How to CATCH FISTS FULL of SAND FLEAS in MINUTES!

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  • How to CATCH FISTS FULL of SAND FLEAS in MINUTES! I share my SECRETS to catching SAND FLEAS in this VIDEO. Learn to SPOT and CATCH FISTS FULL of Sand FLEAS!
    Phil Hollandsworth on catching sand fleas:
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    Reel Addicted Adventures on catching sand fleas:
    • HOW To Catch SAND FLEA...

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  • @FishGum
    @FishGum  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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  • @markendfinger2769
    @markendfinger2769 4 ปีที่แล้ว +150

    I just ran into Tony on the beach during my vacation. I recognized him from his channel and walked up to meet him. I got a firsthand lesson on catching sand fleas. He was busy, but he gave freely of his time and knowledge. What a blessing!

    • @FishGum
      @FishGum  4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Thanks Mark! Nice to meet you!

    • @rosssciara3133
      @rosssciara3133 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      This guys a joke

    • @creepyzeek1
      @creepyzeek1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I'm sure the sand fleas feel different. He is their worst nightmare.

    • @frostytheiceberg1127
      @frostytheiceberg1127 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@rosssciara3133 That's cool and all, but *no*

  • @feffo9908
    @feffo9908 3 ปีที่แล้ว +287

    i have no idea why i'm watching this, but i like it

    • @FishGum
      @FishGum  3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      That’s funny! Lol

    • @paperproblem2666
      @paperproblem2666 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Your telling me, I live in oklahoma. I am no where near catching a sand flea lol

    • @amywill9185
      @amywill9185 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Haaa ikr?

    • @Asoroa
      @Asoroa 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      …. I don’t know why either

    • @johnnyblack110
      @johnnyblack110 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I feel you.

  • @trapzzzz1335
    @trapzzzz1335 3 ปีที่แล้ว +221

    I love how he's like, there's a colony right there, I can see them looking at me. And im there with my face in the screen trying to see something in the waves

  • @dfdbbrb
    @dfdbbrb 4 ปีที่แล้ว +198

    two and a half minutes in and this is already the most informative sand flea video I have seen.

    • @jaymcintosh331
      @jaymcintosh331 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Agreed

    • @vronp
      @vronp 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yep. Excellent video.

    • @Mr.CliffysWorld
      @Mr.CliffysWorld 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      No doubt ! I never knew jack about them, now I feel like i'm capable of being a qualified sand flea catching novice . 😆

    • @wm.d.nelson4912
      @wm.d.nelson4912 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Very true!

    • @m005kennedy
      @m005kennedy 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      How many sand flea videos have you watched?😉

  • @SupremeLeaderKimJong-un
    @SupremeLeaderKimJong-un 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Sand flea colony: exists
    Fish Gum: *Peace was never an option*

    • @FishGum
      @FishGum  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Took em out…..lol

  • @rogermchenry1130
    @rogermchenry1130 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    First "how to" video on sand fleas that mentioned they can feel your vibrations, that is a GAME CHANGER! Thank y'all for that, and God bless!

    • @FishGum
      @FishGum  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      They are an amazing creature.

  • @charlyloman8837
    @charlyloman8837 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    BACK IN THE 70'S MY DAD WOULD USE HIS HANDS AND SCOOP INTO THE COLONIES AND THROW THEM UP ON THE BEACH AND THEN SCOOP AGAIN IN THAT SAME COLONY. IT WAS UNBELIEVABLE HOW MANY HE WOULD GET. SUCH A GREAT CHILDHOOD MEMORY. IT WAS SO MUCH FUN. WHEN I SAW THIS RAKE THING FOR THE FIRST TIME I BUSTED OUT LMAO..

  • @darkskyatnight
    @darkskyatnight ปีที่แล้ว +5

    since I use a cast net to catch bait in the surf, often I come up with as many as 20 sand fleas on some throws. This video was very cool, and I had no idea that there could be such a method to the madness of sand fleas. I’m going to check this out as soon as I get out there again.

