17:09 I've heard from other youtubers that its better for the stone crab to take both claws, because they will avoid fights and take less risks than if they still had 1 claw. Have you heard this, and do you know how true or not this is?

@KeyWestWaterman

3 ай бұрын

I hear this a lot and I'm not sure where it started. There are very few studies on declawing stone crab, the few published studies that I have read all say that same thing. The mortality rate is much higher, (almost double) when both claws are removed versus one. The mortality rate is fairly high after removing one claw. The most important part is removing the claw correctly without breaking the joint or socket so to speak. After 15 years of diving stone crabs by hand. Seeing the amount of crab I have, the amount with one claw left and no claws left (alive) I would have to agree. But I could be wrong, just my opinion. I would love to know who is out there watching stone crab "fights" in a natural environment, 15 years diving for them and I have yet to see one lol

@DougVarble

3 ай бұрын

@@KeyWestWaterman I like the idea that you only take one claw🎉

@Paragonly

3 ай бұрын

@@KeyWestWaterman Thanks for the response, I also was wondering where this information was from and who was out watching stone crabs fight 😂

@Fishing4Mortgages

3 ай бұрын

​@@KeyWestWaterman 1. I de-pixelated the screen and now have your exact coordinates. 2. Next episode absolutely must be a No-Claw vs. 1 Claw vs. 2 Claw Stone Crab Cage Match.

@mrmister385

2 ай бұрын

@@KeyWestWaterman Arron, one of your Stone Crab catch videos was used and credited on the "Best Ever Food Review Show" YT channel ! It's a MEGA YT player. Millions of subscribers and views. Hoping you get a nice Bump up !! He also shows the Florida study to not take both claws as it has twice the mortality rate, as you mentioned.

This man appreciates Florida the way we all should. It’s paradise that will provide for and nourish us

The snapper and grouper hunting never gets old for me. Thanks for taking us along.

@KeyWestWaterman

3 ай бұрын

love to hear it! because I love it and will never stop lol

@jamesbrischke4815

3 ай бұрын

@@KeyWestWaterman I agree with Daveincc. I envy your access to fish. I could eat fish/seafood 7 days a week and never get tired of it.

@lancesanchez8110

13 күн бұрын

hrddj

I like the overhead drone shot cut to the edge of the weeds, it orients things. The camera on the bottom shooting up at you in sillouette taking a claw was nice. We do notice.

@KeyWestWaterman

3 ай бұрын

love to hear that, was feeling creative this day!

I love 🥰Tipsy! What a treat for her. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

@KeyWestWaterman

3 ай бұрын

she's the best!

I love that shot at 16:12! And it's great to see Tipsy having a romp. Good stuff as always.

@KeyWestWaterman

3 ай бұрын

glad you enjoyed it!

In anticipation, I always hit 👍🏽 on your videos before watching them and I have never been wrong!

@KeyWestWaterman

3 ай бұрын

thanks so much!

@adamyoung480

2 ай бұрын

Aloha, and same.

The way you do your videos Aaron, perfect. The narration and water noises, chill, exploration above and under. The life dude.

@KeyWestWaterman

Ай бұрын

so glad you enjoy them!

Snorkeling for snappers, so much fun. Small flying fish 16:09 🐟

I swear, I have no idea how you don’t get bit more when crabbing! Stone shots and Stone Crabs… thanks for such great content!

Ive been watching watching for a long time and i just love how humble you are and how you do your vudeos

@KeyWestWaterman

15 күн бұрын

thank you! love to hear you enjoy them

“Welcome back underwater, everyone.” I could feel my breathing slow and my blood pressure drop, just hearing those words. Thank you for sharing once again.

The termite shot gave me chills on my neck - definitely creeped me out!

@KeyWestWaterman

3 ай бұрын

haha I struggle with it

Love the mangrove exploration videos!

@KeyWestWaterman

3 ай бұрын

love to hear it!

I luv exploring the Bush. But prefer exploring just under the landing strip even more. Nice to see you took Tipsy out for an adventure. I'm sure she enjoyed it.

@KeyWestWaterman

3 ай бұрын

lol! thanks for tuning in

@WilliamFluery

3 ай бұрын

I know where to come in the future for Adult Entertainment

thanks for letting me live this threw you. I'll never be able to do this as I have COPD,

Those were some nice stone crab claws. Thanks for another adventure.

@KeyWestWaterman

3 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed

Nice video. The drone shots are unbelievable.

I seen termites sworm in the sky the size of a bus zigzag back in forth Florida for ya

@KeyWestWaterman

3 ай бұрын

lol

Having a Gheenoe myself I love to see you fish and run that beautiful machine. Also you can’t beat the maneuverability of that thing!

