Good sized Swan crabs
Submitted by Pondy on Sat, 2013-01-26 18:28
Been having some crabbing success in Western Suburbs end of the Swan. Most are well over the minimum and have good yield.
Tuna heads seem to be the best bait and deeper water is the go. Here's some pics of the biggest one.
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Pob
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Nice one, thats a meal on
Nice one, thats a meal on its own! We tried the Canning this morning with out a huge amount of luck, just a couple, but bloody hell they were nice. Using tuna heads aswell, but they wernt playing.
big john
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Crackers
Good manna's Pondy! How do you cook them up?
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Pondy
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Boiled two at a time for 3-4
Boiled two at a time for 3-4 minutes, some rock salt and 1/2 handful of sugar in the water. I cook the big claws separately if they don't fit in the pot, or put the whole lot on the weber
br3nno
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do you lift?
do you lift?
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tim-o
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Nice, I got a cracker male
Nice, I got a cracker male like that in hillarys few weeks ago and had plenty of meat, need to have a bash in the swan. Did he come from deepish water?
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Pondy
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Yep. Around 15m. So much
Yep. Around 15m. So much easier shelling 4 or 5 big ones than 10 just on size.
beau
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Good enough for the fw record
Good enough for the fw record holders I reckon...
Thomo 85
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Crackers!
Me and the old man caught a cracker 75cm claw to claw a few years back around that same area, nice catch mate!
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