How to Catch Blue Crab With Handlines - Freeport, TX (coordinates for 11 crabbing spots included)
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- Опубліковано 27 лип 2024
- Today I explain everything you need to know to catch and cook blue crabs all on your own. We cover everything from bait, locations and scouting all the way to how to prepare and cook crab for yourself. I really hope this video helps you be successful on your next crabbing trip and I would love to hear about your experience using this knowledge to get out there and try on your own. I respond to almost every comment and am pretty easy to get a hold of online so please reach out! Also, consider subscribing to our channel to keep up with our family and see more informative videos like this one. Have a wonderful day!
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CRABBING SPOTS
1. Sabine Pass: goo.gl/maps/iRWPWzpMGxw9qYXu5
2. Rollover Pass: goo.gl/maps/vYnwfgQDBUJ4si8m8
3. Sea Wolf Park: goo.gl/maps/dCzWYAg1kVzgEW9cA
4. Clear lake, Kemah, Seabrook Area
This pin is of a fishing dock that I imagine there would be crabs. This entire area should produce though so go explore!
goo.gl/maps/KTPyMU3aHzGJwLTE6
5. Texas City Dike: goo.gl/maps/dGdM9yTcD8cSXREQ9
6. Dickinson Bayou: goo.gl/maps/dk4AmDqGUKb8Jau6A
7. Salt Marsh Areas around Hitchcock: goo.gl/maps/V84Yd1g82xHvkH5s7
8. Tide Pools at San Louis Pass
From a boat : goo.gl/maps/9TxaGTp7u2nhkVSF8
On foot(you can drive down here and find a spot to set up.)
:goo.gl/maps/4GcZaixfvfhaGJvGA
9. Cold Pass: if you're in a boat the entire marshy area is goof. if on foot take dip nets to this dock.
goo.gl/maps/g9X8wc1XaGJybMdV9
10. Christmas Bay:
goo.gl/maps/uoemagvjTz8VRiNh8
11. Freeport, Tx -My location for this video
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Im sorry Sir but you should learn what you are doing before you try to start teaching others .
Ah go shove it dude. Don't come here to start shit
@@dukesoutfitters3599 🤣🤣🤣NICE!!
To each there own , he does a good job ,better then some. You probably throw half your crab away cause you can't waste your time. And if your talking about seasonings on his that's on him that's not everyone's way. Just watch and learn or keep on moving . No one says you have to stay.
@OneOut1 If you don't have anything nice to say, then don't say anything at all. Everyone has their own way of preparing and cooking crabs. I think he did a great job. The info about purging the crabs was good info to share. Also, it was a good idea to partially boil the crabs before putting them on th grill, so they didn't dry out.
Personally, I'm positive that you're just an internet troll who who needs attention. So sad.
@@dukesoutfitters3599Just a bit of advice. If you're trying to grow your channel, don't pay attention to trolls. I certainly wouldn't reply to their comment. They're trying to get you mad and to reply negatively to them, so it reflects badly on you. Also, giving them attention only gives them what they want and attracts other trolls. It was a great video. You did a good job. Don't give up. 🙂
Thank you for spending time making this video. Very informative.
Being a Maryland native, it breaks my heart to watch you clean out the guts and mustard (many Marylanders eat that, myself included, great flavor). Your boat setup was awesome, and I’d recommend using some ring net traps, you’ll increase your catch for sure as crabs can’t drop off the way they can with chicken on a string.
Great video.
Maryland steamed crabs is pretty simple, mix about 10oz each of water, beer, apple cider vinegar at the bottom of a large steam pot, bring it to a rolling boil and add love crabs on top, season with old bay or my favorite JO #2 spice, then cover and steam for about 20mins…. Heaven!!!
Haha yea I get that a lot. I serve these to lots of people who don't usually eat seafood like this so they appreciate not having all the stuff in them. I'm not a fan of it either personally. Just a preference!
