We caught SO MANY crabs! | Making money on a CRAB BOAT | Catching lots of BLUE CRABS

In this video I went out with Robert Celestino Campo and his deck hands Ethan and Dalton. The guys showed me a lot about the commercial crabbing business and what it takes to catch crabs on a regular basis. We worked in Shell Beach Lousiana where Robert and his family have a long history of fishing.
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[@debbietoon5405]

You just popped on my page. I love watching you guys catch crabs. Wow! do I love them. Best to you guys

[@OutsidetheLevees]

Thank you! We have lots of crab videos please check them out

[@stephenlandry9343]

Yep, my brother has been running his traps . He said its been little slow going but they are catching a few. Its great that you show the world how hard these fishermen work. If you don't love it , it will break you quick. Great video!

[@tarshanewson]

Country Boy's luv them 😍😍😍😍

[@OutsidetheLevees]

Amen

[@lorneperalta9314]

Once again, quality video with good information. Keep em coming Jared.

[@OutsidetheLevees]

Thanks Lorne. It’s been rough, the support means a lot

[@hoodbilly2549]

Just found your channel today and I'm hooked thank you for your time

[@OutsidetheLevees]

Brother that means so much to me thank you

[@hoodbilly2549]

@Outside the Levees no problem I can't wait to see what's you do next!

[@wilderness_father]

Awesome video. Putting Louisiana on the map! We want more.

[@OutsidetheLevees]

Brother the support means so much

[@nakamakai5553]

Great video for crabbing, biology, ecology, and the fishery. And for around minute 4:00 or so, BEST backing music I've heard this month

[@OutsidetheLevees]

Man thank you so much. I remember editing this video and grooving to that song.

[@fallingtidetv]

Great video yet again! Making me want some crabs now!

[@OutsidetheLevees]

Thank you my brother. We need to boil soon

[@fallingtidetv]

@@OutsidetheLevees anytime brother

[@anthonyharper8161]

Me too . You kidding me . Cold beer Blue crabs , crab seasoning , beer 🍺 can't find any Live Blue Crab's in Ga.. Unless I drive to Savannah Ga..

[@FVMissPaula]

Great Video. It's awesome to see how different areas do it. We fish underwater lines here.

[@OutsidetheLevees]

Thank you so much for watching.

[@christopherryan880]

@@OutsidetheLevees whats the benefits of catching females? I know its money but if they have eggs on them I feel it should be avoided.

[@anthonyharper8161]

Wow ! First channel with no thumbs down ..Love it..Great video..Blue crabs I Love Them .. Delicious 😋

[@OutsidetheLevees]

We get some thumbs down from time to time but it's all good. Thanks for watching my brother.

[@anthonyharper8161]

@@OutsidetheLevees Thank you for sharing ! Love Blue Crab's. Wooooooo😎

[@viraltoks7743]

My dad, grandpa, or I have never put them right in ice and then grade them, we'll need to try that, good idea

[@OutsidetheLevees]

Hope it works for you!

[@mikejordan6036]

We cut out the Ice and Use Betts Gloves here in Southern Maryland but our operations are alot Bigger and mostly deeper water. Great Video

[@OutsidetheLevees]

Sounds great!

[@bignuts850]

I caught crabs at the Stripper bar

[@OutsidetheLevees]

Hey now! LOL!!

[@kfred]

Nice job brother! Love it !

[@tdeaux]

hello Kendall.

[@OutsidetheLevees]

Love you brother. Thank you

[@saltwaterinmyveins]

Crabbing is tough! The crabbers here ( Georgia coast ) has shipped all of there catch to Maryland for years.

[@OutsidetheLevees]

People think Maryland produces so many crabs. They get them from us lol

[@MrBigdave321]

Awesome video brother. From South east LA here.

[@meauxjeaux431]

Same here...Houma.

[@OutsidetheLevees]

I really appreciate it man. Y’all are the reason I do it. God bless

[@OutsidetheLevees]

Wassup Houma?! Thanks for watching

[@blackdagger2236]

Starting to see a few of these in maine now.