  • @rdo6566
    @rdo6566 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Finally! A video that shows how to actually find them! Most just show random digging with no info on what to look for to find them! Nice Job!

    • @FishGum
      @FishGum  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you

  • @AverytheCubanAmerican
    @AverytheCubanAmerican 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Fish Gum whenever he spies the sand fleas be like:
    *I'm about to end this colony's whole career*

    • @FishGum
      @FishGum  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lol done!

  • @guacaquio
    @guacaquio 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Best video on TH-cam on how to catch sand fleas, by far

    • @FishGum
      @FishGum  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Wow thanks

  • @chrisbennett7576
    @chrisbennett7576 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Thank you for sharing your secrets.. I will support fish gum forever. I love to see a Brother succeed from his hard work. God Bless

  • @spikedmo
    @spikedmo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    I've always wondered how to catch fist fulls of sand fleas in minutes

    • @emotionful
      @emotionful 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Loooooool

  • @gmolina1561
    @gmolina1561 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Great timing for this video. Perfect sand flea rake arriving next week! Thanks so much for sharing!

  • @donaldventrice6529
    @donaldventrice6529 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This is a fantastic video. It is fun to watch you hunt for these by using the sun and your eyesight to guide you all while being aware of your presence. I feel like our ancestors hunted that way. It feels very primitive and that's why I like it.

    • @FishGum
      @FishGum  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you!

  • @Deadplantssociety
    @Deadplantssociety ปีที่แล้ว +1

    i don't need to catch sand fleas but something about this video is so pleasing.

  • @zellykat
    @zellykat 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I never knew that was what they were called. I used to collect them in a bucket as a kid and by the end of the day, I released them.

  • @Randylayhe001
    @Randylayhe001 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I use a "strainer bucket" on top of another bucket with quarter inch or larger (depending on what size you want) holes in the bottom this allows the little ones to dig down and drop into bottom bucket. When done toss little ones back and dump the big ones from top bucket into your "keep" bucket.

    • @Randylayhe001
      @Randylayhe001 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@johnnyangel57 personally I use them for bait when fishing for pompano, whiting, etc about every surf fish will eat them. I’ve heard people boil and eat but haven’t tried them.

  • @keeferkent
    @keeferkent 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I try to catch these in connecticut...blackfish love them! Now I know some better ways to catch them. Thank you

    • @anflores294
      @anflores294 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I would catch hundreds at rocky neck state park with our hands

  • @clifford0311
    @clifford0311 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Man o man have I been doing it wrong! Great video! I knew how to spot them but I had no idea they could see and feel you coming. I watched a lady run in and out of the surf with her rake last weekend...I thought she was loopy, turns out she is a pro. Thanks Toni the great pointers!

    • @FishGum
      @FishGum  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Looks like you figured it out!

  • @chegadesuade
    @chegadesuade 3 ปีที่แล้ว +95

    I had no earthly idea sand fleas were that big, I assumed they were a small as regular fleas. I'm officially freaked out and never laying on the beach sand again.

    • @Kay_G
      @Kay_G 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Luckily those aren't sand fleas. Sand fleas live in the bottom of the ocean and are GIANT pink fleas. These are some type of crab

    • @mdtjack5777
      @mdtjack5777 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      this is not the same sand flea. this is a type of crustacean. the real sand flea is actually just a flea that lives in the sand. they are tiny, have an annoyingly painful bite, and are notoriously hard to get rid of

    • @chegadesuade
      @chegadesuade 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@mdtjack5777 Ohh ok, that's the kind of sand flea I'm used to. This video had me freaked out that I was getting chewed on by one of these huge crustaceous beasts whenever I laid in the beach sand. Thanks for clearing that up!

    • @avaspongeriffic
      @avaspongeriffic 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@chegadesuade the SoCal beaches I went to would sometimes have massive sand flea population booms. they won't chew on ya, but you WILL feel them squirming around your feet when you stand in the surf!