@KeyWestWaterman

3 ай бұрын

love that thing! its a blast every time

When Aquaman says he is OUT of Seafood. ❤❤❤ Funny Aaron. 😊 as we sit on couches pretending it's a boat w a beer😂

Another amazing adventure. I love the top drone shots of just how beautiful that area is and the crystal blue waters.

Thanks for the video. I requested snapper footage and you provided. I fish from shore for mangroves and seeing your videos make me realize they are there and just not biting. Stone crab footage great also. Goos stuff. Thanks.

@KeyWestWaterman

3 ай бұрын

fishing for them can be tough, the small ones are so feisty and get to the bait first a lot

I freakin love the crab huntin!

The drone perspective at 16:45 is so cool boss! Thanks for taking us along for your backyard adventures!

Camera angles on the stone crab hunt was the best

Nice filming and edit! The overhead drone shot with the audio from your body camera. Then the scene change to match the audio. Nicely done Aaron.

The bugs did show up a little. Wow. Way to tolerate. Nice snapper hunt. Never seen anyone spear in the mangroves! Wowsa! Stone crab. Wow! Wish I had that food pantry out my back door. Thanks for the video!

Love when you do these kind of videos man. Your videos gave me the courage to trap them stone crab and I can’t get enough of it now. Thanks for all the awesome content 🤙

all was a good day when you post

@KeyWestWaterman

3 ай бұрын

thanks for watching!

Love it, Tipsy is so sweet, love how you share your loves with us ❤

That drone footage with sound to the under water crab catch and back was really cool. Loved the close quarters spear fishing.

Excellent camera angles on the stone crabs! Silhouetting yourself above while working on the crabs looks very nice! Great job!

I get termite swarms down here in the Southern Caribbean, usually they come after the first big rainfall of rainy season and it stresses me out as welll...I understand how you feel.

@chiphill4856

2 ай бұрын

Same on SC coast! I can't stand them!

Drone shots were epic. Thanks for taking the time to do them and edit them and sync up the audio with the shot!

That was awesome!

Thanks for sharing the adventure.

Excellent video, always love the Mangrove dives. Thanks, buddy.

When I spear fish, and do not plan on going back to the boat, I always take a bag (lobster bag), and put the fish in there. Hanging them off the spear gun is to much of a cluster (for me). But awesome video !!! Love all the water video you do. Mangroves, reef, deep drop, all of them !!!

@KeyWestWaterman

3 ай бұрын

yea it gets a little tricky for sure.

Great video Aaron! Love the pets! Thanks for sharing!!!

Looked like a fun day diving 🤿 and exploring. Minus the shark 🦈 of course. Dinner looked delicious as always. No wonder how you and Madeleine stay so thin! 😊

@KeyWestWaterman

3 ай бұрын

it surely was! haha rarely sitting down helps too!

Great video, as usual!! I really love your drone shots, such a great perspective. Mitzi is a big sweetie!!

@KeyWestWaterman

3 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! Tipsy!

That was awesome. One of the best yet Those No-Seeums can be intense Those stone crabs looks amazing. What a meal!

@KeyWestWaterman

2 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

Great job. I really enjoy and appreciate the time and effort you put into your filming, particularly the diving videos.

That is exactly how we realized Spring had arrived when we lived in New Orleans!

My first time finding your vids! I love them! You got some world class dinner ingredients there, plus the fun it was harvesting them! Kudos!

Yeah, that shark was even making me nervous with those fish hanging off your side ! Those crab claws were pretty big from what I've seen on other video's !!! I am so glad you are still making video's for us to watch ! Thanks Aaron ! 😁

Nice stuff. Appreciate you taking a little extra care like leaving the crabs with a claw.

TY, because you let me enter a new world.

@KeyWestWaterman

3 ай бұрын

glad you enjoyed it!

There are great white sharks in SoFlo !!!!

@KeyWestWaterman

3 ай бұрын

indeed

Though life, but someone has to do it! We did it in the Caribbean running a dive / sail charter business from our sailboat for about 12 yrs. Yeah, someone has to do it, right?!

@KeyWestWaterman

3 ай бұрын

haha right!

Beautiful scenery

You're the man, living the dream. Boating out here in SoCal, I always marvel how you can navigate those shallow waters. I would need a new prop every weekend. thanks for sharing.

Yea those no see ums looked like humming birds. Gives me flashbacks. Love the snappers! Great job man!!! Good to see ya again!

Really beautiful camera work on the stone crab section. Especially that drone shot!!! Cheers from Tampa my friend!

The mangroves were amazing, and the crabbing was fabulous. You are the Man!

Yo! Great content, thanks for sharing with us.

