Swan Crabs
I took the old man out early this morning for some crabbing, we headed out from pt walter at around 5:35am and got to the deep water at the coombe. We got our first five ready then dropped and as we pulled up on a mooring to ready the other five pots, boats came from everywhere. We dropped our other five in and went around to check the pots. First pot nothing, second pot had us the first good male by 6:17am. From then on it was kinda slow, we got 10 in total by 11 with some tailor trolling in between. There was not much happening on the sounder, but we hit a spot that has produced in the past and I was just telling my old man how quiet it was on the sounder, when a single blob appeared and I said heres the first show and he was on. Short fight later and he boated a 34cm tailor that bit me on the right index finger after hooking and trying to measure.
All in all a good morning with the old man, home by 12 and crabs cooked and cooling now for dinner tonight!
Anyone else having any luck? We were using half mullet/tailor baits in 17-20mts at the coombe. I havent been able to get down to a decent tackle store to get tuna heads yet, maybe for the next trip.
Pic: Old man with first crab of the day
Aaron Santos
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Date Joined: 12/11/10
nice effort mate. cant wait
nice effort mate. cant wait to get a few swan crabs myself.
Still trying to catch fish!
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Good day out with your Dad
Good report sarcasmO
Thats well done, nothing wrong with 10 blues for dinner tonight.
Cheers.
sarcasm0
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Date Joined: 25/06/09
Not wrong there
Dad took four crabs, I took 6 and cooked them this arvo. I just got back from the missus's Aunties place down the road where we just smashed the 6 crabs with bread, butter, vinegar, salt and pepper. Top it off with a few ice cold cans it was mint! Definately hoping they fire up and will be having a few more goes in the next few weeks, Its a bummer cause im back to work on Thurs, makes it a bit harder to go.
Redfinman
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Date Joined: 18/10/09
I heard from a long time
I heard from a long time crabber mate by mobile the Swan crabs are few and far between so you did well today.Seems there are plenty of berried females around 8 metres and the males are hiding in about 15+ metres in weed beds. When people return to work I will be out "looking" for a good feed.
Put a deckie wanted message up a few days ago on fishing buddies but no takers - I will post up some info,no pics,when I get back from a 2 week holiday in Tassie as to where the Swan crabs are.
Mandy
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Date Joined: 05/03/12
Swanny crabs
Got 10 big ones this arvo in 2m started at 5 and finished up around 7.30 awesome arvo on the water with mates and cold beer
Ajc