    • @fisherman702
      @fisherman702 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      These are Mole Crabs, not sand fleas.

  • @lindayoung1954
    @lindayoung1954 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Best instruction vid on catching sand fleas that I’ve seen ! Subbed .

    • @FishGum
      @FishGum  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks Linda!

  • @FishGum
    @FishGum  4 ปีที่แล้ว

    After you CATCH SAND FLEAS this is how I HOOK THEM (4 Ways to hook a sand flea) th-cam.com/video/19JfCDKKrss/w-d-xo.html

  • @davidjohnson5349
    @davidjohnson5349 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Coming to Alabama next week going to do some fishing. Just found your channel trying to learn all I can hopefully me and son will be able to catch some fish

  • @jeremyvarady7721
    @jeremyvarady7721 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I am coming back to Pensacola in June and I will be using the information of this video thank you so much for the help!

    • @dgriffin6074
      @dgriffin6074 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Make sure the 3 mile bridge is open (damaged by barges hitting it during hurricane Sally). The alternative is the Garcon Point bridge but now with heavy traffic (4X the usual volume of traffic). It took us 1.5 hours to drive from north Pensacola to the beach in late September.

  • @mulletman49
    @mulletman49 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Actually that was a darn good flea catching video ! Happy Fourth of July and May God Bless the USA!

  • @vinhha3857
    @vinhha3857 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love to see a vid that you catch fish..I do learn how to get them in this helpful vid... thank you Sir and have a great day fishing...

  • @bloblife
    @bloblife 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Extremely helpful video! I went out tonight for the first time and randomly dug around in the surf for sand fleas. And... I got some. Some. But it was obvious that I wasn't going about it in the most efficient manner. Other videos I've seen make it sound like you just drop to your knees and start digging. I had no idea that you could actually SEE the colonies before you start digging for them.

    • @FishGum
      @FishGum  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      There is strategy to it! Dusk is the best time!

  • @terrymurray4913
    @terrymurray4913 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great Video! Love raking sand fleas. Good tips you gave. Love the aspect that you brought up the reflection of the sun. Nature has a way of telling on it's self. I do the same tactic clamming in clear water. Nice job!

  • @happilysingle8385
    @happilysingle8385 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I'm sure everyone is just happy that you rid the beach of sand fleas. You go dude.

  • @shermantank6564
    @shermantank6564 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    As a kid on the East coast of FL, we caught these with our hands. They were everywhere and we never had to sneak up on them. Times sure have changed.

    • @harrysachs2274
      @harrysachs2274 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Still like that in virginia and NC OBX.

    • @The_Establishment_Is_Satanic
      @The_Establishment_Is_Satanic 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Sherman Tank did they ever bite you? Or do they even bite?

    • @rogers4760
      @rogers4760 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@The_Establishment_Is_Satanic no they can't, but they try to dig their way out of your hand and it can make people think their biting them. Completely harmless

  • @delmonicofarquhar9893
    @delmonicofarquhar9893 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video. Gotta like a guy who's almost as enthusiastic about catching sand fleas as he is the fish he'll catch using them as bait. Bless you, Tony.

  • @hk93shooter
    @hk93shooter 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    i came here to fish , now you got me catching sand flees. great tips.

  • @josephjenkins7329
    @josephjenkins7329 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Great video, You Only know what you don't know, great information about catching sandfleas, because there are alot of people who didn't know,

  • @ncsupi
    @ncsupi 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Digging up sand fleas by hand was always one of my favorite things to do at the beach when I was a kid.

  • @5883558
    @5883558 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thanks for sharing.

  • @JulieGreilh
    @JulieGreilh 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I used to catch those with my hands as a child when my family lived in Myrtle Beach, SC. That was long ago in the mid to late 1960’s.
    I couldn’t find any when I moved back in 2010 and wondered if they still existed!
    Oh! And we called them sand fiddlers.

