Cockburn Sound crabbing has been closed for over 10 years now! Every year I contact the Dept of Fisheries( Jodie O'Malley) to get the latest updates, as I love my crabbing.
Last year the reason given according to there "re-search": "Not enough males big blues."
No idea when they will decide to open Cockburn Sound?
When fishing for gummies, caught three in three drops last time out and they were all BIG blues .....hence there doesn't appear to be a shortage but I bet LJ can throw more light on how many he has been seeing when occy hunting
What you watched here looks amazing that we have such a healthy population of Crabs right?......Wrong....You are witnessing an environmental disaster taking place and every crab in this video will be dead in the next 48hrs, Crab season in my backyard lasts for 48hrs and if you are not aware you miss out till next winter crab season, I watch very closely what is going on cause I don't want to miss my small window of getting a crab for dinner.
Edit: Just editing video of the 2021 Crab season wich was......devistating as usual but entertaining?
2022 will be the year I give diving for them by hand a red hot crack. I gave it a shot when I was in Mandurah for a week over xmas but the lack of crabs, strong arvo winds and amount of boats in the water made the visibility near impossible to get a fix on one. Now that my brother is back in Perth we'll get the old man on deck s a spotter and tow each other across the flats with a rope.
Faulkner Family
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Certainly had a few to chose
Certainly had a few to chose from there
RUSS and SANDY. A family that fishes together stays together
Sea goat
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cannot wait for a feed of
cannot wait for a feed of crabs!
hezzy
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got some on monday , full
got some on monday ,
full of meat and sweet as with a beer
OFW 11
evil flourishes when good men do nothing
Sea goat
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are you up north hezzy? not
are you up north hezzy? not metro im assuming?
hezzy
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not metro sea goat ,, well
not metro sea goat ,, well south ,,
OFW 11
evil flourishes when good men do nothing
Da pirate
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Holy sh!$@
Mate that's one of the best vids I've
ever seen?? Let alone a dedicated crab
vid ... absolutely awesome !! Great work.
cheers pirate ..
Fathom
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Glad you like it
My first atempt at 50/50 with a new camera
Brock O
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Great Vid...gezz there thick
Great Vid...gezz there thick there.
Whats the reason the season has been opened then closed in cockburn a few times over the years ?
Moking
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Cockburn Sound crabbing has
Cockburn Sound crabbing has been closed for over 10 years now! Every year I contact the Dept of Fisheries( Jodie O'Malley) to get the latest updates, as I love my crabbing.
Last year the reason given according to there "re-search": "Not enough males big blues."
No idea when they will decide to open Cockburn Sound?
Bloody long closure!
My Dad taught me how to Fish-Thanks Dad.(RIP)
sunshine
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And they becoming a pain in the arse
When fishing for gummies, caught three in three drops last time out and they were all BIG blues .....hence there doesn't appear to be a shortage but I bet LJ can throw more light on how many he has been seeing when occy hunting
still trying
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There's plenty outside the
There's plenty outside the banned area, I chase them with a snorkle my fitness is the main problem.
rather be fishing
sea-kem
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I'm deffinitely getting the
I'm deffinitely getting the nets out this year.
Love the West!
Adam Gallash
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Spoilt
Spoilt for choice, heard they've started to run up here in K-town, very late start.
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Faulkner Family
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Heard of a few being caught
Heard of a few being caught here in hedland . Lots of small ones tho. Mongrels love the baits . Lives don't stay alive for long
RUSS and SANDY. A family that fishes together stays together
davewillo
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Great video and how thick
Great video and how thick were they?!
PGFC member and lure tragic
Fathom
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I'll come clean
What you watched here looks amazing that we have such a healthy population of Crabs right?......Wrong....You are witnessing an environmental disaster taking place and every crab in this video will be dead in the next 48hrs, Crab season in my backyard lasts for 48hrs and if you are not aware you miss out till next winter crab season, I watch very closely what is going on cause I don't want to miss my small window of getting a crab for dinner.
Edit: Just editing video of the 2021 Crab season wich was......devistating as usual but entertaining?
Jackfrost80
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2022 will be the year I give
2022 will be the year I give diving for them by hand a red hot crack. I gave it a shot when I was in Mandurah for a week over xmas but the lack of crabs, strong arvo winds and amount of boats in the water made the visibility near impossible to get a fix on one. Now that my brother is back in Perth we'll get the old man on deck s a spotter and tow each other across the flats with a rope.
Officially off the Pies bandwagon