Sand Crabs!!!!

Watching sand crabs aka sand fleas burrow in the sand. Sandcrabs are a great bait for permit, pompano, flounder, striped bass, and other coastal fishes. They can be caught by digging near the waterline where the ocean meets the beach and the waves wash over. Just dig about 8in into the sand. Look for disturbances in the sand such as mounds, holes, and valleys. Sand crabs are also called sand fleas, and mole crabs. Sand Fleas are crusteceans and feed on plankton. They have the largest sensory neurons found in any animal. Sand crabs spawn in the spring and summer and can lay as many as 45k eggs. When the eggs hatch, the baby sand crabs travel via ocean currents for many miles over 30 days. Mole crabs live about 2-3 years.

Scientific Name: Emerita talpoida

[AbdullahKhan-zuzr]

Make sure to use your breaker bar to break those shells loose, then apply soapy wooder for accurate readings and no air bubbles :)

[jfkbro]

Just learned about sand crabs and had to google it. So surprised to stumble upon my favorite YouTube mechanic channel!

[chrisfix]

Neat! We dont typically use them up in the northeast as bait but the local fishes definitely eat them!

[chrisfix]

it is a Panasonic ts3 underwater tough camera... I really like it and I would recommend it!!!

[chrisfix]

Awesome! Do you use a net or your hands?

[chrisfix]

Haha, little did you know they eat plankton.

[GreasyBallsacks]

What socket does it require to unscrew them and open them up?

[charlesg]

When you look back on the ChrisFix channel you don’t find a video on cars, but on Sand Crabs! Haha!

[baqikenny]

so i see, what auto model is the one that resisted current and went into the sand?

[jasongober]

You’ve came along way my friend. Keep putting out the awesome content!!!

[jusbecky]

Here on the southeastern coast of NC we called these Sand Fiddlers. Fishermen would catch them by th buckets to fish for Sheephead.

[ANF_]

What is the car manufacturer of those things? Just kidding. They freak me out though.

[atarvhegde]

Chris I suggest you put there videos on the ChrisFish Channel

[atarvhegde]

Well, ChrisFish before ChrisFish was made.

[nouvchanrothana]

I don't know Chris also study wildlife, until I saw this video.

[gen_heihei]

Hey guys ChrisFix here and today I’m going to show you how to wet sand your old, broken down crabs on the beach. And the best part is, you can do this, on vacation with just sand and crabs!

[Wildmuse]

You can AFK-train your melee skills on them.

[Silvia-vtys]

hello! can this video be used for educational purpose?(with proper credit given)

[AshleyOnYT]

These are all over nj shores. You are from there right?