  • @808Mark
    @808Mark 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is a absolute wealth of information and extremely entertaining to watch! Thank you for this! I just ordered myself a sand flea rake! I'll be using these to feed samoan crab in a vertical farm setup I'm making!

  • @ceciliacicchinelli4797
    @ceciliacicchinelli4797 ปีที่แล้ว

    God Bless you also. Thanks, learned a lot. Going fishing.

  • @tonyacain3029
    @tonyacain3029 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Just found your videos, while I can't get away to fish much anymore, I can enjoy both your videos and prayers. Refreshing and entertaining. A safe place for me and granddaughters to visit together. Keep it up and have a blessed day. Ed

  • @davidturner7040
    @davidturner7040 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Dang I'm a bait catcher for a living and you just helped me out!

    • @FishGum
      @FishGum  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks

  • @RC-qw4zy
    @RC-qw4zy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank You. I am glad I found your channel. You are very clear and informative. I am a South West Fl. native but been away for years. I will be coming to Navarre soon, I have a home there and plan on getting down there more often.. Hope I meet you one day.

    • @FishGum
      @FishGum  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you

  • @mdtjack5777
    @mdtjack5777 3 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    never heard a sand crab get called a sand flea before. this is going to confuse so many people who have heard of real sand fleas

    • @judyscheiber3661
      @judyscheiber3661 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Agreed! These aren't sand fleas to anyone not in Florida.

    • @knucklesskinner253
      @knucklesskinner253 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@judyscheiber3661 ? Don’t be so sure of yourself, we call them sand fleas in the north.

    • @Jerem0y
      @Jerem0y 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      in cebu ph the beaches have thousands of tiny fleas hoping around I cant stand the feeling of them on my feet

    • @fisherman702
      @fisherman702 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      It's not a sand crab either, it's a Mole Crab.

    • @kevinpaquette6339
      @kevinpaquette6339 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@fisherman702 I guess you fish with them do you eat them

  • @totalnoobfishing1753
    @totalnoobfishing1753 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    A science behind tracking and catching sand fleas... you sir are a genius...and I sir am now a SUB. Well done!

    • @FishGum
      @FishGum  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks!

  • @bradwilson6601
    @bradwilson6601 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    We dug with a shovel and used the scoop to filter out the sand.

  • @SaltSquatch
    @SaltSquatch 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    So much great information packed into this video!!

    • @FishGum
      @FishGum  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks Phil, I learn it from watching you!

  • @LizzardFish1
    @LizzardFish1 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Sandfleas used to everywhere in Florida but for some reason are getting scarce in lots of areas. I’ll give your technique a try next month when I’m fishing Cape San Blas in the panhandle.

  • @michelhernandez9063
    @michelhernandez9063 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Good video!!! I learned something new sand fleas are a great bait for pompano fish they love sand fleas. Thank you for that video sir .

  • @brianc7782
    @brianc7782 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I had to watch this twice so I could let my little girl see it. She's a bait catching machine, and now it's not a blind hunt😬. Awesome video! Thanks for sharing.
    New subscriber after seeing your content list.👍👍

    • @FishGum
      @FishGum  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Man your welcome!

  • @timelapselajolla4158
    @timelapselajolla4158 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    I've never needed to sneak up on them. I can be standing on them and still scoop them up.

    • @FishGum
      @FishGum  4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      It’s different here for sure!

    • @ronjaime3493
      @ronjaime3493 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Same here in Texas I guess they aren't scared here

    • @cheflegere
      @cheflegere 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Same here in SoCal. Unless the beach is crowded then I have to go in deeper water. I feel them with my feet.

    • @Michael-mn4ef
      @Michael-mn4ef 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@cheflegere yeah I've pretty much only been on beaches in cali and these things are all over the place

  • @bzylvn
    @bzylvn 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Great info video! Lived on the Gulf Coast all my life and didn't know there was a science to catching them!!

