Crabbing in Umm Al Quwain

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00:00Deep in the mangroves of Omoquain are hunters looking for a big catch.

00:17This is not your average night out in the UAE.

00:21If you've got the stomach for it, then you might want to try your hand at crab hunting.

00:26Under the cover of darkness, clad in speedos and wielding a wooden spear, you might feel

00:32something brush past your leg.

00:35Is it a crab?

00:36Crabs?

00:37These good crabs?

00:39Yeah, crabs.

00:40This one is good.

00:43Crabs.

00:44Crab, same like this, just crabs.

00:49Some expeditions can catch up to 50 crabs in just a couple of hours, enough to feed

00:54you, your friends and your friends' friends.

00:59But not everyone can be a successful hunter.

01:02Some go home empty handed.

01:05So what is it about crab hunting that people like so much?

01:09The best thing is night walking on the sea and hunting and I don't know, eat crabs after

01:20hunting.

01:23If you're looking to get away from the city for a couple of nights, then Omoquain could

01:28be next on your itinerary.

01:30It's not for the faint of heart, but getting in a boat armed with a spear could well bring

01:36out the caveman or woman in you.

01:40Neil Shusch, Golf News.