Crabbing In May - is it worth it?
Submitted by Oracle on Tue, 2013-05-21 16:05
Looking at heading into the Cockburn sound for some squid over the week but never been crabbing this time of year. Is it worth it? I assume they would be in deeper water if they are there? Any particualr time seeing it's cooler. Do you come out during the day rather than dusk for food?
Any info would be appreciated
Cheers
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Andy_b
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i would stick with squidding,
i would stick with squidding, but i see no harm in throwing in some pots in the deeper water, just watch for the blowies if your using the clips for your bait etc
crasny1
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Dont know about the sound
But in Mandurah went Mid April and got the boat limit and had a great feed or 2. Tried a few recipes like crab linguini and Crab and Corn Soup. Decided last saturday to try again. 2 Crabs in 40 pots pulled, and a shit load of blowies.
So I would say drop the pots but dont expect much.
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petermac
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crabs now
forget it mate the crabs are done for this season
Red Dog
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The pro's are out in Warnbro
The pro's are out in Warnbro Sound every day.
The crabs are out there - ya just gotta know the spots.
Oracle
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hey red dog
any chance you could give up where the pros hang?
Red Dog
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I see 'em each morning
I see 'em each morning heading down the South end at the moment - but it's always pretty easy to find where they go - Warnbro Sound is much smaller than Cockburn. Just look for a whole heap of floats.
They are often in the deep water so sometimes you need to allow for 20-22m.
crasny1
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And likewise the Pros are
And likewise the Pros are still going out in mandurah. Mostly in the Parkridge and Heron area. We see them every morning sitting on the balcony with a coffee (when Im not FIFO in Karratha). They were shallow for a few weeks but it looks like the Pros are in deeper water there to, albeit only 2.5-3m Max.
Our effort have to admit was on a trusted shallow spot.
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