  • @hadjarkonokene
    @hadjarkonokene 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    sand fleas are the mainstay of surf fishing.. 👍👍
    Nice beach my friend.. 👍👍

    • @FishGum
      @FishGum  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      It’s beautiful out there for sure!

  • @skoitch
    @skoitch 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Those are mole crabs (Decapoda). Completely different order of crustaceans than sand fleas.

    • @jstbemee
      @jstbemee 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Agreed. Guess it's a regional thing

    • @skoitch
      @skoitch 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jstbemee maybe, but a sand flea is a real thing. You can’t tell the family we’re having steak and potatoes then serve turkey and be like “we call that steak”

  • @OverlandOne
    @OverlandOne 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    But what good are these things? (We called them sand crabs back in the day) You mentioned bait but, what would you be fishing for using these? I only did a little ocean fishing...fresh water mostly so I really have no idea.

    • @FishGum
      @FishGum  3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Saltwater fish love these, they are like crab nuggets

  • @ferabkhan1859
    @ferabkhan1859 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you for some great tips

  • @Menelvagore
    @Menelvagore 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I always used an old coffee can with a bunch of holes put in the sides along the bottom with a church key. Scoop and slosh in the water till the sand was gone. pick out what ya need and bait the hook. run out? scoop and go. Surf fishing for sheep head and pompano on Captiva and Sanibel this way when I was younger.

    • @FishGum
      @FishGum  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      That’s a real nice hack.

  • @ss-xo4cn
    @ss-xo4cn ปีที่แล้ว

    Best video so far 👍

  • @donniedarko1345
    @donniedarko1345 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Easy to spot here in San Diego from May-October. Millions of bait beneath your feet. Catching Croaker and Corbina like crazy right now while surf fishing. Good video man!

    • @FishGum
      @FishGum  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks

  • @cheflegere
    @cheflegere 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Actual names are mole crabs. When the beach is crowded they go to deeper water.

    • @FishGum
      @FishGum  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      They dig down!

    • @hylianro
      @hylianro 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      My family called them sand crabs but I feel like fleas make far more sense considering "normal" crabs can live in the sand depending on the species

    • @sphynxmagg7256
      @sphynxmagg7256 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@hylianro My family calls them sand crabs and the little bugs jumping everywhere, smacking into your legs, we call those sand fleas.

    • @judyscheiber3661
      @judyscheiber3661 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Or Sand Crabs. These aren't sand fleas.

    • @judygreen6003
      @judygreen6003 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@hylianro what do they look like up close

  • @mk-xh6jt
    @mk-xh6jt 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great Video...can't find the one u said would show how to keep them extended period!
    Thanks 😊

  • @whiskyrider88
    @whiskyrider88 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great Vid Tony

  • @nozzledrich
    @nozzledrich ปีที่แล้ว

    Good video. Never used them as bait although I know many guys here in central NJ who do and swear by them. I'm going to go thru my shed and see if I have the stuff needed to make a SF rake. I'm retired and sitting here thinking about the upcoming season so this will get me going.

  • @williamcox8175
    @williamcox8175 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Waiting for the second video!

  • @timbob9642
    @timbob9642 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    When I caught them in New Jersey by hand, I tried to keep them overnight in water and they all died, the next time I kept them in a bucket with a lot of sand pushed to the side and added a little water, they kept alive.

    • @FishGum
      @FishGum  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Nice!

  • @Pizza_Master
    @Pizza_Master 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice.... What are you fishing for when using them for Bait? i am up north on Long Island NY... getting ready for the spring Striper Run ...

    • @FishGum
      @FishGum  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Drum, pompano, and gulf kingfish.

  • @willberk2920
    @willberk2920 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for sharing your technique, it was really helpful

  • @kenhibbard9883
    @kenhibbard9883 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very informative!

  • @Drum3rboi3838
    @Drum3rboi3838 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is great to just watch and relax. Super satisfying

    • @FishGum
      @FishGum  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you wow!

