The strangest, but TASTIEST crabs I've ever caught! (catch, clean, cook)
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- Опубликовано: 12 сен 2024
- Ahoy legends, this week I head out in search of the strangest, but tastiest crabs I’ve ever caught, Spanner Crabs! These crazy little critters are found off the coast of Australia and sport some of the tastiest meat I’ve ever eaten.. you just have to catch them!
Sit back and relax as I take you on my first every spanner crabbing mission and show you how to get into it yourself!
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I drive a commercial spannercrab boat in qld. Optimum soak time is an hour and a half to 2 hours. You can catch them in depths from 15 meters to 100 meters. Best bait to use is pillies. If you are interested in catching some please do not break legs of the crabs when untangling as they only have a 20% survival rate. They will get extremely tangeled and it can get very monotonous and frustrating. But with patience you can free the legs with no damage to the crabs.
G'day mate what type of ground can I find them on?
Good info! TY
I never even heard of spanner crabs. I learn something new everyday. Thank you for posting.
Moreton Bay Brisbane.
First crab catch ever seen on a tray before, too!
There sold a lot on the east coast of Australia
THE best tasting crab I’ve ever eaten. Sweetest meat. Solid effort Sammy. With ya bait baskets try using cable ties to tie em on ya trays. Those clips aren’t bad but as you found ya basket can detach from em pretty easily
Ive never seen these types of crab traps and never seen these type of crabs. its awesome to watch these videos and learn something new
Great episode bringing back great memories. Studied dolphins in Moreton Bay in the 80's and would catch spanners and cook them on the boat. Mix in a few prawns and Moreton Bay bugs and some XXXX and life can't get much better. These days it's Dungeness in Washington state. Thanks for a very enjoyable trip down memory lane and good on ya for sharing your adventures. Cheers
How do our Dungies compare to Spanners Tony?
Great stuff Sam.
I think it would be about 40 years since I've tasted spanner crabs.
Looking forward to it! 😉
The illustrious tezza strikes again
Some people life such a good life. I'm a landlubber living in a landlocked province of Canada and getting to catch sea creatures alone, would be a life to live, but living in a portion of the world where the weather is lovely all year round, even if winter is nothing but rain, and being able to go out and catch seas-food whenever you want is something I would live for, because I love eating fish of all kinds but also catching fish is one of my favorite hobbies. You have a great life my friend living in a zone where the weather is considerably better than where I live, living on the coast of one of the lost plentiful fisheries in the world doesn't hurt either, and then having the kit to go out and do it all in the first place is another thing that makes it Fabulous. I love shellfish as a general rule as well, although Crabs tends to be a little too sweet for my comfort I recon I could make the adjustment fairly easily, besides I bet there's a much more stringent set of regulations when it comes to Lobster as that is my most sought after shell fish apart from clams and oysters. However it is likely a good thing that I do not live in the same situation as you do, because I would li8kely doe of a combination of Critical cholesterol levels and heavy metal poisoning because I would simply not be able to stop myself from eating too much of them! LOL
As a kid when we would go to 1770 you could dig the spanner crabs out of the sand island just off of the caravan park at the mouth of the creek.
We harvest Red Crabs and Dungeness Crabs here in Northern California, never seen this type of crab or trap, interesting looking both of them. Red Crab claw meat is my favorite but the whole Dungeness crab tastes great too. Great video and thanks for the time making them, from across the pond, tight lines
Hey Sammy, I used to be a rigger in the best way not to tangle rope is to put it in a rope bag. If you have a look at people climbing up the side eclipse using rates will see that they've got one especially with have a look it's a lot easier than coiling.
I do with my anchor rope. Cheers mate
Tip for ya sammy. Hose them around the hairy bits, gets rid of the fine sandy grit .
Thanks Sammy. Appreciate the opportunity to learn with you. One suggestion: a few packers under the esky will allow the lid to open fully. Tight lines. Paul.
Hey mate
I have a trick to steaming crabs, have to be willing to sacrifice some hydration though. Steam with a can of cheap beer
It makes a huge difference and imparts great flavour and brings out more sweetness. Trick my mother taught me
Hi Legend,
Regarding your bait ,
Keep it cut up in salt.
A good sprinkle. That will get rid of the ammonia and it will draw the blood out. (All this prevents little fishes picking at it).
