then fried in butter!!
We also like them, but a lot of people don't lol. Thanks again for watching our videos
Good catch. The weather is perfect.
You're right James
Glad your crab traps worked. Those are some tasty looking crabs.
The crabs from that area are very tasty
We share a crabbing spot at Tomoka. I took an old timer, other than myself, crabbing and fishing there Tuesday. Nothing but dinks. Two keeper crabs and tons of bait size. Biggest fish of the day was an 8" mangrove, caught one 3 inch one...and a 7 inch redfish. I looked around and my buddy was gone. Started looking around and found him. He stood on the bank by the trashcan to pee, lost his footing and went headfirst off the two foot drop into the water. He got tangled in roots and had to use one hand to keep his head out of the water. I found out I'm not as strong as I used to be but got him out after a half hour...
Lucky you were there, you don't want to fall like that when you're older, for me it seems like every year things get a little heavier. We haven't had very much luck with the crabbing lately, lots of small ones both in the river and salt water but we keep going. Hope your friend is ok and you guys have better luck next time.
Awesome video update. I just got my turtle excluders.
We were glad to see it won't affect our crabbing, now we just have to find some crabs lol. Thanks again for Watching
nice time....good food, thanks 😊🎉
Thanks for Watching Ross
I'm gonna buy stock in Old Bay...lol
😊 I'm loving your videos!
Thanks a Bunch
Ray, you'll make money lol.
Awesome mess of crabs. On my last seafood boil I cut up sweet potatoes and with the old bay type seasoning they were an amazing addition. Really enjoy y’all videos. I am heading to Corpus Christi to check out some locations. Stay safe
We'll have to try that David
Love you guys. Another great video.
Thanks Debbie
Love seeing u guys
Mayra, we really appreciate you watching
You are so lucky to catch some stone crabs. They are SO expensive, so yummy.
Lucia, like you said they are expensive and good. We've been catching more stone crabs as a by catch in our blue crab traps than in our stone crab traps.
@@TheOldCoupleOutdoors Sam, please video when you have your stone crab feast. I get them about once a year in a Fl. restaurant. My favorite way is so simple! Chilled with a slightly spicy mustard dip. I think it is just a mustard/mayo combination.
As usual you guys did a great job. 😊
Thanks again Curtis
That looks absolutely delicious as always down here in Texas I love catching blue crabs and I get really excited whenever I catch stone crabs in my trap even though we can only take the right claw
Thanks Alan, one of these days we're going to come to Texas and do some crabbing. Thanks a lot for Watching
I wish I could post a picture on here right now because I'm checking my crab traps at the moment only allowed to run 6 here have checked for and I have over 20 lbs already
They are pretty good-sized with brown bottoms so they should be full
I really enjoy watching you guys. And Joyce you certainly do your share of the work. Love your videos.
To her it's not work, she would be upset I left her home and did it all myself like I used to. That's how you keep going when you're 76, use it or lose it. Thanks a lot for Watching we really appreciate it.
@@TheOldCoupleOutdoors --Im jealous and happy for you both. I've been with my lady for 30yrs. She's from Maryland and grew up on blue crabs. I like to fish and crab. Getting her to join me is impossible. She's too much of a girly girl. Which has it perks, but I'd like her to have a little of Joyce in her sometimes. Great vids, keep em coming.
I grew up with/around/on the Indian River (Bethune Beach). I look forward to the regulations when I return.
Enjoyed your video! Happy Easter!🐰🪺✝️
Thanks Liz and a Happy Easter to you
So they do work!! That's awesome. Keep up the videos :)
Right, no problem catching crabs, we just have to find some lol.
The saltier the water, the smaller the crabs. Has something to do when they shed and rehydrate their new shell. At least that's what the inventor of the turtle excluder told me.
The crabs in this video were caught in very salty water and they're a lot better eating than crabs caught in our other spots but they're not very thick there.
Great information about the turtle excluders, seeing a triple tail was cool, yummy dinner!