That actually sounds really good. I've never steamed them. I'll have to give it a shot next time I go.
Its amazing how Marylanders buy their crabs from La and Tx. and then call them Maryland Blue Crab.
Blue crab are caught anywhere up and down the Texas coast not just where this guy says.
@@OneOut1 I live in Virginia and know exactly what you're talking about .
I actually had to FF thru that part man!! ALL THAT CRAB WASTED!!!💔😳😖💔😫 lmfao smh and to know-- how bad our Chesapeake has been raped bare!! All the crab companies, the locap crabbers, the pickers etc. that have folded bcuza our Bay being so bare etc....to see as much crab being thrown away?? I couldn't watch! I couldn't!
I've never seen anybody #1 waste this much crab bfor (anybody ever come to our table to eat crab and waste that much?? Would be thrown out!! LITERALLY LMAO)
And #2-- never seen em prepped like this! Not til the past month or so when I started watching an older retired couple from jersey but relocated to FLA-- they eat them bare like this. But ive never seen this til recently. Doesn't look like anything id eat. U?
What parts u from anyway?
Bmore here
Can't wait for summer/fall for some good crabs!!
@@dukesoutfitters3599 I agree. Way more enjoyable when they are cleaned. Just removes the headaches when eating them and looks more presentable too. I do like the way Marylanders cook (steam) them though.
I like how you explain everything. Thank you 😊
Hell yeah!
Great video! I’m in Houston. Going to head down to Freeport next week and try to catch some blues! Have you tried the JO #2 spice? It’s like Old Bay but it’s a little different. I really like it. Keep crabin’!
Thanks man! I’ve heard of it but never tried it! I’ll have to keep an eye out for it. Good luck!
Since this was I think 2 years ago I don't know if you'll see this Recipe for Crabs that I'm sharing with you. We have Crabs and Spaghetti when we have crabs. To make the gravy you'll need to add a couple Tablespoons of Olive OIl to a pot that's big enough to hold the amount of Crabs you're cooking. Add to that about 5-6 Garlic Cloves or more if you like a lot of Garlic. Saute the garlic but don't burn it. Then add 2 -3 lg cans Tomato Puree or sauce depending on how many crabs you have and a can of Tomato Paste. Rinse each can with a little water so you don't waste any goodness. Add Oregano 2-3 teaspoon and Basil 2-3 Tablespoons and use fresh Basil if you have it - it does come out much better. Add some Old Bay to your liking or leave out if you don't like it. Once the gravy is heated up enough then add your Crabs. I like to cook them about an hour but you can cook longer or less time - I usually go by the taste of the Gravy and if it's strong enough flavor. I use spaghetti and I like a #9 size if you can find it but if not then anything other then Angel Hair is what I use. When the Gravy is almost done I start my spaghetti water and when the spaghetti is done drain and add some of the gravy. You don't have to put to much gravy because you need ot serve some on the side and let people add how much they want along with Parmesan Cheese or whatever Cheese you like. I usually use my Turkey platter to serve the Crabs and always have a big roll of paper towel handy. It's really good eating. You can also make the same gravy and add Calamari too. I have a recipe to stuff the Calamari and would be happy to share that also if anyone wants it. Happy Eating!!!!
Badass music .. From Maryland and Austin . Steel Nets . No need too rinse and then drown them . Steam Beer Cider Layer Good Seasoning !
Awesome video! I am freezing my ass off in Montana. I can't wait to move back to Texas. i am looking at the Freeport area. Liked and subscribed!
Man, I bet Montana is cold right now. Thanks for the sub!
@@dukesoutfitters3599 A few years ago, it got freezing. It went six weeks without ever getting above 0F. The lows were often below -30F. Some winters are mild. You just never know. When I lived in Corpus Christi, it was hot and muggy, but there was always a breeze. I will take three to four months of hot weather over 4 to five months of cold weather. The average low is at or below freezing for seven months of the year. Summers are pleasant, but in September, fire season starts, and it is smoggier than Los Angeles until late October. Montana is beautiful, and you should visit between Mid June Mid July.