It’s gonna smell (a bit!!!😂) , but the crabs can’t resist.
You’ll notice the difference!!!
Chris from the UK
First time seeing your channel. Here in Hawaii, spanner crabs aka Kona crab. Sweet tasting meat! First time seeing your trays/dillies as nets! Love to see different fishing/crabbing techniques... A-L-O-H-A from Hawaii
Kona crab is the same crab. They're all over the Pacific.
First time viewer here, amazing video absolutely love spammer crabs or what we here in Hawaii call em Kona crab
Much love from Hawaii 🤙🏼
Thanks very much for watching! Glad you enjoyed the video! 🍻🍻
I love your fishing and catching the delicious crabs yummy....... So thrilling and fantastic
When we are pulling our pots for the day, we usually place the "pot" flat on the deck and coil the line up neatly on top of it, then we use small bungies in a cross pattern to hold it down, then place the next one on top of it and do it again. Great video! Never heard of a spanner crab. Thanks for the video. :)
Great video as always. Love watching something different 👍🏻
Loved this new and exciting upload Sammy. Can't wait for more ☺️
I've never heard of spanner crabs so I learnt something new too lol
Another video been waiting for !! Let’s get into it 🤙🏽
Thanks for tuning in mate! Enjoy 🍻🍻
Awesome catch my friend, In Hawaii we call them Kona Crab the best crab for eating raw super sweet!!😋😋😋
Never ever saw these type of crabs before, they almost look like a mixture of crabs and lobsters, i would definitely give it a go, nice curry with some coconut milk! Thanks for sharing !
Must be time for a beer. Sunday entertainment just arrived.
Hahah into it mate 🍻🍻🍻😊
Bloody marv mate. I put a few trays out off Flinders Beach with my cousin before we moved to the US. We got 4 and i was pretty excited...17 is bloody amazing on your first sesh. Good on ya mate!
I follow commercial fisherman in Hawaii called Reel Adventures Hawaii (Nick Morris) and they call them Kona crab over there. They use a round dilly. Everything else much the same. Good episode again. You need some good weather to get into these blues this week!
had a couple mates from Yeppoon who were pro spanner crabbers,, they called them Frames, their licences had a certain numbers of frames they were allowed to run
Love your work mate from South Australia: )
Thanks for watching mate 🍻
NICELY DONE MATE GREAT JOB IAM WATCHING FROM AUSTRALIA 🇦🇺 TIGHT LINES 🙂👍🐟
The lids on those eskies tend to warp in the sun without the clips on to keep it in shape. Great video mate!
No doubt about it, you are multi talented. Cheers for another great episode
Went on a charter for a bucks a few years back and we got a heap of spanners, boys been boys we convinced one of them to let one latch on to his fory, the whole boat was in tears laughing, man it was gold, still have the video on one of my old phones and send it to him at random times for a laugh.
Wow! Always good to try something new🦀
First video Iv ever seen of yours and it was great definitely gained a new subscriber! Much love from the States man!
I grew up on Moreton Island 35 years ago and the spanner crabs where a regular part of our diet , I remember the old man and his mates coming back with hundreds and giving them to friends and all the campers at Bulwer
Then your father was part of the over fishing problem & Spanner crabs were in trouble. Why, because they are much slower to mature sexually & breed. Please don't attack the messenger, just research it & lets all be responsible for the future of sustainable fishing.
@@craigparker4108 No mate , We were locals on the island so respected the fishery as it fed our family, The spanner crab fishing was done once a week and locals would take turns catching them and help each other out,not like they go out every day and catch hundreds for the hell of it, the pros on the other hand are who you would be blaming if knew the whole story, when the pros moved in and hit it hard we from getting 40 in one pot in a hour to being lucky to get 40 over 4 pots for the day,pretty sure that's the problem your on about, and as you seen from Sammy's video there are still plenty around if you know what you're doing
@@crazybully Fair enough for your situation then with many sharing. Corporate fishing fleets are ruining fish stocks across the world purely for greed,makes me cranky. cheers.
