Which Crab Traps are the BEST ? Crab Trap Review by Tug Trash

[@saenole66]

My former wife bought me ten of the black plastic stone crab traps for Christmas one year. They were hard on my boats gunnels. Got lots of crabs out of St Marks but it was hard work. When i had my big strong son to help it was better. I laughed when you suggested your trap maker make them garnet and gold. I am a FSU grad, as are my kids. I love your videos.

[@stanhigh]

Good tutorial on the different traps. Great photo of KRYSTAL and the shrimp in the October Florida Sportsman. Thanks.

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

She says “thank you!!”

[@rowdybroomstick6394]

Your brother's girl was trying to stay out of the shot, but it was too late and she has a gorgeous smile too! Food looked great!

[@lewislambert2141]

Woohoo, two videos in the same week, what a great surprise. Great, informative video. Love all your videos, especially the Crab ones.

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

More to come!

[@Wishard_Wire_Co]

Heck I'm in some of the videos and still anticipate content

[@leskobrandon3497]

I haven't seen any like the ones we used on the Chesapeake Bay when i was a boy. They were about 16 inches square and when they were sitting on bottom the 4 sides laid down flat which allowed the crab to crawl in to eat the bait , usually chicken parts tied to the bottom in the center . When you pulled the trap up the sides quickly closed up , trapping the crab inside of basically a square box . The tricky part was getting the crab out of the trap and into a bushell basket . At the time each boat was allowed 1 full bushel of crabs per day. The good thing about them was the bait lasted all day , and you could just park in one spot , drop traps , and check them like every 10 or 15 minutes . If after a few trys you weren't catching any you could just move to another spot . You could also fish while you were waiting for crabs to enter the trap . . In the late Fall you could just net them floating on the top mating , but we had to throw the females back to keep the population going .

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

Sounds like a blast

[@corollaae8645]

What?! A mid week video! Heck yeah Tug!!,!👊🏼👊🏼👊🏼👊🏼👊🏼

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

Oh yeah!

[@mastergunnerysgt1258]

For the best things of life is what we can pull out of the Ocean to Sub Stand us for life. Love you Bro, keep them coming. Old Master Gunnery SGT USMC.

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

🙌🏽

[@VeteranVlogger]

Great show today guys... Just can't get enough of your all's content. Happy Thanksgiving. God Bless😊

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

Same to you!

[@PSSKDerby]

Great video Tug! Crystals “you’re so strong” almost made me spit out my drink. Lol. Love the oven mitts. Great family meal Ian & Crystal. Thanks for sharing!!!

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@mifloridian]

I need to upgrade to some wishers traps. My buddy just bought me the plastic traps right before Harold told me the wire works too. We’re moving into the new house next week but when I’m settled and recouped, I’m going for it

[@emilystewart4057]

awesome! love watching you guys

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

Thanks so much!

[@LanceMcCormick]

Awesome meal! Heading to keys next month with bunch of my military buds for couple months. Going tear up some stonies and bugs!

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

Good luck!!

[@FL_Native_68]

I bought 5 of the duel chambered traps from Wishard (Gator Colors), thet are exceptional quality and work great. I would recommend them to any one in the market.

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

Good call!

[@pningtn]

I'm also going to buy myself two Gator Color traps...GO GATORS!!!.

[@elkhunter76]

Sadly living in Wyoming I will never enjoy those but I have elk in the freezer! But Bighorn sheep and moose meat are out favorites!

[@archywiseman]

Moose is a favorite of mine too.

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

Trade ya!

[@mattsnookman34224]

Looking em up now, thanks for the video

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

No problem 👍

[@LIDigga]

Jeeze I didn't realize how big them claws are until Crystal had it in her hand.I never in my life had a Stone crab claw and I love crab.Guess I'm gonna have to try and buy some probably cost me 50 bucks for 2 claws here on Long Island...Cool video like all your stuff,the last one I had to turn off.The older I get I just can't deal with seeing animals in distress lol..✌️

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

I understand

[@LIDigga]

@TugTrashOutdoors In my teens and twenties, I was a die hard duck hunter. 1 hunt we had a pair of Mallards coming into the decoys.I dropped the hen my buddy missed the drake.That drake Mallard lifted out of range and circled us for a good 10 minutes.The whole time he was calling out to her and it wasn't normal quacks I could hear the pain in this duck's quacks.No shit dude that was my last hunt,sold my marsh boat my decoys I was done...I still feel bad for that duck...lol

[@karinbrantner3081]

You two are so funny!

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

🤣

[@elizabethbaker2125]

I agree , double traps work better. We got ours at the Snook Nook. But I love chicken leg on a string . Hand line them into a net. We only lost one trap and we was right there, across the waterway fishing. A pontoon boat went by. The trap was gone.

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

Dang!

[@robmetcalfe8902]

Good information

[@Stan_L]

Great video! Thanks for sharing.

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

Thanks Stan

[@royrostjr1352]

Omg hello there tug I just heard that Canada has a electric Tug boat 😮 that's crazy

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

Yeah we have some in the states too I believe

[@RagingNana]

KZbin is not giving me my notifications when you pist. Glad I caught this one!

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

Dang! Hit that bell icon and it should notify you

[@gradybrowning3976]

Yea Boy

[@mmcleod111]

Another great video. Really enjoy your channel.. and what a feast!!

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

Thanks so much!

[@JohnnyNix33]

A nice Wednesday surprise! Are we going to have a Wednesday Tug Trash review schedule now? We call the parts of our lobster pots up here the Kitchen (where the bait goes) and the Parlor (Where the lobsters end up holding until we pull them)

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

I may randomly start putting extra videos out mid week

[@mackjenkins7721]

Awesome video man. Your your video are just so good man Especially when you cook them. The food look really good man. Thanks you for sharing this.

