mandurah crabbing advice
Submitted by Cjsurf on Mon, 2012-02-06 16:06
never been in mandurah looking for advice on where to go (general area) will be dropping nets from tinny, also baits?
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mandurah crabbing advice
Submitted by Cjsurf on Mon, 2012-02-06 16:06
never been in mandurah looking for advice on where to go (general area) will be dropping nets from tinny, also baits? |
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greatrex
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anywhere in the estuary has
anywhere in the estuary has crabs....no shortage really just go around where your nearest boat ramp is...anything from mullet to chicken wings will work
meglodon
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Date Joined: 17/06/10
there every where there ever where
as greatrex says the place is alive with crabs at the moment,if you launch from the nivara ramp go straight accross the estuary and stop when you get to about 500n from the far side in about 1.5 metres of water and you can't go wrong. make sure you have your RFBL with you and only take your ten or twenty fisheries are red hot at the moment. have a great time
Cjsurf
Posts: 134
Date Joined: 23/08/11
cheers
cheers guys gna get me a feed! yeah sucks can only get 10 but nothings worth dealing with fisheries in a negative way!
Gaffatron
Posts: 355
Date Joined: 07/07/11
mullet, chicken wings or
mullet, chicken wings or spleen anywhere in the estuary :)
sstevee
Posts: 472
Date Joined: 15/11/11
Launched from novara on
Launched from novara on Sunday and got my limit in three pulls. Had to drop 8 that would have size back in the water while I was packin up my nets. Spoke to a couple of ppl and all were doing well
eziliving
Posts: 879
Date Joined: 30/12/09
and put your bait underneath
and put your bait underneath the net that way the stingrays and shags cant get to it
Get busy living, or get busy dying!
randall df223
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Date Joined: 08/08/11
sheep necks in a bait basket
sheep necks in a bait basket works for me. harvey estruary in the deep water 2m+ (south of the four poster) in the heat of the day or shallower if the morning or evening. good to hear there are plenty of sized crabs, we were there at Xmas and for every crab we kept we threw about 10 undersized back!
Fish! HARD!
Cjsurf
Posts: 134
Date Joined: 23/08/11
so basically any bait ?
ive got some tailor steaks and other old steaks among mulies in the freezer mite give them a crack
dogga
Posts: 37
Date Joined: 20/12/10
make sure you get sum bait
make sure you get sum bait cages, the blowies were bad yesterday.
Oracle
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Date Joined: 22/11/10
What about overcast days?
I've been told to wait till later in the arvo and crab into the setting sun with pots, but does this mean crabs are more active on overcast days?
TonyT
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Date Joined: 09/07/10
We have the same idea mate,
We have the same idea mate, but were going down on sat to do some scooping, never done it before, just reading up on it now, any advice for wading n scooping? sorry for the highjack CJ..
Cjsurf
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Date Joined: 23/08/11
all good!
got what i need out of this post you may aswell get some info too!
dogga
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water was pretty dirty
water was pretty dirty yesterday, not much good for a scoop. Im sure you will still manage a feed but.
wazzbat
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Date Joined: 19/01/10
We went recently in
We went recently in Dawesville and got our 10 in 2 runs. We went late arvo at about 4.30pm. We spent more time baiting up and then cleaning the nets than we did catching crabs.
Any bait will do. Like others have said though, make sure you put the bait in cages otherwise the blowies will take the lot. We used old fish heads and mulies.
Good Luck!
I fish for the future - Cause I can't bloody catch anything!
wazzbat
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If you go scooping, try to go
If you go scooping, try to go on a low tide.
I fish for the future - Cause I can't bloody catch anything!
jighead
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Date Joined: 03/02/12
Don't forget if you are
Don't forget if you are scooping to wear polarized glasses. It makes the biggest difference. Also while scooping during the day you will find most of the crabs buried in the sand so be sure to poke around the sand patches to find them and remember some good booties! A welding glove or two is handy for holding and measuring while your at it.
randall df223
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Date Joined: 08/08/11
look for the grey patches of
look for the grey patches of sand there could well be a buried crab there. if you have a mask and stick your head under, you can see the outline of the body and two eyes watching you.
Fish! HARD!
Cjsurf
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Date Joined: 23/08/11
went yesterday
got 8 nice ones plenty of runts around lots of pots out next time ill take more than 4 pots... and another license holder..
TonyT
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Date Joined: 09/07/10
Some good ionfo there people,
Some good ionfo there people, cheers, off to mandurah sat morning for a scoop, i will try all of the info provided, im expecting a nip or 2.....
TonyT
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Date Joined: 09/07/10
Well we went for a scoop
Well we went for a scoop around midday just by estuary road, caught 3 in the scoop but only 1 was size (went back), got stung lots by the small jellyfish so we knocked that one on the head.
So we moved and set the 1 net we had, only 1 keeper but we let him go to, move on to coondnup at set the net only 1 keeper again, got my 1st nip off him, set him free again, had the light rod in catching small whiting, trumpeter and the dreaded blowies, mossies started to come in so we buggered off, was a great day , i can see it being very enjoyable, but whether i decide to do it much is all about if i can be bothered for the hours drive to mandurah.
Alot of the locals were saying there have been bagging out in an hour anytime of the day, but just not they day i go.
Cheers
TonyT
jighead
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Date Joined: 03/02/12
Yesterday was not ideal for
Yesterday was not ideal for scooping with the strong northerly and overcast conditions. We put the boat in where you went first and managed our limit but we were snorkling. I think if you try in better conditions you will have more success.
TonyT
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Date Joined: 09/07/10
i'll be back mate still need
i'll be back mate still need to have my first taste of blue swimmer, any tips on best way to cook them?
Ive heard just boil them in the water that you caught them from? How long? Do you add any flavour?
till
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Date Joined: 21/02/08
Boiling is gross, steam them!
Boiling is gross, steam them!
I take their top off, clean out the dead man's fingers, and then cut in half. then steam for 5min. They get much less cooking as you're not waiting for the water to come back on the boil, they're good to go straight away.
randall df223
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save some of the estruary
save some of the estruary water abd bring it to the boil. put some ice in with the crbs to make an ice slurry, this will put them to sleep. put crabs into boiling water and bring back to the boil as quick as you can (a big burner and large pot is the trick). boil for exactly six minutes and then put the crabs straight back into the ice slurry to stop them over cooking. clean and peel when they are cooked.
Fish! HARD!
till
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Probably bit of a food
Probably bit of a food hygiene issue there - don't reuse the slurry!
wazzbat
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Agreed! Clean slurry or just
Agreed! Clean slurry or just clean cold water will do.
I fish for the future - Cause I can't bloody catch anything!