Should You Crab At High Or Low Tide

Blue Crabs, in this video we're still in Mississippi catching Blue Crabs with handlines and ring style traps. We'll be crabbing for two days the first day we'll be crabbing off a pier, a small bridge and a seawall at low tide. The second day we'll be crabbing off the seawall at high tide. The Blue Crabs were hungry on the second day they were tearing up our chicken legs which we had to change after a short time. At the end of the day we cooked the Blue Crabs on the tailgate of our truck and took 10 back to our room for dinner, the rest we put on ice for the next day. Catch and Cook #catchingbluecrabs #bluecrabs #crabbing #crabbinginmississippi

[@alicepellerin5026]

High Tide and always full moon. Love the enjoyment you both get out of crabbing. Thanks for sharing Sam and Joyce. Y’all are just so precious 😘

[@TheOldCoupleOutdoors]

Thanks Alice

[@sharonb8714]

Thanks for the new video. Love how Joyce gets so excited, when pulling in the crabs.

[@TheOldCoupleOutdoors]

And how she gets so sad when I throw the small ones back lol. Thanks for Watching. Sorry we posted the video so early it was a mistake

[@damagekids]

that's the best part about catching crabs is pulling them in and seeing what ya got.

[@damagekids]

​@TheOldCoupleOutdoors -excuse me sir is it possible to borrow Joyce for the weekend?she seems like a complete joy to be with

[@white-omorn1952]

Looks like you found crab heaven. Love watching you catch crabs from shore. Wish I could go more often. 7 INCHERS!!! Nice

[@TheOldCoupleOutdoors]

They were nice size and meaty crabs. Thanks for Watching

[@AlusW.]

Sam &Joyce, you are the happiest crabby couple! I get so hungry for crabs, but nothing around here compares to fresh catch and cook. Your videos brighten up my day! Thanks for sharing the fun with us. I'm looking forward to the fish you will catch & cook.

[@TheOldCoupleOutdoors]

We're also looking forward to getting out and catching some fish. Thanks for Watching

[@LiveLooperApp]

Joyce is the real keeper here! So glad you two are enjoying your adventures together and sharing them with us. Keep up the good work and enjoy!

[@TheOldCoupleOutdoors]

Thanks a lot and Thanks for Watching

[@racheldavey2207]

I laughed when the crab ran right into the bucket😂 that was funny!

[@TheOldCoupleOutdoors]

I thought that was funny also. Thanks for Watching

[@joeinthebox3453]

I think we enjoy the fact that you two are having so much fun together. Catching crabs and watching Ms. Joyce cook - just bonuses!

[@TheOldCoupleOutdoors]

Thank you very much, we really appreciate you watching

[@jeffreyqueen4889]

Every crab is a keeper to Joyce, love it 😀

[@TheOldCoupleOutdoors]

You're right, in Florida we're ok but in Mississippi she'll get me in trouble lol.

[@evastanford2249]

Enjoyed watching,I can’t go crabbing but this is the nearest thing

[@TheOldCoupleOutdoors]

Thanks a lot for Watching

[@mrearloutdoors]

Great day crabbing, you guys sure know how to catch crabs. Joyce sure know how to cook them too.

[@TheOldCoupleOutdoors]

Thanks a lot and Thanks for Watching

[@JohnMartin-cb4yz]

​@@TheOldCoupleOutdoorswhy do you take the shell off before cooking? I'm from Baltimore,MD and I've never seen anyone steam crabs without the shell. How do you know when their done. I know when you cook them with the shell on you know their done when the shell turns orange. But I'm guessing y'all don't like the mustard and/or in the female the mustard and the crab caviar. Is that why you deshell and clean out their innards and their lungs(here we call those the devils) and you know the thought just came to me I don't know why their called that and I'm 57. And Google exist, I'm going to look that up now. 30 crabs that's a nice little haul. I can eat about a dozen. I just recently learned how to truly eat a crab, by watching KZbin. I use to pull the appendage off then rip off the shell. Then I would try to get as much meat from each leg as I could. Then tear the torso in half and dig out as much meat as possible. I watched a video and that's not how it's done. First you take off the appendage then the shell. Then you get all the innards out. Then turn the crab over and start peeling the bottom shell off. Then you pull off the legs. When you do it that way you get 90 percent of the meat comes out when you pull off the legs. That's another thing that puzzles me the way you cook them I would imagine they fall apart a little as their cooking.

