Crabbing. no pots, no hooks. would you do it?
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Crabbing. no pots, no hooks. would you do it?
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Re: Crabbing. no pots, no hooks. would you do it?
That is insane! I haven't done anything like that personally but years ago when I lived on the Tiwi Islands I went "Crabbing" with some of the locals and that is exactly how they did it. No matter how much encouragement they offered me..... not once did I even think about giving it a go.
It has always been my private conviction that any man who pits his intelligence against a fish and loses has it coming.
Give a man a fish, and he can eat for a day. But teach a man how to fish, and he'll be dead of mercury poisoning inside of three years.
“Fishing, with me, has always been an excuse to drink in the daytime”
"Soon after I embraced the sport of angling I became convinced that I should never be able to enjoy it if I had to rely on the cooperation of the fish."
Give a man a fish, and he can eat for a day. But teach a man how to fish, and he'll be dead of mercury poisoning inside of three years.
“Fishing, with me, has always been an excuse to drink in the daytime”
"Soon after I embraced the sport of angling I became convinced that I should never be able to enjoy it if I had to rely on the cooperation of the fish."
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Re: Crabbing. no pots, no hooks. would you do it?
Crazy stuff...
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Re: Crabbing. no pots, no hooks. would you do it?
No way , I meed all my fingers.
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Re: Crabbing. no pots, no hooks. would you do it?
Tried it.
Great fun until one gets you...
Cousin sat on one in the shallows on day in bynoe, was even funnier
Great fun until one gets you...
Cousin sat on one in the shallows on day in bynoe, was even funnier
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Re: Crabbing. no pots, no hooks. would you do it?
Not hard if you can see the crab. Not so sure about the ones he is sticking the hand into darkness down the hole. We used to do a lot of crab hooking in the day and have seen all sorts of things come flying out of those holes such as water rats and plenty of sea snakes. Some times the big mud skippers would scare the cr.p out of you as they come flying out of the darkness at speed
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Re: Crabbing. no pots, no hooks. would you do it?
Last time I stuck something into a dark hole I got crabs
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Re: Crabbing. no pots, no hooks. would you do it?
Remedy.jeffish wrote: Last time I stuck something into a dark hole I got crabs
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Re: Crabbing. no pots, no hooks. would you do it?
Been there done that..
older n wiser now though
Carry pliers or a good rock for when u get bit and accidentally snap the claw off as it'll get even tighter ...can take off a finger
Put the claw against a solid object n smash it into bits to get it to release .
Never got bit yet touch wood but seen a few good ones over the years on the locals at coburg
Spear is a safer bet unless u want them alive or need to check fullness or berried females but generally you can tell if you are that close.
older n wiser now though
Carry pliers or a good rock for when u get bit and accidentally snap the claw off as it'll get even tighter ...can take off a finger
Put the claw against a solid object n smash it into bits to get it to release .
Never got bit yet touch wood but seen a few good ones over the years on the locals at coburg
Spear is a safer bet unless u want them alive or need to check fullness or berried females but generally you can tell if you are that close.
Tight lines 'n' keep the shiny side up people.
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Re: Crabbing. no pots, no hooks. would you do it?
Beau was doing that in Shoal Bay a few weeks ago. Check out his other videos too, he swims with crocodiles.
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Re: Crabbing. no pots, no hooks. would you do it?
When I was a kid I would catch muddies in Rapid Creek with a piece of string with a slab of rump tied to it, once the crab is on the end pull it in very slowly and then have ya mate chuck the throw net over it. Used to get a couple every weekend using this method.
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Re: Crabbing. no pots, no hooks. would you do it?
We used to do that out at Gun Point too. My daughter managed one in Blesser creek this way too.Andy Grey wrote:When I was a kid I would catch muddies in Rapid Creek with a piece of string with a slab of rump tied to it, once the crab is on the end pull it in very slowly and then have ya mate chuck the throw net over it. Used to get a couple every weekend using this method.
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Re: Crabbing. no pots, no hooks. would you do it?
Got a link?theodosius wrote:Beau was doing that in Shoal Bay a few weeks ago. Check out his other videos too, he swims with crocodiles.
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