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Inside A Million Dollar Stone Crab Operation
I go behind the scenes with one of the largest stone crab operations in the industry to show you everything it takes to bring this absolutely delicious seafood to your table.
Massive thanks to this crew in Homosassa Springs, Florida, for allowing me to get in the action. I really appreciate each of you for your patience, kindness, great memories, and teaching me everything there is to know about how your industry operates. You are some incredibly hard working people.
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Komentáře

  • @user-gh7wb2fu6e
    @user-gh7wb2fu6e Před dnem

    I know they're hard working guys taking care of their families, I just wish someone could come up with a better method to catch shrimp other than dragnetting. It's terrible for fisheries in general. Until then, these boys gotta do what they gotta do and I dig it.

  • @user-gh7wb2fu6e
    @user-gh7wb2fu6e Před dnem

    Having a shrimp dog is awesome

  • @WmRob
    @WmRob Před dnem

    I worked on shrimpers out of the Port of Brownsville, Tx in the late 60’s. Not terribly hard work, good pay and great food. Unfortunately, not always the best captains but for a summer job, not bad.

  • @user-le1te9hg4p
    @user-le1te9hg4p Před 3 dny

    Good video. However, saying " two a.m. in the morning is redundant to be more specific a pleonasm (the use of more words than are necessary to convey meaning). Just trying to help. Best regards from the Cajun Carioca Grammar Guru in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

  • @kysngaming7787
    @kysngaming7787 Před 4 dny

    Lift with your back! - the guy from Regular Show.

  • @NB.867.
    @NB.867. Před 4 dny

    These owners, Captain and great Hardworking Crew do for the people of the community when they get back in dock! These are Great People helping the American People!

  • @NB.867.
    @NB.867. Před 4 dny

    This Captain just said it!! AMERICA IS SELLING OUT TO ASIA BUT KILLING OUR AMERICAN FISHERMEN!!! America takes care of Trash from the Border better then it does it’s VETERANS, it’s FISHERMEN AND FARMERS!!! This country is F uked unless we change the administration and if it doesn’t then A REVOLUTION IS COMING!!

  • @NB.867.
    @NB.867. Před 4 dny

    Congrats Captain on being a Pop Pop!!! Cheers buddy!👍🏻👍🏻

  • @leo1100
    @leo1100 Před 4 dny

    I love the idea of sustainably harvesting crabmeat, however there are several studies carried out by the University of Miami that have shown that the minimum mortality of crabs that have both claws removed is higher than 60%. Also they state that it is very unlikely for such a crab to ever re-enter fishery due toe other factors such as predation and the long molding times. Mortality significantly decreased when crabs were only harvested at low water temps. Thanks for the great film, it's just not always as brilliant as it seems. Still better than importing farmed crab meat from Asia I guess!

  • @user-gm6dt5yk1q
    @user-gm6dt5yk1q Před 5 dny

    You looks like you really wants to be in a shrimper...25 minutes of showing of the men on the boat and 5 minutes of sped up actual shrimp work that i think most people really came to see

  • @willweck3240
    @willweck3240 Před 6 dny

    Shrimp dog

  • @mitchelboutte997
    @mitchelboutte997 Před 6 dny

    areyall fishing at he rock pile or the dry tortugas ?

  • @mitchelboutte997
    @mitchelboutte997 Před 6 dny

    i am so jealous , sold my boat in 2012 so i could come back to washington to take care of dads alzheimers . i 2ould love tyo go back there .key west is fun , i never made less than 2 grand a day. im stuck in washington. im so jealous i was a carpenter for 23 years before that, im adirect decendant of jean laffete my last name is boutte. lol you shrimp at night because the fish are on top at night durring ther day they are down on the bottom if you shrimp durring the day there are too many fish in the net

  • @mitchelboutte997
    @mitchelboutte997 Před 6 dny

    i used to own a 25 ft st augustine trawler , it was called the raindear , out of ft meyers beach , 34 /12 cat engine

  • @seanvo7130
    @seanvo7130 Před 6 dny

    Hello Scott, my name is Sean and im a freshwater commercial fisherman in Central Florida. I harvest invasive species in lakes. Would you interested in making a video?