@@craigparker4108 Its the same now with exports Lobster Crab and fish live All about someone getting rich then we put the blame on some weekend fisher person
@@HWW147 Most of the blame is corporate fishing greed. But there are Shamateurs who affect inshore Lobster & Abalone for locals. Yeah it's usually not weekend fisherman. Short term greed makes no sense for long term healthy fisheries. 👍
Well that takes me back many years..! If the spot still fires, 24-30m depth NE of the GC seaway used to be good for a red frog or twenty and a bit less hauling. No gps around so all lining up landmarks then. Our frames were coldgalv painted mild steel so not as flash or light as those newer ones! Too busy playing with deep drop stuff of Cairns now days, but 30 odd years ago I loved to hit all your current haunts! Keep up the high quality content as it is just the thing for fishers of all ages!
Appreciate the kind words mate! Planning on giving the goldy a hit in the near future too!
Cheers 🍻🍻
Appreciate the kind words mate! Planning on giving the goldy a hit in the near future too!
Cheers 🍻🍻
I have never done Spanner crabbing, but surely you could put a small bucket or something cylindrical into the crate then coil the rope around that and pull it out after? would make it a lot quicker and easier to get the ropes coiled.
Great post Sammy! Really enjoy your videos! Rock on!! Cheers!
Ohh i love spanner crab. . . I'm from the Philippines and this crab cab only be caught near my city. . . Now that I live in Europe, this is what I look forward to eating when I go back for a vacation. . .
Nice Sammy that was cool mate never fished for the spanner myself as had one years ago and found it very dry , but that was cool to watch something different mate 👌🤙
Thanks, Sammy for a great show. 10/10
Who in the heck knew that there’s a spanner crab? I was today informed now I want to go to Australia!
Always crackin a beer with ya mate, cheers!!. Great vid
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That's the best crab I've eaten. Now the prices here in Australia is high, have not bought any for 10-12 years in sydney 🙄. Great catch.
Sammy keepin it reel! 🎣
Thanks Sammi. I really enjoyed this episode 👈
That was great!
Spanners are definitely my favourite. Great vid Sammy
I would get a pot puller. Just hooks up to a plug and hangs over the side. You just flip a switch and the rope goes around some pulleys and it brings the pot up. Super easy and worth the money. Use a 5 gallon bucket to coil the rope in the bottom.
Nice work Sammy, not to shabby for your first time, what a great catch mate, 17 crabs on your first go,well done and thanks for sharing champion
The fisherman turned bird man. Well done Sammy
Hahaha 👌👌👌
We catch them here in Seychelles Island. I make a mean crab coconut curry with them. We called them ‘giant crab’ when you translate from Creole which is our language here. They are certainly the best crab to eat. Cheers 🍷
Jees Sammy
Your teaching me
What ever you are doing looks great
Never seen one
I live in Darwin and only eat muddys
Great job 😊
Great Ep Sammy, Ive never tried spanner crab either and look delicious. Now I want to go grab (Attempt to) a few to try
Love the vid Sammy, l'm in south west Vic, l've been trying to get out crabbing here but have motor issues, it sucks but we get velvet crabs and big sand crabs. Bloody nice haul, you've made me more determined to get my motor going, tight lines brother 🎣 🐟
I´m usually a quiet viewer. Especially since I´m from Europe. But your videos are so much fun that I NEED to thank you! Have a wonderful day!
Spanner crabs or Kona crabs we call them in Hawaii love sand flats so if you can find huge patches of sand that’s going to be one of your best bets at catching some of them
Have done it outside Ballina for years now it's a bit of work but loads of fun. Can only have one tray per person in NSW.
Crab n gear are the bomb
There is a trick to coiling the rope by wrapping it one coil over and one coil under because it is clockwise wrap and when you uncoil the rope it removes the tangles when letting rope out.
Love Love your video my friend!
Fantastic 😊mate,haven’t been crabbing for years. Got the taste for it now 👍👍🍺
Yeah, I'd be looking at making some kind of hand crank and spool for at least storing the ropes and possibly for retrieving the trays. I've been what i assume to be those guys disassemble gang hooks a few times around M1 n M2. Great vid, i might give it a crack myself.
From the gulf coast of Alabama U.S.A thank you for sharing. I was surprised to see you bust out the jar of honey. I guess im gonna have to try that on our blue crabs. Cheers and well done.
