TROTLINE CRABBING : BUILD & SETUP: A HOW TO DIY

[@Mike-tc8ob]

Great stuff! your son is super fast on the snatch! I just finished my first rig for a 600' line as well. Got the line from Crab Bully already strung up with snoods and hoping to get a bushel next month up the Wye.

[@airecraft1]

Cool video guys I’m sticking around.

[@SophisticatedRedneckery]

Thank you!! Appreciate the support

[@baysideauto]

Been trout lining all my life on the patapsco river in Baltimore, I made my own weights with concrete , cut bottom of gallon bleach bottle poured concrete into it then put a u bolt while it setting up , sounds getto I know but really keeps the line from moving in any current. Awesome set up , I'm using a 16 ft Carolina skiff absolutely perfect, I subscribed and will have some fun scrolling your vids, tight lines sir

[@SophisticatedRedneckery]

Hey man, thanks for the weight tip and that's a great idea, now much do those weigh when all said and done? We appreciate the support!

[@lawrencebaradell]

awesome

[@chuckschillingvideos]

Collapsible traps work great. Trotlines are fine; however, when the water gets too clear the crabs tend to drop off the baits before they can be retrieved with the dip basket.

[@bryanebsen6632]

That’s crazy I know Morgan met him fishing in ocean city and he’s a cool guy taught me everything about striper fishing

[@SophisticatedRedneckery]

That’s awesome! He is a good dude and a wealth of knowledge for sure! Tight lines man!

[@tcat5933]

Very entertaining and informative. I needed help constructing the pvc rack guide system.

[@SophisticatedRedneckery]

You mean the prop stick?

[@thepauldixonOC]

Thanks for sharing.....great vid!

[@SophisticatedRedneckery]

Thank you!

[@ReelJayB]

Bay Country is an awesome store!

[@SophisticatedRedneckery]

Yes it is!

[@DC2GR]

Thank you!!!!

[@SophisticatedRedneckery]

Your welcome. Thx for checking out the content!

[@starrychill]

Very strange how much similarities you and I have while I was just searching up a video on how I can trotline cause I’m thinking of buying a boat. You started off in Edgewater where I also crab very often, drive the same color tundra as me, and then go to a auto shop in chantilly where I live. Assuming you also live nearby.

[@SophisticatedRedneckery]

Yup I’m in Herndon! Trot line is awesome for sure. My boat is not the best for it. A smaller boat is certainly easier. But we make it work.

[@pjung]

Hello my NoVa neighbor. Just binged a few of your videos and had to subscribe! You seem like an awesome dad. Great content, keep up the good work!

[@SophisticatedRedneckery]

Thank you! Appreciate the support

[@anglerissues2309]

That was fun to watch, those kids are naturals . Good job buddy 👍 when your ready for some big stripers,(rock fish) hit me up for some Raritan Bay action.

[@SophisticatedRedneckery]

Thx. Will have to hit ya up for that!! Appreciate the offer.

[@chuckerroo5977]

Love the channel title. Just from seeing that i subscribed. Good music editing too. Im only in two minutes and i subed. Plus great info on the supply house. Thumbs up

[@SophisticatedRedneckery]

Thanks Chucker!!! Appreciate the kind words

[@DanielAucone]

I like. Crabbing too an eating crabs I like too go crabbing with you Dan aucone

[@barrycarter7403]

Interesting video. Keep up the good work.

[@SophisticatedRedneckery]

Appreciate it Barry! Got to mix it up!

[@garyreinoehl804]

Boats to big and clumsy, I started out with a big center consul like yours, pain in the but. Bought an 18’ open tracker and have been enjoying crabbing ever since.

[@SophisticatedRedneckery]

Yeah. Smaller boats are def easier. We have it set up pretty good now with the creature comforts. Glad your enjoying it.

[@JohnJohn-wr1jo]

Not to mention the issues with trashing a newer boat. Trotline Crabbing is a messy endeavor and netting will scratch up a gel coat in no time.

