Hand-Catching FIDDLER CRABS for BAIT

Had a lot of fun hand-catching fiddler crabs in todays video. This was a first for me and even though the first one pinched me, I was still determined to catch um up so ended the day with about 4-5 dozen! Perfect amount for a sheepshead fishing trip! We'll be using these as bait in next week's video so make sure you hit that subscribe button to keep up!
Thanks so much for watching! Tight lines 🤙🏼

[@frankribble4367]

When it's below 20 degrees outside & you are quarantining in a bedroom, with at least 1 positive covid case in the house, it is great to binge watch your videos.

[@angelobowie6880]

Master Sheeps head fishermen here. catching fiddlers in the mangroves, should take a screwdriver or something similar to stick just behind the holes they dive into and pry them out. Number one bait for sheeps is shucked oyster, with crushed oyster shell (bucket) as chum. will draw drum etc into the area as well. The industrial area around Picnic Isle is great for monster sheeps

[@EricaLynn]

The next video is me using these fiddlers to sight cast sheephead! every bait got smoked I can’t wait to show y’all 🤙🏼 uploading next week

[@angelobowie6880]

@@EricaLynn sounds epic, can't wait!

[@FrankJamger]

Always a better fishing experience when you catch your bait as well as your fish.

[@myoutdoorlife3833]

Looks like fun! Funny how the crab claw stayed pinched to your hand! This channel has awesome content, you should have a million subscribers!

Your fishing trips are always a success, Congratulations friend! God bless you always! Hug!!!👍🎣🐠😊

[@yanjijay6752]

Ahh this makes me miss catching crawdads in small streams when I was younger looks like fun

[@ryanparsons9201]

Fun and something different.

[@jimparker7778]

Erica always finds a way to have fun

[@gmoney1254]

Damn those pinchers looked like it hurt ur reaction was priceless 😂😂😂

[@JohnFourtyTwo]

Awesome crab hunt and here's a tickle for the algorithm! 👍✨💥🦀🐟🎣🚤

[@georgeadcock2347]

That crab really latched on to you. My words exactly.. .

[@tonyfranklin2179]

I always bring sticks to go in the holes before they run in. Or i bring a shovel and dig them out ...i find alot at the end off shell point road ..in ruskin,fl

[@markmiller5004]

Grew up catching these for bait in Tampa. Great for Sheepshead. And we would flip rocks for Stone crabs to catch Drums off the pylons.

[@ericcorse]

Sand fleas are good bait for sheepshead too.

[@7citiesfishing]

The best sheepshead bait!

[@MarkR1214]

Sure got a big haul of those little buggers, like ti see how and where you put them on the hook. I saw on IG the ones you didn’t use were put to good use and gobbled up in the fish tank! Pretty cool catching your own bait!

[@geoffrey121148]

I bet a very small hook what can you catch with those babies

[@afout07]

Stick a hook right between the legs on the side. Just have to pop it in there being careful not to crush the crab

[@afout07]

@@geoffrey121148 I'm not sure about down south but here in VA we use them for sheepshead, tautog, red and black drum

[@richardfiedler2201]

Come on Erica!!!! I thought you were the ultimate outdoorsy country girl. One little pinch from a fiddler crab are you ready to go home. LOL!!!! & It was all your man's fault LOL!!!

[@stevethuss2707]

AWESOME VIDEO WITH THEM LITTLE GUYS.

[@groundpounder8373]

You are one cool ass Lady. 😎 loved it when you called the crab 🦀 Big Daddy, 😆..... keep on crabbing my friend

[@davidwilding799]

The crabs were getting out off the net can't wait for next video 👍🇦🇺

[@davidhart4789]

My granddaughter had fiddler crabs as pets for a while. Good thing my son didn’t know they were good for fishing. They would have come up missing real quick.

[@dougthePogingguitarist]

great video watching from Canada Nova Scotia

[@tomdrummy4984]

Fiddler crab has good taste in pinchee 🤣 It didn’t want to let you go ! 😃

[@altondubose3415]

What an appropriate response to being attacked by a Fiddler Crab🦀

[@johncue9971]

Nice video👍

[@bokettom]

Back when I lived in Myrtle Beach we would go up in the back of the washouts and bury shallow buckets to catch them. Come back 2-3 days after you buried it and you would have a few dozen.

[@henryturnerjr3857]

I found out the hard way once they can also climb a Styrofoam bucket! Had them crawling all over my SUV Lmao

[@haniapowalka6052]

Those look like cray fish

[@cpprcrk1833]

Catching the bait is half of the fun ! ( sometimes )

[@afout07]

Those pinches aren't too bad. You kinda have to get used to it when using these for bait, you're bound to get pinched sticking your hand in a bucket full of them

[@panamacitybeachbum]

Mud or no mud you've still got it.

[@argyrisfishing8664]

👍👍👌👍

[@ejwski3615]

Crabs are crazy and funny This is cool episode My dad once put his hands to close to a blue claw crab it was 6 1/2 inches wide on shell This guy grabbed my dads thumb and wasn’t letting go Dad says go get a hammer then smashed his claw off then says put this guy at top of the pot because I’m eating that little sh** first

[@louisjdiazjr]

Erica, where was this if you don’t mind me asking?

[@hiltoncds7529]

😃👏🌟🤩🐟🐟🎣🎣

[@jessyjames7508]

Them little turds climbed out the net faster than Erica could throw'em in! LOL There ain't no speckled trout in gator country???

[@anthonyromano8565]

So you eat spiders that like water basically.

[@craigmaverick]

I can't believe you don't run into any snakes out there?

[@EricaLynn]

Surprisingly didn’t see any!

[@stoneshack2000]

Call video Guys👍👈

[@robertochavez6456]

Not 🐟 fishing?

[@mikebojtor]

Man you guys probably would’ve caught more if you weren’t being so Crabby. Really was starting to Bug me lol

[@thereissomecoolstuff]

What the hell is the dude wearing? Is that a Florida thing? Come on man.

[@stevenryle5709]

Erica, you whine like a little girl. I've got two Grand daughters and they don't fuss that much. Thanks for the video.