Crays from shore :)
Submitted by J_doggy on Sat, 2011-12-17 12:38
Took advantage with the <1m swell, low tide and calm winds for a dive from shore at a usually nasty sort of a spot.
Anyway, a few tarantula's about, only 3 males kept with females with berries out numbering the males 5:1.
Didn't get more than 4 meters down, vis at around 6-8m, was awesome :)
Wine bottle and dive tank for comparison (bragging rights)!
mako magic
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nice
nice !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
quindieselbrad
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hahaha
that jumbo u would have been fighting for your life tacklng it! hoota sensational effort
Catchn dhuies off the smell of an oily rag :)
beau
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Hells yeah!
Hells yeah!
flangies
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How scary is that one
How scary is that one
J_doggy
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The middle one was the most
The middle one was the most challenging physically - he really didn't want to come out of his ledge.
The large one was a bit more docile, but needed more finesse. Bugger nearly drowned me ripping my regs out of my mouth then giving me a bear hug. Then came the time to put him in my catch bag, he did't really fit and wasn't happy about going in there either. I was only about 15m from shore where i plucked him out from so swam in and called it a day after that :)
Christmas lunch and probably dinner sorted, it's also my first dive of the season so i'm over the moon. WOOT
mtre9209
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Good effort!! I went out
Good effort!! I went out today off yanchep both shallow and deep but only saw small ones in close and nothing at all out deep.
MattMiller
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Awesome crays
Jdog, makes all the hard work worth while. Top stuff mate
Lucky Tim
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great work from the shore
great work from the shore mate, you NOR or SOR?
J_doggy
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South West
Near Margs Tim ^^
dkonig82
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Thats a beast of a cray
Thats a beast of a cray
When asked by a non-fisherman 'how many fishing rods do you really need?' the correct answer is either:
n+1 (where n is the number of fishing rods you currently own); or
n-1 (where n is the number of fishing rods which would cause your significant other to dump you.
fisher12
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Good cray
Nice cray how long were you out there for
Dreamtime
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WHAT!!
one or 2 of those legs would do me! haha
hooty
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Good one mate, nice when you
Good one mate, nice when you can catch them like that without launching the boat.
VinnyWong
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Good spots
Anyone know any spots of perth to pick crayfish?
outdoinit
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Bloody good effort
Bloody good effort.. excellent crays
I've spent half my life fishing.. The other half I have wasted..