Catching mudcrabs with the hand
Submitted by flyingdutchfisherman on Thu, 2011-09-08 08:26
What is the best time to look for muddies beteween the mangroves and small mudcreeks? On an outgoing tide or the start of incoming tide?
I have no crab pot and I just wanna catch them by hand with a poke stick and a bucket, a good challange and fun :)
Any tips are welcome :)
snappermiles
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outgoing tide
or even at low tide look through the mangroves under logs and in the mud! your pretty game just grabbing them by hand if one gets you your going to lose a finger!
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big john
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Big tides
Wouldn't want to dilly dally on an incoming tide.
carnarvonite
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Stumpy
Stumpy is the nick name given to slow handed mud crabbers
Vinesh87
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Hook em straight into a
Hook em straight into a bucket on the dropping tide out of the mud holes ... just make sure you leave enough time to get back before you get washed away!
flyingdutchfisherman
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stumpy the pokestick
I allready caught one few weeks ago. I use the pokestick to get them out of the logs and snags. And then I try to let him grab the pokestick and push him like this in the bucket.
I know there are a lot of muddies around where I live. Buth just can't fidn them that good. Been walking for hours between the mangroves. Maybe i should just buy a pot and make life little bit easier. But still it is a good adventure!
So an outgoing tide will be the best?