Crab Snaring Oregon, Tillamook County, month of December 

With snares I have the best luck dropping them from a small boat. I once got 3 keepers in one cast.

Nice job out there!

That is soo cool! I knew snaring could be done from the jetty never tried it from the beach! I'll have to try it some time!

Such a treat to meet you, Hale" What an honor to be in one of your videos! The crab from this location really do have an even more vibrant appearance than the bay I was catching them in nearby. There's something special about that bay, in particular! I can't wait to get back there. I like your bait combination! I was just using squid there. It's funny how I have now adopted into my errand running the search for bait & getting great deals on squid, salmon heads, bones, etc. I've even switched over to buying bone-in chicken thighs and saving the chicken skin after removing it and cooking the thigh meat. Heck, on this trip I also used the turkey neck from our Thanksgiving bird (that wound up helping me catch that last Dungeness to the North before I headed home). Great video, as usual! Cheers!

Nice day!! My friend gave me a bag of fresh crabs and Rock fish fillets for Xmas so today will be a crabby lunch!! He went out with a friend on a boat and used Hoop Nets so they had a lot of them. Hale, once you are over 40 it's OK to walk your line back instead of all that cranking!!!😎😎

Maraming salamat Hale for your videos that reminds me of the early crabbing days of my youth at the Muni Pier in SF. I enjoy watching "BackFishing"!

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Gauge buster! Nice catch.

Does rain make a difference as to where you go?

Did you ever find out what the red stuff was on the male crab?

Hey Hale, heading to oregon to visit my son in college and wanted to try catching a couple crabs for dinner. Where would be a good place for a beginner. I have a 10 ft pole penn 850 with 50 lb braid. I dont have all that warm weather gear so im no sure if i can try off the beach. Unless i can use my slippas. lol

I love it. Thanks for all the good info. Can't wait to make more videos!!

I know I'm late on this but I feel I must co ment if this is supposed to be an educational piece for beginners. Stop pumping your rod after snaring your crab. Pumping the rod releases pressure on the snare.

I was there last Thurs and got skunked. I did forget my bait at home and they only sold chicken around there. A little depressing.

Yet, here we are in South Cost of Oregon where crabbing is closed..... absolutely frustrating.

Thanks for the video. I don't think checking for weight before you reel-in is a good idea. You're just slowly pulling the snare away from the crab. The quick jerk is what catches the crab in the loops.

I see you :)