stone crabs remain as mystery lushing in the water. frustrated fisherman are pulling traps out and stacking them up and giving up early. florida s stone crab claw. the creme de la creme of florida seafood. this year s catch, the worst on record. for fishermen like steve, it is just a losing proposition. so he is pulling crab traps out for good before the season is even over. pulled 600 traps. 200 pounds. we re bringing them home for 100 pounds though. because it died right off. at 100 pound you can t even pay the expenses. reporter: this year s catch, down 50 to 80%. had to cut back on our bait expense and you know, everything we re doing trying to cut corners to make it work and losing money every day we go fishing. been absolutely horrible. crabs up. reporter: for tourists with a crab claw craving, if