    • @ScottGerke
      @ScottGerke Před 6 dny

      Hey Sean, thanks for the invite! it would be great to chat with you more about this opportunity. Can you please contact me on my website? www.scottcgerke.com/contact I look forward to hearing from you, thanks :)

  • @user-th6qu7tm2k
    @user-th6qu7tm2k Před 8 dny

    U brada

  • @randythomas3478
    @randythomas3478 Před 8 dny

    I was a long line fisherman on the Miss Marie out of Dunedin Marina Dunedin Fl back in the early 80's before the massive regulations set in. 62 now, in Carolina.... But still dreaming about returning to South FL and bandit fishing on my own small boat...

  • @randythomas3478
    @randythomas3478 Před 9 dny

    Sea roaches! Yum Yum! 7 days? Back in the day we stayed out fishing for 21 days.... I was a long liner in Gulf of Mexico decades ago before all the changes in regulations. Run short on salted bait? Run three mile shark lines at night! Miss Marie out of Dunedin Marina Fla... There was an old steel hulled shrimper out of Dunedin also....The Blue Ribbon.... I wonder where they are now....🤔

  • @andrerabbat8932
    @andrerabbat8932 Před 9 dny

    who the hell decides to be a fisherman but with gilnetting cringe

  • @Dazzed-kj5kf
    @Dazzed-kj5kf Před 9 dny

    I worked on a boat when i was Young, around 7 years old out of Fairhope Alabama. i use to swim in the salt box when we were anchored. i miss it

  • @DeanSchumacher
    @DeanSchumacher Před 10 dny

    What a great video I never knew about netting kings I have been king fishing in north Florida where I live off Jacksonville FL for 30yrs it's a fun time to catch a smoker 50lb+ king thanks for the wonderful video😊😊

    • @ScottGerke
      @ScottGerke Před 6 dny

      Thanks, Dean! Did you ever compete in the Jacksonville Kingfish tourney? Your 50 pounder would have won you a great deal of $$$!

    • @DeanSchumacher
      @DeanSchumacher Před 6 dny

      @@ScottGerke I have been in a few of them when my father was alive we fished in 96-08 times best place was like 13 and 18 never could catch a big one during tournament always before or after lol that's fishing I love it.

    • @ScottGerke
      @ScottGerke Před 3 dny

      @@DeanSchumacher ahhh man, that's what always happens! I'm glad you had all of those wonderful years fishing with your father :)

  • @FUNvideo-no3uw
    @FUNvideo-no3uw Před 10 dny

    Cool video learned alot on shrimping

  • @jay68521
    @jay68521 Před 14 dny

    What about come to the philippines and experience d life of a soundcrew, it might be fun

  • @DanielJohnson-ec8rk
    @DanielJohnson-ec8rk Před 15 dny

    Microwave cheeseburger? No thanks, save me a plate of SOS

  • @smokenjoe1194
    @smokenjoe1194 Před 15 dny

    Luv the vids. Keep up the great work

  • @smokenjoe1194
    @smokenjoe1194 Před 15 dny

    11:55 what do you do with rejects?

    • @ScottGerke
      @ScottGerke Před 15 dny

      I remember them saying they'd either be sold locally or eat them themselves.

  • @smokenjoe1194
    @smokenjoe1194 Před 16 dny

    VERY interesting. I could watch that for hours. As a marine biologist I would love to quantify and identify what species they accidentally catch. Very cool

  • @NEuX
    @NEuX Před 17 dny

    we never find out... btw..

  • @ievgeniagodynskyi1049

    That's a hard work to do.

