Fishing Live Fiddler Crabs On Docks For Whatever BITES!

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Fiddler crabs are one of the most accessible baits we have around here. Can be purchased or just gathered yourself. In this video we explore fishing fiddlers on docks.
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  • @signal13
    @signal133 жыл бұрын

    Dude releases more keepers in a day than I catch in a month. I might need to go hunt some fiddler 🦀.

  • @thetigerstripes

    @thetigerstripes

    2 жыл бұрын

    We don't know how many days of fishing videos went into what was uploaded.

  • @jalatrafford7725

    @jalatrafford7725

    2 жыл бұрын

    It’s the kayak bro moving to new docks constantly

  • @nobodycares112

    @nobodycares112

    2 жыл бұрын

    Notice nobody else around him he's fishing primo areas by himself with no pressure then comes on to KZread and makes it look Uber easy

  • @joegrande4848

    @joegrande4848

    Жыл бұрын

    If you can't get any fiddler crab you can always get a soft plastic from savage gear that'll be realistic looking an get some proline attractant spray in creyfish frog an nightcrawler which is awesome to use. It helps attract fish.

  • @Pays2Win
    @Pays2Win3 жыл бұрын

    Seems like fiddler crabs work pretty damn good.

  • @ronaldmallette
    @ronaldmallette3 жыл бұрын

    Might just be me, that puffer fish catch was the most interesting thing I've seen all year.

  • @danl.909
    @danl.9093 жыл бұрын

    Long, long ago, when my father would take my brother and me pier fishing in the Galveston area, sheepshead were considered trash fish. That was true of pretty much everything besides specks, reds, and flounder. We might keep the occasional large whiting, but we threw back a lot of good-eating fish. I didn’t find out sheepshead were good to eat until I was a grownup!

  • @tabishnazar3971

    @tabishnazar3971

    3 жыл бұрын

    Now I go to Galveston pier few times a year but i cant catch sheepshead.

  • @danl.909

    @danl.909

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@tabishnazar3971 They’re popular now, so may not be as common as they used to be. Also, Elias makes catching any fish look simple!

  • @davidsteer8142

    @davidsteer8142

    3 жыл бұрын

    I hear where you are coming from Dan. Here in Australia, I threw a whole lot of ‘rubbish ‘ fish over the side while in pursuit of more desirable species. 30 years later, I quietly curse myself for those ‘bad’ days of yesteryear when all we caught was ‘rubbish’ and came home empty handed when we had a good feed but poor knowledge. Today, I still love catching the classic edibles, but I don’t mind catching yesteryear’s ‘crap’.

  • @nileperch1069

    @nileperch1069

    3 жыл бұрын

    Sheep face are delicious !!!!!!!!!!

  • @jamesps7515
    @jamesps75153 жыл бұрын

    I believe you can catch fish on bare hooks at this point. Always killing it. Love it man keep it up you’ll be at a million subs in no time!

  • @lucrob4

    @lucrob4

    3 жыл бұрын

    When I was small we used to fish with these really small red hooks. Then we tried it with out bate we caught bucket full of small fish

  • @Weirddog806

    @Weirddog806

    3 жыл бұрын

    A Spoon does just fine

  • @frontman5748

    @frontman5748

    2 жыл бұрын

    A million?

  • @sethwilson1572
    @sethwilson15723 жыл бұрын

    I love how he’s like these reds are so abundant then dang a nice flounder I’m lucky to catch a damn sand trout or a croaker when i go to the gulf lmao

  • @TsunauticusIV
    @TsunauticusIV3 жыл бұрын

    When I was a kid, first time ever going to the ocean, my dad took me on a fishing trip. First day was on a smaller boat in the bay and the second and third days would be in the Gulf Stream on his friends big charter boat. Well the first morning at the docks I asked about all the tiny crabs handing around amd if fish would eat them. The guide said fish would eat them and if I caught one then he would let me use it for bait. My eyes lit up. I went to WORK. I found a net on a boat and asked to borrow it. I chased those crabs everywhere. 😂 I ended up catching a couple dozen and we had the best day catching those sheepshead fish.

