Turning Gear and Retrieving Pots - Part 2 Tanner Crab 2023

Welcome back! In this video, we're crabbing for Tanners, AKA Baridai crab. It's looking good so far. We set a few pots too deep, so had to retrieve them using a grappling hook.
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[@cindydenton2681]

Wow! Here we go for another adventure with this awesome family! BTW we love our fish, only problem is we need more 😂

[@MrGTO-ze7vb]

Very good catch..!!! YUMMMMMMMMYYYYYYYYYYYY

[@jarrettbobbett5230]

I am simply hooked. I know it's a bit random but I love these guys. Love the shots of Alaska. Keep up the Good work Y'all, Yum! 👍

[@jcaam8094]

The three of you work so well together.

[@4GoodTimes]

I could bing watch crab season lol 😂 Yay almost to 100,000 Subs hope you reach it soon!!

[@markroth9827]

Nice to see you making money instead of spending it! Also nice to see Mr. T on the boat. Thank you for your video.

[@ronald8ish]

Great teamwork and the crabs are beautiful 😍

[@kimberlyshalaby1134]

Enjoyed seeing the morning waking up, Kristen shaking a leg, (hehe) the huge crabs, the whales, the other fisherman, the fog, & the scenery around you. Good to see you Matt, Kristen, & Dad. Hi Mom! ❤Happy Valentines Day!❤

[@debbiesue4287]

So nice to see the FishTale in action again....I missed her!! lol Great day out for sure thanks for bringing us along :) Glad to see you are looking after those knees!!

[@peteacher52]

If satisfying for viewers, it must be that with huge relief for the men to see such bonny catches come aboard! I hope Mother's OK; we don't see much of her but she too is an important link in the chain.

[@EISAlaska]

ThNk you so much for your kind caring comment peteacher, Im doing great, just hanging out on the shore for now keeping things going on the land end of things😉We love sharing with you and everyone our way of living, pretty soon Ill probably be out on a fishing trip too. Have a wonderful day.Take good care and stay safe.💜

[@tenneyconstruction7323]

So Happy that you did well on this trip. Loved the video!!!

[@michaelbrausch8874]

Can’t wait to go fishing on the new boat!🛥️

[@theNaniLynch]

The background in this video is beautiful. What a place to get to work!!!

[@williamtukeyjr3661]

Looks like a nice haul guys.

[@karldahl4113]

Nice catch boys!!! Hey Matt, Give "T" a chance at coiling... I would like to see him learn: "The Rail".

[@mikeladley5149]

Nothing like fresh Snow Crab. 👍

[@deanfulford69]

Catch em up boys

[@kerryjohnson2512]

Gotta love it when some of those crabs are bigger than the full width of measuring device! Nice catch, keep it up!!

[@dansmith937]

Another great show. Wish you a great year. Thank you for sharing so much good stuff.

[@GoldVP...]

Afternoon post? Here we go... Nice pots all around. Yummm I want crab now

[@douglasstehr3877]

Awesome! Wish I could join you. Thanks again.🤩

[@shitloveaduck]

Nice seeing more going in the bin vs over the side!! Great to see nice big crabs!

[@Intuitivelogicalintrovert]

That is a lot of crabs , great team work.

[@ircooking1677]

Some great catch there. Those pots were fantastic.

[@markmaccani9411]

Really crushing it this trip. Hope the whole season turns out great. Nice big clean crab there. Good luck.

[@goodcitizen64]

Another great video. The craps look nice and yall work very well together!

[@lesliefisk1269]

Nice catch guy's great start to this season 👍👍👏👏

[@garycollier385]

Great video guys nice looking crab great crew 👍

[@GCHatSCHOOL]

Len and Anita, I'm absolutely loving these videos. I remember when yall bought the Fish Tale, and all of the work that you have put in... and now the new boat!!! It was always fun hearing you were doing with rockfish, talking gallons per hour, talking halibut and yall being truly kind people. I can't believe it's been 6 years since my knee injury took me out of the halibut game on the Anna D(and Dan sold it too!!!), but I can believe how well yall are doing! Take care, many blessings, and thanks for all of the great shots and great fishing to make me miss kodiak- maybe one of these days I'll see you up there again!

