Prawns

[Giffo65]

had heard on the grape vine that the prawns were at Woogate Beach again,last winter they were thick and we got some good feeds,I left Elliott Heads in the boat and it is a 20k trip down the coast,bloody cold this morning in a CC,I would have killed for a windscreen,the wind was from the S/W and dropped out altogether by lunch.I was sitting away from the flotilla of boats and I was at anchor and had a coffee,I had a few casts and the prawns were directly under me,I was getting 10 to 20 a cast with the net,whilst I was emptying the net into the esky with head down,I stood up and all the boats were around me,like Seagulls to chips.I got about 2/3 of a 10 lt bucket,with a 10 lt bucket being your bag in QLD.Garlic prawns were requested last night and Tempura prawns are on the menu for origin footy tonight.I had a fish on the way home at 4 mile and Cochranes arti but no fish,but with a heap of prawns ,who cares ! 820428204382044

[rosco1974]

great feed mate.

[kingcray]

Yum Giffo.
I think i just saw Pero climb out of his hibernation chamber.

[royslaven]

Yum Giffo.
I think i just saw Pero climb out of his hibernation chamber.
Yeah , that ought to wake him up,,, come on sleepy stan , wake up, here prawnie prawnie,,, ha ha cheers,roy

[netmaker]

bring on global warming. i want prawns in brizzy all year.

[Pero]

Don't worry about Pero. He's got his finger on the pulse.
Anyone going to Woodgate, give me a call. I don't mind a long trip.
Hey Royslaven, are you back in town?

[thelump]

Nice work Giffo looks a cracker of a day. How far off your move are ya?

[Still_Dreamin]

good feed, almost enough to tempt one into the 4 1/2 hour drive. then again maybe not

[bondy99]

Good on ya Giffo,

You did well, I did tell you they were there and how to load the pics up.

Bondy

[Pero]

;DHey Royslaven,
I'm willing to bet you $100 I can get a bucket of Prawns any day over say- the next fortnight,!(windy weather permitting of course,) Here in Brisbane, not Woodgate. And as proof, I can take you along to watch your jaw drop. I wanna see the colour of your money before we leave the ramp. And.... I'm saying quality bananas, not bay prawns. Sleepy Stan will put his netmaking aside to accept your challenge.

[kingcray]

;DHey Royslaven,
I'm willing to bet you $100 I can get a bucket of Prawns any day over say- the next fortnight,!(windy weather permitting of course,) Here in Brisbane, not Woodgate. And as proof, I can take you along to watch your jaw drop. I wanna see the colour of your money before we leave the ramp. And.... I'm saying quality bananas, not bay prawns. Sleepy Stan will put his netmaking aside to accept your challenge.

Would that be from the prawn farm up Donnybrook way or the one down the south side?

[Pero]

In the saltwater , Brother.

[royslaven]

Don't worry about Pero. He's got his finger on the pulse.
Anyone going to Woodgate, give me a call. I don't mind a long trip.
Hey Royslaven, are you back in town?
Not yet stan, 2 1/2 more weeks yet mate, might catch up soon for some net modifications, no rush, i,m not likely to be anywhere near woodgate, cheers ,roy

[bondy99]

Pero,

Best you want to keep that place a secret :-X otherwise you will have every person down that spot :o . There are a lot of repeater stations on the water. ;D

Bondy

[netmaker]

;DHey Royslaven,
I'm willing to bet you $100 I can get a bucket of Prawns any day over say- the next fortnight,!(windy weather permitting of course,) Here in Brisbane, not Woodgate. And as proof, I can take you along to watch your jaw drop. I wanna see the colour of your money before we leave the ramp. And.... I'm saying quality bananas, not bay prawns. Sleepy Stan will put his netmaking aside to accept your challenge.

i'd take you up on that pero - if my butt weren't stuck to this chair::). bucket of prawns is about $100 anyway. you must have picked up your game. last we spoke you were getting 3 litres a night...

[bondy99]

Aye netmaker,

How did you work that figure out. i.e. 10 kg or 10L prawns @ $10.00kg = $100.00?

GENERAL STATEMENT

There has been a person selling prawns down Yatala way at $10.00kg that was caught (cheaper than Woollies or Coles) I think it would be highly illegal to sell unless the person had a sellers licence.

Bondy

[thelump]

Nothing like jumping to conclusions eh Bondy!