[@SophisticatedRedneckery]

Yes it is! Oh my gel coat is gone on that boat. I buy things to use them and that I do. Not too worried about dirtying things up.

[@Mike-tc8ob]

With no other real options financially, I found a derelict 22'day Sailer abandoned on the shore of the Monocacy River, and my brother and I have turned her into a boat camper crabber complete with prop stick for the trot line and rail mounted stove for steaming them up. at 22' she is not too high off the water but higher than you guys, so fingers crossed it won't cause an issue netting the crabs but even if it takes all day, I get to steam and eat them without ever leaving the boat. I've even got a little porta john and can sleep three! All I had to do to re-register her was to submit my abandoned boat request to DNR along with proof I reached out to the original owners who said they had left it with the guy who eventually tossed it. If you're into overnighters, I strongly encourage looking into small cabin cruiser sailboats. Their dirt cheap (if not free) and easy to fix up. I even got a mast and boom with mine but so far, we just leave them at home and go motoring around.

[@matthewgreen2703]

Howdy I’m from st marrys county southern most point of Md been crabbing all my life I seen y’all looked stressed to get the crabs on the boat after netting we always get a few in the net before dumping they can’t crawl out if you keep the net tilted up a bit and keep the net in the water and it’s makes it a little bit easier and not as stressed about missing crabs

[@SophisticatedRedneckery]

hey hey, thanks for the pro tip! we have definetly learned a lot over the past few years. Always learning!

[@Mike-tc8ob]

@@SophisticatedRedneckery You can also tie a rope to the handle closer to the net end and then tie it forward to the boat to take the stress off holding it in the water. Once you're used to it, you can usually just push or pull the net in or out to snatch them up.

[@OutdoorsInMaryland]

Once you get the trotline down, it can be really fun. We don't take it if it is going to real windy. Baiting and u baiting kind of sucks. Lol

[@SophisticatedRedneckery]

It seems to be the way to go! But like you said windy days not so fun. But I pick my days wisely out there with a 23’ boat. No fun doing anything on bay with chop.

[@yt_ghoulzsontiktok744]

Hey it’s been a while i wish I was still living in Virginia next to you I’ve seen your boat passing by lol me and my mom have wanted to be going crab fishing so this will help

[@SophisticatedRedneckery]

Glad it helps!!

[@yt_ghoulzsontiktok744]

@@SophisticatedRedneckery trust m it will lol

[@keithharden6543]

My homemade anchors or empty Folgers buckets filled with Quikrete and a eyehook cost me $7 to make seven of them if you lose one drink more coffee

[@chriss8206]

If you want the trot line to maintain contact with the bottom why don'the anchors go directly at the end of the trot line and then the anchor to the buoy.

[@SophisticatedRedneckery]

That’s just not the way it works. Haha. Guys have been running trot lines forever and it works. It will stay on the bottom

[@JohnJohn-wr1jo]

To answer your question, it wouldn't allow u to "pick up" the line and place on your roller. It would also be too tight creating a poor angle on the line allowing the crabs to surface in advance of the prop stick/roller.

[@brandonlure2738]

If you wanna skip the prepping you could just cover the break pads in flex seal

[@SophisticatedRedneckery]

That’s a good option as well. Flex seal has always been a pain to work with dry time etc so I passed on it. This liber has held up well and easy to reapply coats each season! Thanks for comment and advice!!

[@FloydofOz]

Are you in Chantilly? I’m a fellow crabber and hunter in Fairfax County - town just south of Chantilly/66 and west of 286. I also get stuff from Bay Country when I’m hand lining with the kids at some of the AA county piers. Thanks for the video.

[@SophisticatedRedneckery]

We are in the Reston area! Thanks for following. Good luck crabbing this season. Been a slow start.

[@FloydofOz]

@@SophisticatedRedneckery thank you sir. After making this comment, I ended up watching like 10 of your videos. We have so much in common so it's really enjoyable to watch. I'm also a Toyota fan (4Runner) with plans to buy a Tundra once I no longer have to worry about car seats, so I watched your drawer system build video and took notes. I took my younger son to Blackwater and then to Janes Island last weekend. It was slow going with 10 smalls and 10 females for every keeper crab, but we had a lot of fun. I'm going to try Sandy Point tomorrow after reading some good reports.