[@EISAlaska]

OMG. Jeff with a G! How we have truly missed you friend. Didn't realize a knee injury is what kept you away from the fishing scene. Just figured you had other things going on. It looks as though you are doing well also, and what a beautiful family you have. Hope you guys can make it back up this way, if so give us a shout! Until then, best wishes and take care!

[@turdferguson5300]

This is much better than the Discovery Channel without the drama.

[@blainestewart4197]

Go guys

[@gazellis1961]

Awesome video awesome teamwork...simples 👍

[@Retired-nohurry]

Great video

[@leuvenisaplace]

I notice the the different head wear choices of the 3 stars of the show when it is cold. L, who may be in the wheel house more, goes for warmth without compromising vision or hearing. Matt protects the integrity of his glasses from the elements with a peaked visor & retains the ability to listen. T, who might be the irregular, extra-hand that helps out the primary team on the boat, goes for hood up weather persistence.

[@EISAlaska]

Great analysis, Leuven!

[@eddysantana1504]

Good fishing

[@craigmccann1028]

Reggae style, everything good.

[@wranther]

As with part 1, part 2 of tannering is productive also! Looking like some still waters with a good flowing current too at times out there. Fill them pots with your fine working crew! -Bob...

[@bjrnhjjakobsen2174]

The catch and the landing prices looked good😂

[@popquizzz]

if T gets a wild hair about him and starts working out he is going to be a football lineman to be reconned with.

[@popquizzz]

Sorry T, I didn't realize you turned twenty-one just a day ago, this being April 7. Wish you the best in your endeavors!

[@kerrypitt9789]

Hi guys! I just had you show up on my feed so I've been watching from the back to front. I'm in 🇨🇦 I send greetings to all of you and I thank you for not being one of the Big Boys outside. I grew up crabbing on the inside passage between Vancouver Island and mainland British Columbia. I love crabbing, I never did it commercially but I ate a lot of Crab growing up. I appreciate the lack of Drama you seem to be a family crew? You run a happy boat and that is always good. I had never heard of Tanner Crabs before so this was good for me to learn.

[@EISAlaska]

Hi Kerry. Thanks for joining us. We are a family crew and have been fishing our vessel together for some 20 plus years. The yelloweye is very delicious and we sell it for more than the cod. We can only retain it as bycatch, so usually not much to go around and it sells fast.

[@kerrypitt9789]

​@@EISAlaska understood. We mistakenly call it Red Snapper here. My largest was 22lbs they are one of my favorite eating fish. Do you have a Ling Cod season?

[@TULUSRECORD]

Good

[@brianshields7137]

You should watch a few crayfishing vlogs from southern Australia we use a tipping mechanism on the side of the vessel to recover pots similat to what you are using no need to hand coil line and to shoot it back is just tip it over

[@TheCaptainbeefylog]

Those were some good clean crab. I hope you're getting a good price for them! It's always a pleasant nuisance to need to walk carefully on deck because there's money running around on it. You might need to source a bigger tote lol.

[@glennquagmire1747]

Hard work, even harder without a table to work on

[@kerrypitt9789]

Well done finding those pots. For some reason the first trap you brought up looked really white and I thought they were dead until you put them in the tub! Was that just a truck of the light? Well done! Every pot looked pretty full!

[@chrisgilbert2152]

must be a thrill when the pots are full

[@EISAlaska]

For sure!

[@LawsohKing]

Great video. Solid fishermen. Curious.... What song is that on 4:43? Thanks in advance! Keep up the good work!

[@dennissheridan1550]

Nice looking crab you're catching there guys. Len, I was wondering, as I don't remember you saying, do you plan on running a two boat fleet after you get the Emerald Isle finished, my curious old grey cells are itching to know. 😆👍

[@EISAlaska]

We plan on fishing both boats, but for differen't seasons and species. We don't plan on spliting up anytime soon. We have too much fun working together.

