Rotto Cray report part 2
Headed to rotto this morning
Pulled all 3 pots of mine and the mrs's, one was stuck on the reef, was a C*** to get off but the boat ended up pulling her off! Think it was the limited wieght that i had in it, so im getting rid of the placcies and just going to focus all on woodies/slats from next week (will pick up two more). Think it was more my lack of experience in placing the pot as well with limited weight.
Got 4 keepers and around 10 burried/tar spots. All the keepers came from the one pot wierd. didnt see one white,
There was bait everywhere east of rotto boiling like no tomorrow, saw the odd small tuna splash as well. (around 6 am) while driving there, headed to west end to troll to the south side for nothing.
headed in around 10 30 short day on the water
photos added. the small cray was legist size measured 82mm, and two jumbos in there as well!!!
at least im getting a few!~
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tiimmbo
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At least you have a few on
At least you have a few on the board mate. Doing much better than we ever did at rotto - having your pots still there when you go to pull them for a start is an improvement. We saw heaps of berried/tar spots on the north side couple weeks back.
Terry
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geez..
Geezus mate...all this talk about getting pulled off...then getting some woodies got me all excited..
Teach me and my filthy mind not to read things properly.
I remember when we first started out cray fishing had very much the same problems as you. With experience and some good advice we all learn eh .
But 4 crays is better than none. At least you have someting for tea tonite. Not like me.
Good luck in the future and also it is good to note that your better half is also your best mate...or is that skipper...lol
Terry
azz
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nice catch
just wondering what bait yourve been using
terboz123
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Frozen tuna ive had since
Frozen tuna ive had since early this years run/ and tuna heads.
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Well its a start any way so
Well its a start any way so well done... It looks as if they aren't cliped in the photo.. I not trying to sound clever or nothin but you know you have to clip their tail as soon as they are on board...
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Good point, fisheries are
Good point, fisheries are pretty hard on that.
Mitchell
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Terboz just to extend on
Terboz just to extend on what mrwinta said heres the link to the fisheries website is referance to the Tail clipping , would hate to see you get stung mate.
http://www.fish.wa.gov.au/docs/pub/FishingRockLobsters/index.php
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thursday
me and mate got our 12 ina bout 3 hours, smallest being around 1kg, and about 5 around the 2kg mark, the day before (wednesday) he went out aswell and got 12 with another 2 guys in about 2 hours. biggest being 3.1kg and having 5 over 2.5kg. both of these days were freediving. tonnes fo crays there at the moment
terboz123
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guys i know i have the
guys i know i have the brochure on my boat, Im a little silly just forgetful with the tail clipping so thanks guys. I was stressing about tar spots/ burried and ive finally figured that out,pretty simple after you get a couple
as well as measuring them....just forgot the last step....... so my bad will put it into my future practises with crays though definately!
brett
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nice effort, time to change
nice effort, time to change tactics for me i thinkn :)
Catchn dhuies off the smell of an oily rag :)
Likc
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Sorry for my ignorance, but
Sorry for my ignorance, but what is the point of the clipping?
hlokk
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Have to clip their tails to
Have to clip their tails to let fisheries know that you're keeping them. Stops people from claiming they were going to release them or dumping them overboard after highgrading.
"Tail clipping
Fishers must clip or
punch the central
flap on the tail fan
of all lobsters that
are kept within five
minutes of taking
them out of the water.
The hole must be more than 10 mm wide.
A tail clip must remove at least the bottom half
of the central tail fin."
http://www.fish.wa.gov.au/docs/pub/FishingRockLobsters/FishingforRockLobster2011-2012.pdf
Outlaw II
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means you cant sell
means you cant sell them......commercial guys dont clip there tails
Likc
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OK, thanks!
OK, thanks!
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well done mate, My pots are
well done mate,
My pots are in now (nothing wrong with plastics :) ) much easier to move around.
Hope to get out sometime this week to check, but will have to be an arvo run, should be good.... 15-20knot SE winds over to rotto.........................