I grew up on a farm in the wheatbelt an nearly all of our dams had yabbies in them, so my advice is find a farmer and give him some love. As for catching them, the quickiest way to to get a prawn net and flip a coin for the deep end. Another way is to make up a 500mm by 500mm square wire net using 1cm chicken wire and fold up the sides by 5cm and tie a guide rope from each corner. Or something for bit of fun that the kids could get involved in, is tie a piece of meat to a piece of string and sit it about 2 feet off the bank and then slowly bring it in, when you see feelers slowly pull it in, once you have it within striking distance scoop a landing net behind the bait or flick the yabbie out by hand.
suicidal gardie
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Date Joined: 05/05/10
Find a farmer
Danny,
I grew up on a farm in the wheatbelt an nearly all of our dams had yabbies in them, so my advice is find a farmer and give him some love. As for catching them, the quickiest way to to get a prawn net and flip a coin for the deep end. Another way is to make up a 500mm by 500mm square wire net using 1cm chicken wire and fold up the sides by 5cm and tie a guide rope from each corner. Or something for bit of fun that the kids could get involved in, is tie a piece of meat to a piece of string and sit it about 2 feet off the bank and then slowly bring it in, when you see feelers slowly pull it in, once you have it within striking distance scoop a landing net behind the bait or flick the yabbie out by hand.
Happy Hunting.
Clown Fish
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Date Joined: 03/02/10
Do you want them for bream
Do you want them for bream bait or eating? Thousands of bait size yabbies in jane brook when it is flowing.
dannyboss
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Date Joined: 07/08/10
mostly to eat but will also
mostly to eat but will also use as bait
breno1985
Posts: 144
Date Joined: 02/01/10
go down to you local duck
go down to you local duck pond and through in a yabbie net mate. dont know if its aloud but........
dannyboss
Posts: 167
Date Joined: 07/08/10
wouldnt i need to put the
wouldnt i need to put the yabbies in there first then come back when they grown
breno1985
Posts: 144
Date Joined: 02/01/10
lol. not if some one elce
lol. not if some one elce has........... where do you live mate??
dannyboss
Posts: 167
Date Joined: 07/08/10
koondoola lol not much
koondoola lol not much yabbies in the pond round here
Heinz
Posts: 165
Date Joined: 20/06/07
Used to get a couple down at
Used to get a couple down at goollalel lake in kingsley, not an edible size tho. If you want them or Bream bait they would be a great size.