[@clintontylerjr]

Joyce's favorite phrase "It's A Keeper" I'm in North Florida and I love to crab...keep the videos coming...God Bless

[@TheOldCoupleOutdoors]

Thanks a lot for Watching and sorry we posted the video so early it was a mistake

[@MyArcturus1]

Another great video! Thanks for sharing. 10k subscribers here we come. ❤

[@TheOldCoupleOutdoors]

Thank you very much, sorry about the early posting somehow I hit AM instead of PM

[@racheldavey2207]

I love watching yalls crab catching videos😊 looks like a lot of fun!

[@TheOldCoupleOutdoors]

It is Rachel, Thanks for Watching

[@sandrajones3921]

Yummy! Another awesome video! Keep up the good videos you guys love watching you guys!

[@TheOldCoupleOutdoors]

Thanks Sandra

[@wecanfightwef]

I'm always looking for a 7 incher. Thought it was impossible, but here you are pulling em in left and right. Lol. Awesome video. Nice haul.

[@robrob3376]

Wow... You guys tore them up! There you go making my mouth water again. 😋 Be safe... Take care... God bless you... ❤️✌️🙏🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲

[@TheOldCoupleOutdoors]

We were lucky that day. Thanks a lot for Watching

[@christianlander321]

Looking forward to a great crabbing weekend like that

[@TheOldCoupleOutdoors]

Hope you have some really good luck. If you don't get any at your first spot keep trying different ones.

[@rennyray11]

Wow!!! That last spot was so fun to watch!! Took my back to my younger days -catching 2 and 3 keepers per pot often.

[@TheOldCoupleOutdoors]

The conditions were just right, the tide was high and out going

[@berniemeyer2033]

I have been watching you and joice for 2years and never disappointed keep up the good work Bernie

[@TheOldCoupleOutdoors]

Thanks a lot we really appreciate you watching our videos

[@mariacambre8971]

Hi Joyce & Sam, Nice batch of crabs there, it'll make a lovely dinner. What's the matter no crabs in Florida? I'm glad you had 3 different spots to try your luck, If at first you don't succeed try, try again. You just make it look like fun. Glad you enjoyed yourselves again. 😄🌴

[@TheOldCoupleOutdoors]

We just like that area of Mississippi. Thanks a lot for Watching

[@danielgeiman1472]

I just love watching you guys catch crabs. I watch all your videos and you guys are great.

[@TheOldCoupleOutdoors]

Thanks, we're glad you enjoy our videos, Thanks for Watching

[@oceandeepfishing4555]

We love Brussel sprouts. Nice video. Lots of meat in those crabs

[@TheOldCoupleOutdoors]

Ed you're right Brussel sprouts are good. We watched you turning over soil last night.

[@oceandeepfishing4555]

@TheOldCoupleOutdoors thanks for watching. Im hoping to get out on the water this week. All depends on the seas. I really want to go grouper fishing, which means offshore this time of year. You guys made out good on you trailer. How awesome the water didn't go any higher. You guys will have your work cut out for you, but it could have been worse. Take care guys. If i was closer I'd come over to give you a hand.

