crabs

when does the sound open for crabs???

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The Sound

Fri, 2009-10-23 08:38

Opens I think 15th Dec thru til 31st march, got the old welding glove on standby ready.

Fozz

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Fozz

Fri, 2009-10-23 09:53

Is on the money with the start,Im not sure of the finish,lets all hope the ban worked and the new bag limits will help.jersey

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welding glove

Fri, 2009-10-23 18:42

Dont bother with welding gloves, they slow your movements down too much. Just your standard dive gloves are much faster.

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Dont

Fri, 2009-10-23 19:30

Dont bother with dive gloves, take the end of a scoop net with ya

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A scoop net?!?

Fri, 2009-10-23 19:33

you snorkel in a pink wetsuit as well? Tongue out

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Doesn't matter what colour

Fri, 2009-10-23 21:41

Doesn't matter what colour your wetsuit is - or what colour your shark-shield is for that matter!

Still a 4mtr'ish Gt White or two in the Sound feasting on schools of pinks, they've even (sharks) been sniffing around in the shallows at the Cockburn ramps on rare occasions.

The pinks will hang around for quite a while most probably, the sharks will likely do the same.

Last year there was a 3mtr'ish White hanging in the Sound until at least late January.  There was a 4.5mtr'ish White cruising Parmelia bank with the snorkelers this year through Feb, no one got bit, don't know how come.

Will definitely be wearing my shield while crabbing this season!!  Never used to.

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Ha ha

Sun, 2009-10-25 19:32

No wetsuit for me cob!

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oooooo yea!!!!! i found the

Fri, 2009-10-23 22:49

oooooo yea!!!!! i found the crabs in cockburn sound the other night!#@$%@#$%$#^%#%^

Know where im going on the 15th@#$%#$%

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yep!

Sat, 2009-10-24 09:04

Yep, agree with Peter and i'm seeing one regular 4m G-white every trip out recently in the Sound. He's routenal and in shallow water also so heads up, roll on the Swan & Sound crabs!

 

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routenal

Sun, 2009-10-25 21:48

not sure what this means?

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not good

Sat, 2009-10-24 09:21

i might have to chang tact and get the nets out i was gunner do some towing but that might look like trawling with spash baits ha ha

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nah

Sat, 2009-10-24 09:29

2 months away - they'll be gone.

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hang!

Sat, 2009-10-24 12:19

Pinkys hang around till late January and so do the pointers, seen it last year also!

I'll be netting for sure and cant wait for a sweet feed!

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soft as butter Thipthorp

Sat, 2009-10-24 12:53

soft as butter.

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ha ha

Sat, 2009-10-24 13:45

Alive Thipthorp, never say never or it'll come back & bite ya.....pardon the pun Laughing

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there here

Sat, 2009-10-24 13:09

we always are getting reports of whites around pengo and GI going after abs you are in  the open water for 30 sec thats just the swim from boat to reef and back diving for crabs you might be an hour i might just tow some mates around ha ha or nets  

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Nets

Sat, 2009-10-24 13:59

Nets for me not a big fan of bities

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swan

Sat, 2009-10-24 21:11

Out on the kayak around blackwall reach and saw a couple of nice large crabs pulled up. Few and far between though

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Great Whites tucker

Sun, 2009-10-25 20:44

Hey Ryan, i'm with you [in the boat] if you want to swim and splash around in the shallows like a seal then good luck to you.

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pussies

Tue, 2009-10-27 07:52

toughen up and get in the water.