[@OutsidetheLevees]

That's crazy. Climate change is real lol

[@mrmagicjax]

Captain has a sweet schedule too. It’s hard to balance work and life like that. Jax lost a young crabber last year. Near a bridge where his boat was seen doing circles with nobody onboard. So terrible. An awesome community but impenetrable. I would love to get onboard for at least 14 days and start to network with this next generation coming through. A license will eventually be available one day I keep telling myself. Meanwhile I’m figuring out this biomass in the St Johns with snares and 5 Rec traps. I just can’t sell them so it’s all #1’s on the boat phahah

[@OutsidetheLevees]

Man they are so profitable right now too. Best of luck. Thanks for watching

[@ahmetsayn6412]

Have a nice day to work 🙋🏻‍♂️

[@OutsidetheLevees]

Thanks, you too!

[@robertkreiling1746]

Great video

[@OutsidetheLevees]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@collegeguy14]

Great to see loved it! Does it even make sense to sell the factor crabs versus throwing them back for another day?

[@OutsidetheLevees]

That’s actually a good question and I kind of agree. It would be better for the population for sure

[@Justthemow]

Yes depending on how many you catch we would usually get about 100# of factory every two days pays for fuel

[@TheRenegade2424]

I’m in Jacksonville Florida thank you guys for the info 🤙🏽

[@OutsidetheLevees]

All good buddy. I will be putting out some more crab videos soon.

[@saltwaterinmyveins]

I heard Jax is the second most crab consuming city. Behind Baltimore.

[@Dave-zy6de]

A lot of hard work for their catch. I see why the number 1 are priced higher. Especially when you start eating them less work more meat.

[@justinwolber1435]

Just found about you guys from Arms family homestead looks like My kind of channel

[@OutsidetheLevees]

Thank you Justin so honored to have you

[@tjlissau]

Up in Maryland we don’t use ice just thick gloves and our pots got iron on the bottom I guess the tide runs a lot harder up here

[@OutsidetheLevees]

They put pieces of rebar in them to hold them down but yes a 2ft tide range is top end here. Unless there is a storm in the Gulf in which they usually go pick their traps up.

[@littlemanoo]

Nice boat bruh!

[@OutsidetheLevees]

Yeah you right!

[@santobrocato8012]

Fishing crabs was hard on me, but I loved it.

[@OutsidetheLevees]

Hell yeah man

[@JDHendrickChiliDogTags]

Good video. I wouldn't want to be out there in a storm.

[@OutsidetheLevees]

Me neither

[@2manycatsforadime]

Yep, fishing with chicken legs on a string under a bridge near buffalo bayou. got careless and the blue was so fast grabbed my thumb. really cut me deep. yep very strong and quick

[@OutsidetheLevees]

It’s crazy. You don’t think it’s gonna be that bad but man they’re strong

[@rareform6747]

Stream them Maryland style JO or Old Bay in Beer & Cedar Vinegar ! 🦀

[@robertliepe6766]

💯👍"let's eat"🍺🍺😎🇺🇸

[@OutsidetheLevees]

Yes sirrrr!

[@garywiliams4507]

Does anyone catch crabs using a trotline ? Or is it illegal in Louisiana? Just wondering used to run a trotline in Maryland miss those days. Thanks for the videos

[@8.21productions9]

what a sick mullet.

[@OutsidetheLevees]

I know lol.

[@jasonbruskotter836]

Just got finished running crab nets in Lake Ponchartrain and caught 37 in about two hours. Time for the family to have a boil🍺

[@OutsidetheLevees]

Hell yeah!

[@stevenknightk9569]

You are absolutely right I was working in prince william county va next to Manassas va in may last year and there was an old time seafood store there and we’d stop well 3 of us everyday and get a doz each and being where we was you’d a thought that they would be from right up the street in Chesapeake bay but the owner said 80% of blue crab comes from Louisiana and we were paying 83$ a dozen steamed

[@OutsidetheLevees]

I tried telling them

[@stevenknightk9569]

@@OutsidetheLevees the owner straight up told me and the guys that work with me he said the blue crabs are depleted very bad in the bay but people you are not getting blue crabs from maryland or Chesapeake most come from the south do your own research you’ll see

[@willbeck5280]

this makes me so glad we only have 2 grades in FL at least at our pickin house

[@OutsidetheLevees]

Where do most of y'alls go?

