Nasty Growth
Submitted by Pete D on Wed, 2007-11-21 12:57
Diving near Dyer Island, Rotto, in 18 metres.
3750 grams; 183mm Carapace. Probably in the 30+ age group.
I have caught a few over the years this big, but have never kept one. The big ones are quite a challenge to catch...as they sometimes charge you. This one was especially challenging to catch as there was a fair amount of bottom surge.
Diving near Dyer Island, Rotto, in 18 metres.
3750 grams; 183mm Carapace. Probably in the 30+ age group.
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Ryan Thipthorp (not verified)
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nice!
Nice Nice, not a bad guess either re the weight and a quality cray mate....especially up against a tall person!
Good photographer also
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Pete D
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Hahaha, it would have looked
Lucky you took about 30 pics! Cheers
Just found my bit of paper - a few other dims.
Longest leg (2nd down) - 520mm
o/all length (between horns to end of tail) - 475mm.
Carapace width -130mm
Cheers Pete
tangles
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hoota
thats a hoota buck there pete! onya m8, geez hope we.ll see some of them over at the islands this season! the chinks pay big bucks for those big bucks!!
Dean
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Huge
That is massive, I'd be scared to grab a hold of it.
miller123
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what the hell
keeny
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nice
nice cray, but when they get that big, they are not meant to taste as good as the smaller ones. !
sherbert
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Top tucker
When down very well
steve
Born to fish forced to work
Assassin landbase fishing club
Ryan Thipthorp (not verified)
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marinade!
That was a big cray, i held it up to my step bro on his cray boat and even he said wow that's a bigger F@#%er!
I cut up the meat into small pieces as mentioned, marinade in say a satay sauce or what ever you like..........quick cook on the BBQ hotplate......mmhhhh nice
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Dean
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"Ask sherb as we had green
"Ask sherb as we had green curry rolls the other week and it came up sweet!"
Wouldn't worry how it came up, but how it goes out... Soundy spicey
Lucky Tim
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just a random image, looking
just a random image, looking all cosy there Pete!
Pete D
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With ten arms to play with,
With ten arms to play with, why wouldn't you...and it is Rotto.
Cheers Pete