STONE CRAB : Catch and Cook in Islamorada

In this video we head out to pull our recreational stone crab traps in Islamorada, Florida. Sara shows you how we bait the traps, how to measure a stone crab claw, and how to remove a stone crab claw. After we rebait all our traps we head back home and show you how to cook stone crab claws!
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[@vanessaong5271]

i like how she's always doing all the work and he's just filming

[@ToneSupreme]

Vanessa Ong a Real Pimp

[@alexisfabela6826]

He makes her work for the crab 🤭

[@daltondoeswhat5178]

Well he already said he doesn't really eat them she does so why would he work for her dinner but also he is technically the captain his job is to find the traps mark them find better places to set them etc. So he's doing his job just as much as she's doing hers lol

[@xximzombiexx]

Imagine that crab fighting sombody and being like cmon Man U know I just lost my claw take it easy on me 🦀😂

[@officerkrupke4966]

Its just a flesh wound.

[@peedeefrancis1589]

lmaooooooooo

[@kikisekau]

I just love your longer vlogs, no matter what you're showing. Sadie is so adorable! I love the ones showing catch clean and cook with your family and friends!

[@StanzFam]

Thanks so much!!

[@Sethonious]

When she puts that first taste of crab in her mouth... that is the look of pure bliss.

[@raafeekhan1078]

You guys are so cute. Lol love the family vibes.

[@Tyler-kw9ce]

Wow. Looked like a lake out there. Absolutely beautiful water.

[@FishingtheThinBlueLine]

Thank you for sharing your family time with us. Great video!

[@barrykelly4706]

You guy's have a Beautiful Kitchen, love all the woodwork on just about everything very nice....

[@amazingnature1885]

That is ice video guy !! i like so much !!

[@positivevibztv1764]

Big up little Sadie .bless up to your family my brother. Blessings everytime!

[@stanleyleecm]

Love your videos, keep them coming Nick!

[@sherrirowan5049]

How fun. I would love to go. Bucket List trip ! I cannot wait!

[@sbstrawberry64]

Crabs are one of the most amazing foods ever

[@the_1_who_sails_the_seasto367]

Alex L IKR they are amazing!!!!!!

[@williammitchell6065]

I think its great that you all make such a good team in a business that is so fickle. Great job guys, good to see.

[@boarder7496]

Super interesting to see!

[@coffee.cat.]

Checking the traps looks kinda fun....

[@kljahnz]

nice!, a great stanzfam, video!

[@ziqizhuang2092]

Good video! Highly recommend!

[@StanzFam]

Thanks 👊🏻

[@angelcintron2122]

What a Precious little Lady. I used to catch them on Base in Mayport in the storm drains.. They're good eating when drowned in butter and garlic.

[@wadealley74]

Lol Sara’s last comment tho.......I wanna come spend a few day fishing with y’all!

[@patrickhough1471]

Great info!! Thanks you guys

[@Laizikoala]

Very entertaining!

[@Lopezalexandra921]

This is such an am amazing video !! Makes me wanna start trapping for Stone crabs ! I loved the entire video

[@ItsMeScareCro]

I miss Islamorada. My band used to play the tiki bar all the time. So many awesome memories.

[@cliffhorn6657]

Nick is working her like a boss 🤷‍♂️😂

[@NhovemienqueHLY]

Very nice video! I like it! Great catch and cook!

[@justinvazquez6096]

Awesome vid! Met Sara at the Bud n Mary's marina after a good day of fishing off a charter. She was very nice in telling us about her lobster day. Good people just doing what they love.

[@StanzFam]

Thanks! Appreciate it

[@surajmeet6951]

@StanzFam 😊Oh Sadie is the Most cutest babygirl I've ever seen so far💙

[@jayjohnson9668]

Whoa Nick can't believe u don't love Stone crab. It is the most succulent sweetest best tasting crab in the ocean. I will take it any day over ANY fish out there!! Great vid keep em coming and tight lines man

[@bobsdogtag]

Fine dining right there, one of the few things I miss about S. Florida . live in the Pacific Northwest now and we have Dungeness and they are also delicious !