[@willbeck5280]

@@OutsidetheLevees 1s go to restaurants and 2s are for live sale and picken meat

[@willbeck5280]

@@OutsidetheLevees then soft shells too

[@jripn8543]

1s and 2s , sometimes I sell a mix those are easy cull dazzzze

[@DougieBFishing]

Nice video

[@OutsidetheLevees]

Thank you!

[@rlhawkinsrlhawkins]

Nice..I'm about to do some Recreation crabbing. How long do you leave the boxes down In the Water?? One day or 2 or 3

[@OutsidetheLevees]

No more than 3

[@noncched6839]

At least 8 hours, no more than 3. They will start dropping the legs.

[@deeznutz3020]

Lol we dont even use ice here in NC we just dump em on a table straight from the pot and get too grading

[@OutsidetheLevees]

Dangerous game lol

[@jripn8543]

Yeah we don’t use ice NY we dump in totes and cull em out fast with tongs , I’ve never had luck changing there temps too much , risky

[@wm8822]

He's hand pulling em here in NC we pull 500 a day with a pot reel

[@OutsidetheLevees]

Thats hard work brother

[@wm8822]

@@OutsidetheLevees for sure, but there can be good money in it if markets right

[@tdeaux]

My family used to do this back in the 80's. Some of my friends still doing it. I remember the price of crabs back then was 30 cents a pound for a long time.I can't do it because of seasickness. It's a rough job.

[@minglin7075]

Anolmm

[@OutsidetheLevees]

Up early for sure. Sun is not joke either. You nailed it.

[@cstuckey6592]

That #1 crab they first showed would sell as a jumbo here in Maryland.

[@OutsidetheLevees]

Believe it or not many of these crabs get shipped up there

[@brandoncanatella320]

Those factory crab here in md would be #1. They were a decent size

[@kenneth9874]

Most of the crabs sold there come from Louisiana

[@MISSLOVELY_REE]

Hello I live any type of seafood great video

[@OutsidetheLevees]

Thanks my dear!

[@onamission4562]

I go crabbing on the docks in SC and we go by the tide charts does that apply to commercial crabbing? Any tips for dock crabbing.

[@OutsidetheLevees]

I can only speak on my knowledge of it. Here in coastal Louisiana 2 feet of tide range is A LOT. I believe y'all have much more of a range. A falling tide is typically best. Really any tide is better than none. I assume you are using nets. Should be able to do well off the dock.

[@onamission4562]

@@OutsidetheLevees I use the wire pull up weighted baskets on a string tied to the dock. But thanks for the tip.

[@brandoncanatella320]

Man the size of those factory crab would be jumbos back then

[@bizzieone]

I've never had any but Maryland crabs so how do the southern ones differ?

[@OutsidetheLevees]

I’m really not sure. I think it has more to do with salinity levels than geography

[@terrilee734]

Yum

[@OutsidetheLevees]

Yes ma'am!

[@creative8569]

Sweet Jesus what a MULLET

[@OutsidetheLevees]

I know lol. It's glorious

[@PalaciosCJ5]

Have you tried or know someone who tried using both fish and chicken in the same trap as bait?

[@josephflorio4833]

How long do they leave the traps in the water before checking them?

[@OutsidetheLevees]

2-3 days

[@deansapp4635]

Our Maryland crabs are a tad sweeter but Louisiana crabs are great as well. Those #1s looked great

[@OutsidetheLevees]

It’s funny because Maryland is the biggest market for our crabs. I wonder if people don’t quite know the difference with all the mixing of the markets

[@deansapp4635]

@@OutsidetheLevees I can assure you most Marylander s can t tell the difference between our crabs and yours

[@OutsidetheLevees]

@@deansapp4635 are they marketed as Louisiana crabs up there?

