I admire you giving your Fiddlers the best life you can even though they will be bait. 😊

I like watching mine too... It's interesting to watch them run around and do crab stuff

That's a GREAT video and cools set up. Thanks for taking the time to let us in on it!

@SouthernReelsFishing

3 жыл бұрын

You bet!

I love the idea. I was looking to do something like this but on a smaller scale with a Rubbermaid storage container. Thanks for posting and thanks for the idea.

Fascinating! As usual, you are well-researched and constructed! Kudos!

@SouthernReelsFishing

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you kindly!

Yooo! 💯💯Thank u for your video, im not able to find where to buy feedler crabs so I decided to catch some and start a farm. I wasn’t sure what should I feed them And there’s not too many videos out there , Thank u for your time and effort.

the best i've seen so far. great video that will help fishermen like myself.

👌🥰🦀...ty kindly from Redding CALIF. Ur helping me set up everything. Maybe at seven 0 I'm ready for crappie moments. I'll 🐝 review this again & again.

Hey Jesse, I have been a sub since you had a few hundred subs. Congrats on all the success! I love yout trout kyak videos man, I have no idea when I would use this information but this is a really cool video!

@SouthernReelsFishing

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! As far as this video I just enjoy doing things like this. Something different

Your videos kick ass, man. Keep 'em comin'.

@SouthernReelsFishing

3 жыл бұрын

I am trying too lol!

Great info!! Thanks for showing us your magic tricks!

@SouthernReelsFishing

3 жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

🤣😂 the sound u made when they wat. Cute & very helpful 6 19 2021

Thank you for the great info

Great video Jess I moved from Virginia Beach to Exmore on the Eastern Shore. I have been working my way back to fishing for and hopefully catching some sheepshead ever since I watched some fellas from Jersey catching about a dozen off sea gull pier several years ago. lol

@SouthernReelsFishing

3 жыл бұрын

They are everywhere around the bay, easy to catch when you figure them out. Just gotta put in some time trying!

Excellent video, thanks!

@SouthernReelsFishing

3 жыл бұрын

You are welcome!

Amazing what you can do with a little research and hands on technology. You created a great habitat to keep your bait alive and available for fishing. Maybe eels can be your next venture. I'm doing some research to start eel farming in Florida.

@SouthernReelsFishing

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

I’ve had a single fiddler crab housed with a newt in fresh water for going on 2 years now I don’t expect the crab to live much longer because 2 years is their lifespan but I’m sure he’ll keep going on healthy

@SouthernReelsFishing

Жыл бұрын

Thats awesome!

awesome setup. Do you add a heat lamp or anything in the colder months or do they just bury in the sand for heat?

Awesome idea, thank you sir.

@SouthernReelsFishing

3 жыл бұрын

You are most welcome

very cool

HAHAHAHAHA "we got another show down here... Arm wrasslin'... either that or they're holdin' hands" LOL

@sandraragole2411

3 жыл бұрын

🤗👌🦀🦀🦀🦀 ty..

Hey buddy great video I have a question do you have to keep the dirt moist or dry for keeping fiddler crabs long term ? Also I have a large ice cooler and I drilled a bunch of holes in the lid for the waste to exit the cooler and fresh air to enter do u thank that will work or will I need to keep the lid open at all times any help I would appreciate it

I love fiddler crabs for bait. I researched this very thing and found out that it is NOT necessary to put food and trays of water for them to stay alive. Feeding them causes you to have to clean the sand which is a pain in the ass, I would suspect. If you use riverbed or creek bed sand (not clean sand for construction), like where you catch them , that provides enough nutrients to sustain them for months. They sift the sand with their claws and eat the nutrients in the soil. The best set up I've seen had about 3 5gallon buckets of natural sand loaded with nutrients put in a large container, similar to the pool, no drain necessary, won't stink cause you don't feed the them. Spray water on sand regularly and they come up and out of their network they build under the sand and feast on the nutrients. I will put a link to the best on I have seen. If you kayak fish you may have seen this guy (Nick) who owns NAVARRE KAYAKING. To be clear I am not criticizing your set up. It makes complete sense to do this way, but if I kept information to myself that I know could be HELPFUL and save you time and aggrevation... I'm doing a disservice. Besides, it will give you time back to spend fishing!! kzread.info/dash/bejne/lIFmmMaJgtSwgqg.html

Oh and a tip for removing chlorine from tap water if you can't find the aquarium stuff is to just boil it for 15 minutes. Boiling drives out the chlorine and chloramines. Or you can put it in a bucket and leave it in the sun for a few hours

@sandraragole2411

3 жыл бұрын

👌🦀🦀🦀🦀🥰

@zacharywood9416

2 жыл бұрын

Boiling doesn’t remove heavy metals from the water 😞

Very good info as I don't live real close to the coast.

