I strapped a fishing camera to my crab trap to capture amazing underwater footage!

Ahoy legends, in this weeks episode I head out with the phantom chasing crabs using traps and underwater cameras! We even managed to catch a crab thief red handed in the act!
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[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Sorry it’s late legends!! Wanted to make sure it was perfect to do the footage Justice! Hope you enjoy it!! 🍻🍻🍻

[@michaelhall5429]

Awesome video mate. I don't think I'll ever get sick of underwater footage. Despite the thievery, at least you have a better idea about how long to leave the trap down than everyone else. Must have been gutting watching them wander on and then off while you were editing. Cheers for more great content and it was lovely seeing the old boy come out for a fish and get the best one.

[@HAZ006218]

Best fishing show on KZbin without competition in my eyes mate keep doing what your doing you should be very proud of your work

[@chrishopkinson8442]

Loved this ep Sammy! Just an idea, try cutting some vinyl tube that's the same inner diameter as the ring around the trap. Slice it down the middle and feed it over the outer ring of the trap, might stop them getting scared of it 🍻

[@boilinwater69]

Try salt n vinegar chips on your crab sandwich. The salt n vinegar are a great complimentary flavour but also a bit of crunch for texture.

[@rainmakerjim]

As the all the critters in that part of the world are eccentrically weird, why should one think Aussie rock crabs would look normal. they are certainly weird, and I’ll bet quite tasty. the weirdest part of this video is how they catch them. Does a flat mesh panel even count as a “trap”.

[@ltsmash781]

You may have noticed the couple of pots that came up with more crabs had been sitting on the bottom with the food containers down. that gives the swimmer legs room to push through the net without letting them to touch the bottom and avoid getting caught. The old man used to make his pots with a larger square profile sides to help get the net off the bottom, he also had weights to make sure the bait was facing down so they had to dig in to get at it. he would love to see this video to see how his theories stacked up. Great content.

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

That’s great info thanks for that mate!! Always love hearing how other people adapt their methods from the norm 👌👌

[@uncletiggermclaren7592]

Yeah, we had two clips on the bait, and clipped it to the top and the bottom of the Crayfish pot. That way the crays couldn't sit on the outside of the pot and reach in and grab the bait and pull it towards them and feed from the outside without entering the pot. Dad also made his original pots bigger, six foot square and about 3 and a half feet high. I remember about 50 years ago when I was just about 7 or 8, going out with him to lift some pots, and it was all he and my older brother could do to pull one up, and when they did, the entire pot was full of crays. They had no chance of lifting it into the boat, and so dad had my brother hold it just awash, and we took it into shallow water off a sand beach, and dad started pulling crays out and dumping them over the side, because in those days you could only take 20 crays as a non-commercial fisherman. It took a long time, and I forget now how many the pot had in it, like 90 or so. I put a pot down in that same spot about ten or twelve years later, and got 19 crayfish in it. And the last time I was on the island, I put three pots out over four nights, and got just 2 crayfish.

[@jamielee9350]

Spotted Eagle Ray 💯 It must have thought it had found a "Swim Through Takeaway" 🤣🤣🤣

[@danpbrown]

That's some epic underwater footage mate. Keep up the Good work Sammy!

[@shakirmisbah4183]

I'm glad the video was playing at 400x times normal speed. Those crabs looked like they were partying like it was 1999!

[@stevegibson743]

The ray thanks you profusely from the bottom of his heart.

[@deannfrey3469]

Wow. That was so interesting. I really love camera views underwater like that and the whale call was so beautiful.

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Thanks very much! Glad you enjoyed it! 🍻🍻

[@user-tu3jy3om1l]

Very interesting footage Thanks Sammy & Tez

[@akcellr8r75]

Always great entertainment watching a father and son fishing duo.

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Thanks mate! Always good fun on the boat as well 👌👌

[@terrytailor]

Well that was worth the wait. Awesome footage from the bottom. Loved the whale song dance that the spanners were doing 😅 Can't wait to do it again.

