Crabbing

Went scooping for crabs down Mandurah way last week.  Caught heaps, but they were all about 5mm too small.  I ended up bring home two that were legal size - Just enough for a crab sandwich.

 

Is anybody else finding legal size crabs around, or is it still a bit early


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went to bunbury ova chrissy

Mon, 2009-12-28 14:53

went to bunbury ova chrissy and they were a bit small but managed bout 5 size ones

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crabs

Mon, 2009-12-28 16:02

yep we hit mandurah sat night same prob all just that bit off good sighns of breeding with heaps of little nippers. also tried cockburn sound near wheat silos just the one ;-(  hope some come soon. 

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yeah ive tried twice this

Mon, 2009-12-28 16:12

yeah ive tried twice this season last week and this morning there are plemty about but most of the ones this morning were about 3mm undersize.

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I'm going down to the

Mon, 2009-12-28 18:49

I'm going down to the Mandurah holiday village for a couple of days over new year. Where is the best place to go crabbing landbased while there?

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Crabs!

Tue, 2009-12-29 21:26

I took a mate out today on my boat and we drop netted the Sound and got our bag limit!

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Well done Ryan

Wed, 2009-12-30 08:16

we have no problems getting a feed in the sound. I think the secret is to keep refreshing your bait.

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crabs!

Sat, 2010-01-02 18:03

Yeh we lost some bait at the beggining and agree about topping up the bait. Spleen being my fav!

Went walking the shallow flats last night down at the Peel and got our bag limit of crabs. Many undersize around but had no probs in getting bigger/legal ones, enjoyable evening!