  • @alexbattaglia4807

    @alexbattaglia4807

    Жыл бұрын

    Times like theses are priceless

  • @stephengreenfeld6006
    @stephengreenfeld60063 жыл бұрын

    That was cool to see the puffer fish like that.

  • @djsthemetereman
    @djsthemetereman2 жыл бұрын

    Now this is fishing! Looks like he had a ball

  • @oldschoolhawking8191
    @oldschoolhawking81913 жыл бұрын

    Super cool video. You make catching look easy. 😂🎣📹

  • @buddterps7251
    @buddterps72512 жыл бұрын

    That's what I call a good day,no crowds,no waves,

  • @JerseyJoel
    @JerseyJoel3 жыл бұрын

    Those Redfish fight so hard!

  • @Jonathan.D
    @Jonathan.D3 жыл бұрын

    My dad was a captain and I grew up at a marina fishing for sheepshead. The best crabs to use are those little black ones that hang on the pilings. We would freeline a crab on a #2 gold hook. Those sheepshead just can't ignore a crab.

  • @thomasjarosz7406
    @thomasjarosz74063 жыл бұрын

    Elias, reminds me of yesterday's Crappie massacre. Stay safe from Pennsylvania. Prayers sent for Meg,Elias. God bless

  • @cpierce4545
    @cpierce45453 жыл бұрын

    stuck up in boston with crappy weather, keep the vids coming lol

  • @brianwoodard82

    @brianwoodard82

    3 жыл бұрын

    Chris, come down the cape, I fished in this crappy weather today and caught a keeper striper! 😊

  • @billwalker4836
    @billwalker48362 жыл бұрын

    Looked like a pretty decent day on the water. You caught some nice eating size fish and it looked like a couple gave you a pretty good tussel ta boot. Good fishing Eli

  • @talldave1000
    @talldave10003 жыл бұрын

    NICE video. This was very informative

  • @thegamingfish547
    @thegamingfish5473 жыл бұрын

    Here in the Florida Panhandle we use Fiddlers all the time throwing them on a small hook and no sinker and letting them drift under the docks. Almost always produces red fish and sheepshead it’s a great time on light tackle. I prefer them over mud crabs

  • @efendifishing9395
    @efendifishing93953 жыл бұрын

    You are exstraordinary fishing👍

  • @crackertime2164
    @crackertime21643 жыл бұрын

    Good job on fishing 🎣

  • @wjstewdog
    @wjstewdog3 жыл бұрын

    Sweet set up with the kayak. Do yo have any videos were you go over the kayak set up? In particular the motor set up.

  • @yunengdahl3675
    @yunengdahl36753 жыл бұрын

    Love flounder. Salt, pepper, dusted with cornmeal and fried. Can only get them a couple months in the fall here.

  • @wilsonrawlin8547
    @wilsonrawlin85472 жыл бұрын

    Killer day of fishing!! I wish I could do that good in Charleston.

  • @rockyourbodywithbignastyho7315
    @rockyourbodywithbignastyho73153 жыл бұрын

    Coolest looking quill back in my opinion

  • @sbarrett8900
    @sbarrett89003 жыл бұрын

    Nikko makes a nice little 1" crab. They hold up really well and work well for me. Would like to see them tried out.

  • @anthonycrews7396
    @anthonycrews73963 жыл бұрын

    Dude you were killin it... nice yak !!

  • @humbertobetancourt2934
    @humbertobetancourt29345 ай бұрын

    That's an excellent start

  • @copperheadh1052
    @copperheadh10523 жыл бұрын

    Those little guys play the fiddle? ...Awesome.

  • @windowclean100
    @windowclean1003 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful red fish that first one was beautiful

  • @fishhubbd
    @fishhubbd3 жыл бұрын

    Awesome content!!!! Keep it Up!!!

  • @froggleggers1805
    @froggleggers18053 жыл бұрын

    I love puffer fish, LOL

  • @denizkizilates3063

    @denizkizilates3063

    3 жыл бұрын

    I did too before one of them bit little girls finger off.

