crabs in busso ?
Submitted by hezzy on Wed, 2016-08-10 14:22
anyone been crabbing in busso ??
and have you had any success down there ?
we went about 4 weeks ago and it was very poor , reports i hear are saying the same thing so just wondering if anyone has actually been recently and done ok ? as i was thinking of going on the weekend if there is any around
hezzy
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JacksonL
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lots of small ones around but
lots of small ones around but very few size. Mostly females too
Habanero
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Yep
Same in Dunsborough , lots of well undersized ones , if you put in a few hours you may scrape a few together.
rigpig
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Recfish report
The Recfishwest fishing report the West Coast Region that came out 05 August said there were good catches of blue crabs down Busso way. See report and web link below. Good luck
http://ilovefishing.com.au/west-coast-fishing-report/
"Some nice hauls of blue swimmer crabs were caught between Old Dunsborough and the Busselton Jetty during the past couple of weeks."
choc
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All the reports I've heard
All the reports I've heard Hezzy are bad. Guys I know that normally clean up are not getting any.
Let me know how you go if you go this weekend as I would love to take the kids out when they start.
Dale
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Looking into my "crab files" that I built whilst down that way, crabs come on strong in May through to June / July and then fall away again until late September / October then go off again.
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hezzy
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thanks guys for the input
thanks guys for the input
word has been that this season has been very poor and almost non existant for crabs down busso , worst one in decades apparently .....
so your confirming the goss unfortunatly
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Brando
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Save it until late September
Save it until late September Hezzy as per Dale's comment. Have cleaned up before at that time
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hezzy
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bagged out with our boat
bagged out with our boat limit today
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Recfish West report was right then.
It would seem that the report above I mentioned was on the money.. Thumbs up to RecFish West for getting it right.. Good on you anyway Hezzy for still getting after it..
choc
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That wasn't you in front of
That wasn't you in front of sea rescue was it Hezzy?
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lol no comment choc hezzy
lol
no comment choc
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Well there ya go, Just like you'll never know unless you give it a crack. Were they all jennies Mike?
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choc
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Not trying to find where
Not trying to find where they are
was just up in the tower and noticed a boat crabbing.
hezzy
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choc , its all good mate ,
choc , its all good mate , its not that secret spot type of thing , the crabs will be all over the bay
what did the boat you saw look like , it may well have been us around mid morning ? as there whernt too many out yesty
dale pretty much the usual larger jennies with a couple of blueys in the mix
not that many small ones , good rest between each check seemed to get us over the line
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I used to go out in the afternoons, 3 to 3:30 in the winter, and 4 to 5:00 in the non winter months, that's when the crabs would be coming back, whether from out of the sand or out deeper, I don't where they go for their siesta's. Head out from the mouth of port geo, turn right and when you have given enough enough room for boat traffic going in and out, I'd start dropping my nets, once I dropped my last I'd go back and pull my first. Keep moving until you have your 15 or so crabs and do your last pull, putting away your nets as you go. Some days we had our limit in 2 runs, but most of the time we were back at the ramp with an hour or so.
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