[@jamessippel7489]

You and phantom have nailed it. Great to see father and son fishing adventures .cheers 🍻👍

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Thanks mate, appreciate the support 🍻🍻

[@SaltWaterSteve1]

Love the CHANNEL SAMMY 🤙🏽 How good is it seeing what’s going on around the tray down there 🤩

[@MrMattDat]

Very nice day! The underwater footage is awesome!!

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Thanks for watching! 🍻🍻

[@WanderingSolesSg]

Thanks for making this awesome video... especially enjoyed watching the ray raiding the trap😀

[@deborahgoslin5858]

Good video ! Thank you for sharing.

[@elizabethcarrington5819]

The footage is incredible!❤️

[@GoldCoastPestFishingClassic]

That’s some fantastic footage there Sammy, absolutely loved this video.

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Thanks for watching 🙌🙌🍻🍻

[@FreqElite]

This video was unreal!! Something different to usual but so so cool, love ya work Sammy 🍻

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Thanks mate! Yeah always awesome to see what’s happening out there hey!!

[@AdamKilpatrick]

Love the footage @SammyHitzkeFishing and that Eagle Ray raiding your pot was epic.

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Thanks mate! Crazy to see how they do it 😳😳😳

[@darrenmudge3986]

One of the best videos you ever done ! The crabs where hilarious and interesting Ty so much ❤

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Thanks mate!! Glad you enjoyed it! 🍻🍻🙌🙌

[@Devine_Adventures]

Love your stuff man!!! Cheers from an angler in 🇺🇸.

[@jeremiahlittlejohn922]

Alright you and the Phantom, your fishing channel is truly one of the best out there. Loved the underwater footage. Cheers mate.

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Appreciate the kind words mate 🙌🙌🙌 thanks for watching!

[@williamkertesz9071]

That was awesome you learn so much with the camera

[@coopersfishingadventures]

Thanks for the effort you put into your vids Sammy! They are always great to watch and put a smile on my face❤. Love it Sammy keep it up🎉🎉

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Glad you’re enjoying them mate! Cheers 🍻🍻🍻

[@connielasher3126]

What a fun video. Thanks for the treat Sammy and Phantom!

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

No worries at all, thanks for tuning in!! 🍻🍻

[@willkitching]

That’s so awesome Sammy and Terry! Great to see you both out on the boat together again chasing some fish and crabs 👍🎣 That underwater footage was extremely interesting, love your work 😁

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Cheers Will!! Yeah mate the long awaited return for the phantom. Got some big summer plans for him this year 😉👌👌

[@willkitching]

@@SammyHitzkeFishing Sounds awesome mate, I can’t wait to see what you have up your sleeve! 👌

[@terrytailor]

Thanks Will.

[@pacman5590]

Love watching the phantom asking for your adventures, brings out the best in you both! 👍

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Plenty more to come with the old boy! Some big plans coming up 👌👌

[@lovefishncookn14]

Another cracking video mate 🍺🎣👍 always good to see father and son fishing together.

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

🙌🙌🙌 thanks for tuning in mate! 🍻🍻

[@DeshyTV]

Cheers for the upload sammy, good to see you and the old fella getting out in a rare weather window. Looks to me like the culprit is a spotted eagle ray

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Yeah I’d say you’re right there mate! Cheeky bugger owes me some crabs!!

[@Stevos_HookedonRods4844]

That was the most amazing footage Thanks Sammy

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Thanks for watching 🍻🍻

[@Jetcast]

awesome video Sammy! Thanks for making the effort to show us how it's done!

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Thanks for watching mate! 🍻🍻🍻

[@scottkennedy5537]

Didn't think I was going to, but really enjoyed this one! Cheers

[@gillfanatic5380]

A bloody ripper of vid this week Sammy! Seeing Those crabs scooting around the bottom was cool. Interesting to see a heap of flounder down too 👍

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Cheers legend! Thanks for watching 🙌🙌

[@smee103]

Glad to see you and the Phantom having a great day on the water

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Thanks mate! 🍻🍻

[@annepeterson2905]

Thank you for sharing this video. Great idea to put the camera's on the crab traps. That Manta Ray was determined to get to the bait. Overall excellent catches 👍.

