HOW TO Build Stone Crab Traps! *Everything You Need To Know* 

Can’t wait to eat a bunch of stone crabs. Awesome video babe , I’m proud of you ❤️

As a former concrete guy, a few suggestions. You can set the traps on plastic sheeting, then you can recycle that carboard, which you couldn't do if you poured concrete on it. For the wire, ideal is that the holes in it are a bit bigger than the rock in your mix. Small holes like you have could cause the tile to split through the center. I would use a piece of 2 by 4 to patty cake the concrete down and even it out so you don't have to get your hands in the wet concrete. Not for sensitive hands. I would fill them in until even with the top of that lid or just a tiny bit above it. I would also tap the outside of the plastic box with the 2 by 4. We call it consolidating the mud, which mostly means that you are getting the bubbles out of it and making sure it fills up under that rim. Don't tap with a standard metal hammer as that could break the plastic, and gentle tapping... Also, I would let them sit at least over night before picking up and moving. Yes, it is hard in an hour or 4, but if you drop it, it will shatter. If possible, soak in water for several days. The water will leach out the nasty concrete smells. Soaking in sea water or marsh water would be better.

One suggestion I would make is use a bright color on your buoys so boats can see them clearly which will prevent them from running over them

Slurpy found you while in hospital . I use to manage bahia mar marina. Now on sassafras river cheasepeak bay. Watch stone crap traps the time you take to teach people is fantastic . The looks an bikini are nice but its your humility that keeps me watching you honestly seem to care that people learn . Thanks

When I was a kid back in the 70's, most places called them: "ICEE". Those are some nifty crab traps! Kelly, I don't care what anyone says, you & Gabe are hands down the best couple on youtube!!!

Icee, Slushie, Freezee Cue, Polar Ice...too many to name. My son used to work for ICEE corp. fixing their Icee machines. He would get in trouble for saying slushie. He also worked on the Iced coffee machines at Starbucks. Quite a demand for those who can do it, but for the whole state of Oklahoma they had 4-5 techs pulling 10-16 hour days. Decent money, and never see your family. Special 6 week training was in Florida, imagine that. When he left them, he got calls from so many independents to start his own install/repair company. Great video! Kelly, Loved your manicure comments, you are so funny!

I enjoy Bluegabe and Kelly Young videos. Awesome content for outdoors and water. Love to feel the chemistry of Gabe and Kelly. Long live.

Glad to see you not messing with your hair all the time .

"about that much". "but can you all smell it ?" .... love these guys... my fav. u tube for sure

A rubber mallet would work perfect, it won’t damage the traps and it will save your hands. After you build a number of traps like that, you’ll be waking up the next day with one sore hand. I like your hair when you tie it up like that Kelly, very elegant.

kelly there is foam {Sika Pro Select Fence Post Mix 33 oz ]you could use too. it is sold at ACE hardware. works great for things like this. sure it foams up but if you keep it under control it seals the bottom well. put pea gravel in it when you pour it in. it will be lighter and still seal. Trap will settle like a concrete on because of pea gravel mixed with foam.

Hey Kelly been watching you, Gabe and Robert... I actually just looked into Stone Crab traps lol I am from up in South Jersey but my daughter lives in Sanford, went to Florida for College, started her career and never left, she also is a scuba diver and snorkels too lol goes to Islamorada, has friends there that she stays with and dives with... We would love to hook up with you folks sometime, I travel to Florida quite often... started my own Channel recently I Hunt Outdoors, I use to be involved with an outdoors production company filming hunts all over the US but they went belly up about 7 years ago (TV is much different that youtube lol)but I love filming and doing everything outdoors so I started my channel... keep up the good work and thanks for all you folks do, if ya'll ever have meet and greets or anything let me know, it would be a blast....

Love kelly young and her videos💖💖💖💖💖💖💖😀😃😄😃😀😎😎😎😎💯💯💯🔥🔥🔥🔥💙💙💙💙💚❤🖤💚🖤❤💚💙💖

Blue Gabe you are one lucky man to find someone who loves doing what you love and the same thing goes for Kelly Young to keep up the good work y'all

Bringing the cream to the top will give you a smooth top.

Gabe thinking ah a nice day of filming! Oh no pouring concrete and building it is!

your a good role model for young girls, TY from a daddy of a 10 and 11 year old set of daughters

Well done Kelly....You made this little detail very interesting . I was waiting to hear a "chicken" comment from Gabe.....so funny! Anxious to see your catch.

