smashed the crabs

[rosco1974]

went and checked the pots again this morning with the plan of rebaiting and setting for 1 last overnite soak.pulled the first pot for 7 keepers so pulled it out and wraped it up as was sure to get another good feed.pulled the remaining 3 pots i had set and ended up with 24 in total,great numbers out of 4 pots,i got these over the river in a spot x not in the boat passage where i got a good feed on xmas day.the river sure is firing for crabs

cheers rosco
75065

[z50man]

well done , now thats a good feed

[Birdhouse01]

Very nice haul - which river are you talking of please?

[rosco1974]

brisbane river mate,plenty there

[jimbosplumbing]

Wow they come pre cooked and everything :P

[netmaker]

way to go rosco8-). top feed and you got to keep all your pots;D. dont get better than that in the crabbing game. i have to replace one i left overnight off wello last week:(.
cheers
davo

[Axl]

Well done rosco top feed there mate you've made me jealous yet again.:2thumbsup:

I crabed Green for two days prior to xmas for 11 keepers, its abit slow there at the moment but still I had some fresh crabs to go with the prawns.:smug:

Back at work for a couple now so all I can do is read your reports and wait for home day.;D

Top effort with the tings yesterday to mate.:o

[rosco1974]

davo
the pots i have been using i got of an x pro crabber i grew up behind...they have 2 funnels not like most of the new pots u get with 4 entries..i have found these outcrab the 4 entry ones easy,will be gettin a few more made next week.

jimbosplumbing,
not sure what u mean by your post.but if u must know i have a cooker that cooks 25 sandies at a time so 10 minutes and i am done,guess u need a good cooker when u catch the amount of crabs i normally do
cheers rosco

[jimbosplumbing]

Just having a bit of a laugh about the cooked cabs in the photo rather than fresh. Yeah you sure do, so consistently as well. I've seen great posts of crabs from you for the last few years, you make it look easy.

[rosco1974]

is all good mate,
axl give me a pm just b4 u get back and will take u on a river crabbing tour when u get back and show u a few spots.got to keep rach happy so u can get the new rig.
cheers rosco

[wak69]

watch out fr the trawlers, they will take anything in the way.

Sam

[matt fraser]

Well done Rosco, seven in one pot is a big haul! you haven't got any pics of those pots have you.

Its hard to go past the BCF ones at 4 for $55 especially when one goes missing every few trips.

The river is a pretty good option with these winds at the moment.

Cheers,

Matt

[netmaker]

i have 2 good pots and 2 cheapies. the cheapies get left out overnight but the good ones always come home. funny thing is one of the good pots is a hayes overnighter:-?

[rosco1974]

nah i havnt matt but will take a couple of pics when i am back down the boat and post them.they where $46 each but well worth the money.i dont even take the crab n gear pots out anymore

[trueblue]

I had one of my pots slashed over the last couple days in the central bay. some twat pulled my pot and broke half the name tag off, andslashed a hole in the side of the pot. luckily it was an old pot that was ready to be replaced, but still a stupid act by a right twat.

about the 4 entrance vs 2 entrance, I think I'll tie up 2 entrances on some of my old pots and see how that goes, I've heard the same thing over the years that 2 entrances are better, but haven't tried it yet.

[rosco1974]

2 funnels seems to be working for me trublue,i think they hold more crab in the pots

[legsy11]

hey rosco, picked up my six pots thismorning after an overnighter and got lucky with 28 sandies and 2 muddy bucks.
had two pots stolen[ same as last trip] which wasnt great but at least got a post xmas feed for the tribe.
all caught up around cockle banks.

nice catch you have there mate.

[rosco1974]

great feed there legsy,shame about the pots though.deffinatly gives u the shi#ts when u are loosing pots every trip..had the same problem last season.ended up loosing 10 crab n gear pots in 6 weeks
cheers rosco

[Tangles]

all these pots being stolen just is beyond me,

[rosco1974]

yeah mate it gets out of control,u buy the cheap bcf pots and the leave them but after a few trips with them they are buggered anyway,u spend abit more on better pots and the take them.in the end u loose anway
cheers rosco

[chop]

It must be that hunter gather instinct in the people that steal pots. I don't go out on the water much but have come across pots and also from land and they belong to someone so I never think about touching them. It really just surprises me to hear on here about all the people that pinch the crabs and/or pots. I was fishing a jetty recently and this bloke caught a fish and couldn't get the hook out. He asked me if I had pliers and I did. He removed the hook and then walked back to where he was fishing (a few meters away ) and put my pliers on his tackle box. He just went back to fishing and I was just dumbfounded. I tried to reason that he was excited because he caught a fish?! and just forgot. But that was just giving him an excuse for trying to steal my pliers.

[snodger77]

;DGreat catch Rosco put my 4 out newyears eve and collected them this morning
Ended up with only two keepers but I was actualy more chuffed
About the fact that they were all there and none had been touched
Looks like a great start to the year ;D
Marcus