Crabbing at night.
Submitted by Faulkner Family on Tue, 2017-12-19 18:46
Hey all. Taking the boat out tomorrow night to go netting and just wondering if anyone has had success with drop nets for crabs at night. i have scooped at night but never nets. i have put reflective tape on the floats so they will be easy to find .
Cheers Russ
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meglodon
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Yep, don't foget crabs are nocturnal feeders
Yes I have caught feeds of crabs many a time by using drop nets at night in the estuary.
Faulkner Family
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thanks for that, thaught so
thanks for that, thaught so but it dont hurt to ask. now the boats going i may as well use it to find netting ground
RUSS and SANDY. A family that fishes together stays together
Mitch88
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Another good way to find
Another good way to find your floats in the put a glow stick attacked to them.
Good luck let us know how u go
meglodon
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Big glow sticks
Big glow sticks are only $1.00 from the reject shop at Mandurah, you can't miss them at night.
axey45
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Except the inquisitive
Except the inquisitive person may find your rope around there prop.
Walfootrot
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We always went crabbing at
We always went crabbing at night 40 years ago Rockingham beach, tillie lanten. good fun during summer
More drum lines, kill the bloody sharks!
meglodon
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Those were the days
How dose that song go again ooh yes I remember now, those were the days my friends we thought they would never end.
Then bang and everything changed didn't it.
Axey45 is quite right in his post, if there is something on in the water that hasn't been seen before by the boatie they will rush over to have a look throwing all caution to the wind, put red glow sticks on your floats.