@@eddyaruda486 I am not a fan of the cold so I can't imagine -30 for that long. It sounds like you need to come back to Texas! I actually spent a few weeks in three forks/ Yellowstone in September of last year while on a road trip. Very beautiful but I definitely experienced the smog from the big fires that year. Idaho was really bad too
Great video and very informative! Have you ever crabbed in the surf at the beach? I would like to see a video of that if you have done it.
I have not! I had been before but I really only started crabbing this year so I'm learning too. If you know a place and how to do it I have the camera equipment. It would be fun to make videos of subscribers sharing what they are good at.
I read the outlets are the best due to the currents.
Thank you!
Wow my husband said the same thing😂
Excellent video - Mike Shapiro
Checkout ( the old couple out doors)From Florida, they clean their crabs at the end of each video. I'm from Pa and we cook and clean then eat all at same time where you guys do yours ahead of cooking. But she does cook them whole at times. I'd just rather have them done Maryland style so UA-cam someone from Maryland to learn the proper steam and cook with seasonings smothered on them.
Grew up in SW Louisiana. What’s odd to me here is that people always recommend “where there’s rocks” for catching crabs here. It was always like where y’all are in the video when I crabbed back home: grassy marshes.
Man I think crabs are just basically everywhere haha. Did you guys catch them on the rocks when you went?
@@dukesoutfitters3599 In May-June the females are out during the mating season and there are hundreds of blue crabs along the ocean jetties. Sadly, some people take the sponge crabs too.
@@chimyshark nice man, I'll have to check that out next year. This is my first year crabbing so I'm still figuring it all out
@@dukesoutfitters3599 yes go for it. Hope you find them, although it doesn't seem like you need to. You get plenty already, so if you have a method that works, just stick with it. I catch blue crabs over here in Corpus Christi. If you would like to learn some crab recipes, I actually just posted a top 5 crab recipes today that could greatly expand your culinary horizon.
@@chimyshark nice man I grew up in Calallen. I'm always down to try new tactics though! Good to have more than one trick if the crabbing gets tough. I actually already watched that video. My buddy and I cook a lot so we will have to pick a recipe to try
Great video! Do you have to worry about alligators in these swamps?
Thanks man!
I don’t doubt they are out there, but I didn’t have a problem with them around Freeport. The closer you get to Louisiana the more you start to see.
May I suggest you add sea salt to the water that you partially boil them in? You will lose a bit of flavor boiling them in plain water?
I enjoyed video, I want 2 go crabbing so bad
You are allowed to keep female blue crabs in Texas so long as they meet the 5” requirement and are not carrying eggs. You are also not allowed to be in possession of female blue crabs with their apron removed since that is where the eggs would be attached.
I have since learned that it is just frowned upon to take female crab but not illegal. I didn't know that about the apron though so I'm glad you shared!
I've never eaten crabs like this.
I have lived in Maryland since I was 2 y.o. I LOVE crabs. Steamed crabs are just to die for. Everybody knows that MD saying 'Maryland is for crabs' rite? Lmao most Marylanders (my son literally just told me last week-- MY OWN DAUGHTER IN LAW doesnt know!!) don't know that most of the crabs we buy here at r crabhouses-- come from TEXAS and LOUISIANA!! Lmfao especially in the winter months lol nobody knows this!! Maryland barely has any crabs left. We've crabbed the Chesapeake til she's bare almost n Virginia has even done more damage than MD has from what I hear (I forget what its called but it's when they scrape the bottom of the river and pull the crab out-- n eat em) idk that we'll ever recover the Chesapeake in my lifetime. The poor crabbers here are struggling bcuz our waters are just about bare. Generations of crabpickers here in Maryland have gone out of busines bcuza the condition of the Bay too. So, the restaurant (they claim it's world famous but IRL- NONE OF US LOCALS EVER EAT THERE!) Phillips crabhouse-- they import a green crab from somewhere in Asia and pass it off here to the tourists-- as a MD. blue crab. Not only the tourists eat em tho, some of the residents here only buy Phillips crabmeat in our stores etc....its fake tho! It's not a blue crab at all. Idk if I've ever eaten it but if i have, it was accidentally.