[netmaker]

Aye netmaker,

You must be selling your prawns, highly illegal unless you have a seafood sellers licence.

Bondy

got no idea how you can assume that bondy. i dont sell prawns at all. often give em away tho. BUT, if i were to buy prawns at woolies for $15 per kg, i reckon a bucket is about $100 worth.

[cobiaman]

Aye netmaker,

You must be selling your prawns, highly illegal unless you have a seafood sellers licence.

Bondy

Bondy, you're a clown!

[Pero]

Aye netmaker,

You must be selling your prawns, highly illegal unless you have a seafood sellers licence.

Bondy
How did you come up with that Idea? Bondy. I told you, - Stay off the Hooch. Its highly illegal.

[royslaven]

Hey stan, I will take you up on your offer, as long as i can take my net and have a throw as well, and bondy, i can keep a secret....... i,m back on the 24th, available the 25th, how does that fit into your calendar stan?...
Don,t get me wrong stan, if anyone can get em, you can, cheers roy

[bondy99]

Netmaker Dont worry about it. I was making a general statement. It's the the way how I read your post, i.e. at 10 litres = 10kg your quote of $100.00 to my mind equated to be $10.00 per kg or p/l.

There is a character who is not on this forum has been doing just that i.e. selling from the house. Just stating what would be required , not having a go at ya.

A lot of people jump straight into this....oh yeah cobiaman , you're an einstein look at the time this was posted...why would that be mate?

Aye Lump, don't jump to conclusions also. What is the reason why you gave yourself a nick called "The lump"

Bondy

[netmaker]

Aye netmaker,

You must be selling your prawns, highly illegal unless you have a seafood sellers licence.

Bondy

how you call a personal accusation a "general statement" beats me. maybe you should re-read a post before enlightening us all with your wisdom:dunce:. and 10 litres of prawns does not equate to 10kg of prawns. water yes, prawns no. that all depends on the size of the prawns.

[kingcray]

Pero, Bondy etc.. im curious to know just what do you guys do with so many prawns?? i mean, when they are really thick and youre getting the 10l limit every day? you must be eating them as you catch them. Then eating them in the car on the way home. Then some more for dinner. Maybe even in your sleep. Some more for brekkie. Take some to work for lunch.
In the past i have had good prawning sessions where 2 of us caught our 20l per day for 4 days straight. I could not give enough away or eat them no matter how hard i tried, even after sorting the smaller ones for bait. so i wont do it again. I believe i still have some frozen from 2 and 3 yrs ago.
Do you freeze them all whole? or with heads off? how long do they keep frozen and still taste good? or do you keep them alive somehow?
I personally prefer to eat them within 2 days and dont like freezing them for eating purposes. Well at least will take the heads off so they dont go black.

Dont get me wrong not having a go at anyone at all, just curious as to how you all deal with them after a session.

Cheers Dean

[Muddy Toes]

"MUST"...............hardly an ambiguous word.

[cobiaman]

Pero, Bondy etc.. im curious to know just what do you guys do with so many prawns?? i mean, when they are really thick and youre getting the 10l limit every day? you must be eating them as you catch them. Then eating them in the car on the way home. Then some more for dinner. Maybe even in your sleep. Some more for brekkie. Take some to work for lunch.
In the past i have had good prawning sessions where 2 of us caught our 20l per day for 4 days straight. I could not give enough away or eat them no matter how hard i tried, even after sorting the smaller ones for bait. so i wont do it again. I believe i still have some frozen from 2 and 3 yrs ago.
Do you freeze them all whole? or with heads off? how long do they keep frozen and still taste good? or do you keep them alive somehow?
I personally prefer to eat them within 2 days and dont like freezing them for eating purposes. Well at least will take the heads off so they dont go black.

Dont get me wrong not having a go at anyone at all, just curious as to how you all deal with them after a session.

Cheers Dean

I reckon bondy sells them!

[bondy99]

I reckon bondy sells them!

For you $1,000 a kg.

[thelump]

Netmaker Dont worry about it. I was making a general statement. It's the the way how I read your post, i.e. at 10 litres = 10kg your quote of $100.00 to my mind equated to be $10.00 per kg or p/l.

There is a character who is not on this forum has been doing just that i.e. selling from the house. Just stating what would be required , not having a go at ya.