[@jeffcummings5688]

Love watching Mahi Mahi being caught

[@Olamonz808]

Thats some awesome vid catch and cook the more I watch ur vid the more I learn some new things

[@jackofalltrades8353]

When I lived in Naples Florida that a Stone crab festival every year it was awesome

[@208miuwu]

The only 2yr old I ever seen to eat STONE CRAB yep she's a KEYS KID😊😊😊😊

[@bradcallander7789]

Lucky little girl when I come down next month I would be glad to eat the claws that you pass up Nick.

[@billbehrens4487]

Great video!

[@Nowehi305]

Awesome video i love it👍

[@kendaley6094]

great stuff.....from Forster NSW Australia

[@StanzFam]

Thanks Ken!

[@eric4607]

Love the Stone Crab

[@Arhtehc]

Now this is some good 2AM content

[@williammathews6603]

nic you need to give sarah all yo money,she works on da boat an cooks da crab an feeds da baby,yall got it going!godbless..

[@catchingdinner9316]

Enjoying the longer videos! You are definitely no longer camera shy 😉

[@StanzFam]

Haha thanks! Appreciate the comment

[@jima4656]

Thanks for showing the knife trick. That was new to me

[@StanzFam]

Thanks for watching 👊🏻👊🏻

[@skygod7358]

Get to cleaning Nick! Looking forward to seeing more videos.

[@yumyum408]

Oh my..my mouth is watering! It's ok that u dont like them, it more for the rest of us!

[@rodrigoantunesguimaraes9587]

Amazing Channel man.... Nick is the beat fisherman ive ever seen..no balls licking.. the guy is great

[@menathemean3613]

I love how every time she throws a crab into the sea she says “grow new ones”

[@Andy-od5jz]

stone crabs can grow 95% of their limbs back in 3 adult crab years. So I guess it's not terrible...

[@geneRs201]

Mena The Official ye ik it takes 3 years wtf are they doing

[@raafeekhan1078]

@@Andy-od5jz study done shown that most the crabs with both claws taken off die , one claw crabs had a fairly low survival rate too if i recalt correctly

[@deannelson9565]

@@raafeekhan1078 remove one claw crabs likelihood of death in the next year increases to 40% vs 13% standard. Take off both claws that crab as a 60% chance of mortality within the next year. Now keep in mind even with a 60% mortality rate that's still a hundred percent better than anything a lobster ever experiences!

[@BorelessAirsoft]

Just found your channel. I'm kinda jealous how you're just catching all these CRABS!

[@kimmetzger5921]

Yumm. I pulled my last week got 9 they were the best.

[@TheFishLocker]

- Frustrating about people lifting your traps, the happens here in the UK also. I have actually just had some of mine stolen completely. Your Stone crabs are really cool. Such huge claws in comparison to their bodies.

[@wittywilf]

Some people will nick anything. Someone actually dug up and stole my dad's tomato plants.

[@finnbell4935]

Dang

[@willcambridge8629]

Your channel is about to blow up mate

[@StanzFam]

Hopefully one day

[@willcambridge8629]

@@StanzFam great video aswell, I thoroughly enjoyed it! I'm going to head down to the fish market and grab myself some crab tomorrow.

[@L2THEC1]

A fisherman that doesn't like seafood is like a rancher who doesn't eat beef. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jeradseverson6543]

Im stopping by the marina today!

[@mcdonaldtrump228]

Very cool

[@subscriberswithvideos-up2wl]

First video of yours I watched really enjoyed the video; subscribed 😁 17:19. Ur daughter is cute btw

[@jayderwin1]

Love how the little one likes stone crab

[@StanzFam]

Thanks for watching and leaving a comment 👊🏻👊🏻

[@rockslide4802]

I prefer the shrimp too. But fun watching you guys catch it, cook it, and eat it.

[@edjulio5668]

Extraordinário meu amigo. Valeu. Parabéns e obrigado 👍 👍 👍

[@patrickcannon4938]

Great vid. Badass wife. Lucky dude!!!

[@DTruth850]

I can tell Sarah is a really smart woman no joke

[@StanzFam]

Thanks 👍🏻👍🏻

[@johnmarshall8175]

Wheres Sadie..shes the Star really..love the way she appreciates food and shes so Genuine..and she should have a little dog friend protector like 'rednek' , just like Lukey and Jakes Bestest buddy.... Thanks for the videos.. cheers

[@johnmarshall8175]

Awwww i seen her at the end..she should be on the boat and fishing and catching big swordfish..🤣..shes cool. Thanks for the tip on the eating off the claw Sarah, You're good value..cheers

[@38lastdance]

I love Sadie and look at her eyes at the end...She loves her Dad!!