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed it! 🍻🍻

[@robertdupuy8631]

Thanks for a very pleasant Sunday afternoon. Excellent show, as always.

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

No dramas at all, thanks for tuning in mate! 🍻🍻

[@davemorin9196]

Great video fun to watch.

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Thanks very much! 🍻🍻

[@CHOPPER1741]

Nice spotted stingray love ur work mate

[@Fluid36]

Great vid champ thanks

[@pascalpappot358]

Dude, so glad I stayed up and had a few more whiskeys... this video is in my top 5 favs for sure. Love the underwater cameras mate. Good to see the phantom again too. Can't wait for next Sunday 🤙🏼🤙🏼🤙🏼🤙🏼

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Appreciate it mate! Thanks so much for hanging in there and waiting for it! 💪💪

[@MyMikey101]

It was worth the wait mate 👍🏽 😊loved every minute of it ❤wish I had feed of freshly caught spanners in the steamer for the family yewww!!! Love ya work Sammy 👍🏽👍🏽

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Appreciate it mate!! Thanks for watching 🙌🙌

[@nezzak9378]

Top video awesome footage👍

[@josiahyoung1845]

Bloody awesome video mate- underwater video was so sick to watch 👌🏼

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Thanks mate! Glad you enjoyed it! 🍻🍻

[@gcrauwels941]

The absolute coolest footage I've ever seen of an Aetobatus ocellatus, just awesome!! Those crabs are really unusual as well. They reminded me of frogs. 😂

[@jbeatty1785]

I thought the same thing!

[@vwvw4]

Loved the audio picking up whale sounds. The antisocial crab buried himself and then came out of the sand again. Great footage of the ray trying to eat your bait.

[@ferdburphel2076]

I didn't see the ray measuring first! Great job!

[@danpark6183]

Spotted Eagle Ray. Great ep mate, good to see the Phantom ✌️🍻

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Cheers legend! Thanks for watching 🍻🍻

[@pearcebrown1043]

Great episode mate unbelievable footage!

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Appreciate it mate! Thanks for watching 🍻🍻

[@lexirwin]

Awesome footage - interesting watching!

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Cheers Lex! 🍻🍻

[@andrewlynn2933]

Great vid Sammy! So funny, don’t know if everyone got the same but after you mentioned about being apprehensive about losing your cameras you said “Gotta risk it for the biscuit” and immediately an ad for Nutella biscuits came on!😂 Apart from that awesome footage and interesting to see a tray not a whole cage, and the ocean floor being quite flat there. Good stuff. Keep it coming.

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Hahah they timed that too perfection!! Thanks very much for watching, glad you enjoyed it! 🍻🍻

[@murrayprosser5082]

great footage Sammy a real eye opener great stuff

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Thanks for watching mate! 🍻🍻

[@pathogen4444]

Your camera work is ingenious and appreciated!

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Thanks for the kind words mate! 🍻🍻

[@Captaincursed]

Sensational footage. How good is the crab from nowhere and the ray!! Great video.

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

That crab from nowhere was wild!! Thanks for watching 🍻🍻

[@jamesleadbeatter3632]

Feels good being in WA where this isn't late

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Haha yeah mate, had a few upload issues this week!

[@shaunswierczewski6053]

Absolutely gold the way you and your day work on a boat. Do more with the phantom yew

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Thanks Mate! Plenty of stuff in the pipeline for the old bloke that’s for sure 👌👌

[@zovich100]

COMPLIMENTI, SUPER VIDEO ...

[@HugoHugunin]

Here in the PNW, we use chicken innards that we leave in a plastic bag, in the sun. We pour it into old nylon socks and tie to the net. Stinks like heck, but the Dungeness absolutely go nuts. The other standby is canned catfood. We put lots of holes in the can and wire it to the nets. Good results.