[@ALABOTTLES]

You’ll have so much fun love it

[@TheOldCoupleOutdoors]

We try to, Thanks for Watching

[@MisfitsFiendClub138]

That last spot was Aces! 🦀🦀🦀🦀 You two have nothing to worry about because normal is a setting on a dryer 😂 It is amazing how fast the crabs shred the chicken legs, commercial trot liners will use beef lips for bait because it holds up so well. Another great video 👌💯

[@TheOldCoupleOutdoors]

Thanks, they do chew it up that's why we use pigs feet in our stone crab traps so it lasts a week. Thanks for Watching

[@michaelwhitehair9103]

Thanks for the content, always enjoyable. cheers

[@TheOldCoupleOutdoors]

Thanks Michael

[@orlandogardener]

We (my family) loves this channel !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@TheOldCoupleOutdoors]

Thank you very much we really appreciate you watching

[@MrCrash698]

I;ve enjoyed watching your videos for several months. My wife and I went crabbing this weekend, and used your cork invention on our crab traps. It works great, we just didn't have any keeper crabs. Thanks for the idea! And thanks for the great videos, keep them coming.

[@TheOldCoupleOutdoors]

Thanks, Keep looking for new spots, that's part of the fun. Thanks for Watching

[@curtisstewart2190]

Hey you guys had a wonderful time out there. Im pretty sure that you will have another great video coming soon. YOU WANNA BET😂? Great job guys.

[@TheOldCoupleOutdoors]

Thanks a lot Curtis

[@jameshines6486]

That was a nice catch and cook. Glad yall are having fun..👍

[@TheOldCoupleOutdoors]

Thanks James and Thanks again for Watching

[@oceandeepfishing4555]

I have to laugh. Ever pull Joyce says, thats a keeper. She definitely loves her crabs. You guy got a few but you definitely had to work for them. Personally im going to all wire traps. Im tired of the cloth. Nice days out there together. Tight lines

[@TheOldCoupleOutdoors]

Ed, the ones they sell in Mississippi are heavier netting and hand made that's what most of the crabbers use there. Nice hearing from you Ed

[@blkbird022]

Y’all caught some nice ones they looked delicious….🦀🦀🦀🦋🦋🦋

[@TheOldCoupleOutdoors]

They were good Thanks for Watching

[@sandranair9471]

Nice video and what a good catch. Stay safe and Blessed.

[@TheOldCoupleOutdoors]

Thanks and Thanks for Watching our videos

[@davidmohr1063]

Wow you two put it on them. Really good video today. Stay safe guys.

[@TheOldCoupleOutdoors]

Thanks, David

[@chuckb5534]

wow !!! Maryland style of cooking.. Great Job !!!

[@TheOldCoupleOutdoors]

Thanks

[@blackstorm9755]

Love going crabbing with you two. Have a good weekend 😊.

[@TheOldCoupleOutdoors]

Thanks a lot and Thanks for Watching our videos

[@kentmalley4321]

They have been running in that area for about two weeks and then about six weeks ago. They were catching some really big ones. Hopefully you are enjoying your day. Try down by the casino on the pier. Right up from that pier you was on is a covert the water runs under. On the beach side just up against the right side I catch some good flounders. If you want to pm me and I will tell you another spot to go

[@TheOldCoupleOutdoors]

Thanks a lot we'll try it. Thanks a lot for Watching

[@thebigflip904]

I really enjoy your videos! such a sweet couple. Hopefully one day I'll have a lady who wants to go crabbing and enjoy the catch like y'all do. Meanwhile I just gotta eat the couple dozen I catch every time on my own... :)

[@TheOldCoupleOutdoors]

You'll have all your crabbing spots ready for when you find that lady and I'm sure you will. Thanks for Watching

[@thebigflip904]

@@TheOldCoupleOutdoorsHa!! Thanks!

[@sandierads4223]

I am so happy I found your channel. Looks like fun! Can you keep the females in that area? We aren’t allowed to keep the female’s in my area.