@bass22oo

4 жыл бұрын

What are the names of the reel and rod , youbusec for flounder and sheephead.. The white baitcaster and rod..Thank you

@samclark4088

4 жыл бұрын

@@bass22oo Sent to the wrong person Ryan

@SouthernReelsFishing

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

What temperature can they survive in and do you use a heat lamp for cooler temperatures?

I used to have a hermit crab community set up. That bag sand does not have the nutrients. If you can get some tidal sand the crabs get what they need.

@SouthernReelsFishing

3 жыл бұрын

Good feedback and added to the description of the video

Will this work in cold weather and do you need to have a heated room and what temperature is best

Very nice video! Have you notice more bites with the bigger ones or more bites with the ones with the big claws? My friend freezes his left over fiddlers since he doesnt have a habitat for them. That seems to work ok.

@SouthernReelsFishing

3 жыл бұрын

I usually pop the big claw off and save them. The big sheepshead like that bigger fiddlers, the smaller ones like the smaller fiddlers. If you run out the big claws you saved work great, just crack them open with some pliers to get the juices flowing and hook it how ever you can and they will hit that as well

You could take a piece of dig in landscaping edging and cut it like two inches high and glue it at an angle contour it up the sides a bit. That’ll hold the sand back and separate the water. It’ll keep the water clean longer. And you’ll be able to keep your sand in place. I did it with turtles worked great.

@SouthernReelsFishing

3 жыл бұрын

Nice tip!

@sandraragole2411

3 жыл бұрын

👌🦀🦀 great 🤗.. question cuzzz I'm on Sacramento River in senior park. Lots of 🐈🐱🐈🦝🦝🦡🦡🦡🦡🦡. Question... will these creatures 🤔eat the FIDLER?

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Your dog was looking in there like what are you doing dad lol?

@SouthernReelsFishing

3 жыл бұрын

Lol yeah

Sweet man. Half of the battle is having bait. #sheepheadcandy

@SouthernReelsFishing

3 жыл бұрын

Indeed!

Hi! Where did you buy the container to put your crabs in when you go fishing?

@SouthernReelsFishing

3 жыл бұрын

Just at a local tackle shop. Most shops have something similar to it.

Great idea, my wife put my crabitat outside while i was working because the the garage was smelly. They died of course!

@SouthernReelsFishing

3 жыл бұрын

They do get smelly lol!

They love grits

I added 2.5 table spoons of marine salt to my 6gallon tank (it’s small) . It that the right amount ?? Please help

@SouthernReelsFishing

3 жыл бұрын

Depends on how much water is in the tank

Any idea how many fiddler crabs I could safely keep in 2'x2'x2' utility sinks? It would be nice to have them on hand the next time I went sheepshead or puppy drum fishing!

@SouthernReelsFishing

Жыл бұрын

With some styrofoam cups in there maybe a hundred or so

@kevinbriggs2611

Жыл бұрын

OK thanks for your help!

Going to start using fiddlers. What's best way to keep fiddlers for a day or two in a bucket? Thanks, bro!

@SouthernReelsFishing

3 жыл бұрын

They will live just fine in a bucket for a few days. Just give them a little water and some cups or something to hide in

@wannabeangler

3 жыл бұрын

@@SouthernReelsFishing Thanks. I don't use bait ever, but getting skunked using artificial stinks. I catch fish just not citation fish.

How many do you have at a time in there? A dozen won't last long fishing for convicts, right?

@SouthernReelsFishing

3 жыл бұрын

About 200 hundred right now... Yes they go quick sometimes when fishing

🦀 full water 5 gal fish tank... shopping for new fun pets. Local rual California beautiful pet store had alot. All under water. Question... does sand provide like air pockets???🥰🦀🦀

@SouthernReelsFishing

3 жыл бұрын

Not really. These crabs enjoy dry land as much as water. That the point of the beach for them to chill on

@sandraragole2411

3 жыл бұрын

👌. Ty .. 🥰 the FIDLER 🦀. Ur so kind.

How do you keep the raccoons and possums out of them?

@SouthernReelsFishing

4 жыл бұрын

No issues with that here, but a wire lid on the pool would work

Would you still need aqua safe with well water?

@SouthernReelsFishing

3 жыл бұрын

I'm thinking no, but better safe than sorry... Can't hurt

What kind water you using to change?

@SouthernReelsFishing

3 жыл бұрын

Tap water out of our water hose

😁😊👍👍👍

🙄😏 question anyone.. can these cute creatures live in fish tank filled with good water... 6 2021. 🦀🤗

@SouthernReelsFishing

3 жыл бұрын

Some species yes

Sorry. The sound when they EAT.

@zacharywood9416

2 жыл бұрын

5:48

🙄🦀🦀🦀 need help. After a month my pets are not active. Bought at pet store and they were totally under water. It video 🥰.

That's just keeping alive not breeding