  • @angeloc3842
    @angeloc3842 Před 18 dny

    Key West Pink Shrimp (Pinks) BUY LOCAL MAGA

  • @angeloc3842
    @angeloc3842 Před 18 dny

    MAGA . 🛑 Stop Indonesian price dumping. 🦐

  • @Mack.of.all.trades
    @Mack.of.all.trades Před 18 dny

    How much do the boats make per trip? I calculated roguhly 15-18k? I’m very curious what a break even trip would be

  • @hassanalzubi5880
    @hassanalzubi5880 Před 18 dny

    yea and it makes suitable dodge's

  • @hassanalzubi5880
    @hassanalzubi5880 Před 18 dny

    suitable allians

  • @hassanalzubi5880
    @hassanalzubi5880 Před 18 dny

    how 60 while its impossible ?

  • @thebasementgourmet3344

    USA Gulf shrimp is the Best!!!

  • @paulcziman624
    @paulcziman624 Před 19 dny

    No wonder I get sick from shrimp!! Out in the heat all that time!

  • @billboardhits8306
    @billboardhits8306 Před 21 dnem

    the guy looks like post malone 😮

  • @WilliamsAva-wy6vr
    @WilliamsAva-wy6vr Před 21 dnem

    I was eye-openingand learned a lot from this video. Thanks for sharing!

  • @giantmanice
    @giantmanice Před 22 dny

    These guys are some of the most well spoken commercial fishermen I've ever heard speak

  • @xevious2501
    @xevious2501 Před 23 dny

    Our native domestic shrimp species are so delicious, but unfortunately our local fisheries are having problems with invasive Asian species of everything including shrimp. Their larger species of tiger shrimp are amazing size wise but like all things Asian have little flavor. Of course, if your buying from the big box outlets like Sams or Costco's those shrimp are imported from terrible land locked shrimp farms bred in putrid waters, toxic for consumption, but that's what your buying. Remember REAL Flavorful shrimp? no.. i mean blow your doors off with every bite?.. chances are.. nope! I myself have not had amazing shrimp since the 1980s. and again, im not talking about good shrimp, im talking AMAZING shrimp. both size and flavor. flesh that pop with every bite. I doubt most people especially young people who dont in regions with local fisheries have even any familiarity with what shrimp actually taste like. we need to support our local domestic fisheries.

  • @thumpergman
    @thumpergman Před 23 dny

    I want to say this with respect, why do fishing fleets charge more per kilo compared to a land farmer I think there is far more expense for a land farmer which sells their products cheaper

  • @thumpergman
    @thumpergman Před 23 dny

    I want to say this with respect, why do fishing fleets charge more per kilo compared to a land farmer I think there is far more expense for a land farmer which sells their products cheaper

  • @ronblythe6905
    @ronblythe6905 Před 24 dny

    Awesome

  • @wannabfishing5631
    @wannabfishing5631 Před 24 dny

    Hawaii has the best fishery 0 by catch almost

  • @charleshatcliff5588
    @charleshatcliff5588 Před 26 dny

    That was cool as heck. Enjoyed an sub.

    • @ScottGerke
      @ScottGerke Před 24 dny

      Great to hear and thanks for your support!

  • @elliotknight7531
    @elliotknight7531 Před 26 dny

    You should go up to the maryland and work the day with @fvsoutherngirl

    • @ScottGerke
      @ScottGerke Před 24 dny

      That would be pretty rad! At some point I'll reach out to him :)

  • @gregdouglas5405
    @gregdouglas5405 Před 27 dny

    I hate the word community. People help people there needs to be no community.

  • @TheDocFury
    @TheDocFury Před 27 dny

    Keep the heads! Lots of seafood dishes made from the heads.

  • @claymcarthur8586
    @claymcarthur8586 Před 28 dny

    There is alot of clueless fisherman out there, commercial fish is recorded to every pound sold, for people who dont have a fishing license so they can eat fish.

    • @giantmanice
      @giantmanice Před 22 dny

      You are clueless if you truly believe that commercial fishing is not absolutely destroying every fishery on earth. There is no such thing as sustainable gill netting