Depends which time of year. Early season we try to target hard bottom. As cold fronts come the crabs may move to sandy bottom or mud. We try to keep up with where the crabs are and move gear accordingly.
This is wild. I am just get into hunting and saw one of your videos and was looking at your other video and came across this one. I think this is in my backyard in St Pete im interested where do you sell them?
@@floridagrownandgathered8775 Thank you, Both places are less then 10 min from me (that seems WILD to me to come for learning about hog hunting to finding the video was made in my backyard) thanks again for all the great information have a blessed rest of your week
I'm in holiday / Tarpon Springs. That is some hard work. Interesting how you just reach in. I guess stone crabs are not as fast as blue crabs? Blue crabs have serious attitudes. Lol
@@floridagrownandgathered8775 I see. I used to live in the area. How deep do you have your traps? How far out do you go off shore? I'm assuming you mean the Gulf and not the bay?
@@floridagrownandgathered8775 slightly deeper than blue crabbing. I might try that sometime. Thanks. Being from the blue crab state when I return I will be mostly there for the Blue Crabs. I heard in upper Tampa Bay was good but nothing like it used to be, because over crabbing. I heard there were some spots down in St. Petersburg around near the parks. They don't like water to fresh or to salty. 7ft.-12ft. is good for Blue. Any tips for the Blue Crabs?
It's In effical to remove both claws from a stone crab, your leaving it defenseless. Your putting today's profit over furniture catches. So now don't have the right to complain when next year is slow.
Ha! They are so tightly regulated. Size limits keep going up. Every time trap tags are transferred they permanently take away 18.5 trap tags. Tons of small crabs. Stone crab future isn’t looking to be hurt by keeping 2 keeper claws. They don’t grow back big claws anyways.
@@joshbennett6534 If you’re directing this at me I guarantee you I know better than the FWC research scientists a.k.a. New college graduates that I see out there trying to trap stone crabs and monitor population.
FYI: Both claws can be harvested according to FWC. Please familiarize yourself with the laws before making uneducated comments. As per FWC both claws can be legally harvested as long as they are the legal size. It’s not the preferred practice because it leaves the crab with few alternatives to defend itself but it’s not illegal. - just a little education.
Completely 100% ethical to take both claws. They hole up and become docile instead of keeping an attitude and try fighting a crab that has both claws. Some studies show the survival rate is higher if both claws are taken. I run my traps down by Bonita Springs and Naples. I don't get too many crabs that have two keeper claws anyway so I rarely harvest both. I wouldn't hesitate though. I'm pretty jealous of their catch though. Good take.
Dope video
Thanks
how many traps did/do you run a day?
We've had issues with people hauling our gear this season as well.....
Having my traps baited is best case scenario. I'm tired of these mofos stealing them like a p.o.s.
What kind of gloves do you use?
@@Jason-wx7ms either the orange fishing gloves or garden gloves
Wow,do you need a license to crab
Wondering I'm not trying to be rude but when you drop traps do you look for structure like a rock line or is it on sandy bottom
Depends which time of year. Early season we try to target hard bottom. As cold fronts come the crabs may move to sandy bottom or mud. We try to keep up with where the crabs are and move gear accordingly.
This is wild. I am just get into hunting and saw one of your videos and was looking at your other video and came across this one. I think this is in my backyard in St Pete im interested where do you sell them?
There’s a few different buyers we sell to depending on prices. Madeira Beach Seafood and Key West Seafood are regular buyers.
@@floridagrownandgathered8775 Thank you, Both places are less then 10 min from me (that seems WILD to me to come for learning about hog hunting to finding the video was made in my backyard) thanks again for all the great information have a blessed rest of your week
@@SHInvesting That’s cool! I live in St. Pete too.
I'm in holiday / Tarpon Springs. That is some hard work. Interesting how you just reach in. I guess stone crabs are not as fast as blue crabs? Blue crabs have serious attitudes. Lol
@@Floridawoodsbanshee yeah, blue crabs are much quicker and meaner than stone crabs🤣
HEY MAN WHERE IN FLORIDA ARE YOU GUYS CRABBING?
Saint Petersburg Florida
@@floridagrownandgathered8775 I see. I used to live in the area. How deep do you have your traps? How far out do you go off shore? I'm assuming you mean the Gulf and not the bay?
@@vladmanowar2535 we are usually about a mile off the beach in 15-20 ft
@@floridagrownandgathered8775 slightly deeper than blue crabbing. I might try that sometime. Thanks. Being from the blue crab state when I return I will be mostly there for the Blue Crabs. I heard in upper Tampa Bay was good but nothing like it used to be, because over crabbing. I heard there were some spots down in St. Petersburg around near the parks. They don't like water to fresh or to salty. 7ft.-12ft. is good for Blue. Any tips for the Blue Crabs?
YUM!
State law only take right claw
@@gail3678 not state law
It's In effical to remove both claws from a stone crab, your leaving it defenseless. Your putting today's profit over furniture catches.
So now don't have the right to complain when next year is slow.
Ha! They are so tightly regulated. Size limits keep going up. Every time trap tags are transferred they permanently take away 18.5 trap tags. Tons of small crabs. Stone crab future isn’t looking to be hurt by keeping 2 keeper claws. They don’t grow back big claws anyways.
Guess you know better then the scientists that are hired by fwc to monitor stock????
@@joshbennett6534 If you’re directing this at me I guarantee you I know better than the FWC research scientists a.k.a. New college graduates that I see out there trying to trap stone crabs and monitor population.
FYI: Both claws can be harvested according to FWC. Please familiarize yourself with the laws before making uneducated comments. As per FWC both claws can be legally harvested as long as they are the legal size. It’s not the preferred practice because it leaves the crab with few alternatives to defend itself but it’s not illegal. - just a little education.
Completely 100% ethical to take both claws. They hole up and become docile instead of keeping an attitude and try fighting a crab that has both claws. Some studies show the survival rate is higher if both claws are taken. I run my traps down by Bonita Springs and Naples. I don't get too many crabs that have two keeper claws anyway so I rarely harvest both. I wouldn't hesitate though. I'm pretty jealous of their catch though. Good take.