This is proof I would watch Kelly do anything!

You are doing a great job creating content for RU-vid... you have come a long way from the days of JC 👍👍 great job always look forward to you and blue Gabe keep up the good work 👍👍👍👍👍

“Something to lube it up to get it in easier” 😂 that’s actually what she said lmao. Love the comedy and vids. Good luck on the catch

I'm from Liberty SC y'all are awesome good luck from me, and the pups!

nice to have a cameraman that's good for other things. please keep the videos coming,stay safe

Dear Kelly, thank you so much for making fishing such constructive and fun, and thank you for sharing, blessings and take good care of yourself.

Hey kelly love your channel 🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲

I like the primitive technology video too, never realized that's how crab traps were made💪looks tough as nails👊

Great instructional video. Placing the wire reinforcement in the concrete bottom panels is a very good idea.

I said it once & i'll say it again....You two are a great Cpl...You both enjoy some of the same things... I wish you both the Very Best...I enjoy both channels...I hunt but don't fish quite as much as you..I'm land locked so to speak...W.Ky.. But i can always watch you guys fish and feel like i'm there..So Thank you BOTH... Looking forward to see how the traps Do...

Get yourself a vix bit (self centering drill bit) #8 and #10 for perfectly centered pre drilled holes every time! You'll be glad you did!

Great teaching point on using a drill to fasten the screws into the crab traps...really saves your arms! WOW, you can do anything Kelly! Loved the video & hope ya get lotza stone crabs!

Great job Kelly, gonna get you mess a stone crabs!

Great video. Concrete is acidic so be sure to wash your hands or use gloves to avoid chemical burns.

You learn something everyday ..... Even if you don't build saltwater traps you never know what else it might help you with . Life is a lesson .

Good job on reinforcing the concrete

Those are some nifty crab traps! Excellent video.

Please consider if a lighter weight is desired core a 12 inch diameter thru the concrete to save 8-9 pounds. Required will be (2) 1/2 inch thick X 12 inch diameter styrofoam or plywood disks, stack the disks to drill a center hole for an alignment feature. Place the first disk in the center of the trap, fill with concrete top it's thickness. Place the wire as shown, place the second disk on the wire, align with a screw/bolt suitable to the drilled hole and continue to apply the remaining concrete being sure it is locked under the side flanges. (If wood is chosen a disk should have 1 or several 1/2 inch holes to punch out the other disk after the concrete has cured. The driven punch should be smaller than the square of the mesh. If many traps are to be constructed a 15 degree angle (draft) should be on the disk edge for release to reuse-care to have the smaller disk face diameters contacting the mesh. The center holes can be the lathe center to file the tapers using a hand drill)

Where I live here in Canada we call them "slushie" or " Froster"

Good evening Kelly and Blue Gabe Hope y’all catch a lot of crabs 🙏🙏🙏 Y’all take care and be safe out there 🤠❤️🇺🇸😘🎣 Love Y’all

Looking good as always Kelly ❤️❤️🖐️🖐️

Y’all work work well as far as I am concerned you two can’t do anything wrong shearing yourselves and Family is the greatest ministry any can share!! I haven’t many of yours or Gabes or deermeat for dinner. GOD bless!

Great job, Kelly! Valentine's Day is coming this week!

Yay! Kelly...I was out shopping, so I missed your notification...darn. But you are POSTING...which is GREAT!

Nice work Kelly 😀👍👍❤

You and Bluegabe do a nice job making content together. I'd like to see more of that. Keep up the good work

What a great way to change things up. ppl need these vids

Slurppy? haven't done that for decades. You can mix pearlite (used in potting soil mix) in with the concrete to lighten it some, but it's kinda expensive. Those look like some great durable pots. Would be cool to have an RF alarm on the pot so it transmits a signal if it's pulled above water. Maybe an exploding die pack if you don't quickly deactivate, lol.

Really nice video and the ending on the water was cool. Start to finish👍You and Gabe are really having fun together and it shows ❤🙏👍🦀🦀

I love bluegabe cameos 😂👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Great stuff. Just moved to Miami Beach.

love how kelly talk with her hands describing the build

this was really cool!. im in detroit, and we dont trap anything like this, but, im moving my family to FL summer of 22 and im hoping to get into the vast resources FL has to offer. this helps me get an idea of what im in for. i hope you do more of these

Wow the number of "that's what she saids" in this video lol Thanks Kelly Young, RU-vid gold! 💖✌️😁

It looks like fun. Never made traps like that. Good Idea. Up hear in MN we don't do traps like that. only Crayfish.