  • @scottclausen4406
    @scottclausen44063 жыл бұрын

    Enjoyed that. Good days fishing. Thanks for bringing us along. Closing in on 100K! Keep it up Elias.

  • @dpmaine
    @dpmaine3 жыл бұрын

    The key to catching sheepshead is to set the hook just before the bite 🤪

  • @duanehankins7077
    @duanehankins70773 жыл бұрын

    Love the sound off the drag going off specially when albacore fishing. Great video

  • @peteciurczak5132
    @peteciurczak51323 жыл бұрын

    That was awesome

  • @johnnydelconte7842
    @johnnydelconte78423 жыл бұрын

    Elias the dock slayer. Sheephead fishing so much fun and technical. Love to chum it up and fish the natural bait. Best pound for pound fight In tight spots.

  • @3kingsmia
    @3kingsmia3 жыл бұрын

    Great way to catch flounder

  • @frankjohnson5869
    @frankjohnson58693 жыл бұрын

    Down here in Florida my preferred bait was fiddlers because they caught sheepshead, red and black drum and a host of other fish in the rocks and around bridge pilings

  • @HamboneFishing
    @HamboneFishing3 жыл бұрын

    Gotta be tough catching quality flounder and not being able to take it home. Nice job out there

  • @highcj5733
    @highcj57333 жыл бұрын

    Love seeing you beat those docks up in that area. Have you heard anything about the flounder numbers or anything from the state? From this past season. Seemed the sizes where better

  • @playinragz8183
    @playinragz81833 жыл бұрын

    Nice setup

  • @FARELWAEFISHING
    @FARELWAEFISHING3 жыл бұрын

    Nice lure😨👍

  • @keeganwinter3017
    @keeganwinter30173 жыл бұрын

    Great vid

  • @FishingNOutdoorFun
    @FishingNOutdoorFun3 жыл бұрын

    Nice fishing brother.

  • @davidwilt2947
    @davidwilt29472 жыл бұрын

    Love jigging world rods

  • @neilturner6865
    @neilturner68653 жыл бұрын

    Great Vid Man

  • @parkerstallings410
    @parkerstallings4103 жыл бұрын

    I laughed so hard at the pufferfish

  • @robertgerber2533
    @robertgerber25333 жыл бұрын

    I remember there were loads of fiddler crabs in Gerritsen creek marsh off of Avenue U in Brooklyn

  • @milfhunter7682
    @milfhunter76822 жыл бұрын

    Great video

  • @andrewsomero
    @andrewsomero3 жыл бұрын

    awesome video!!

  • @russellkasprzyk4934
    @russellkasprzyk49343 жыл бұрын

    Got that KZread drag goin lol you always kill it though.

  • @charmainevandiford6622
    @charmainevandiford66222 жыл бұрын

    I am down at North Topsail island all this week and can’t get nothing much to bite. Shrimp on the bottom Croakers and pin fish. Had one good Speckled trout on the dock I lost cause I didn’t use the net on. Been real slow and can’t put any kind of pattern together. Not giving up and have my Kayaks with me. Tight lines Brother.

  • @AP-zq6hv
    @AP-zq6hv2 жыл бұрын

    I’m not a fisher I just like ur vids and it’s crazy how u are such a great fisher and u still take everything as a learning experience man awesome vids

  • @robbiondo7922
    @robbiondo79222 жыл бұрын

    Good stuff thanks. If Fiddlers aren't your favorite sheep bait, what is?

  • @TheClayCoKid
    @TheClayCoKid3 жыл бұрын

    Cool video. How well do you like that rod? You are throwing really light for its specs. I love the look of it. Its currently unavailable

  • @LaYakFishing
    @LaYakFishing3 жыл бұрын

    I bought a whole bunch of those bottom sweeper jigs a few months ago, gonna take some tips from ya so I can hopefully snag some sheepshead in the future!

  • @Bunyipz
    @Bunyipz3 жыл бұрын

    Hi there great channel! what brand of yak are you using? And what are its dimensions. I like the mount for the electric motor. Cheers

  • @herc1963able
    @herc1963able2 жыл бұрын

    I am not sure if I've ever seen him keep a red? Great tasting fish.

