Mandurah crabs

 Hey guy jus a quick report on the crabs in the Mandurah estuary... Headed out at 5 this morning drop netting in 1.5m and managed our 20 in 8 pulls... Lively little buggers and full of meat too!

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 Nice work.I tried scouping

Wed, 2014-11-26 20:09

 Nice work.

I tried scouping  in mandurah on Sunday and only managed two- just sized (released). Not many around in the shallows and almost all babies.

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benn-fishin

Wed, 2014-11-26 20:32

mate high tide seems to rub the right spot for these tasty lil fuks I try today and got nothing until 3/4 high tide and they just come out of no where. got my 10 bluys in 30mins. I was in the port bouvard canals

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cant wait for the swan to

Wed, 2014-11-26 20:38

cant wait for the swan to fire up
better swimmers in the swan boys!!

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 I've often thought about

Wed, 2014-11-26 20:44

 I've often thought about trying up there but when they r running I'm home cookn Em up by 7.30am haha

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yer yer Anyfish , thought

Wed, 2014-11-26 20:54

yer yer Anyfish ,
thought ill get a bite with a comment like that ...
the pics will prove over summer ...

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just thought id add nice

Wed, 2014-11-26 20:56

just thought id add nice catch though
not sure if its the camera angle but the 1 on the right looks like a buety. good to see all males in the bucket too!!

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cheers mate, and no bite I'm

Wed, 2014-11-26 21:19

cheers mate, and no bite I'm just lazy haha, I have heard one swan crab = 2 Mandurah ones... I'll get up there one day 

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yummo

Wed, 2014-11-26 21:22

 

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800mm claw to claw 200mm

Wed, 2014-11-26 21:48

800mm claw to claw
200mm point to point

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 ive been nipped by a few

Sat, 2014-11-29 12:06

 ive been nipped by a few larger ones while fishing for whiting in the shallows. Seen some nice ones hiding in the weed beds quite close to shore.

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very nice catch. cant wait to

Sat, 2014-12-06 11:14

very nice catch. cant wait to get a few

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