Best to keep your hands gloved handling the concrete. The stuff is pretty caustic to skin. I learned the hard way years ago and had done very dry and irritated hands.

it is a super cool house for crabs

Just a hint when spray painting styrfoam, you might want to paint it with wood glue first or non-soluble Elmers white glue as that will seal and protect the foam. Think of it as a primer, after it drys the aerosol chemical shouldn't be an issue :). Great vid as always!

Trap door and latches are the words your looking for

Concert consistency of runny oatmeal lol. ICEE! 😜 yummy. Kelly has muscles she can do it, just like when you built the bridge 😬

Thanks Kelly, very educational.

Just like that...hungry ⚓🤙😎

Dances with Sharks Your AMAZING!!!

Thank you so much for the video Kelly. Cant wait to see the video of cooking them were you or Gabe says "Can you smell it"

Hey Kelly I just watch Jacki do a demo on putting a stone crab 🦀 trap together. Wishing you well in catching these crusteans...👍🤙👍🤙🤩😍

Love the videos so amazing u and Gabe keep up the good work look forward to watchin the videos all the time

Next time you are Mixing concrete in a bucket put in some water in the bucket first, it's going to be a lot easier to mix the concrete. love the video by the way.

Hunting, fishing, diving, eye candy....I mean what's not to like about this channel. Keep up the good work.

Hey Kelly, your "little shovel" is actually called a "trowel" usually used for gardening or planting flowers.

That's the same drill fred and barney used in the rock pit, come on gabe step it up....snap on

Keep up the great videos Kelly & Bluegabe .... Enjoying watching from Canada!

Well, I think I'm all done runnin now. I'm goin Crabin with Captain Dan. Cool traps.

Thanks Kelly...Blue Gabe's video was just received...good timing on my part. 👏

Lol... when mixing concrete you always add water. .. love watching your vids

Here in Southern New Jersey they we call them Slurpees. Only trouble is we don't have many 7-11's left. They do have them at Wawa also.

Kelly in the afternoon!!! Great video, Kelly!

Great vid Kelly, with all the different kind of baits you put in the traps you are going to have stone crabs and no telling what else fighting to get into them, good luck.

I’ve never have had stone crabs but I bet they are yummy

Icee’s. I liked the coke and cherry mix

Thank you for your video 😊

Looks awesome wished we had crabs here but can't wait to see what you get

Awe the concert art.....

Here in the NW we call them slurpees. Love the craft project to go crabbing!

Omg I just don't understand how someone so beautiful and with such a body can exist on top of that so talented thanks for the tips I will do this hope to get lots of crabs

Great video, Thinking of doing stone crab hunting as well

Their was so many times while you were assembling those traps that I was waiting for Gabe to bust out with a "that's what she said".. and it never happened!! Gabe you let us down lol.. great video Kelly keep them up 🤙🏽

Use a wheelbarrow and a round point shovel to mix a lot easier

Nicely done! Thanks for this instructional video, is there a specific depth you're looking for on where to set them?

Hi Kelly!!! Cool video. For the frozen cokes!!! Bluegabe likes the slurpees. ♡ =]

THANKS KELLY FOR ANOTHER GREAT VIDEO.

The 'rebar' wire is a good touch.

Kelly!!! You are so amazing I love your videos! Always positive vibes

Well done, I like a lot crabs 😎😎

Very cool. Will have to try this. Great video

Lookin’ forward to see what you harvest.

rubber mallet for sliding them in would work fine.

Hi Kelly .!🏝🌊✌🏼☺️

Always good to see you Kelly ❤

great video you explaned everthing thank you i know you are going to catch good luck john b

Little tip for you when your shelling shrimp afternoon remove the head and go to the tip of the tail get two big bottom fans if you look there's a metal fan that comes to a point between them take your thumbnail up under it pull up and back towards the head skin slides off Dennis devane at the same time

Great video! Love the variety and effort both you and Gabe put in all your videos. Keep up the good work!

That concrete will set in 40 min but will not be durable hard for 24-48 hours full cure is 28 days. It's the toluene the drying agent in the paint that is melting the styrofoam