"Come aboard" and be a "Crew Mate" on

Capt. Gus's commercial crab boat on Tampa Bay.

A once-in-a-life time Eco-experience with live blue crabs, stone crabs;

all the living creatures of the bay including it's

manatees, dolphins, bird life of laughing gulls, pelicans, herons,

egrots, and osprey. 

Bay Chop Villa is located at mouth of

 Little Manatee River and Tampa Bay .  

Gus will instruct"Mates" how crab traps are pulled and baited.

"Mates" learn to grade, clean,

steam and "EAT" blue crabs and stone crabs.

Captain Gus will also let you pull the traps if you

so desire. Gus has commercially caught blue crabs

 and shed soft shell blue crabs for 31 years.

Gus is President of Oyster Reef Designs, Inc and inventor of Seawall

Oyster Reefs designed to restore shoreline habitat destroyed by seawalls.

http://www.youtube.com:80/watch?v=JU29ReMuMJY

http://www2.tbo.com/static/photo_gallery/bo-special-reports-news-photo-gallery-blue-crabs/

             PRICES

* Parties of two people - $300.

* Additional persons - $50 each - create your party up to 4 persons

* Party of 4 persons - $400.

* 4 hour adventure tours - includes boat trip, cleaning, cooking, and 

eating crabs at Bay Chop Villa.

* Boat leaves dock at 8 AM and 2 PM, or your time.

What "Crew Mates" should bring along.

* Sun protection (lotion, glasses, hat)

* Camera - a must!

* Bottle water furnished on boat.

* Slip on shoes...boat and dock may be wet.

* "Plus" bring an appetite for either steamed blue crabs or stone crab claws. With your meal, we'll provide either a bottle of wine or beer, plus appetizer and desert snack.

* "Remember" if it's cool on land, it's colder on Tampa Bay...wear warm clothing.

* If you're thinking about pulling crab traps, which we encourgae for young and old, wear some old cloths.

What "Crew Mates" should "NOT" bring.

* Cooler for boat-we have one.

* NO DRUGS allowed on boat or Bay Chop Villa.

Capt. Gus Muench & Boat

* USCG Certified Boat with life preservers

* Licensed & Insured

* Native of Tampa, FL

* Winner of Chevron Conservation Award,

   Polly Redford Memorial Award

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8-sanctuary photos,

9-blue crab demise.

Let Capt. Gus take you on a private boating and dining party on Tampa Bay. Learn about Tampa Bay's unique ecosystems from one of Tampa Bay's environmental champions.

See, touch, taste the bay's bounty.

Learn how crabs are caught and cooked from a professional crabber and help in the process.

Bring your friends/family and get an environmental education.

Enjoy a romantic evening cruise on this once-in-a-lifetime experience.

Enjoy your next business trip on the water instead of in the office.

We'll let you (male, female, teenager) pull the crab traps, bait traps and sort the crabs.

Please book in advance.

A deposit may be required.

Please contact us anytime! We look forward to hearing from you.

Thank you,

Captain Gus

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Hello Gus, me and

my buddy Bill were

on your boat Dec 1st

of last year. We had

a great time and the

crabbing was fun. I

hope all is going well

for you now.

Frank