That time again

[kingcray]

Took my 5 yr old son Bailey out this morning off woody point to try get a feed of sandies and a few whiting. Whiting were scarce, jellyfish were in their armies of thousands but ended up with 18 keeper sandies from 6 pots over a couple hours including some real nice ones plus about 10 big softies thrown back along with countless undersize and females. A great way to spend a few hours with the yougn fella.
cheers :beer:

[manta man]

Nice mate nice

[rosco1974]

well done mate,i put mine out this morning waited an hr and got 8 keepers which I peeled out and transformed into curried crab for dinner...see how I go tomorrow...I put 4 just out the front so see how they go...I got 4 out of them when I checked them

[Axl]

Well done kingcray what a top day out for you and the young bloke. I hope you guys get plenty more as the season gets going, thanks for the report.

rosco1974 you past me this morning on the esplanade I was in the daughters car are you on holidays?

[rosco1974]

yeah I am axl till next Monday...hopefully the wind stays down go to try pull a few macks tomorrow

[Moonlighter]

Yes, agree that they have well and truly started.

We dropped our pots in late Sat arvo just before dark, and picked them up at first light Sunday morning for 15 nice crabs, so left them in and 2 more lifts an hour apart saw us take home 25 sandies and a decent sized coral crab.

Looks like another top crab season is ahead!

[kingcray]

thanks fellas this time last year they really werent firing until mid october so its looking good !

[wayno60]

Kingcray,
Just a passing observation but I didn't think a 5 yo was able to have pots???

[kingcray]

wayno thanks for your concern

http://www.daff.qld.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/rules-regulations/crabs-and-lobsters
"Note: The age limit for the recreational use of crab apparatus has been removed."

[wayno60]

well there ya go.. so if I take the two grand kids out with me I can take 12 pots.

[kingcray]

yep, as long as the kids have an understanding of how to use the pots. My boy does it all other than pick the live crabs up

[wayno60]

All good mate.

[royslaven]

Put my pots out off wello yesterday arv, talked to old mate coming back to the ramp, he only had 2 just legals and 2 slashed pots for an overnight soak, so didn,t bode well for me, so out just after first light to check mine this morning, and saw the local pro not far away, and sure enough , first 2 pots had no bait and 1 just legal in each, then saw a pro pot 50 mtrs away that wasn,t there yesterday, then went to check other 2, 1 gone completely, or float cut and the other slashed with bait bag missing ( have trendy little crab n gear bait bags) and a pro pot nearby that wasn,t there yesterday. So not happy jan, this has happened before in this area, so probably should have realised things haven,t changed....mongrels....roy

[Short Fuse]

I took a mate for a run down the mouth of the Brisbane River on Monday afternoon. We put 8 pots in for the last 2 hours of the run out tide and the first push of the incoming tide. By then, we were sick of getting smashed around by the northerly wind. Pulled the pots for 16 sandies and 1 mud crab. Not a bad way to spend a few hours.

cheers

Jeff

[Goodoo haven]

Good on ya Dean, well done mate.

[Seahorse]

Hey Dean
Well done mate. Good to see they are back. Out where u use to put them?
I just bought a Kayak, so i will be able to put 2 or 3 pots on it.
Bait?

Cheers
Greg

[Scott Ashe]

Well done mate, it looks as though it was worth the effort.
Cheers.

[kingcray]

Greg, 5 of the pots we used some whole mullet i caught a while back , the other pot was bream and whiting frames. They all worked.
Same area mate yeah.. where you planning on using the yak?

[kingcray]

Put my pots out off wello yesterday arv, talked to old mate coming back to the ramp, he only had 2 just legals and 2 slashed pots for an overnight soak, so didn,t bode well for me, so out just after first light to check mine this morning, and saw the local pro not far away, and sure enough , first 2 pots had no bait and 1 just legal in each, then saw a pro pot 50 mtrs away that wasn,t there yesterday, then went to check other 2, 1 gone completely, or float cut and the other slashed with bait bag missing ( have trendy little crab n gear bait bags) and a pro pot nearby that wasn,t there yesterday. So not happy jan, this has happened before in this area, so probably should have realised things haven,t changed....mongrels....roy

roy that really sucks. I have never had a pot slashed that i can remember. I must admit ive done a lot of crabbing and leaving pots unattended and have only really lost a couple of cheap pots. When sand crabbing I purposely set my pots way out in the open for all to see, so nobody really knows who may be watching. When mud crabbing up the creek in hidden away spots i always keep an eye on them or stay nearby, thats where you are more likely to lose your gear. Use the cheap pots for sandies, they work great and wont hurt as much as losing a $50 heavy duty one

[rosco1974]

roy,i wont crab down wello point way cause of that very reason..bloody grubs around there..

[royslaven]

Yeah kingcray, thought i had my pots away from others as well, but didn,t turn out that way and i only leave the cheaper type of pots out unattended , but still is a crappy feeling after you go to the effort of putting them out and then some a/hole takes advantage.
Rosco, wello is my local ramp , so is convenient and you do catch crabs around here if the mongrels leave em alone, not sure which way to go next, will just have to sit on em and watch, cheers, roy