Cool Trip Sammy! I like the way you mix it up! 👊🏻😎🥃🇺🇸
Have you considered using the Ikejime method of dispatching the fish? Best method for preserving the quality of the fish for eating.
Yes mate, that’s the method I use minus the wire up the spine
Hey Sammy I’ve seen heaps of your videos still haven’t come past a good old walking the shallows with a light and prawning net if you can even do that where your located would love to see some of that old classic way done by you keep it up mate 🤙🏼
Loved it mate thank you mate
Those crabs look good to eat yum. But a tip for you NEVER ever coil your ropes, just stuff them into a sack or your box and they will always set with ease and 99.9% of the time will never tangle. An old timer years ago taught me that and he only fished with handlines and his boat was fill with line that never tangled! Keep up with the awesome videos 👍
100% never try coiling
Bloody good crabs! They do taste better than blueys.
Epic stuff Sammy, had never heard of them before (or I just don't remember ha ha) Have you tried cooling fresh cooked Crabs in salt water & ice? A bloke I met in Darwin did it & it was fricken amazing (was with Muddies) The salt water adds so much flavour! (ocean water) Cheers
Hydration is most necessary in any fishing adventure! Hydration is the number 1 rule to anything fishing related!😎
Of course mate! 🍻🍻
@@SammyHitzkeFishing Great minds always think alike!😎🍺🍺🍻
They are one crab with a strange look awesomely done Mate
Good luck Sammy I love Spanner crab to eat just a little fiddelie to peel
I've seen old blokes using garden hose reels to reel long pot ropes up. Then when your done you just real all 4 onto the drum connecting them with clips.
i kept waiting to see the “old bay”! lolol
Good stuff mate. Not bad at all for your first attempt. We do alright out off the Sunshine Coast. I’m sure you probably seen that video when you did your research 😂👌
Hey lads! Nah I didn’t see yours, is it on your channel I’ll have a look 👌👌
I watched Dougie Burt’s from down the Goldie for the dilly setting and then one from the Fraser coast co-op on how to clean them 👌👌
@@SammyHitzkeFishing go have a squiz mate. I’ve got a few there to look at. 🤙
You’ll have to get yourself an electric winch for your next mission. Save those biceps of yours 😉😂
Bloody great session, cant be crabby with that!
Awesome vid Sammy, wished I had a go at them when I had my bigger boat ........KRACKA
Great vid. Always wanted to know how to catch ‘em.
One may say Sammy, that you are in need of a new boat or 7. One for every occasion.
Nice to dream.
Another great video, as always.
Here in Hawaii we call them kona crab 🦀 🦀 delicious cook or raw Mahalo for sharing Aloha 🌺🤙🌺
I can't believe that is the first time I ever seen one of those. I thought I have seen every crab species. Crazy.
Could u use an anchor ball to retrieve the pots? Save u from pulling them up by hand?
You should think about getting a hose reel that you use on the garden hose save coiling your rope
First timer on the channel and really enjoyed your crab hunt.
Well done mate they are fun to catch
We did the same many yrs ago with pretty good results too
Tasty little morsels for sure 👌
Mate never seen this before, probably because as far as I know we don't get Spanners down here in South Oz (except the human type spanners) I like the bait holder set up, I'd definitely like some of those crabbing for Bluey's down here. What a weird net set up, but it works. I'd get some of those garden hose winder reels for the rope
Very interesting vid Sammy thx mate
Reminds of the crab 🦀 I had down my pants after meeting a lady in the night well done 👍🏻 😅
Cool video! Strange looking crab for sure. Can’t judge a crab by its shell cover eh? As long as it goes well with a libation of choice-Happy Crabbing!
Thanks for sharing a terrific video.
God bless and keep having fun. 😎🍺 🇦🇺🇺🇸
I really want to spend a month in Australia fishing, hopefully work will send me there someday.
Some gps marks would be a good start. Another great vid champ
Hey Sammy,
You should just get some hose reels for your rope might be easier
In Hawaii we call then Kona crabs and they are soooo good and difficult to find now.
Great video 👍
Very good video and a new species for me! Kool looking Lil buggers
Sammy mate, great vid, love watching different stuff.
howd you rate the meat content per grab? good net return?
Cheers from California🦀🍻
Strange looking crabs.
I’d like to see some footage of the trip out and back Thx Sammy