Thanks Denise
Great crab 🦀 video
Thanks Kenneth, it seems our traps still work.
i really enjoy your videos. you are eating my favorite food,
Ellen, crabs are also one of our favorite meals
@@TheOldCoupleOutdoors I could eat them everyday. If I was given a choice of 1 food i could have everyday for the rest of my time here on earth it would ne blue crabs 🦀🦀🦀
That was a good trip. Way to take a claw. 👍
Thanks Patrick
Hi Sam and Joyce. Always enjoy your adventures. And of course Joyce’s cooking.. Wishing you and your a very blessed Easter.✨✌️💜😋 🦀 🌴🐣🙏
The same to you Lisa and Thanks again for Watching our videos
Looks like beautiful weather. Have fun guys!❤
Thanks Diane
awesome
Thanks
Heeeey guys..I am so glad to see you. I been waiting for days.
Nice hearing from you Rose
Great video folks but I was surprised to hear there are folks out there who don't like brussel sprouts. Save theirs for me!
It's funny how many people really don't like them and comment on it
Looks good as usual I'm out this weekend doing some fishing by the Gulf Coast of Galveston
Thanks Deloris, hope you have some good luck.
Another great video guys! I always wonder who makes the final decision on how to cook the crabs when you get home? Guess it doesn’t matter though because your dinners always look great!
Leslie we both do sometimes I get an idea for something different and other times it's Joyce who comes up with something. Thanks again for Watching
I love roasted Brussels sprouts with balsamic glaze
We do too
I love Brussel sprouts, you do you! Eat them the way you want! If ppl don’t like um they can leave them out.
You're right, we both love Brussel Sprouts Thanks a lot for Watching
Brussel Sprouts “ Yes “ I’ll Be Sure to Try them that way.
You'll enjoy them
Looks delicious! The crabs haven’t showed up in quantity yet it here in Savannah Georgia. I caught a couple of small ones off my dock today
They're slow showing up here also. Thanks again for Watching
Hi again Sam & Joyce, Wow what a beautiful day on the water!! Not too many but enough for ya'll to have a nice dinner. Joyce, where did you find those carrots they are huge?? You must have stolen them from the Easter bunny! Nice to see the traps produced stone crabs too. I have a question:: why don't people eat the whole stone crabs??? It's Crawfish season here in New Orleans. This week I had crawfish, raw & chargrilled oysters & crawfish boudin & boiled potatoes. I stuffed myself twice, but l loved it just like I love your video's!!! Happy Easter folks. Love you bunches. ❣🌴 🥕🥕🦀🦐🦪
Maria, it was a nice day, it's illegal to keep the whole Crab just legal size claws. The next time we go to Mississippi we're going to get some crawfish. Joyce got the carrots from a local market who bought them from the Easter Bunny lol.
Nice catch Sam and Joyce! I love those yellow belly crabs 🦀 Thanks for sharing Happy Easter 🐣
Thanks Alice, hope you had a Happy Easter also
Glad to see the traps work fine with the turtle excluder. That's some great weather you're having this time of year. Thought for sure Joyce was going to add that catfish to the menu, lucky catfish used up one of it's nine lives
We were a little concerned that they wouldn't catch crabs like they used to but it seems like they do.Thanks again for Watching
Hey guys...i guess experts say now to take both claws on stone crab because if they are left with one claw they will fight...and lose and probably die. If bith claws are gone they go into scavenger mode and hide more until their claws grow back!
