swan crabs
Submitted by fisho-ron on Sat, 2012-01-07 12:24
hi guys
last day before i go back to work and i was going to have a cruz on the river and drop some nets for some bluey's,
dont want your secret hotspot, was just wondering where there firing...if at all.
i normaly do brewry and into matilda bay but open to sugestions, only short ropes as well, so im limeted to depth
cheers ron
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poketz
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crabs
seemed to have slowed down abit after they were hammered during the p/hs. all in deep 15m+, we found letting them soak for 15-20 mins gave us our best results. good luck.
Andy_b
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deeper the water the better,
deeper the water the better, aleast 2 to 3 weeks aways from the shallows yet
fisho-ron
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thanks for the reply guysi
thanks for the reply guys
i will have a go anyway, its more about being on the boat for my last day before work,
if i get some crabs i give them away anyway, i dont eat anything out the river!!
i will only be in 5mtrs max so see how we go, not expecting much.
cheers ron
Graeme76
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Stop at Bunnings on the way
Stop at Bunnings on the way Ron. 30m of 4mm nylon rope only costs $5.
fisho-ron
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only if you come pull them
only if you come pull them all day for me mate...lol
just another reason for short ropes...yer yer i know, lazy and eats into my drinking time.
thanks for the advice anyway mate.
poketz
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pots
ill pull pots for you allday if i get crabs out of it lol
Righteo
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pulling pots from +15m with
pulling pots from +15m with 4mm rope is hard work.... we use 6 or 8 i think... much easier to grab a hold of.
Here we go again.
fisho-ron
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pulling pots is hard work in
pulling pots is hard work in any depth, i will sit back and drive, jimmy in hand and watch the young bloke do it.
i am meant to be relaxing..lol
Lamby
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If the young bloke is doing
If the young bloke is doing set them in 20m Ron, make sure you have a good supply of black cans
chris raff
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Between Raffles bridge and
Between Raffles bridge and that long jetty on the north side we picked up few ...and that was at low tide, this arvo with the high tide might be more productive...take some flick rods and chase the birdys around diving...should get you on to some chopper tailor
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Michael Yoni
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Each morning when I drive to
Each morning when I drive to work, crossing canning brigde there have always been floats on either side of the bridge. On the freeway side and spanning 50-100m from there. Hope that also helps.
(do you realise that you now need to repay all the advice posted here with at least two bluies each
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