[@garysmeltzer1933]

Great vid Sammy underwater shots fantastic

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Thanks mate! Amazing what goes on down there hey!!

[@NicolasValentinScotland]

Warm weather fishing is cool .

[@mitchellapps8825]

Yes sammy your a legend keep it up mate I didn’t complain about waiting a few hours because I knew u would smash this vid like every other one

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

🙌🙌🙌🙌 appreciate the support as always legend 🍻🍻

[@MrShifty1991]

wow this is so cool

[@michaelboyle1305]

Eagle ray Sammy - I'm sure somebody has already named it. fantastic underwater footage. They're funny little fellas those spanners.

[@benbeverley561]

Spotted Eagle Ray. Nice footage there. That’s pretty cool.

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Cheers mate, came up a treat! Definitely not what I was expecting when I put the cameras down!!

[@stevecoppin2890]

AWESOME FOOTAGE , ESPECIALLY THE RAY EATING THE CRABS !!!!

[@Strykenine]

Oh the surprise ray turns up! Bet he was happy.

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Looks like he loved his free feed! 😂😂

[@jjomsky7946]

Awesome video, especially liked he underwater video. Truly great job.

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Appreciate the support mate! Cheers!!

[@manueldinoris843]

Wow Sammy what an awesome video this was, that footage under water was unreal, so good to see the phantom out there with ya, I can see he taught you everything you know ah mate 😄😄 once again keep this awesome videos going mate, enjoy ur sandwich

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

🙌🙌🙌 thanks mate! Glad you enjoyed it! 🍻🍻

[@stevecrop6264]

Epic footage! That ray was going nuts. The trays seem to work better upside down, I’m guessing cause there legs fall through the mesh more easily being spaced off the bottom by the bait cages. They moved pretty freely over trays when flat on bottom. I’d be rigging them with a bait cage either side to space it off the bottom whatever side they fall.

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

I reckon you’re onto something there mate. I have a few plans for next time I’m out chasing them to see if I can increase the catch rate a little! 👌👌

[@govbradford]

spotted eagle ray. nice!

[@raypayne2350]

Awesome vid mate well done as always 👍🎣

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Appreciate it mate! Thanks for watching 🍻🍻

[@Caliban_Cam]

Always a good episode when the phantom shows his head

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

He’s never far away from the action the old bloke!

[@BasicFishingNZ]

that underwater shot was awesome. always fun to see life underwater. interesting to see a few flounder visiting the trap as well. funny to see that crab pop up literally at 19:10 may not be an ideal moment but that fish did you a favor cause that footage came out awesome haha 22:31 those spanner crabs r like tanks but that ray just made it an easy snack!

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Hahah so true mate! The Ray made very short work of them! Thanks for watching 🍻🍻

[@davidbwa]

That was fun. It was interesting to see the flat trays. I live in Washington state USA and around here it is all pots. Most some form of cage with a one way door. Some hobby styles lay flat (rings, folding traps) but those either fold close or pull up into a net as you retrieve them. For the upside down problem - could you attach a very small amount of flotation on the top side? Not enough to raise it up obviously. Just enough to give it a preference for that side up as it sinks. If flat trays is how folks do it there I reckon people have already considered various options.

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Yeah I’d say you’re right for this style of crab. The flat tray is definitely the most common way to target them 👌👌

[@lauribrown7407]

Ohhhh I didn’t think there was one coming 🤗🤗🤗

[@EndlessWeekendlife]

Unreal alienlike creatures. Dunno if they worth the work though. 😂🙌

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Haha definitely worth the work! Probably need a few more next time though 😉😂

[@AlejandroCello]

Awesome vid 👍

[@iainhetherington4608]

I’m guessing someone has already noted the species of ray ,but if they haven’t it’s an Eagle ray common in SA Great footage Sammy really gives perspective to what you see on the sounder as well Cheers from SA

[@Woodstock271]

Yep. That’s an Eagle Ray. Lots of them in Hawaii as well. We also have what they’re calling “Spanner crabs”, which we call Kona crab. Very good eating but I’ve never seen them alive underwater. Didn’t know they could swim like that. Very cool. 🤙🏼

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Thanks very much mate! Glad you enjoyed it 🍻🍻

[@urabuttmonkey]

YUP, BEAT ME TO IT

[@fishingOZ]

Unreal footage. Great to see a different perspective. A very hungry eagle ray😂

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Hahaha cheeky buggers aren’t they!!

