has anyone seen any crays
Submitted by meglodon on Fri, 2011-11-18 22:29
Hi People
Has anyone seen or heard of anyone catching crays down in the mandurah area I've had the pots out since the 15 and haven't even had anything sniff the bait a couple of diver friends are saying they haven't seen any cast off shells or any sign of them in on the shallow reefs south of the cut. Has the hot water flush of earlyier this year driven them into the deep waterand that is were they are going to molt. Has anyone north of the swan caught any in pots.
scottnofish
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havnt heard of any inside the 5 fathom yet
but the divers are killing it on jumbos out deeper 30 to 40m
Andy_b
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gday
i know how u feel mate, i put my pots in on the 14th and have pulled them 4 times for sweet fark all so move them out alot deeper 20m+ if i dont get any in a week or so their coming back in and staying in the shed, bait and fuel cost soon add up when u dont get any crays.
Brody
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Seems like as usual, a very
Seems like as usual, a very quiet start. A lot of people seem to rush to get their pots out right at the start, then pull them in as they are catching fuck all, and then the whites start running soon after. So i'd say persist for a while mate, and don't be too worried about catching nothing thus far.
Andy_b
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some people have already said
some people have already said that will be no whites as they have already run... ill hang in for a couple of weeks and that will do me
sea-kem
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Definately gonna try deeper
Definately gonna try deeper water when I get them out. Sweet FA in close last year on bloody good ground too.
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Lamby
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We saw our fair share in the
We saw our fair share in the 15 - 20m range at Rotto mate but they were all berried / tar spotted, I remember hearing the same thing about the whites last year but they were there.
Always thought that the start of the season was slow for pots & got better, maybe ramp it up in a few weeks & not worry too much now.. or jump in with the tank & snare
tangles
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heres a tip
when u see the flowers in the water u know the whites are gona go! the cray boys out there will know wot im talking about
roberta
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If we didn't
do anygood with one of old farts favourite spots, we'd move to better ground, but never put the pots in till a couple of weeks before Easter when up there. Easter is good for Leeman. Going up next Thursday so will give report of what is being caught up there either by pros or amatuers. Will remember to write down my passs word this time for the laptop hahahah
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Chongy
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every year
Someone thinks that the whites have already run. i worked on deck for a fair while and every year it was rare for us to get good catches before december. the water has to heat up
tangles
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onya chongy
onya chongy at least u know how it works! as soon as the water temp get to its optimum temp for the crays they go! in dumper bay as soon as we saw the flowers on the surface and washing up on the beach we knew it was time!
AlwaysFishin
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What do you mean by flowers?
What do you mean by flowers?
Bluedog
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The pros arent getting any
The pros arent getting any whites yet, just reds. One boat picked up 200kg on Friday from Lanno. Apparently he was out the furthest also. Will be putting mine in this week sometime and hopefully catch some whites when they go. Andy, you're better off bringing them in now and wait for reports of whites being caught then put them back in.
wayneleech
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we got 7 today diving off
we got 7 today diving off Mindarie. depth was around 9-12m... mostly reds though a couple of whites. looks like they just shedded...they were pretty soft...
will be heading out again tomoz. Going to try a spot at 18m that usually holds a few. If none are there then we'll move back into the shallower grounds...
viz is pretty bad at the mo - not to mention the swell!
wadetolley
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type
Type crays in the search engine meglodon, and read the past few years of posts...will give you some pointers.
meglodon
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crays
Hi Wadetolly
Many thanks for pointing me in the right direction any help is always appreciated
Paul G
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The whites haven't gone yet
The whites haven't gone yet there still burried in the sand. waiting for there shells to harden. we need the easterly wind and no swell.this will group them up in numbers .if we get the flat condition over the next week then things will start to pick up Over the years the seasons have changed and the crays have started later . 30 years ago we had easterly winds and clear viz for weeks before the seasons started and the crays were there from word go but with the changing seasons we now are getting cold frount and swell into the start of the season .Hang in there a week /ten days and they will be there.will dive during the week and let ya know .
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wogboy1963
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Poor report back from diving mates!
Just finished talking to mates who dived off Hillarys today and only land three size crays(3 divers), they dived 22m and 12m, vis was ok but no good signs of whites ready to move like shedded shells. Then spoke to mates down rockingham way and the same, they dive 12m first for 3 crays then went deeper 18m and landed another 9 crays (4 divers). Again said no signs of whites in masses or shells. I hope to get in the water next weekend to see for myself but I think they put the size down so the amateurs can get there quotta of 5% aloud by goverment. Can't see that happening myself. What your thoughts on this you guys?
Walker
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theres one in brodys pool
theres one in brodys pool
till
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And one in my belly :P
And one in my belly :P
Brody
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The one from the pool was
The one from the pool was recently transferred into the oven surrounded with garlic, white whine and a white sauce. I'll let you know how he fares.
Vinesh87
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I saw a lot in the shallows,
I saw a lot in the shallows, most i have seen for a while, but they were just about all sertose.
tiimmbo
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I'm going for a look in the
I'm going for a look in the 30's Tuesday so will see how that goes.