[@deansapp4635]

@@OutsidetheLevees You have to ask them where the crabs came from, However, most folks don t ask

[@OutsidetheLevees]

@@deansapp4635 Right so that brings me back to my original point. What the crabber said was that many of their crabs get shipped up that way and presumably sold as Maryland crabs when they are in fact from Louisiana. With that going on how does one really know the difference in taste? Hell we have a difference in taste even amongst different salinity levels here.

[@randyruney5704]

A friend in fla pays $45/doz. I have 4 traps I set off the beach when I’m on vacation. Snorkel out to bring in. Only keep enough for me. Give away the rest. Nothing like fresh crabs. Y’all work a lot harder

[@OutsidetheLevees]

That’s a beautiful thing man

[@Joe_Goofball]

I caught LOTS of crabs once, but she did call me again afterward...

[@tinNguyen-ps4em]

Do you ship to calif.

[@bobbychandler9465]

What boat is this?

[@johnnysaltyaircrabcake8030]

I was told you put them in a Ice bath to make them dormant so they go into sleepy mode so you can process them better.... Is that true?

[@OutsidetheLevees]

Yes

[@cathyknox935]

My brother lives in la we are planning a trip there Tell me what we do

[@OutsidetheLevees]

Keep watching my videos lol it’s all in there

[@dreamworkstruckingllc2221]

How big is the boat in ft wise

[@OutsidetheLevees]

Not 100 but I feel like 28

[@dbpowerwashingperrin2664]

How does the reel work in shallow water

[@OutsidetheLevees]

That was all shallow water and it seemed to do just fine

[@dbpowerwashingperrin2664]

@@OutsidetheLevees iam a fishermen I use the rake..

[@saquan02]

Do you have a link for those traps?

[@OutsidetheLevees]

Where are you located? Most times it's pickup only.

[@jripn8543]

Try ez catch

[@XX2LFEUSNVET]

How would I go about ordering like 20 bushels every 2 weeks?

[@OutsidetheLevees]

They do not sell direct to public unfortunately

[@LT4Danny]

What I hate the most is thieves. I live on the gulf coast and people don't care who crab traps it is.

[@OutsidetheLevees]

Yeah it's pretty bad. My uncle has been putting them out just for fun and they keep running his traps.

[@tuyetsonphiho6695]

where are you, bro? I need to buy blue crabs from you. or someone tells me where I can buy blue crabs at a cheap price. I live in Florida. Thank you

[@georgeparrault9945]

My Dad had a Blue Crab a Little Bigger than a Silver Dollar pinched thru his thumb nail.

[@OutsidetheLevees]

They ruthless man

[@russstenseng899]

Hello sir...was wondering how I get ahold of the guys who took you crabbing? I Have a food truck....Would love to get fresh crab in Kansas for my customers!!!

[@OutsidetheLevees]

Hey brother they do not sell to the public. Much easier for them to sell to a large distributor

[@russstenseng899]

Awwwe...that's why the prices were reasonable!! Your friends do all the hard work and the distributors screw the rest of the world!!! It's too bad they couldn't find a few people like me to sell to. Raise the prices a little bit make a little more money and Make a lot of people stuck in the middle of the United States very happy with fresh crab at reasonable prices!!!

[@francesfields4378]

3:18

[@MrFlaballa]

hey what is the name of your friends crab place i want to order some of the number 1#

[@OutsidetheLevees]

Unfortunately he does not sell direct to public. Everything goes straight to wholesale buyers.

[@kruznash6253]

Most likely related to y’all at least the serignes

[@OutsidetheLevees]

Awesome man! Or should I say “cuz”

[@kylesanders5999]

i catch the best crabs on the planet in the patuxent river n maryland. mustard is sweater then any other blue crab. meat is sweater to. crabbing is so much fun. you southerns boil your crabs which is weird.

[@OutsidetheLevees]

I like them any kind of way but yes boiled is preferred. I respect the steam and Old Bay as well.

[@rchambers011]

Any terrapin bycatch?

[@OutsidetheLevees]

Occasionally

[@dianiabailey283]

Do they sell to the public?

[@OutsidetheLevees]

No ma’am they sure don’t. Where are you located?