[@TheOldCoupleOutdoors]

We're glad you found our channel. In Florida the only blue crabs you can't keep are females with eggs. Thanks for Watching

[@charlieshikshik]

Omg you caught so many on the hand traps. I went crabbing in the St. Johns over in Jacksonville and didn't catch anything. I have yet to catch one but your excitement excites me and im going to keep trying

[@TheOldCoupleOutdoors]

Keep trying, did you try Palatka? Thanks for Watching

[@charlieshikshik]

@@TheOldCoupleOutdoors I haven't but I will try there next

[@deloriswhite1309]

Hey my friends. Ya'll getting them crabs!!

[@TheOldCoupleOutdoors]

We're trying Deloris

[@mikesimon9529]

Man you made out big time That's a nice haul 😁👍👍👍👍👍✌️

[@TheOldCoupleOutdoors]

Thanks Mike

[@bellelindamoser9069]

We like yall, good people!

[@TheOldCoupleOutdoors]

Thank you

[@19jake23]

Guys. PLEASE be careful crabbing near the road. We want you both around for a long, long time. Can crabs live in fresh water? The reason I ask is you were catching crabs in alligator territory so can gators live in salt water? If crabs can live in fresh water I am bringing a big truck down there and load it up with crabs to stock our many lakes up here in East Tennessee. You guys are the best. Keep'em coming!!

[@TheOldCoupleOutdoors]

Crabs can live in fresh water and gators can live in salt water.

[@19jake23]

@@TheOldCoupleOutdoors I'm 72 and never too old to learn something. Thank you Sir.

[@rwglavin3794]

"it's a keeper-it's a keeper-it's a keeper..." Joyce...someday you're going to get that poor guy pinched by the clam cops with those shorts. Lmao... I still have not tossed out the crab rings. But there's plenty of summer left. Great vid, thanx for posting.

[@TheOldCoupleOutdoors]

Thanks a lot for Watching. Sorry we posted the video so early it was a mistake

[@rwglavin3794]

@@TheOldCoupleOutdoors I'm up everyday before 0400. Early for me isn't a problem.

[@roseharper5570]

Joyce you so funny, that's a lot of crabs.

[@TheOldCoupleOutdoors]

Big difference between high tide and low tide

[@danielk8030]

That sea wall spot is our go to spot. The bridges are hit or miss, usually only small crabs until later in the summer. The one with metal rails seems to treat us better but is a popular spot for everyone.

[@TheOldCoupleOutdoors]

We just like to go to different spots from Pascagoula to Waveland. We mostly enjoy the friendly people we meet crabbing. They're always eager to tell us about a new spot. Thanks for y

[@wayneclarke1727]

I love you two!!!🎉

[@TheOldCoupleOutdoors]

Thanks, we appreciate you watching our videos

[@onamission4562]

Mrs Joyce now now you can’t keep every crab you catch 😂😂😂😂. I was laughing so hard bc you said it’s keeper and you don’t want that $1000 fine do you for that little crab, you could fly to Vegas and have all lobster and crab for that $$$😂😂 and the fixins

[@TheOldCoupleOutdoors]

That's what I tell her, I try to keep her from getting locked up lol, but in Florida you can keep any size blue crab. Thanks for Watching

[@michaelgavin2843]

If my marriage isn’t like this I don’t ever wanna get married. I love you two another great video

[@TheOldCoupleOutdoors]

You're right, be patient Thanks a lot for Watching

[@davidstokes925]

What a great 2 days!

[@TheOldCoupleOutdoors]

It was, Thanks

[@kentmalley4321]

That second place is a great place when they running. It don’t take long to fill a chest

[@TheOldCoupleOutdoors]

Right, we like to catch a decent amount but not too many because we're just visiting and can't save the ones we can't eat. Thanks for Watching

[@mustfishandhunt9692]

Good day of crabbing. What kind of grill are you cooking on. That is nice.

[@TheOldCoupleOutdoors]

It's a Coleman butane stove and it works great. Thanks for Watching

[@julieparham6674]

I don’t know if anyone has mentioned this yet, but the smaller crabs or #2s are always females and they have the brightly colored claws like fingernail polish. The big males #1s are the beautiful blue claws. I love crabbing. If you pull up a big #1 and he’s on top of a female he is probably protecting her while she loses her shell and the new shell hardens.