  • @1Divinelyinspired
    @1Divinelyinspired ปีที่แล้ว

    great video--but how do you identify colonies if there are lots of shells on /in the sand???....you can't tell between the ripples from all the shells and a colony of sand fleas?? We have tons of Coquinas and they are eveywhere in the sand

  • @jamesgreen5212
    @jamesgreen5212 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice to see you on the Net, Good info says CincyJim

  • @marcoadan1
    @marcoadan1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Yes, we've all seen Tremors. Those of us that bare the mantle of 'Awesome', that is.

    • @FishGum
      @FishGum  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Amen!

    • @WithoutReward
      @WithoutReward 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      👍

    • @TimeSurfer206
      @TimeSurfer206 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I still remember how hard I laughed at "Ass Blasters."

  • @hqco3rdmedbattalionfmfpac953
    @hqco3rdmedbattalionfmfpac953 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Good one , fishing starts with baits 🇺🇸⚓️

  • @cocuyona1
    @cocuyona1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Awesome information brother!!! thanks!!!..

    • @FishGum
      @FishGum  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Your welcome manny!

  • @jeffro7475
    @jeffro7475 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Awesome video! I never thought they felt us coming very interesting 🤔 Thanks

    • @FishGum
      @FishGum  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      They are smart critters

  • @volatile100
    @volatile100 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I don't even know what a sand flea is or what they're used for, but it was a pretty interesting video to watch anyway.

  • @rkw221
    @rkw221 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    nice info.... I've never put thought into sand crabs (we call then sand crabs out west here in California). just take my bucket and shovel. it was always a challenge to catch them before they burrow back after slinging out the shovel of sand you just dug up. I like your basket better... lighter and eliminates the post shovel chase though that's fun too.
    People think surf fishing is lazy guy's fishing... it is and isn't. One benefit of the shovel is finding the rare sand worm. We also get sand crabs big as my fist... mutants! Our beaches are around VAFB so we blame 'secret' nuke tipped ICBM warheads for the mutations. yeah, gotta think up stuff when fishing is slow, right?
    It's funny to me how few fishermen here even know these critters are idea bait here for larger perch, up to 4-6lbs. They never bother getting then using frozen baits instead.
    thanks for all the details about this bait I've always taken for granted.

    • @FishGum
      @FishGum  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Surf fishing is hard work for sure!

    • @callmebigpapa2340
      @callmebigpapa2340 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      You can eat them too. Soft shell and hard shell Sand fleas aka “sand crabs” can be peeled (hard shell) seasoned, breaded in Panko and fried up in oil. Supposedly they taste like a combination of shrimp and crab with a satisfying crunch!

  • @jamestaylor8860
    @jamestaylor8860 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    i learned something. Maybe a couple somethings. Very informative. Thank you. I'm a subscriber now.

  • @darthcyanide7620
    @darthcyanide7620 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I used to live in Navarre! Now, I'm only an hour away from the city but I grew up there with amazing memories 😍

  • @vonn4017
    @vonn4017 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Mole crabs, indeed crabs, are often called sand crabs, and they're sometimes thought to be sand fleas. But they're members of the Emerita genus of Decapoda, a different order of crustaceans than the sand fleas. ... However, like sand fleas, they do not have claws. They cannot pinch, nor do they feed on humans

    • @FishGum
      @FishGum  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      That’s a good thing

  • @petebarrett2628
    @petebarrett2628 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wish had saw this before last week vacation... we will try next time out!

    • @FishGum
      @FishGum  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Now you know

  • @granderwishes
    @granderwishes 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    they're actually up to Tremors 7 now I believe

    • @Kagrynac
      @Kagrynac 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah but honestly they're only worth watching up 3. After that they go full _"Sharknado"_

  • @michaelsanders4384
    @michaelsanders4384 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Excellent video brother! I learned a lot from this.

