More Blueys from the Swan
On Monday and Tuesday this week I went out to Blackwall reach for some crabs as I heard the pt walter spots werent firing. Monday morning was a late start getting on the water around 9 and with the howling westerlie Blackwall reach was a glassoff. I had promised to take a colombian friend from tafe out for crabs but diving off GI. But with the wind the way it was I said we should pot the river. Juan didnt have his licence so we set our sights on 10 crabs and were soon underway. A couple of pulls of the string and it was getting hot so I showed him the path up the cliff and we jumped off the cliff.
With 10 in the esky and a cold beer in hand around 2pm we were pulling all the pots in and got another 3 which went back with me promising to come get them on tuesday. A bit of a cook up back at home and Juan was on his way with some cooked crabs for his missus. He had never seen, caught or tasted a crab before.
I also had offered to take a family friend out for a crack so we went out at 5:30, on the water for 6:15. I told Ray it was going to be a beautiful day as we went around pt walter flat out. Pots into the water and there was another boat in the bay who were already on 4 when we started. Ray had his licence so we set the target a bit higher and ended up with 15 by lunchtime. Back home for another cook up and Ray and I had a huge feed out the back on the table with newspaper for a tablecloth, bread, vinegar, salt + pepper and a fan to keep us cool. Plus a few coopers pale ales to rehydrate.
28 in two days. Not as quick as 20 in two hours but relaxing days anyway. Biggest was 18.5 cm across the shell. Only two undersize and two tiny females in the two days.
Bryan
DieHard
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Sounds great mate!!! how deep
Sounds great mate!!!
how deep is the water and what bait???
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sarcasm0
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Max 16mts
But I fish 10-14.5 cause my ropes arent long enough. We were using fish heads from previous trips but the other boat cleaned up using chicken necks and wings? I reckon lamb necks, chicken necks, wings, spleen or fish heads are all good options.
bowds
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I have had most of my success
I have had most of my success with chicken wings and fresh fish. Helps if you pour a bit of fish oil over them as well ;)
Over the last month, through about 50 crabs, only last night did I get my first female (full of eggs) and my first undersized crab which is great signs for the Swan!
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scottnofish
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didnt know you needed a licence for crabs?
some nice size ones anyway
Juneka
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Licence
You need a Recreational Boat Fishing Licence to catch crabs from a boat... Not needed if you're fishing from the Land...
Save the Whales! May as well - they won't fit in my catch bag!!!
Bodie
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man ive struggled to get
man ive struggled to get crabs in the swan this year, with only a few coming over the side.
Must be in the wrong areas looking at the numbers people are getting!
Nice haul mate.
Faulkner Family
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great effort to get 2 mates
great effort to get 2 mates onto a feed of blueys. gotta be happy with the results over the 2 days.
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petervb
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there are still plenty
there are still plenty around. just got back from a dive and although the conditions were shocking there were plenty of crabs
dkonig82
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Yeah I got on to a few last
Yeah I got on to a few last night around Pt Walter
Only had 4 nets and pulled them 3 times each, ended up with 4 sized crabs, one to 175mm.
Would have liked to have longer but the weather started turning windy as all hell
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bowds
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Went around Canning Bridge
Went around Canning Bridge last night. Only managed 2 in an hour with the winds up but one was 19.5cm across the back shell!!!
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petervb
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bowds that's farking massive!
bowds that's farking massive!
fisho-ron
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well done bryan,we were out
well done bryan,
we were out last sat night when it was blowing its ass off and was nice a calm in blackwall reach, still managed 8 straight off the back of the boat while mored up.
there must be lots of crabs still in the swan as there are guys crabbing from the farmer frwy all the way up to freo, i reckon i passed about 20 boats along the way.
well done mate, bring on the prawns...mmmmmm
sarcasm0
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I was cleaning out the shed this week
Prawn nets tucked up into the rafters in the roof, been hanging out for them. Not long now:D
Fishbait
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nom nom nom
good catch, well done!!
we went out saturday morning and it was the first time this season that we didnt come back with 20 :(
only got 13, but all good size and very delicious!
was very windy though..
sarcasm0
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I went Sunday, we only got 7
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bowds
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went out saturday morning and
went out saturday morning and got 7. Bloody Trinity Regatta was on and then we went to antoher spot and they had a massive sailing competition on. Boats going through pots, tipping over, not to mention a bloody rude bunch of pr***s who said if we didnt pull our pots he would cut them. And then he moved away 5 mins later. Was a nightmare, especially when we were getting crabs at that time too!
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Ryan C
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rowing coaches on swan
a few weeks ago we had a real dickhead abuse us for wake going thru canning bridge, (i was doing 6.8 knots !!) he started going off his nut i explained that i had twin outboards,26'boat, etc etc but he started circling me fast in his little tinny so i circled him at full throttle and nearly swamped him and his mate, all this mind you going on in front of the kids! anyway i told him to f%##@! off before i drove over his dingy and he finally wen't away, what a dick!!!i know what it is like (i rowed for guildford) but this bloke is a menace to society and is going to hurt himself one day!!
Ryan C
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rowing coaches on swan
he had one funny eye this bloke if anyone knows a rowing coach with one gogly eye tell him he's a wanker!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
bowds
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been out the last 2 nights
been out the last 2 nights and only got 2 each night trying about 3 different spots each time. Do they start to leave the river this time of year? Do they head back out to the ocean?
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sarcasm0
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They are still there
A friend and I got 12 between us diving on wed night. Both of us dropped two absolute crackers:/ Looks like there were more prawns around than last week also, good news for the future, but I lost the prawn net on Wed night in the silt:/
Dreamcatcher
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I have never dropped nets for
I have never dropped nets for crabs but I'd like to give it a shot. Is there any restriction on the amount of drop nets per license holder when fishing from a boat? How many nets is advisable and how long do you need to leave them down?
thanks
Dave
sarcasm0
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10 pots per boat
10 crabs per rfbl, 20 boat limit. You send them down for 20 mins or so at first and can pick up the pace if they are firing.
Dreamcatcher
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Thanks, any restriction on
delete....sorry, I see my question answered, 10 traps per boat max.
Silk200611
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Its ONLY 20 per boat if u
Its ONLY 20 per boat if u have two licenced peolpe on board...
10 if only ONE licenced person..
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Silk200611
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There still around, But u
There still around, But u need to work for them...
Got 15 big blues on Saturday, took 5 hours
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sea-kem
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10 swan river blues is
10 swan river blues is plenty.
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