[@dennissheridan1550]

@@EISAlaska Roger that, have a great 2023 season.😄🖖

[@michaelbrausch8874]

Can you put tracking devices onthepots?

[@BarryBarrington_]

No, most radio waves get blocked by water and adding sonar or lasers to the pots is expensive. But they do attach buoys on ropes and track them on the GPS.

[@RoamAboutOutdoors]

Nice crab! How deep are you fishing?

[@johnlonnevik5917]

Would your drone help in locating the lost pot buoys?

[@mikeladley5149]

Kinda off topic, but do you guys ever chum bait for fish, or is the preferred catch too deep to matter?

[@shawndarling1980]

May I ask how much did you get for a pound. I heard there was a little price war with tanners

[@chapsteronetime2000]

Are these snow crab? Nice catching

[@EISAlaska]

These are bairdi crab, the larger cousin of opilo (snow) crab.

[@eallen704]

Hi you guys! I have been catching up on the tanner season after getting my internet back. I have a question. In the pots you have what seems like a hanging bait bag (a scent incentive perhaps?) then there is the hanging fish bait (that makes sense) but... what is the sealed plastic jug all about. Out here on the East Coast in NS (Canada) where lobster is the big fishery we just use a bait bag in the pots. Great stuff from a great crew! So blessed to have your boys with you!

[@EISAlaska]

It is also ground up herring and salmon. The jars keep the bait from washing out as quickly , releasing the scent over a longer period.

[@eallen704]

@EIS Alaska Thank you.. that makes sense! Ah... as ll as scents! Blessings!

[@exjw8623]

Are you going to get your captains license Matt and operate one of the boats when the other one is done?

[@yogihartmann8562]

Need 10ft waves like Deadliest catch!

[@exjw8623]

How does the licensing or permitting for crab catching work? Is the boat licensed or is the captain? Also, is the crab quota fishery wide or per license or permit? Can anyone get a license or are they limited in any way?

[@EISAlaska]

This fishery is Limited entry, which means you had to fish during qualifing years to get a permit or buy one. For State managed fisheries the license can only be owned by an individual and is not tied to the vessel.

[@michaelbrausch8874]

Guys how deep is the water where your pots are?

[@Flowbot]

If i were to guess 15-20 fathom judging by the amount of line they got .

[@michaelbrausch8874]

@@Flowbot For landlubbers like me how many feet?

[@Flowbot]

@@michaelbrausch8874 90-120ft :)

[@EISAlaska]

We fished 45 to 70 fathoms. That's 270 - 420 feet.

[@EISAlaska]

One fathom = six feet. Cheers Michael!

[@edwardhannah8705]

thank you guys

[@paulsanders2001]

1st comment 🤣 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@jaypeepineda44]

I wanna know how much the quota on those crab in this fishing vessel??? In deadliest catch those guys have six figures quota

[@unialpha6664]

👾👾👾👾

[@grampa1952]

do you guy send fish to canada

[@jamie1901]

Great video, what's the reggae song at 29:30

[@EISAlaska]

Hi Jamie, Thank you for your comment, the name of the song is Thug Dub by Quincas Moreira.

[@jamie1901]

@@EISAlaska Thank you, Keep up the great work

[@ballistic350]

Catch the orcas lol .. good catch not as dangerous as them guys in the bearing sea lol I rather do this vs what they do on deadliest catch lol

[@larryhunt8447]

How much are them crab

[@raymondziminski8568]

WOW a killer whale so cool

[@MLrandomPlays]

The other guy was very slow.

[@andrewdiges8652]

How about a tank shot! I guess you guys are killing it!!

[@loftiefleet8104]

matt i personaly think your bro should be a accountant not a fisherman,he hasnt got the go of a good decky,from a old skipper.dont take it to heart i like the lad.. ,,i love your show.