Pumping yabbies.

[theoldlegend]

I pride myself on being quite an accomplished yabbie pumper. It is one of the very few things piscatorial that I seem to do well. However, after the yabbie is on the hook, then everything seems to go pear shaped on me. I'm not too proud to admit to a lack of prowess and/or skill, but that is not the reason for this post.

When we were pumping at spot X in the Clarence last trip to Iluka, I noticed a strange thing. We always remove the very large claw that some yabbies have before we put them in the bucket, so they don't harm each other.

I said to Dave: "Some of these yabbies have the big claw on their left hand side, and others have it on the right hand side". Now Dave has to put up with a lot with me, and he really thought I'd lost it big time, but when I showed him, he realised that I had a point. Some actually do have the big claw on their right side and others have it on their left side.

I was wondering if anybody else has noticed this. I mean, it's probably no big deal, but there might be somebody out there from the DPI Fisheries or somewhere who might be able to answer this for me.

I'm not having a lend of anyone. Have a look the next time you're pumping (yabbies that is).


TOL

[Owen]

Well I suppose discovering gravity and such is already done, so this is the revelations we are left with
The worse part being this will bug me until I se it for myself
Maybe a genetic defect, like left handed people?

cheers,
Owen

[PinHead]

TOL..it is like this..yabbies are like humans...there are right handed ones (the lesser of the species) and those that are damn near perfect..the left handed ones

[theoldlegend]

Yeah right Greg,

I didn't know you were left handed.

Owen,

It's true mate!! I could be on to something big here.


TOL

[jasfish]

damm now ive got to go and pump some yabbies sheesh lol

cheers jas

[ibbo]

I'd say that spot X is right in the middle of the right handed yabbies and the left handed yabbies so they will be a little mixed up - very rare

Cheers

IBBO

[timbacutta]

The next big question is do you catch more fish on a right handed yabbie or on a cacky handed yabbie.

Jeff.

[Herm]

Very, very concerned about you TOL!!!

I was discussing your post with my Mum while cooking tea and she commented "That don't yabbies have the ability to regrow claws that are lost/thrown during a fight, etc" and if so - does the new big claw grow back onthe right or left hand side!??????

Janine

[seatime]

I'm still wondering why 'piscatorial' or 'piscator' isn't used more as a boat name and call sign.
I'll look for every opportunity now to bring it into the conversation.

getting off topic, watch the rest of the rugby now.

[straddie]

Heya TOL

Yep you are right they come in both left and right "handed" versions, with one side being more common than the other (can't remember which now though). Fiddler crabs are the same.

So I'll vouch for you that you are not going nuts, on this point at least

[fishingjew]

Right handed people use the right side of brain left the left therefore if you see some with two big claws there the ambidextrous ones

[tunaman]

Ambidextrous yabbies? do yabbies have a brain?
I dont know myself, but I am sure the main claw is on the left hand side.
What a strange post!
They are just bait, and I will bet plenty of people are going to have there heads in the bucket, looking for what side the claw is on.
So if I see anyone with there heads in there bucket looking for a freak yabbie, I will piss my self laughing!



signed tunaman

[choppa]

Very, very concerned about you TOL!!!

I was discussing your post with my Mum while cooking tea and she commented "That don't yabbies have the ability to regrow claws that are lost/thrown during a fight, etc" and if so - does the new big claw grow back onthe right or left hand side!??????

Janine

shutup choppa,,,,,,,,,,,,you'll get in trouble

[Hornblower]

Interesting, I wonder if 85% of the known Yabby genius' are left handed like human genius's? Also I am believe that 75% of left handed males are also homosexual! I wonder if all the left clawed yabbies live with one another? I wonder if they have the Yabby Mardis Gras? I wonder if they have the same marriage rights as straight yabbies? I wonder... Bloody hell my head is starting to hurt.

Good one TOL

[mcsalty]

TOL

Reckon it depends on whether the yabby grows on the inside or outside of the claw



Bruce