White run
Submitted by sea-kem on Tue, 2016-11-08 17:09
So we're all set to drop the pots on Saturday for the first time this year. Hoping our timing is as good as last year. Anyone else dropping for the first time this year?
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Ashen
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Yep
Yeah, me.
Dropping by your place when you harvest the whites! hahaha
Good luck mate!
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D_d_001
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haha saw the heading and
haha
saw the heading and thought it was ON !
have had my pots out for a couple of weeks now (nearly)
have only been getting a few reds.. havn't even seen a white but heading out tomorrow or Thursday and will look at moving to sand if there are any whites in the pots.
Good luck !
RobertMc
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Still way to early IMO i
Still way to early IMO i havent seen a double shelled one yet, still rock hard shells and no early signs of shedding, diving up to 20m off mandurah
randall df223
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I am hearing reports of
I am hearing reports of whites further north up around jurien etc. Cant be to far away. Its gone real quiet around ocean reef.
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sea-kem
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That's a good sign mate,
That's a good sign mate, getting ready to rumble
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AHarman
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Slow start OR
Only picked up 3 today from OR 1st pull of season from 4 pots
little johnny
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Crays right back
In caves . Few shells floating around ledges. Not to far away. I hope
Anyfishwilldo (not verified)
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We threw our pots in on
We threw our pots in on Monday and will be pulling on Thursday morning. Have two plastics & 2 of hezzys in the drink so can't wait for Thursday to roll around.
Oracle
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Wait till this moon pisses off
Roaches always scatter when the lights are on. Moon goes black and they will head in I think.
sea-kem
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new moon on the 29th
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kirky79
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Waiting
and watching. Got the pots ready. Thinking around end of Nov. start of Dec.
Bodie
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29th they will be well on
29th they will be well on the way by then.
No whites yet, pulled ours today, only 5 reds. Moved 2 pots onto red ground and 4 on sand (2 of those been there since Sunday as only 2 of us today).
Whites will start about the 18th-19th i reckon.
At the moment the pro's are still setup for the reds, not whites, gives you an idea. We will pull tomorrow as the red pots are on honey holes so will see what they produce, but likely we will only pull 1-2 times a week until we see whites.
Jurien always starts 1-2 weeks before metro.
randall df223
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If the licence holder DW0974
If the licence holder DW0974 (ocean reef) is on this page, could they send me a private message please?
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gnara
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Hey thanks for the tips so
Hey thanks for the tips so far.
I'm a little confused about the white run. All the scientific research I read about the migration is that the crays migrate out to deep water when they are whites. But here I read talk of crays moving in to shore when they are white.
Could someone please shed some light on this please.
sea-kem
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You got the first bit
You got the first bit correct, the reds will migrate in , starve themselves and shed their shells. Hence the lighter colour ,then migrate out to deeper water.
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gnara
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Rightio. And you're saying
Rightio. And you're saying that the reds haven't moved in yet?
sea-kem
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As Unc says they are there
As Unc says they are there now starving themselves, it's all timing now. I'll drop my pots on Saturday and check in a week to ten days time.
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uncle
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Their starving themselves
now
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D_d_001
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Picked up half a doz this
Picked up half a doz this morning.
All red. only one undersize
mjohns
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got a few reds today diving
got a few reds today diving in close, and one nice big clean white which was suprising?
D_d_001
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where abouts you dive?
where abouts you dive? mjohns?
randall df223
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Was the white soft shelled?
Was the white soft shelled?
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mjohns
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NOR , out off ocean reef
NOR , out off ocean reef today
JacksonL
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Pro was in close just out
Pro was in close just out from Burns rock this morning dropping pots.
Bodie
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There is a super moon
There is a super moon happening on the 14th November, closest the moon as been to the earth in 70 years so will be brighter and bigger than normal (about 14% bigger) so this will likely have an impact on the crays this next week as it aligns with the full moon cycle
sea-kem
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Pots in, small window
Pots in, small window hopefully next Saturday to check.
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JacksonL
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Is anyone catching much out
Is anyone catching much out of Ocean Reef? We just pulled donuts except for one undersize today after a pretty constant return for most of the season so far.
sea-kem
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There's minimul movement up
There's minimul movement up our way too mate. Very soon though, in the next week or so. Get ready lol
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JacksonL
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Will be our first White run,
Will be our first White run, getting excited.
randall df223
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We were doing really well
We were doing really well until middle of last week and then its gone really quiet. 96 keepers since mid october (6 pots) not much since Wednesday.
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Bodie
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yep dead out of OR at the
yep dead out of OR at the moment, don't worry your not alone.
Moon is right up now and supermoon Tuesday night there will be no crays about in pots.
Give it a week or so
little johnny
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Got 4
Good ones today in pots. Mr Occo also done well 6 heads. No whites all reds
dumper
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Crays well back in their
Crays well back in their ledges and super flighty today. Seen a few empty shells so it shouldn't be long now
Notorious
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Looped a very white cray on
Looped a very white cray on saturday behind garden island
https://www.facebook.com/groups/174055815943047/?fref=nf
grahaml
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Whites today
Got three whites today at jurien. Maybe there starting
little johnny
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Went for dive
This morn. Fair few shells washing around with surge under 1 big ledge. Sea grass pods floating around ( heaps of them). Only seen 2 whites very soft ( jelly)
sea-kem
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Pots pulled yesterday for
Pots pulled yesterday for one big lonely red. Jam packed them with bait as I reckon it's close.
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Bodie
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Did the same, we got 3 reds
Did the same, we got 3 reds yesterday, 1 kacker
checked last years results, we bagged our first bag of whites on the 17th November so a bit later this year
randall df223
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I looked this morning. Our
I looked this morning. Our first whites last year were the 17th too.
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uncle
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Tell em to get a move
on!
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D_d_001
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only 2 this morning (1 Kacker
only 2 this morning (1 Kacker + one huge hairy girl)
no keepers :(
didn't even have time for a fish..
hezzy
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moon phases for nov and dec
moon phases for nov and dec here
https://www.calendar-12.com/moon_calendar/2016/december
tell the story
hezzy
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sea-kem
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Whites in pots today boys,
Whites in pots today boys, not many but enough to know there have started
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D_d_001
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good to hear! checking mine
good to hear!
checking mine tomorrow morning. don't have a great deal of optimism yet being SOR. but busy time for the next few weeks
timmy k (not verified)
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Where you fishing out of mate?
are you potting up north?
sea-kem
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Guilderton area
Guilderton area
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Sandgroper-WA
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Half of the Crays today (6)
Half of the Crays today (6) where whites while diving in 30m off Garden Island.
randall df223
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We got our first two whites
We got our first two whites in pots today off ocean reef after a 24 hour soak.
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Laneo
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so i am kind of new to this
so i am kind of new to this crayfishing so do i now move my pots into shallow water they are in 17m at the moment
LANEO
JacksonL
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Wondering the same thing,
Wondering the same thing, We're potting off Ocean Reef, should we be moving our pots in closer in towards Burns Rock?
randall df223
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The migration starts in
The migration starts in shallow and moves out towards deep water. We have been inside the reef at OR on less than 10m simce season start. As they move deeper so will the pots.
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