Are u all in the south? I watch an older couple in FLA who also eat blue crab simarly to how this video shows them prepped. Otherwise tho-- never seen this bfor. We eat em a bit different here. Tons of old bay and maybe a few ears of corn too. The only stuff we throw away are the 'devil' or gills ....personally I only eat the female bcuza the shell. That's the best part of the crab to me (and my family too- my daughter in law was married in tho so she eats males only lmao❤😂 and we STILL love her even tho!) So many Marylanders tho....only eat #1males and they believe theyre Maryland blue crab!! Maryland gets our crabs from TX. & LA ....we barely have crabs here anymore💔
RIP Rollover Pass.
Hello, your video was very helpful. My husband and I go crabbing and fishing. We don't purge, after seeing that it makes me wonder. Going forward we will purge.
Im glad it was helpful! Give it a try! I wouldn't say it's 100% necessary but it does help!
You launched at swan lake, but were y'all actually crabbing in swan lake too? Looks like you guys traveled a bit on the ICW to get to this spot in the video?
Yea we go up the ship channel quite a ways
Ok, I am from MD and the cooking method is very different, obviously from us marylanders. I'll challenge ya? You steam and eat the crabs like we do.. I'll try to do it your way. Little collab
Dude I'm super down. Message me on Instagram and we can work out the details!
Okie dokie, here is one I did with a channel from south Carolina.
ua-cam.com/video/yv5uhqml4dU/v-deo.html
Sent you a message. Talk ya soon
hello friend my name is Felice and I live in Italy, I am a former seaman of ships carrying gas and passenger ferries. Please, with , can you make me a video of an Italian ship carrying gas? The ship is called ENRICO FERMI, entered today 09/09 in the port of Freeport. Thank you
This sounds interesting. Find me on Facebook or instagram and send me a message with more details!
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Awesome video! I live in DFW and would love to pay you to go out and catch some crabs just like you did in this video. How do I contact you?
Hey David, you can find me on Facebook or Instagram and just shoot me a message. My Instagram is @dukea.outfitters and you can find me on Facebook by searching my whole name . Justin Minton
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What kind of canoe is that
Hey guys why you use a crab drop net? You will get more at one time, when you do post your video, stay safe guys 👦 🙏 ❤
Thanks for your comment ronald! The main reason is it's only a few feet deep where we crab and we usually catch a ton of them with this method. We recently made some crab snares we plan on trying as soon as it warms up!
When cleaning the female crab, does the "female" plate come off like the male plate?
Yea it's the exact same process!
@@dukesoutfitters3599 Thanks for the reply, and I liked the video and information. I am definitely going to give it a try!!
@@davidharris8861 good luck man, let me know how you do! Are you located in Texas?
@@davidharris8861 wait, is this the David Harris who uses to work at hungry howies? 🤔 🤣
@@dukesoutfitters3599 No, I never worked there, or have even been there, sorry.
You just threw away some yellow crab butter when you dropped that first crab shell in the bucket. That stuff you threw away is succulent. Also each shell should be l9oked into the corners for new skin that is forming for the crab tp ne preparring to shed its shell.
You are throwing away some of the most succulent parts of the crab.
I respect your opinion, but we hate the yellow "mustard" stuff in our family. It's just not for us 🤣
WAYYYYYYYYYY TOO MUCH TALKING HOLY TALKING TALKERTON JESUS CHRIST TOO MUCH TALKING
Thanks bud. Next time I’ll try to teach without talking and see how that works out