First Crabs of 2011
Submitted by bowds on Mon, 2011-01-17 12:36
Managed to get out in the river last night for a quick session before the sun went down.
Got 7 in an hour and a half. Few big buggers too which is awesome to see.
Will look to head out again this week to see how early morning goes.
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petervb
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Nice crabs mate.the bigger
Nice crabs mate.
the bigger ones i got last week were a bit hollow inside :( Must have recently shed their shells.
bowds
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Ill let you know tomorrow if
Ill let you know tomorrow if they were any good :)
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Good to see you got onto
Good to see you got onto some.
bowds
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cheers mate. having a feed
cheers mate. having a feed now.
crabs and vinegar mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
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Nice
Nice work bowds. Chilli crab is my personal preference but manna with fresh bread and butter aint bad either. Never tried them with vinegar, how does it taste?
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crabs and vinegar is
crabs and vinegar is YUMMMOOO
But dw big john chilli crab is just as good :)
bowds
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Went again this morning.A lot
Went again this morning.
A lot more boats out there today. Managed to get 9 in 2 hours. Got a MASSIVE one too!
19cm across the back shell tip to tip. Was HUGE! Will take a pic and post soon.
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petervb
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were the claws hollow?
were the claws hollow?
bowds
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Nope full of meat. Apparently
Nope full of meat. Apparently a little bit mushy but that might be becuase we didnt cook them that night. Ill cook the ones i got today up tonight and let you know how those ones go. Looking forward to eating the big bugger :)
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very nice ;) we went out last
very nice ;)
we went out last weekend and caught our 20 before 6am which was great!!
hopefully same this w.e
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Nice catch. cant say im a big
Nice catch. cant say im a big fan of eating crab (love catching them) but here is a pretty basic Crab Bisque if anyone wants a go. Its very French and very delicious! only takes about 15 - 20 min.
1. butter 8 grams, Mix of finely chopped (onion, carrot, celery) 10grams, crab 2 or 3. Cut crabs into quarters or halves and crack claws. Melt butter, add mix and sweat then add crab and fry lightly.
2. Brandy 25ml, Pernod 10ml. Pour over crab and flambe (this bits fun)
3. tomato paste 5 grams. cook out.
4. Flour 4 grams. mix in thoroughly
5. Fish stock 600ml, dry white wine 100ml, bay leaf 1, thyme sprig, parsley & dill stalks 10grams each, salt & pepper to taste. Add all all together, bring to boil, skim, season and simmer for 20min. Strain.
6. Add 100ml cream and 25 ml Brandy bring to boil and serve.
* recover some meat from claws to use as texture and garnish.
bowds
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Ate the Big 19cm crab last
Ate the Big 19cm crab last night. FULL OF MEAT. Had my feed just of the one crab. Claws were a little bit mushy, but inside the main shell was delicious. Will look to get down again this week sometime.
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sounds like your eating
sounds like your eating well. nice haul there , at 19cm it would have looked huge compared to the average. well done
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Got 6 more last night. Big
Got 6 more last night. Big buggers again. Tried on south side of canning bridge on freeway side and got 3 within 2 pulls which was good. Seems to be a few around there. Trying around at BWR this arvo. Chicken wings this time also.
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Big Frank
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Under the Narrows
5 good size in 1.5 hours this morning - got them all in first half hour and then nothing for an hour before I called it quits. Might have got there a bit late - 6.45am - as other people were returning to the boat ramp as I went out and they all said they got a good feed.
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Was on the water at 4:15am
Was on the water at 4:15am this morning and managed to get 12 with my mate by 6:45. Majority were around the 14-16cm mark which was good but no 19cm+ like last time.
Having a full 10 nets helped and once again it seems like they went of the bite by about 6:30. Well and truly after the sun was up.
Pretty happy getting 12 in that time period. Good to see they are still around. anyone know what time of the year they start to drop off in the Swan?
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deffinitely drop off in
deffinitely drop off in winter but still there.
ive noticed they have thinned out a bit over the past few weeks and like you say not many 19cm monsters