What would you do?

[Wazzup01]

Put the pots out with the wife and kids on the weekend at 1770. It was only small tides and I knew I would have trouble driving the boat to the pots on Sunday but they were in a position where I could walk to if needed. I just made it to the first 2 pots and bottomed out on the third pot. I got out of the boat and began walking along the mangroves with the boat in tow and low and behold as I walked around the corner what else do I see but a centre console with 5 POB casually lifting my next pot. There is another way in to the area I was in and they had obviously come in that way not realizing someone was already in there. They all froze like a deer in the headlights while I charged towards them and they eventually realized that the pot they were messing with was actually mine and made as hasty a retreat that they could with the boat churning up mud the whole way. Now I have the name of the boat and a pretty good description of it as well, what would you do with the info if you had it????

[Funchy]

If your pots were clearly marked, name and shame and report them. IMO

[Ausgradi]

Personally I'd report them to the authorities. It will probably get looked over as it's your word against there's . Did you have a witness? Prob gunna be a lost cause but do it because you can.

[mutineer]

Report its getting out of hand , the warning may just scare em from doing it again . ..lowlife scum

[Still_Dreamin]

Report it. Don't know who to, fisheries maybe.

[Triple]

http://www.daff.qld.gov.au/28_12658.htm

Report it.. At least that way they have the rego on file and if they get reported again they "may" invesitgate them and If you are 100% sure they were deliberately tampering with your pots then I would name n shame the bastards...

[Still_Dreamin]

Pretty sure they wouldn't be trashing their water pump churning up mud trying to get away if they accidentally lifted the wrong pot.

[WalrusLike]

They were baduns..... if they had made a mistake with 5 on board they wouldn't be afraid to explain it to you. If they bolted they were bad.

I would report it and bung a few posters up on ramp posts...

"This boat has been seen stealing crabs"


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[Nicko_Cairns]

"No officer I haven't seen those missing boaties... boat was found but no-one on board huh?"

[Wazzup01]

It was no mistake. Unless of course they were just checking to make sure my bait was still ok. In that case I thank them for their concern but I will look after it next time boys.

[Wazzup01]

You are spot on with churning up the mud bit, particularly when it was a nice new ETec. Anyone out there no of a few boys out on a boys weekend at 1770 last weekend????

[Wazzup01]

For the life of me I cannot understand how a boat with 5 POB and not one of them has a conscience and are quite happy checking everyone else's pots whil they check theirs ( if they actually had any). If it was one or maybe two people I could understand that they are just grubs but 5!!!!!

[ozynorts]

PM me the boat name and I will keep an eye out here to see if they are repeat offenders.

[cobiaman]

PM me the boat name and I will keep an eye out here to see if they are repeat offenders.

Dont PM it, name and shame i say

[Horse]

Name and shame the bastards. It won't take long for you to find out who they are. It might slow them down a bit next time