swan mudcrab

 younger bro caught this in the swan.

Very interesting is missing a back paddle leg

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good stuff, we have caught 12

Sat, 2015-02-07 12:25

good stuff, we have caught 12 now over the years and all in the same spot. heard stories of them being in moore river to

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 It's not an asian paddle

Sat, 2015-02-07 12:40

 It's not an asian paddle crab is it?

 

potentially poisonous pest found in the swan if so.

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Sat, 2015-02-07 12:47

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 its not an asian paddle crab

Sat, 2015-02-07 12:47

 its not an asian paddle crab

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yum

Sat, 2015-02-07 13:08

 very nice to eat

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asian paddle crab is very

Sat, 2015-02-07 18:41

asian paddle crab is very similar to a blue manna i think

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My money is on it being an Asian Paddle crab

Sat, 2015-02-07 22:01

Sure looks like one to me, my I suggest you give fisheries a look at it and tell them where you caught it. These things are real bad news for the swan.

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LOL

Sat, 2015-02-07 22:59

Need some eyes checked around here. Nice muddy millsy.

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 Spent 3 years in broome

Sat, 2015-02-07 23:24

 Spent 3 years in broome catching these nice muddy

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 yea ive caught quite a few

Sun, 2015-02-08 02:29

 yea ive caught quite a few mudcabs around kalbarri very easy to identify and measures 180 and just the size of the claw

paddle crabs are very different. Maybe hard to see from photo I guess.

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 btw still did send picture

Sun, 2015-02-08 02:44

 btw still did send picture and info to fisherys as its an unusual capture