You're right, we catch a lot of stone crabs with no or very small claws, and they're doing fine. Thanks for watching our videos
Nice video! How come you all don't go back to the "sweet spot" anymore? Loved watching yall catch those MONSTERS! lol
Tracey, We haven't caught any crabs at that spot since hurricane Nicole, we're hoping they'll come back this spring or summer. Thanks again for Watching
🦀🦀🦀 Ft. Pierce
Bob, Thanks again for Watching
Another amazing video guys! Thank you, we’re in southeast Florida and stone crab season is coming to an end soon, was wondering if there’s any blue crabs in our Key Biscayne area. Guess we’ll just have to try it and find out like we did with the stone crabs. If we decide to get the traps and are lucky to get some, we’ll definitely try having them the way you made them in this video, with the potatoes and carrots, looked so yummy 😋, love your content and waiting for your next one 🥰
As far as I know there are blue crabs in the Keys, we usually catch some in our stone crab traps, I would think you would have caught some in your traps. I'd try it, get one trap first and don't forget the turtle Excluders lol. Thanks again for Watching
@@TheOldCoupleOutdoors will do lol thanks 🙏😊
Awesome video. Where did you get the turtle excluders from? I saw some on amazon but they looked different.
Thanks, I got the turtle excluders from eBay and I made some from 9ga galvanized wire. Bend it so you have a 2"x6" opening.
as you know, i, and many others, love your videos. just curious though, i would think the blue crab, as delicate and quickly they cook, would get overcooked waiting on the vegies??
Joyce parboiled the vegetables for 6 minutes then took them out, put the cleaned blue crabs in the same pot then put the vegetables back in and cooked everything for 10 minutes and it was all ready to eat. That's how we prepare our crabs most of the time when we come home from crabbing. Thanks again for Watching
@@TheOldCoupleOutdoors ok, that makes sense, yummo!
I enjoy watching your video. I see that you guys crab both sides of Floride and farther west and was wondering were you guys live and how long does it take you to go coast to coast?
We live in east central Florida and we have a trailer on the Gulf Coast which takes us about 3 1/2 hours to get to, also we visit Mississippi a lot.
My Trap Caught A Keeper Stone Crab Yay! Lol
That's right Grant and a big one. The crabbing hasn't been very good around here we're hoping it picks up. Lots of small ones. Nice hearing from you
I love roasted Brussel sprouts..umm.
We also like them but a lot of people don't lol.
The blue crabs are Ave number like v1065 stone crabs are acts like X 134
There are no funnels on the hinge door crab traps. Is there an exception for hinge door crab traps???
? We only have one trap with a hinge door (the red one) and that has 4 funnels. Thanks for Watching our videos
I have 2 traps that have hinged trap entrances. There's no way to add the turtle reduction on the trap.
What brand of boat are you using when you set crab traps
17' Carolina Skiff DLX
How do you upgrade a trap that has a swinging door trap, to be legal now?
Just add the turtle excluders to the funnels and use a piece of bungee cord with a pine dowel between the hook and the bungee. If it's a hand trap you don't have to do anything. Thanks for Watching
Indian River crabs? Or south? Or did I miss the location? I thought you said east coast.
Thanks a lot for Watching we really appreciate it
Does it hurt the crab when you take off the claws,
Not if you do it right, they actually drop their claw as a defence mechanism just like if they were fighting and they grow another one.
The female with eggs that's called a sponge crab
That's right. Thanks for Watching our videos
I don’t remember seeing a video where you caught a turtle, have you?
David, we've only caught one turtle in over 50 years and that was in a hand trap. Thanks again for Watching
Not many but a meal for two. The only problem I see is that there are to much stuff in the pot, I like crab boiled and dipped in butter. Fresh Crab, not to much better then that.
For me I can't resist a crab sandwich with Joyce's homemade bread, I pick a pile of meat and add a little mayonnaise and make a thick sandwich. I do that every time we have crabs then pick the claws. Thanks again for Watching
Why do you collect the stone crab claws?
Christine, When we get enough claws we have a stone crab dinner.
Mmmmmm....that sounds amazing!!!!
I have to buy my stone crab claws from kroger...which sucks! I love to crab on the jersey shore normally....Virginia blue crab crabbing also was absolutely awful last season.
I'm like yall I can eat crabs7 days a week
Mike, They're great eating aren't they
Looks delicious!!!👍
Thanks