[@TheOldCoupleOutdoors]

You're right, Thanks for Watching

[@leanderweston1032]

I just love you all and your videos in

[@TheOldCoupleOutdoors]

Thanks a lot and Thanks for Watching

[@markward-lm1sp]

supper catch of crabs 5-5-24

[@TheOldCoupleOutdoors]

Thanks and Thanks for Watching our videos

[@kennethdavis459]

Great day of crabbing I would like to try it one day

[@TheOldCoupleOutdoors]

You should, it's a lot of fun. Thanks for Watching

[@dionnedunsmore9996]

Nice catch guys!

[@TheOldCoupleOutdoors]

Thanks and sorry we posted the video so early it was a mistake

[@dionnedunsmore9996]

@@TheOldCoupleOutdoors 🤣 Oh, no problem I was up! Lol

[@markpalmer7832]

I did all my craving on Chesapeake Bay.....chicken necks we used.

[@TheOldCoupleOutdoors]

Hard to believe but here chicken legs are less expensive than chicken necks. Thanks for Watching

[@charlenetouchet4030]

YUMMY❤ ENJOY 😁

[@TheOldCoupleOutdoors]

Thanks, Sorry we posted the video so early, it was a mistake

[@ronaldluckie2834]

That was a good crabbing day.

[@TheOldCoupleOutdoors]

It sure was, Thanks for Watching

[@anthonynapolitano1834]

Up here in Jersey I went yesterday still early but checking to see if they are around 3 babies only brought 2 traps an hour packing up and 2 nd trap had a 7""about another month and they should be running hopefully up here $50 a dozen I would never buy them at that price love your videos remind me of my wife and I we love crabbing

[@TheOldCoupleOutdoors]

When we lived in Jersey we used to load up in the fall. We sometimes miss the cooler weather but not the COLD lol.Thanks a lot for Watching

[@matthewb8229]

Where I'm at, tide plays a small factor, but the biggest factor is how much the water is moving. If the current and waves are fast and high, I catch less. Joyce: He's a keeper! Sam: Joyce, the net is empty.

[@TheOldCoupleOutdoors]

That's true but most of the places we crab in Mississippi there isn't a lot of water, from 0 to 2 ft at low water. Thanks for Watching

[@melissapritchett2731]

I’m coming for dinner! 🦀

[@TheOldCoupleOutdoors]

We missed you but Thanks for Watching

[@billmcmonigle93]

We always went crabbing when high tide was coming in. Looks like you had a great day 😊😊

[@TheOldCoupleOutdoors]

That's right and Thanks for Watching

[@dianetbailey9185]

❤crabbing is fun. Have fun guys.

[@TheOldCoupleOutdoors]

You're right and Thanks also sorry for posting the video so early it was a mistake

[@cmz131958]

Thanks!

[@TheOldCoupleOutdoors]

Thanks a lot for the Super Thanks. Joyce and I really appreciate it and Thanks for Watching our videos

[@charlenetouchet4030]

Hi JOYCE & SAM❤ YOU ALWAYS SURPRISE ME 🙏 BEAUTIFUL COUPLE💗

[@TheOldCoupleOutdoors]

Thank you very much. Sorry we posted the video early, it was a mistake.

[@robertanderson3802]

Coolest couple on utube by far.

[@TheOldCoupleOutdoors]

Thanks for the nice comment

[@richardkenae459]

JOYCE WAS CRYING WHEN THE CRABS WERE 1/4inch SHORT

[@TheOldCoupleOutdoors]

You're right Richard

[@TheDadFaxs]

I've said it before that's eating good in the neighborhood.

[@TheOldCoupleOutdoors]

You're right James, Thanks

[@jameshaines7404]

Do they not have a qauge available for blue crabs here in California we have to have a gauge with you if your crabbing?