    • @FishGum
      @FishGum  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks

  • @jeffsmith825
    @jeffsmith825 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    First time I made a scoop at sand fleas, I caught 50 and had bait for the day. Thought it was easy as that. Next day in two hours I caught 9. Next day in two hours I caught 11. It's not that easy and takes a lot of effort. Great video.

    • @FishGum
      @FishGum  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      It can be tricky

  • @shawlork
    @shawlork 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for the journy

  • @FLG8r
    @FLG8r 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    awesome ... thanks for sharing your technique; now I'm going to buy the rake on Amazon.

    • @FishGum
      @FishGum  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Exact Design is the name and it is awesome!

  • @ObiWanShinobi1
    @ObiWanShinobi1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I typically bring some bait (I truthfully haven't found fishgum at Half-hitch) and if there are sand fleas about; the child and I have a blast catching them by hand, and have enough to last the day within a few minutes if they're around.
    I'm keeping the tip about cutting the enormo ones, though, cause I was just tossing them out for being too big for the hook.

    • @Pizza_Master
      @Pizza_Master 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lol... " its time to get a bigger hook"

    • @FishGum
      @FishGum  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Half Hitch will get some Thursday

  • @andrewgardner3071
    @andrewgardner3071 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video, and tip! However, I couldn't see what you were obviously able to see by the reflection in the water. What am I missing in the video? Also, where can you find your rake?

  • @endersblade
    @endersblade 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I remember living in Monterey, we'd go down to the beach after dinner and I could just scoop my hand into the sand and pull up TONS of sand fleas.

    • @heybro6302
      @heybro6302 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      That's awful lol

  • @ZakeirSnake
    @ZakeirSnake 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I loved catching these little guys on the beach. Got lots of them on the Oregon coast near long beach. So cute and harmless. They tickle your hands when you hold them. I'm glad to see that catching them has a purpose, too bad I don't fish. Maybe one day. Still, hope you get some good fish!

  • @ianlaccohee7180
    @ianlaccohee7180 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I caught live sand fleas on Apollo Beach for the first time ever on Friday, using my hands. I had the worst days fishing I've had in a long time lol. However, I did catch my first ever permit off the beach. Oh well, I'll try again next week.

    • @FishGum
      @FishGum  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nice

  • @DarkGoCrazy06
    @DarkGoCrazy06 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    for those who struggled to see them, just like me. i found a good example. once you see this one, you will start to see all of them. look at the water starting to come inland at 7:41. if you pause at 7:45 you can see, slightly to the left of the pause button, there are these little glowing streaks that kinda go away immediately. it almost looks like a flock of birds making a “v shape” while flying. after that, it quickly moves back in with the wave as it retreats. watch back from 7:41-7:46 and you will see what i am talking about 👍

  • @AnthonyCZeccaSr
    @AnthonyCZeccaSr 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very helpful. Thank you!

  • @renealbaladejo3698
    @renealbaladejo3698 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excelente tutorial. Truly appreciate your video and concise information!!!
    ? What brand sand flea rake are you using? I would like to purchase one. Please send link🙏

  • @Pyrochase
    @Pyrochase 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I heard the word colony more than I ever did in World/US history, lol. Nice catch instructional video

  • @saraivega171
    @saraivega171 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great videos. I live in PA and my family is planning a trip to the Outer Banks NC in Oct this year if God permits and would love to order your product for our fishing trip. We enjoy your videos. God bless you, your family and your business.

  • @johnstamos5579
    @johnstamos5579 ปีที่แล้ว

    How can I catch them without a rake ? Is there an alernative method ? I live in a beach town in Peru and there is not much avalaible, as far as fishng equipment. Thank you for the video and any information that will help

  • @perdidomar
    @perdidomar ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome video!

  • @AMCAL2311
    @AMCAL2311 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Dude I've just got into this been fishing but not with sand flesh. Thank you for sharing this Secret...this should help me alot on Bait mullets and crabs get costly...man thanks again...fishgum...

  • @croatiansensation6062
    @croatiansensation6062 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Nice Tremors reference!