  • @moonsmilelucide
    @moonsmilelucide2 жыл бұрын

    If you gonna throw the fish back would like to see it treated a bit better, like the one you leverage your pliers on its eye to get the hook out was a bit meh. Ah well maybe im just to sentimental, I would probably put some soft mat on the floor as well so they damage themselves less. But great footage you inspire me to go out and get a kano to fish myself, greetings from the Netherlands.

  • @Sooperdooper74
    @Sooperdooper743 жыл бұрын

    Awesome coverage. Which voodoo shrimp did you use?

  • @Eli_Ya_FN
    @Eli_Ya_FN2 жыл бұрын

    Nice! Especially that Puffer fish! Where were you fishing?

  • @borsamanimals430
    @borsamanimals4303 жыл бұрын

    Coool myfrnds good job..

  • @mirandamaher9465
    @mirandamaher94653 жыл бұрын

    The only problem with fiddlers is that pinfish can destroy them. Not as good as muds, but damn close. Ive caught big black drum on tiny little fids.

  • @msoshocker
    @msoshocker2 жыл бұрын

    I use vudu shrimp . Great lures !

  • @davidraines2873
    @davidraines28733 жыл бұрын

    That’s a good way to spend some time on the water. Multiple species days are always a good time. I’m looking forward for some cool weather cause it’s still pretty warm here in Louisiana

  • @crackertime2164
    @crackertime21643 жыл бұрын

    Cool video

  • @giloquendo
    @giloquendo3 жыл бұрын

    What size jig are you using for the sheepshead?

  • @Mr.Lawton534
    @Mr.Lawton5342 жыл бұрын

    What jighead weight you reccomend for surf and jetties?

  • @hendra93
    @hendra933 жыл бұрын

    Mantap sekali sambarannya pakai umpan kepiting

  • @MrWoofie62
    @MrWoofie623 жыл бұрын

    The black stripey fish look like they have plenty of meat on them. I'd be tempted to take one home for my supper... as long as they're not too boney!

  • @charlesclark7225
    @charlesclark72253 жыл бұрын

    Hi Elias ....thanks for all your great fishing videos! Nice to see a real good fisherman out there doing his thing ! Don’t know if you’re familiar with Skin so Soft ...it’s works really well regarding those pesky “ no see ums”.....

  • @dough666
    @dough6663 жыл бұрын

    Great video, when can we expect the Elias V Jigging World spinning rod? Great work out there 👍

  • @scottmichael3745
    @scottmichael37453 жыл бұрын

    Great channel and I personally Love using fiddlers at the causeways for the sheepies!

  • @TheCoolhead27
    @TheCoolhead273 жыл бұрын

    Good bait

  • @rufinogonzalez6020
    @rufinogonzalez60203 жыл бұрын

    What wakes at the top at around 3:00-3:-05 wen u pulled in it pulled out

  • @catch_fishingTV
    @catch_fishingTV3 жыл бұрын

    Wow. You pulled out a big piece of meat first. I caught really big fish using crab and shrimp. I'm getting refreshed after watching a fun and good video today. This is a video of vicarious satisfaction. Fighting! 👍👍

  • @oldheadfishingfishing8781
    @oldheadfishingfishing87813 жыл бұрын

    A couple fish you caught two redfish and Sheepshead and a flounder I don't caught that all month

  • @ReelinTension
    @ReelinTension3 жыл бұрын

    Man All I could think about was you getting stuck in the foot with those Fins. I’ve been stuck a few times in the hand while catching them on the boat and it can hurt like hell. Great job either way though. Tight lines

  • @dbettis6477
    @dbettis64773 жыл бұрын

    I miss living in Wilmington NC. 1 spot you can catch 5 different species not even moving to a new spot. Things are much different here in So Maryland fishing wise you have to bounce around and still maybe catch just 3 species

  • @FrankLadd
    @FrankLadd3 жыл бұрын

    So great to see how that Old Town with the Spot lock is working for you! I think the 14 to 18 sheep are ideal. I generally want to let go any that are over 22 inches because they are the old breeders, right?