A lot of people jump straight into this....oh yeah cobiaman , you're an einstein look at the time this was posted...why would that be mate?

Aye Lump, don't jump to conclusions also. What is the reason why you gave yourself a nick called "The lump"

Bondy

Its was the name of my last boat mate. Why did you call yourself Bondy99? The Bondy bit I reckon I could figure out but If I were to jump to conclusions the 99 might be your clueless percentage.

[bondy99]

how you call a personal accusation a "general statement" beats me. maybe you should re-read a post before enlightening us all with your wisdom:dunce:. and 10 litres of prawns does not equate to 10kg of prawns. water yes, prawns no. that all depends on the size of the prawns.

HAHAHA, try saying that to Woollies , Coles or any seafood seller, they dont give a shit as long as it weighs correctly, irrespective of size. Frozen prawns too. Fish monger is not going to wait until all water/ moisture is evaporte before they sell the product. Next time perhaps I should write the word.....GENERAL STATEMENT ONLY...Tell me, do you see shades of Grey only Black and White.

[bondy99]

how you call a personal accusation a "general statement" beats me. maybe you should re-read a post before enlightening us all with your wisdom:dunce:. and 10 litres of prawns does not equate to 10kg of prawns. water yes, prawns no. that all depends on the size of the prawns.

HAHAHA, try saying that to Woollies , Coles or any seafood seller, they dont give a shit as long as it weighs correctly, irrespective of size. Frozen prawns too. Fish monger is not going to wait until all water/ moisture is evaporte before they sell the product. Next time perhaps I should write the word.....GENERAL STATEMENT ONLY...Tell me, do you see shades of Grey or only Black and White.

[cobiaman]

Aye netmaker,

You must be selling your prawns, highly illegal unless you have a seafood sellers licence.

Bondy

So you call that a "general statement"?

[bondy99]

Here they are the same muskateers...the lump,cobiaman, muddy toes and Fallen Angel...

The lump, there is no need to get agro, 99 is the year, truncated from 1999.

Bondy

[bondy99]

"MUST"...............hardly an ambiguous word.

Go and motor out on the next cyclonic wave thrill seeker

[bondy99]

So you call that a "general statement"?

I've corrected my previous statement.

Here is an observation for you cobiaman.

If you're a cobiaman then why are you holding tuna in your mugshot...have you no cobia to show?

Bondy

[cobiaman]

I've corrected my previous statement.

Here is an observation for you cobiaman.

If you're a cobiaman then why are you holding tuna in your mugshot...have you no cobia to show?

Bondy

It was too big to hold up mate

[netmaker]

bondy. your maths sucks too. a 10 litre bucket of water weighs 10kg as 1 litre weighs 1 kg. 10kg of prawns do not fit into a 10 litre bucket. the weight of a 10 litre bucket full of prawns will vary depending on the size of the prawns in it. the smaller the prawns the more the bucket will weigh as there is not the same amount of "air" between the prawns in the bucket as there is when the prawns are large. i reckon 6-6.5kg of big bananas fill a bucket, but up to 8 kg of bay prawns for the same bucket.

kingcray - the best way to keep prawns imo is to fully peel and de-vein (a prawn peeler is great for this), vacuum seal and freeze. i eat prawns up to a year after frozen and they are as good as the day they were bagged.
cheers

[netmaker]

if you do want to freeze them whole, dip them in a solution of sea water and sodium metabisulphate (same stuff you sterilize home brew beer bottles with) which will keep black leg at bay.

[bondy99]

It was too big to hold up mate

Fair enough

[bondy99]

bondy. your maths sucks too. a 10 litre bucket of water weighs 10kg as 1 litre weighs 1 kg. 10kg of prawns do not fit into a 10 litre bucket. the weight of a 10 litre bucket full of prawns will vary depending on the size of the prawns in it. the smaller the prawns the more the bucket will weigh as there is not the same amount of "air" between the prawns in the bucket as there is when the prawns are large. i reckon 6-6.5kg of big bananas fill a bucket, but up to 8 kg of bay prawns for the same bucket.

kingcray - the best way to keep prawns imo is to fully peel and de-vein (a prawn peeler is great for this), vacuum seal and freeze. i eat prawns up to a year after frozen and they are as good as the day they were bagged.
cheers

Netmaker,woolies and coles must be short changing everyone then,as far as they are concerned 10kg is 10 kg.