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

I appreciate that!

[@thepolishredneck3941]

Sorry Tug,, it's hunting season and my freezer needs stocked,, so even though I love me some stone crab claws,,, my mission is to see if I can limit out on some good ole venison 👍👍

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

I’m in a deer stand now!

[@TampaGrown95]

Good video brother

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

Appreciate it

[@deloriswhite1309]

Awesome feast

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

Thank you

[@TimHicks-g1v]

Hey, have you ever tried a Danielson crab pot? we use them up here in pnw

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

Not yet!

[@raymonddesmond8869]

Have you ever tried setting out long crab lines?

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

Not yet

[@DanielRodriguez-xm6cz]

Hahaha 😂 your brother is a real copy of you Tug 🤣🤣🤣 nice to see more videos other than Sundays 😎take care dude 👊🏻

[@HoosierOutdoors]

Thanks for the video! Definitely be investing in some of those Wishard Wire dual chamber traps. Does he usually have some in stock or do I need to order?

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

He stocks and builds really quickly

[@royrostjr1352]

Omg you always make me hungry lol

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

😁

[@mikegegg30]

Thanks for the video.

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

Thanks for watching

[@TheFishingStation]

Don't the wired overnight Florida crab traps have to have BRD's (turtle excluders) on them to be legal?

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

Not if the openings are sized right

[@TheFishingStation]

@@TugTrashOutdoors Thanks Brudda.

[@Wishard_Wire_Co]

We build the funnels/entrances to FWC specs. BDRs are used for older traps not in compliance

[@TheFishingStation]

@@Wishard_Wire_Co Good to know. When I bought my house, 2 traps were here and was told they needed BRDs. No biggie, FWC gave me 20 of them free. Whenever I get stopped now, I don't have to wait for FWC to measure them - they're bright orange and easy to see.

[@markroper9269]

You are going to pull them butt first......you are using a boat....bow first! Nice review. I am in the buy once cry once crowd!

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

Yes sir

[@7spadefish7]

Have you ever tried a shrimp trap ? I’ve seen a few videos on’em, but I wonder if they would work in Florida.

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

I have not but I’ll try anything

[@tomromeojr6306]

What was the bait?

[@FL_Native_68]

Pigs feet

[@51jaybird]

Hey, you know if Harold has any vendors in South Florida, treasure coat area?

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

No he is local only

[@danaparks8812]

I don't live too far from you. All my life I have loved crabbing and just fishing in general, but moved down to Florida about 6 years ago. Unfortunately something happened to me where I was laid up for about 4 years, disabled from a past injury that just took his toll on everything lower. Back, hips, knees, etc everything just fell apart so, I've been through it all, now I'm a little more mobile and I want to get into the fishing again seriously. What I'm asking you right now is, can I just use regular crab traps that open up, and you tie a piece of bait on it and drop it off a bridge , or somewhere else, and maybe catch some blue crabs here and there? I am in the julington Creek area I'm still in St John's county. Do I have to go out to the inshore regions, or can I just go in the St Johns River from different docks, etc?

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

Most anywhere on the St Johns

[@danaparks8812]

@@TugTrashOutdoors Thanks bro! I think you might have already even told me that before, but I think because I was so excited to hear that, that I could hardly believe it! Where I moved from, was probably a good hundred miles or so to the nearest beach. But when we'd go, we'd go inshore, beach, and deep sea fishing. When the day was either over, or if we weren't catching anything, we went crabbing, and usually had a blast! Don't really understand what is so satisfying about it cuz you're not really doing that much. Like you said, it's the same for me...extremely satisfying! Lol keep up the videos bro I appreciate it! God bless!

[@danaparks8812]

With all the crab traps that you mentioned it, you didn't say anything about the old (unless they still use them) crab traps that are either cubed shape, or triangular and the mainline is attached to a couple other short lines to each side, and then when you drop it down they open up. Those are the only kinds I've ever used. They seem to be more satisfying also because you're sort of just catching it right there and then. Depending on how many traps you have out, or how well the crabbing is actually going, would determine how much you catch, and you catch it right there and then. You don't have to worry about going back and pulling up pots. Do you know anybody that uses those anymore or do you use them ever? Have they been deemed not worth it anymore? Just thought I'd ask, because that's the only thing I own. A couple of them are a little rusty but they still work. I don't have a whole lot of space to store big crab pots, I also don't have a boat that would make it a lot easier to drop them anywhere and go pick them up. I usually have to do it off of a bridge or somewhere on inshore canals where you can see deep holes.

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

Yeah people use them but I was really just covering what I own. 😁

[@danaparks8812]

@@TugTrashOutdoors I actually owned a bunch of them, they're the only kind I ever used. Then I saw a couple people commented on here about those as well. Anyway, I guess I ran out of things to ask or say, 😂🤣!Happy Thanksgiving, God bless!

[@Lazybones52]

I used to love eating pigs feet When I was a child

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

I’ve had them. Not bad!

[@navid4024]

I didn't know Tug has an aussie brother 😅

[@TheOcflboy01]

You were about to say something about registering the trap for dual purpose but you were interrupted.

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

You can register them for blue crab or stone crab

[@kkttss1928]

How many deer have have you killed in S.C. this year?

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

2

[@randyadams7269]

I thought we only took one claw.

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

You can do whatever you want. I follow FWC regulations

[@michellebatzel5809]

I thought you weren't supposed to take both claws.