  • @EliasVFishing

    @EliasVFishing

    3 жыл бұрын

    That’s right, they live as long as drum even.

  • @darrencallahan1384

    @darrencallahan1384

    2 жыл бұрын

    Where was this at? The fish was great

  • @nobodycares112

    @nobodycares112

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@darrencallahan1384 you honestly think he's going to answer that question

  • @harrisoncarter9187
    @harrisoncarter91873 жыл бұрын

    Great elias

  • @owenplatt8426
    @owenplatt84263 жыл бұрын

    Hey Elias, I live in the area as well and wanted to know what you look for when you’re fishing docks for sheepshead and drum? Do you prefer docks closer to inlets? Awesome video by the way.

  • @EliasVFishing

    @EliasVFishing

    3 жыл бұрын

    The biggest and most structurally complex docks will always be the best.

  • @jdad8726
    @jdad87262 жыл бұрын

    To cook a fish is a great honor

  • @stevehogan8829
    @stevehogan88293 жыл бұрын

    Elias... there you are bad mouthing mr flounder for eating your crabs and I'd love to catch Flounder. Haven't had a chance to get into those down here yet. I guess we got Flounder here in SWFL.

  • @matthewfarabee7041
    @matthewfarabee70412 жыл бұрын

    Each time I see you fish, I never see the current running very strong. Do you only fishing beginning/end of tide change? I tried your method but the tide was moving so hard I would have needed a brick to get the bait on target

  • @borritobumper3631
    @borritobumper36313 жыл бұрын

    Bro whats the brand and model on the kayak you are using, I like it

  • @stevestory8483
    @stevestory84833 жыл бұрын

    Elias I was looking at getting into kayak fishing and was wondering if you could recommend a good kayak in the $500 range. I’m a big guy (250lb) and would really appreciate your expert opinion. Thanks:)

  • @chirpinsquirrel8710

    @chirpinsquirrel8710

    3 жыл бұрын

    Used pelican sit on top

  • @josevaladez4285
    @josevaladez42852 жыл бұрын

    Which rod and reel do you recommend me buying I'm usually going after trout and reds

  • @White_Tiger93
    @White_Tiger932 жыл бұрын

    Damn, this is amazing! Fiddler crabs eh? How you keep them alive for more than two days?? Also, why you said its not prefer bait when most fish like snapper, sea bass even delicious sheephead take them?

  • @alanramos1819
    @alanramos18193 жыл бұрын

    Black drums look like west cost spot fin Crocker we also got a yellow fin Crocker

  • @ivan200804
    @ivan2008043 жыл бұрын

    My stepson caught a sunfish and a big bass it was amazing

  • @palmeraz73
    @palmeraz732 жыл бұрын

    Is the fiddler crab your preferred bait?

  • @alasmotofishinghunting
    @alasmotofishinghunting3 жыл бұрын

    Nice catch master new friend

  • @idkwhattouseforname
    @idkwhattouseforname3 жыл бұрын

    What’s that net you’re using? Seems like the perfect size

  • @EliasVFishing

    @EliasVFishing

    3 жыл бұрын

    Frabill folding type

  • @harrisoncarter9187
    @harrisoncarter91873 жыл бұрын

    Nice

  • @marcelocasanova9490
    @marcelocasanova94903 жыл бұрын

    Nice video, parabéns 👏👏👏

  • @Captain_Kdawg
    @Captain_Kdawg3 жыл бұрын

    How long does that 100 amp hour Dakota lithium battery last??

  • @bettercallbernie959
    @bettercallbernie9593 жыл бұрын

    Tides - fishing docks or inshore drop offs / rocks What times do you like to fish?

  • @mancingaloneyt465
    @mancingaloneyt4653 жыл бұрын

    Good brother

  • @manwhomanimal
    @manwhomanimal3 жыл бұрын

    Can You give us a tour of the kayak? Or tell us a link? NICE vid

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