[@fleekfitcaribbeanhip-hopda3197]

Im a female crabber… Thanks so much! This is exactly what i was looking for! I needed a tutorial on building a trot line!…. Im looking for a inexpensive boat that will suffice. It’s just myself usually…. Could u recommend an inexpensive starter boat for crabbing?…. Would a 12- foot Jon boat be ok?

[@SophisticatedRedneckery]

That’s great. Glad it helped. Really any boat will work if low to the water and can run low speed. You can set up the prop stick etc as you can see pretty easy. Good luck with it. Any questions feel free to message.

[@fleekfitcaribbeanhip-hopda3197]

@@SophisticatedRedneckery Thank You

[@scottwhite2921]

Trotline is the best way to crab. I use PVC coated river anchors for the weight. They allow me to put the line tight and hold in the current. My brother in-law uses a line with snoods, but I just use a slip know to tie the necks on and pop the bones off at the end of the day. I'll DM you the roller we have set up on the Pontoon next time I'm down the beach. How are the buoys holding up? I picked up two smaller anchor buoys and their pretty tuff. I like using a set of heavy duty tongs to sort after each run. Save your fingers, even in the thick gloves. if you find the necks in bulk you can salt them down in a 5gal bucket and you can store them in the garage. They get ripe but the crabs don't care. Great DIY video.

[@SophisticatedRedneckery]

Sweet. Awesome comment and feedback. Thank you for sharing. The floats are working well. No issues so far. We will see if they last two seasons. Have an extra on board just In case.

[@Mike-tc8ob]

Hard to find good tongs for crabbing. I need something strong and durable but maybe with the silicone claws? The all metal are so difficult to get a hold of a crab with.

[@jrock11114]

Do you ever get any tangles with the 600ft of snoodline?

[@SophisticatedRedneckery]

Not really. Haven’t had issues.

[@robertsmallenbroek9862]

You are allowed 1200’ as a recreational crabber.

[@SophisticatedRedneckery]

In Maryland I am fairly certain it’s 600’. Commercial guys can use more. Yup. Just looked it up again. 600’. Virginia might be different. I’m not sure.

[@jordoncianchetta3029]

In the Chesapeake bay of MD your are allowed up to 1200’ of trotline in the Atlantic waters of MD you are only allowed 600’ as a recreational crabber. There are 2 different regulations hope that’s helps

[@algin5109]

Nj you’re allowed 150’ as a recreational crabber

[@Mike-tc8ob]

@@SophisticatedRedneckery Your post is 2 yrs old so not sure back then but today in Maryland it's 1200' and up to thirty traps.

[@vitofish8481]

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[@SophisticatedRedneckery]

Thx Vito!

[@eddietolbert5308]

Made a whole video about making the arm and didn't even use it

[@adam8sixty133]

reusing not recycling

[@luisvillacres5996]

Came across your video pretty nice well laid out this is just a friendly suggestion so please don’t take it the wrong way I’m not trying to be rude or disrespectful or negative you might want to think about changing your set up if you look up Captain Bruce‘s crab and supplies in northeast Maryland he’s an absolutely great person to deal with his trout lines are custom to your liking his trout lines are set up with razor clam bags and he does sell the razor clams which is a better bait for crabs they devour them you will have a better success rate on the water in the Chesapeake Bay you’re allowed to run 1200 feet max in the Atlantic ocean you’re allowed to run 600 feet per person maximum 1200 Feet per boat hope you get a chance to look them up he sells everything that you need there he is a commercial Waterman as well

[@SophisticatedRedneckery]

Th Al for taking the time to provide that info. Yes the razor clams seem to be great. For me to get them is a bit out of the way but if I can plan a trip over there, will def check it out.

[@robertdonald4409]

yeah ur how to ,, buy at store