March Madness... So Many Big Crabs

Blue Crabs. In this video, I'll be crabbing in West Ashley, Charleston, South Carolina using two-ring crab traps rigged with pyramid weights and baited with chicken legs. It's March 4 and the crabbing was excellent. After crabbing for about 3 hours, I ended up with quite a few nice blue crabs.
In the video, I will also show:
-- How to clean blue crabs in the field.
-- A ninja tip for cleaning crabs.
-- How to cook blue crabs.
Links to equipment used below.
Equipment:
Two-Ring Wire Crab Net amzn.to/3TjpIkN
Marine Utility Cord amzn.to/48CR6yD
Pyramid Sinkers 4 oz amzn.to/3wuMBsD
Crabbing Tongs amzn.to/3P3WNi9
Video Key Moments
00:00 - Welcome
00:32 - Pulling Traps Round 1
01:45 - Measuring First Set of Blue Crabs
03:12 - First Keeper of the Day
04:54 - Measuring Big Guy
06:00 - Round 3 Another Jimmie
06:53 - Measuring Another Big Guy
07:04 - NINJA TIP How To Pick Up Blue Crabs
07:57 - Round 4 More Large Crabs
08:41 - Measuring Another Nice Crab
09:17 - Round 5 So Many Crabs
10:51 - Measuring More Large Crabs
11:51 - Round 6 Pulling in More Keepers
12:20 - Measuring Big Guy
12:41 - Round 7
13:27 - Holy Cow!!! So Many Crabs in One Trap
14:08 - Measuring Monster Crabs
15:14 - Round 8 Pull
15:35 - NINJA TIP How to Prepare Crabs for Easy Cleaning
17:13 - How to Clean Your Blue Crabs
20:52 - Cooler of Crabs and Catch Recap
21:10 - How to Cook Your Blue Crabs
23:06 - Bountiful Harvest
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[@n_baileyname2698]

It's so great seeing people out getting crab!!! In Maryland the motto is, there are 2 seasons, crab season, and waiting for crab season. We're in the latter, but it's slowly coming!!!

[@CarolinaOutdoorsman]

:) Agreed. In SC, it slows down but doesn't stop often or for long. Thanks for watching!!!

[@AdventuresofMowgli]

Very interesting video .

[@CarolinaOutdoorsman]

Thanks for watching!

[@Heal-ThyLife]

Wow! Looks like fun

[@CarolinaOutdoorsman]

Always fun getting out and enjoying nature. Thanks for watching!

[@Grimreapervlogs]

Looks like a beautiful area mate

[@CarolinaOutdoorsman]

Indeed, any day near the water is a good day! Thanks for watching.

[@cancelchannel3394]

March is also the peak month of crawfish season, in Louisiana we love both 😋

[@CarolinaOutdoorsman]

Good to know. Thanks for watching!

[@blacklabel810]

Thank you friends for sharing your experiences on how to catch crabs well,👍

[@CarolinaOutdoorsman]

Glad you enjoyed them. I have a few more "how to" videos coming out shortly. I hope you enjoy them as well. Thanks for watching!!!

[@Bigfluff27]

Great video

[@CarolinaOutdoorsman]

Thanks for watching. Glad you enjoyed it.

[@linsayhenry920]

Hose the guts of the crab onto your garden. Plants love it.

[@CarolinaOutdoorsman]

Definitely a great suggestion for those with a garden. I field clean and put the scraps back in the water. Crabs and fish eat the tissue and the oysters can use the shells to grow. Thanks for watching!!!

[@Blackswan19874]

I love blue crabs a ton , however I could never use old bay or garlic powder on them . Crab meat is so tasty all by itself , all the extra flavors kill its natural taste to me , just don’t understand it ! Great video non the less !

[@CarolinaOutdoorsman]

Thank you. Yes, I cook them many ways. I have an upcoming video that shows how to cook them in just water and vinegar because, like you, I enjoy just tasting the crab meat in all it's glory as well. Thanks for watching!

[@chuckerroo5977]

You could steam them with putting only 1 in of water in there. You'd keep more old bay on the crab

[@CarolinaOutdoorsman]

Thanks for watching. I do steam them sometimes as well when, as you said, I want a little more kick from the spices.

[@cancelchannel3394]

We caught the larger crabs in a canal near the mouth of the gulf

[@CarolinaOutdoorsman]

That's essentially where this is... a tidal stream a couple miles off the harbor. Thanks for watching!!!

[@cheeyang4121]

Is July still good for crabbing

[@CarolinaOutdoorsman]

Absolutely 💯 Where are you located? Thanks for watching!

[@bakergang89]

Can u tell me where this bridge/fishing spot is please me and my wife are in charleston and struggling to find crabs to catch

[@CarolinaOutdoorsman]

Hey there. Your best bet would be Northbridge Park. There is a nice dock and pier there. I go there often, much safer. Thanks for watching!

[@just1kooldude]

Great video! What bridge is this and where is it if you don't mind me asking.

[@CarolinaOutdoorsman]

Thanks for the compliment. Not sure if the bridge has a name. It's off the Stono River. Thanks for watching!

[@just1kooldude]

@@CarolinaOutdoorsman I live in Spartanburg and only come down to crab aa few times a year. can you give me the name of the road so i can find it on google

[@CarolinaOutdoorsman]

Wapoo Rd

[@user-ci5xc6ze1l]

Was this mar h the 4th of this year

[@CarolinaOutdoorsman]

That's correct. Thanks for watching!!!

[@jasonkoh-zn1so]

Perhaps you might like to try using a different bait. Long time ago when crabing was a hobby, I used to catch crab at the mouth of the Singapore River. I experimented witg switching the bait to small fishes (about 4-5 inches in length) and caught 49 crabs in 55 minutes. That day, all the other people in the same crabing spot did not catch a single crab in that 60 minutes I was there. Stopped catching crab after the Singapore government forbid crabing along the Singapore River which is now a tourist spot.

[@jasonkoh-zn1so]

Forgot to add that amongst those who couldn't catch any crab that day was a bloke who used chicken drumstick and wings as bait too