[@ynellirosas]

It’s messed up how you guys take both claws. I’ve been watching fishing vid for a while and you are the first I see that don’t have a problem taking both claws

[@StanzFam]

Good thing commercial boats don’t post videos with 1000 claws

[@johnnythegiraffenguyen8158]

nelli rosas Ikr

[@nutellagangg142]

nelli rosas shut up you sook Imagine having eight legs

[@ronaldstewart6332]

Nelli...leave it alone...it's legal in Florida

[@ynellirosas]

Ronald Stewart .... leave it alone I commented this a months ago. 🥴

[@anthonyvega6283]

Nice job

[@ItsMeScareCro]

Man that looks good! I miss Islamorada, my band would play the Tiki Bar down there a lot.

[@StanzFam]

That’s awesome, my stepmom worked there for 17 years back in the day

[@lesabre1972]

I would love them and I want to try them I've had plenty of bluecrab and lobster here up north but no stone crab.

[@islandtrader89]

Mayo, Mustard, and honey! I never buy honey mustard sauce when it's so easy to make. I'll try it with the old bay!

[@Lee-qd3yj]

Hey 👋 nick just subscribed to your channel man ....hello from England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@StanzFam]

Thanks for subscribing! Hope you like the videos

[@daveshobbysfishingfoodtrav7732]

Looks yum. I boil mine with some sprite or mountain dew and deer meats trick of adding a spoon of white vinegar does magic with the meat seperating from the shell

[@g-townfishing6167]

Been a super long time since I’ve had stone crab claws. In Texas, at least used to, you could only keep one claw and leave one with the crab. Also, I can’t stand poachers. Good catch tho.

[@johnmitchell987]

I would love to come down there and come get some of those

[@TheLaughingBuddhaAdventures]

That knife trick is nice...

[@cynthiaj4863]

Crab in garlic butter, yum yum!

[@cole..jackson6107]

In key west, my dad is a commercial stone crabber and they taste SO good.

[@castlehill6717]

Cole Jackson Thats where your V-bucks come from son

[@jackmehauff5101]

Does your dad take both claws?

[@cole..jackson6107]

Jack Mehauff: It’s depends on the size of the crabs because bigger crabs grow both of there claws in a month and unlike smaller crabs which can take longer.

[@jackmehauff5101]

@@cole..jackson6107 that guy said it takes 7 years and another guy said if you take both they go in hibernation for the 7 years .. that's a great life . Also dont crabs use there claws to eat. They can pick meat of the bone with them. What do they do if the claws are gone ? Go up an eat it with there mouth against the meat . Like we eat corn on the cobb. Let's take everyone's arms off and give them corn on the cobb and see how they do.

[@castlehill6717]

Jack Mehauff These are crabs we are talking about. Extremely primitive CNS.

[@208miuwu]

So awesome your wife is game to go out and be on the water with you getting her hands dirty. CONGRATS TO BOTH OF YOU AND GOD BLESS

[@StanzFam]

Thanks! Appreciate the comment

[@billhooker3006]

Too funny Nick. Your dad should have raised you on Stones. Maybe he did and you still don't like them. Me, Sara and Sadie would be fighting over them claws. :)

[@rams_on_60_fps11]

Instead of breaking their only way of eating.But yet again I enjoyed watching this at 12:23 AM ona Friday

[@1mw4tch1ng]

try dipping the cook claw meat in white or wine vinegar with a little ground pepper and salt. Let us know how you like it.

[@captainscottlum2371]

A family fishing together is an awesome thing, you and your little family are living the life down there! Question, does the knife trick damage the knuckle meat?

[@StanzFam]

A little bit but not too bad

[@gradybrowning3976]

Stone crab baby food.😂

[@51sopete]

I'm now understanding that they stand a better chance of survival, if you can take both claws. Apparently they won't try to fight with others, with no claws, therefore, not getting killed.

[@natembomb7340]

Hey Stanz, I have a question about your palagic fishing, how do you take the skin off of the mahi. I personally peel it.