@KeyWestWaterman

3 ай бұрын

My pleasure

Awesome day you had! Great video! Inenjoyed a lot! That shark got my heart racing for your safty! See you next week! ❤

I'm a disabled veteran who would move to Key West to veteran your 📷 man . I can't work any more and I love anything out doors .

@KeyWestWaterman

2 ай бұрын

thank you for your service! 🙏 gotta get down its a beautiful place

Happy spring!

We love exploring with you!

NEW VIDEOOO!!!

@KeyWestWaterman

3 ай бұрын

Haha thanks for watching!

Try a reflective basin with water and place it under the light, they fly in and drown.

@KeyWestWaterman

3 ай бұрын

thanks for the tip!

This is one KZread channel I would watch and wouldn't get bored for hours trust me

Sheepshead! I love Sheepshead! Totally underrated. Convicts make amazing table-fare!

Wonderful afternoon! Dinner looks yummy!

Drone shot of you crabbing is pretty epic

Man this is absolutely fantastic. Im in South Louisiana and basically diving or even snorkeling for me is a no go unless offshore blue water. Now Im getting hungry. Yep we eat what we catch 🤙

Those crab shots were so nice! Skills!

Great video, thanks for taking us along. Micky C

Plug in blue kill light might help rid the termites.

@KeyWestWaterman

3 ай бұрын

will give it a try

Aaron, I love your Gheenoe. My 13 footer has been my solo boat but health issues require the wife to come along. Gittin old aint for wusses, even a retired Army Ranger like me is humbled by health issues. Be happy, be safe keep filming.

Killer drone shots!!

This is my favorite vid yet! I dive the mangroves around the Sarasota area nice to see someone else doing it.

I like your short “eco” education comments. I did not realize the fragility of the under water grass, and how pervasive the termites will swarm at your location so far south. Thanks for always sharing your sensitive and very sportsman-like attitudes about the environment and its wildlife.

Incredible drone shots at 16:30, Aaron!

Great photography underwater and great content

I didn't know no-see ums could fly, my only experience with them has been at the water's edge around the ankles, that was enough for me.

@KeyWestWaterman

3 ай бұрын

may be a super breed we have here

@adamyoung480

2 ай бұрын

Aloha. There’s a reason they sell tents with no-see um mesh.

Great video! Love what you do!

Thank you for a pleasant, educational, easy to watch , and easy to hear and understand video. Those reasons made it so enjoyable for me. Because of that I have subscribed and look forward to seeing more videos. Thanks again. Sincerely, Rod

Drone footage is spot on

Why the heck hasn’t KZread been showing me you post? I’m subbed and watch consistently. I have to search your channel now. Florida born and raised so I’ve been watching a long time and always support my fellow Floridians.

@KeyWestWaterman

2 ай бұрын

hate to hear that, but you're not the only one. 100's of people have been unsubbed without knowing. Glad you're back.

We enjoy all the videos but we really love the diving ones. Keep up the great work.

Man, the overhead drone footage and underwater audio of stoning was epic

Really liked the drone overhead view when you anchored up and went after stone crab then the transition to underwater! Any plans for a Dry Tortuga camping & spearing trip this year? Cheers, looking forward to the new Merchandise drop.

@KeyWestWaterman

3 ай бұрын

I'm sure we will make it back out there! and glad you enjoyed it!

west tennessee here, thanks for sharing i enjoyed this

At 16:15 the start of the drone looking down is just amazing

Love the new camera work! The drone shots of you diving 👌

Amazing drone footage. Always epic but this one was extra !

Awesome video. I love the shots from the drone. The water there compared to here in S.C. is crazy. Some Awesome clear water in the keys. Loved the video.

Beautiful video ❤

Letsss gooo!!!!! Any tips for growing a channel?

@KeyWestWaterman

3 ай бұрын

be real, post consistently

@Timowildin

3 ай бұрын

Thanks Aaron, much appreciated, God Bless Brother🤙🏼😎🙏🏼

My vote counted! 🤙

@KeyWestWaterman

3 ай бұрын

haha

Wow! Tipsy is a beautiful dog🐶🐕

You really surprised me. Your video is very interesting. I really like it. Thank you for sharing this video. I wish you good health.

Another great video!

It’s always amazing to me that you can stone shot mangrove snapper like you do. There’s no way that people who don’t spearfish know how hard that is. Heading down there Thursday to try to be like KWWM.

Nice shot set up when you're fishing those crabs out of the holes; find the hole, set up the camera, grab the crab...watch out OUCHIE!

Great video brother! I cant wait to get out to FL and go on a hunt! Sending you good vibes from Okinawa.

I’ve lived my entire life in Southern Louisiana. (New Orleans area). We too have massive problems with termites. All we can do is turn every single light off and treat. Aaron- even though there is no wood right there, they reside in colonies underground, at least in LA. Good luck- they terrify me as well.