[@checkthewater39]

Fantastic

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

🍻🍻

[@Matt7337S]

Hey mate awesome vid again. If you swap out the white floats with some yellow 10 or 20L drums you can see them a whole lot easier and save some time if it get lumpy.

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Yeah the old man and I were saying we needed some bigger floats, they just take up some much room on the boat! Worth it though so you can find them! 👌👌

[@timkelly4000]

Thanks! A great video!

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Thanks for watching 🍻🍻🍻

[@jandreneethling5664]

Finally.. I held back on the 8am beer just waiting for this.. The missus was pleased.. 😁

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Hahah well there you go! 8am beers always hit different though 🤣👌👌

[@edfitzgerald2870]

Good to see the Phantom back!!!

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Was great to get back out with him!! 🍻🍻

[@MrSkybeau]

Well thank god for that. I was hitting the KZbin refresh button many times around 4:01pm, 4:02pm, 4:03pm thinking, what, no Sammy Sunday fix 😭😂

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Hahah better late then never they say!! 💪💪

[@moe85moe85]

Amazing footage captured from the bottom

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Thanks very much!

[@owenli7180]

Lawdy loo, those baby cobes are fans of that Eagle Ray.

[@MrLittlelukey]

Great vid mate

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Appreciate it mate! 🍻🍻

[@alimitchell5346]

Excellent watch....👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Was that a shovelnose ray??....

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

I think this was an eagle ray, thanks very much for tuning in!! 🙌🙌

[@michaelfraser1631]

That footage of the spanner crabs was awesome sammy

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Thanks mate! Glad you enjoyed it!! 👌👌

[@rouseyanglerholics]

Nice work man. You need to seriously do some voice overs on the crab footage. Definitely some quality content in there 😂

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

😉😂😂😂

[@douglasthompson2740]

We use round "rings" but we bridle them so they come up flat as we haul them in. Fishing for Dungeness. Some of the camera footage from here in the Pacific Northwest shows if you fish rings you want to pull them every fifteen or twenty minutes max as the crab come and investigate then many leave.

[@SSHitMan]

The eagle ray thanks you for the free dinner! 😁

[@bristenpadayachee3273]

Fantastic video Sammy👌that's what we call a Duckbill Ray in SouthAfrica

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Well there you go! Is that one of the ones you target from the beach on slide baits?

[@ashleysmith2994]

Went on a charter. Spanner crabbing and fishing on the Banks. Charter dudes reckon turtles get into the crabs, but now we really know. Great vid Sammy!

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

I’m sure the turtles do as well, I reckon a few different things like a free feed of crab! I thought the shark was going to have a crack at one stage!

[@boofboy]

Pro tip. Stretch the netting a little bit (dont go overboard on it just enuff for a slight sag in it) New trays never catch well.

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

That’s not a bad idea! Will have to give it a go 👌👌👌

[@steveyekanfishing]

nice this my first time see this kind of crab

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

They are so delicious 😋😋😋

[@corkyvanderhaven3391]

That “anti social behavior” moment was literal ground n’ pound. But dude came back from the sands of time

[@pah9134]

Awesome footage!

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Thanks be very much!! 🍻🍻

[@anewrealm]

Great stuff Sammy 🤘🤘🤘

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Thanks mate! 🍻🍻

[@bumpedhishead636]

Really interesting and much different from the video I have seen of our California Dungeness crabs feeding on bait in the crab hoop nets they use here. Our crabs seem to be less territorial and when you are on the crab, they will all swarm the bait box.