[@MisfitsFiendClub138]

Have never seen anyone dump crabs in ice water after catching them. Seems like that would put them in shock and die

[@OutsidetheLevees]

It makes them go dormant. They do not die. You should try it

[@kenneth9874]

In warm weather icing them briefly will be beneficial for their survival

[@teddyrivas1082]

How much do you need to get a crab boat, what ar eff the fee's, and where can i go to get a license, or Permits! Love Crabing! Even if I need to work on one, been crabing all my life!

[@OutsidetheLevees]

I would prob think it's a 75-100K investment

[@es-iic2897]

Man this is so awesome! I always love crabbing videos and would love to tag along in one. But...I have a feeling my kind (a minority race) is not welcome in those areas

[@OutsidetheLevees]

Well I can promise you that wouldn't be the case on my boat. Racism is not nearly as bad down here as the perception is. I think more importantly most folks wouldn't want the liability of having someone they don't know along for the ride. They are there to work hard and an inexperienced bystander would just be in the way. But Im sure someone would be glad to take you if you looked around

[@michaelangelosthecowabunga9905]

how can i make this my job??

[@OutsidetheLevees]

Move down to Louisiana and start as a deck hand lol

[@deansapp4635]

Hope you guys survived Ida

[@OutsidetheLevees]

Our town did better than our friends to the west. There was a major flood outside our levees but our homes are fine

[@deansapp4635]

@@OutsidetheLevees Glad to here you are ok

[@Tovii2022]

The accents are cute…

[@OutsidetheLevees]

Lol. Thanks

[@logandoyle1476]

how do you keep people from stealing the crabs out of your traps?

[@OutsidetheLevees]

By making it very bad for them when you catch them I would imagine

[@officerkrupke4966]

@@OutsidetheLevees I only had three traps and they were getting robbed, I eventually solved the problem by connecting float to concrete block than trap to Block. I figured out thieves are basically lazy and would be discouraged when they pulled line and found a heavy muddy block on end. This of course cannot be used commercially, but works for a few traps.

[@cathyknox935]

I just subscribe to kfred

[@OutsidetheLevees]

He’s a good dude

[@jurassicsushi]

it kinda pains my heart to know that you guys are only getting about $5 LB for the #1 Jumbos because im here in Tampa florida and they are charging almost quadruple of that in the store. the markup is insane.

[@OutsidetheLevees]

That's the case for all seafood unfortunately.

[@kenneth9874]

$5 lb is a good price at the dock for #1's, it's often less

[@Wyland42]

why dont they put the factory crabs back? there are not much and they are worth much less than the others

[@OutsidetheLevees]

Still make money on them. It’s commercial fishing and legal

[@rogerli9475]

I want to buy from them, would you please help me contact them, thanks!

[@OutsidetheLevees]

Look up Campo Brothers seafood on Facebook

[@workingclassmf]

Fucking best life ever

[@OutsidetheLevees]

Amen

[@higherthanmost1112]

Do better w catfish heads and menhaden

[@OutsidetheLevees]

Maybe

[@krismorgan4927]

Literally the least amount of effort for commercial fishing I have ever seen 🤣🤣

[@OutsidetheLevees]

Like to see the amount of effort you put into the crack you smoked before making this comment

[@createinmeacleanheartohgod6871]

And i wonder how many of them are drug users.

[@jameshines6486]

Lot of criminal activity in the seafood industry I see. Catch your own.

[@OutsidetheLevees]

Uhhh. Wuht?

[@andrejohnson1703]

The government should HALT crabbing for two (2) years to replenish and let the crabs grow, they are really getting smaller and smaller jumbo's look like small crabs now..

[@andrewtavener6879]

Jesus. People will eat anything. Cockroaches of the sea.

[@waynespyker5731]

What do you eat?

[@OutsidetheLevees]

Old Testament much?

[@danielobriot3116]

Eat it Lefty.🤡

[@bidenhater9825]

Poacher

[@OutsidetheLevees]

You wild boi!

[@831Adventures]

Nice video

[@OutsidetheLevees]

I appreciate you