As for your comments about maths...1kg is taken to be equivalent to 1 litre in general, so no need to be pedantic.

Of course size of prawns do alter. This being the case, if you (not you personally in this context) have completely filled a 10litre bucket with large prawns, that is your "in posession limit" and you have another bucket of prawns on board,, i.e. in your boat, then if what you say is true, it will be a hard argument to convence fisheries inspectors that you only have 6.5kg in a 10 litre bucket and another 3.5 kg in the other 10 litre bucket and there is only one person on board the boat.

I could be wrong but I have not yet come across fisheries inspectors having a set of scales and weighing prawns, they just go by sight and look at the bucket, if there is more than 10 litre bucket of prawns it will take a good argument to escape a fine as I dont think they take "air" into consideration, a 10litre bucket is 10 litre bucket.

Thanks for your tip regarding freezing of prawns . Why would you need a prawn peeler, you have fingers for that.
Bondy

[netmaker]

i really dont know where you are going or came from bondy. woolies and coles sell by the kg not the bucket. about 6.5 kg of big prawns will fill a bucket. if i bought 6.5kg from woolies at $15 per kg i would spend 6.5 x $15 = $97.50, near enough to the $100 mentioned. i have no problems convincing fisheries of anything as i do not do the wrong thing and i do not exceed my limits. i welcome visits from them and would like to see more of them out there. the reason i use a prawn peeler instead of just hands is a prawn peeler deveins at the same time making it a faster job. i can usually process my bucket in just under an hour.

[Giffo65]

Netmaker

The Prawn peeler,where do I get one,did not know such a thing existed.It would make it easier peeling and deveining enough prawns for Garlic prawns for the 5 of us the other night (the missus hates the feel of raw prawns).I peel by hand then run a fillet knife down the spine to remove the vein.

[netmaker]

hey giffo. robins kitchens sells them about $10 each. 2 types: short, stubby broad 1, usually white - dont like it much. other is a narrow scissor action type jobby, usually orange. i dismantle the scissor action and just use the spiky end. not too flash on cooked prawns but brilliant on green prawns (after they have been chilled for a few hours and "set"). may take a little getting used to but once you get the hang of it, it is very speedy. i find deveining to be the most time consuming of the whole peeling process and this is magic for it. just rip all the heads off first and then you push the spike down the crap trail of the prawn and you are left with shell and vein on the spike and peeled prawn in the other hand. here's a couple pics of my dismantled peeler:
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cheers
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[bondy99]

Netmaker, dont worry about it mate, you dont appear to be understanding what I am saying, you need to read between the lines as to what I'm talking about...Yes, I know Woollies and Coles sell by the Kg and not by bucket.

Sometimes metaphores are used / said.

If I say thongs, a dinky di Aussie would know automatically ,its worn on your feet as footwear. An American will automatically think of thongs as being some type of underwear. Instead of thongs on feet...they call it flip flops.

Anyway I have moved on for from this. Peace be with you

[Robsie]

Prawn Peeler - i am definitely getting one of those. I have just convinced my girlfriend to eat prawns - she likes them but she won't peel them. This may be just the tool I need to get me out of the kitchen !

[Giffo65]

Thanks Netmaker ,will have a look.

[krocspoon]

hey giffo , have you been back? i was there the day after you , we only got 12 kg between 2 of us. spoke to a guy who was there the day before and got 2 n a half buckets on his own

[ssab1]

2 n a half buckets on his own !!!!!!!!!!!!!! HELLO

[kingcray]

hey giffo , have you been back? i was there the day after you , we only got 12 kg between 2 of us. spoke to a guy who was there the day before and got 2 n a half buckets on his own

"the guy who was there the day before" ... i think i know that guy. He gets around here a bit too. ::) Divide his 2 and a half buckets by about 10 and thats what he really caught. ;) either that or hes really stupid.

[Pero]

"the guy who was there the day before" ... I think i know that guy. He gets around here a bit too. ::) divide his 2 and a half buckets by about 10 and thats what he really caught. ;) either that or hes really stupid.

;d;d;d;d;d

[Giffo65]

Krocspoon

I have not been back,bad weather at the moment and bloody work gets in the way,one of the other blokes at the station wants to have a go so I will take him next time in his open boat.I may go back later this week if the weather permits,we have eaten the last lot already.I hope the moron that got 2 1/2 buckets gets caught by fisheries.