Used to do it as a kid, and as a teenager with my old man. Still go down there a couple times a year for some prawns, might be some running that way now too.
me, i stand on the bow of my boat, with a couple prawning lights and 2 of us dabbing. the dab net is about 12-14ft long with a scoop on the end and a net or stocking.
They swim through ontop of the water and you scoop em up.
You can aslo dive for them on scuba in the Swan with a powerful underwater torch and an inverted prawn net with a tennis ball within. Simply spot the prawn on the floor of the ocen and place the net over him. He shall then oblige and swim up, you simply choke the net off and continue of your foraging way.
Bodie
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and yep thats a female crab.
and yep thats a female crab. Only kept one for a mate who wanted to try one.
Have since found out today that the females are close to berring up, so wouldnt be keep anymore anyway.
scottland
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howd you get them?
?
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Bodie
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dabbing for prawns off the
dabbing for prawns off the boat. Scooped the crab in scoop net when it got in range
scottland
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nice
have you ever done it of land?
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Bodie
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yeah off the Mandurah bridge
yeah off the Mandurah bridge about 10,000 times.
Used to do it as a kid, and as a teenager with my old man. Still go down there a couple times a year for some prawns, might be some running that way now too.
scottland
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this is going to sound dumb
ive never done it how do you do it?
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Bodie
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me, i stand on the bow of my
me, i stand on the bow of my boat, with a couple prawning lights and 2 of us dabbing. the dab net is about 12-14ft long with a scoop on the end and a net or stocking.
They swim through ontop of the water and you scoop em up.
Scaly Man Fish
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prawn lights
Bodie ,what type of light do most use are they hand held spotties or submersible type ?
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Good job Bodie, Apparently
Good job Bodie,
Apparently they are cleaning up on outgoing tide at freo traffic bridge at the moment for any you land based guys who want a feed
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nice work mate, good feed of
nice work mate, good feed of prawns
scottland
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yeh i might try the fremantle bridge
so could you just use like a normal dolphin torch?
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deepwater
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nice feed there Bodie well
nice feed there Bodie well done ,im going to have to give it a go up here one day
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would be nice to chow down
would be nice to chow down on that lot. wouldnt realy want to share but as they do taste great when fresh.
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Willy
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How to catch prawns- Alternate method
You can aslo dive for them on scuba in the Swan with a powerful underwater torch and an inverted prawn net with a tennis ball within. Simply spot the prawn on the floor of the ocen and place the net over him. He shall then oblige and swim up, you simply choke the net off and continue of your foraging way.
Regards
Willy