09/10/2026
Ep: 9 — Behind the Scenes 🦀
Getting home from a long day in the heat with a red neck doesn’t mean the day is over. 😅
The boat may be back at the dock, but there’s still plenty of work to do. Boxes have to be made, crabs have to be packed out, orders have to be filled, and whatever product is left over has to be immediately hauled to another live market that reaches a little farther than our rural community.
And the expenses add up fast. Bait, ice, coolers, running the water system for the live vats, boxes, freight, ⛽️ fuel, equipment, maintenance—and a whole lot more.
There’s a lot more that goes into a day of crabbing than what you see when we’re pulling traps out on the Gulf. It’s long days, hard work, and a whole lot of behind-the-scenes effort to get these crabs from the water to your table.
This is the part of the job you don’t always see. 🦀🌊