[@TheOldCoupleOutdoors]

In Florida there's no size limit and in Mississippi you just need a measuring device (I dropped mine overboard) but a gauge is handier. Thanks for Watching

[@johnmiksch3882]

Totally normal!!

[@adam8sixty133]

deadmens - lungs

[@john-micheal9559]

Hello, could you tell me what time of year this was ? We are planning a trip down to bay st louis to do some crabbing.

[@TheOldCoupleOutdoors]

That was the end of April but we were there 2 weeks ago and we caught crab.

[@michealfarthing3045]

Have you caught any down there around the first of September?

[@moose.knuckle]

He's a keeper! He's a keeper! That ain't no keeper.

[@TheOldCoupleOutdoors]

We say keepers like some people say bro all the time lol. Thanks for Watching

[@robertgrant957]

🦀🦀🦀 ft Pierce

[@TheOldCoupleOutdoors]

Thanks Robert

[@georgeb6079]

Crabs move on tide we always caught more on out going as soon as tide stops crab stops

[@TheOldCoupleOutdoors]

We try to get there on the high tide and crab as it's falling, like you said, but sometimes we can't and we crab anyway. Thanks for Watching

[@ellenfox5113]

I have heard them be called "dead mans fingers"

[@TheOldCoupleOutdoors]

That's right, they're actually gills but they saw they're not poisonous. Thanks for Watching

[@charlenetouchet4030]

Y'ALL HAVE FOUND THE MOTHER LOAD🙏

[@TheOldCoupleOutdoors]

That's right lol. Sorry we posted the video so early, it was a mistake

[@roseharper5570]

Hey guys, early birds gets the crabs.

[@TheOldCoupleOutdoors]

You're right lol. Sorry we posted the video so early it was a mistake

[@denisedill3552]

❤🦀

[@TheOldCoupleOutdoors]

Thanks Denise

[@kennethlocke4213]

Don't know your size regs,but most places if you don't have a measuring tape? Use a dollar bill

[@TheOldCoupleOutdoors]

In Florida there's no size limit but in Mississippi it's 5 inches point to point. It's not hard to make a gauge but I just keep putting it off until I dropped my tape overboard lol. Thanks for Watching

[@cmz131958]

Absolutely love your crab vids. Q? Do you have a P.O. Box or mail address if we want to send you some goodies? Please keep posting! ❤

[@TheOldCoupleOutdoors]

Glad you enjoy our videos. We've been meaning to get a P.O. box. Thanks again for Watching our videos

[@edwardranno7119]

I only keep them when they are 7-8 inches I can’t be bothered eating small ones

[@TheOldCoupleOutdoors]

You must have a great spot. Thanks for Watching

[@TheOldCoupleOutdoors]

You must have a great spot. Thanks for Watching

[@edwardranno7119]

Choptank river maryland

[@rennyray11]

High tide or close to transitioning

[@TheOldCoupleOutdoors]

Right and Thanks for Watching

[@FFGOMER17]

You can keep females in Mississippi?

[@TheOldCoupleOutdoors]

Yes just so they're 5 inches point to point and no eggs showing. There are times when that's mostly all the commercial crabbers can catch. Thanks for Watching

[@cootriley6]

Careful- They can take a finger off...

[@TheOldCoupleOutdoors]

You're right. Thanks for Watching

[@reginareddick4085]

Joyce isn't good for the camera, missing the shots pulling the crabs up

[@TheOldCoupleOutdoors]

She would rather cook. Thanks for Watching

[@robertnewman4072]

I used to catch huge white shrimp with a cast net,right there

[@TheOldCoupleOutdoors]

I'll have to try it and see if they're still there. Thanks for Watching

[@martinjohansen8100]

On a full moon when the tide is going out.

[@TheOldCoupleOutdoors]

That's true Martin, but when we're out of town we try to go on a high tide. Thanks for Watching

[@demsareunamerican6800]

Man, if you get 7 inch crabs, you're messing with the wrong women. Lol.