[@StanzFam]

I cut mine off , either way works tho

[@thatanimewaffle8580]

These crabs a losing their limbs I feel sad yet I still watch

[@aussiejooge7499]

ThatAnimeKid same

[@thatoneguyinyourclass8086]

Stone crabs can grow 95 percent of their limbs back

[@the_1_who_sails_the_seasto367]

Its a “safety feature” during a arttack they can eject the limbs and claws painlessly

[@victoringram7555]

How do they catch food tho?

[@mxfulmer]

I'm with you they are just ok to eat.

[@masonlepera2946]

This is the kind of wife I want

[@paulk8716]

I’m going to let your disdain for stone crab slide because you’re such a nice guy and a great Capt! 😂😂😂😂 are you wearing Costa’s? What frame style are those? Thanks Nick

[@mhphotography08]

your wife is badass, pulling traps, cracking crab, you don't like crab, and that is just insane.

[@hawkeye123fun]

well she does run her own charters lol

[@fulldangle]

@@hawkeye123fun She does?

[@victorlui5955]

Hi Stanz Fam. 😊

[@craigmonteforte1478]

i grew up in South Florida was certified Scuba at17 years old fished throughout the Keys a lot, i can’t believe how many comments you guys generated about this negatively hurting the Crabbing Industry the people are nuts breaking a claw off has been going on for years and the Sony Crabs have been doing pretty fine watching the video not really was i much of a Stone Crabber myself as the majority of my Shellfishing was Lobster and Shrimping plus i wasa Avid Pole Spearing Fisherman on rare occasions i used reconditioned old Spearguns i bought a the Flea Markets and Yard Sales and priced back together to make them work

[@StanzFam]

I bet you saw some great stuff here! Yes the comments are pretty funny. Commercial boats catching thousands and thousands of crabs/claws every year for many decades

[@rcmundoenespanol9919]

I love this things they’re sooooo good.!! You can pay up to $80.00 a plate here in Texas

[@ericdavi1231]

Awesome! I have to dodge stone crab traps all the time this time of year, never tried it though. I would have never thought to use that much bait. How long do you wait before you check them?

[@StanzFam]

1-2 weeks

[@Tyler-kw9ce]

I hope your keeping an eye out for tripletail!!

[@ericdavi1231]

Tyler Yeah, I know I should. I’m in Fort Myers, we usually dive the ledges offshore from Captiva. Everyone is ready to hurry up and get out there and when we are done, everyone just wants to get home. But the number of stone crab buoys is insane over here this time of year! Even as far as 20 and 30 miles out.

[@its_just_me7057]

I love the content brother!

[@StanzFam]

Thanks!

[@youngmudyt3141]

That’s brutal

[@alonzobreeden9653]

Yes

[@phaselight]

From FWC website. You can take both, they do turn more scavenger vs predator, BUT... “Although the crab can still obtain minimal amounts of food with no claws, having one claw (if the other one is harvested) will enable the crab to obtain greater amounts of food in a shorter amount of time. Stone crabs (like other crustaceans) have the ability to grow back their claws, but this process requires a large amount of energy in the form of food. The quicker the crab can obtain the energy required to molt and grow its lost claw, the sooner this renewable delicacy will have another claw to replace the missing one” I guess you be your own judge.

[@phaselight]

myfwc.com/fishing/saltwater/recreational/stone-crab/

[@boathead22000]

best seafood ever. trapped them for years but always left one claw in Pinellas county fl. it was the law there to leave one. it may have changed since that was about 10 years ago.

[@StanzFam]

Cool, it’s different depending where you are on whether you can take one or both claws.

[@davidlefleor8372]

that baby loves her crab and she has pretty eyes

[@youtuge1946]

I subbed

[@robertberry7699]

Yes #4

[@jeffreybozeman6245]

If you don’t Love everything about any crab, i don’t think we can be friends 😬🤦🏼‍♂️😂

[@almanotolrado7744]

Mmmm, crab guts.

[@jonathonreimer8131]

Let’s see you eating crab eyes

[@jeffreybozeman6245]

Almano Tolrado , the fat (butter) and the eggs are Delicious!

[@jeffreybozeman6245]

Jonathon Reimer , i haven’t eaten any eyes or lungs but pretty much everything else. My comment was mainly to express just how much I love crabs... I wish they were available where i live, I’d have them Very Often.

[@miguelbeta9402]

Wow