is it just me?!
Submitted by scotto on Tue, 2011-12-06 14:30
or are there heaps of big crays around this season?!
hit some good lumps with wazza on saturday afternoon. again, 1 tank each to bag out, and again, some more jumbos in the deep caves.
one of the big ones had a carapace of 198mm. only saw a few whites, but this country doesnt usually hold many, but it wont be long until they are well and truely running i reckon.
Dave (Xtreme Coolers), I threw in a free bit of advertising for ya!!
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Andy_b
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nice
the biggest cray me and brad (quinndesielbrad) have got so far is 1.65kgs with a street value of $130.00 lol mainly getting jumbos so far with only one white, least u get a decent out of the bigger crays i say :)
jigsaw
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Date Joined: 30/07/11
bewdies
those sizes make it worth the effort. Good ad for Dave too.
meglodon
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crayfish - help from divers sought
I seeking a bit of advice from the diving crew about where they are seeing a lot of crayfish, NOW WAIT I'm not seeking where your favorite spot is. I have not even seen a cray in 2 weeks (I'm a potter) obiously I'm not putting my pots in the right territory and what I'm seeking is if some of the dive crew could tell me were they would put pot s ( if they where using them). ie depth of water type of country and any other infomation that might be of help. Also have the whites started to "walk" yet. I live at falcon and have put pots at the back of the FFB inside the FFB and dam near up on the beach all to no avail. Any help appreciated
quindieselbrad
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put pots on the lumpiest shit
put pots on the lumpiest shit u can find in 25-30m for reds or on small sand holes for whites in same depth, good start, i will wait for white reports in close b4 moving my pots back in.
Catchn dhuies off the smell of an oily rag :)
quindieselbrad
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yep nice eski dave! divers
yep nice eski dave!
divers have been getn hooters for decades, maybe u finally started diving on the right ground, food for thought!
this yr is a first for big reds in pots for me but i put it down to the less tapped areas i now target eg more hooters but tar and eggs amongst em
but worth the stuff around....
nice feed there :) luvn life
Catchn dhuies off the smell of an oily rag :)
Reefmonkey
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Hooters!!!
Decent catch there!! Love to know where all the reds are hiding, haven't seen a single red in the last three dives in close.
I'll assume your diving deeper water, always found when the crays are in close the jumbos all move in to around 20-30 meters. got a few spots in 28 that can be barren most of the year but when the tiddlers are in shallow the offshore spots are always chokkas with jumbos.
Dave J.
dumper
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Couple of ball tearers
Couple of ball tearers captain camouflage. Looks like you may have given away your secret spot in that second pic
alfred
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This year sure has been a
This year sure has been a bumper year. Not only are the numbers up, they are all huge too.
pearler
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Looks like ya hiding some in ya wettie
Hows the size of them crays and the size of them love handles big boy
Anthony Hall 87
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We got some hooters too the
We got some hooters too the other day in shallow, should be a nice xmas feed!!
Tight lines to all :)
Lamby
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Always an honest effort
Always an honest effort Scotto, yourself & a few other lads here are going great guns on the tanks