The Sor crew...pinging our spots!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Wade with another lovely catch!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Underwater pic of one of the 100000 undrsize crabs seen today

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 The haul !

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WINNING CRAB   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Write up of todays happenings below !

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WELL WHAT CAN I SAY...US NOR MOB, KICKED SOME BUTT IN THE CRABBING DEPARTMENT TODAY !

 

 As all days start had to kick Claire in the guts again at 7am and hit the road by 8..to make it down to crabland before....the wind gods got excited.

 Upon arrival south of the River mob hadnt got there shit together on time. After a close inspection of there boat, it was discovered that there secret bait was in hiding...which then ment i couldnt massage sunburn cream into there meat..to scare the crabs away.

Arrived at the ramp at 1030...greeted with people, returning after catching a early moning feed( Gee we thought ,must of wet the bed)  

As we guided the "WEDDING FUND" out thru the markers, i could feel that today was going to be our day..the wind thru my thinning hair the smell of rotting weed only made my senses stronger...as i could feel the pull of the crab gods towards my starboard side. We slowly put down our shot of 10 nets in a northerly direction....and baited with chicken giblets, you could near on here the crabs walking.

South of the river crew had only made it out thru the markers at this stage..after discovering once the boat was launched, mmm  we got a flat battery.

Our first pull we bagged 5 size ones, 2nd pull 4 size, 3rd pull 5 sized. Things were looking good as the sor mob had only 8 in the bucket and the sun was overhead.

We then headed over to the southern side of the estuary, and did some snorkeling. With high vis in 1.2m of water, it didnt take long for team Nor to bag out at approx 1345. Such words as "graceful".....were used, as onlookers watched Wade gliding thru the water, aided with the top of a scoop net, to pick up his crabs whilst diving.

By this stage i could feel a thirst comimg on, and it was time to head back to the ramp.  Whilst at the ramp, after a close inspection team SOR only had 12 size in there killtank...how embarassing! But they took out the biggest crab competition, when there biggest measured up at 150 odd mill. This crab winning them the lotto slick pic prize, so at the end of the day, we were all winners...except Claire as she had to drive home after wade had to many Coronas!