Bait ready to go

Some absolute stonkers around. Got some just under 3 kilo with heads off. Shared between boys( after I skinned them). Even seen heaps of there eggs unusual for this time of year.

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 Yumo ocky

Fri, 2018-02-16 14:12

 Yumo ocky

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 nice supply of bait there,

Fri, 2018-02-16 14:25

 nice supply of bait there, should make the boys get their own tho. or pay for it . some beauties there for sure

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 I gotta start catching my

Fri, 2018-02-16 14:38

 I gotta start catching my own occy at $27 a kg it’s not cheap taking my dirty baito Mrs fishing. 

Do u dive for them or pots Johnny 

whats the best way to skin them mine never come up that clean 

nice haul mate 

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Dive

Fri, 2018-02-16 16:21

Turn upside down run knife down them( pretty much th same as skining fish).

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Gee there is some good size cray eaters there

Fri, 2018-02-16 14:58

That's a very good bag of occys you have caught there well done.
That should have saved a few crays lives from the pot raiders.

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 Solid effort mate, well

Sat, 2018-02-17 11:42

 Solid effort mate, well done!

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A question for the bait experts

Sat, 2018-02-17 13:09

So when you are targetting dhuies and the like and using ocy for bait should you skin it / remove the tentacles?

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 gotta skin it otherwise it

Sat, 2018-02-17 13:39

 gotta skin it otherwise it becomes waterlogged. water fills between the flesh and skin. ends up looking like a blob of nothing exciting

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That depends

Sat, 2018-02-17 20:46

How fresh it is. I like taking outer skin of only. Need some brown and suckers left on. The main bit that bubles is closest to head( thickest skin is on top) only bit I take off. Just personal preference

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 Nice catch little

Sat, 2018-02-17 21:05

 Nice catch little johnny. 

Iv'e seen a few good catches of octopus last  few days and some thumpers  amongst   them.

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Pots or diving?

Mon, 2018-02-19 12:03

Getting in pots or diving mate?

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Dive.

Mon, 2018-02-19 13:05

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Skin

Tue, 2018-02-20 10:12

Does it take you long to get the skin off?

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Nah

Tue, 2018-02-20 12:50

Easy