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Any good places to get freshwater yabbies?


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You can buy them in pet stores around 70c each last time i looked or if you want to buy them in bulk ( min order 100) ring Rod hutchings on 54638226 m He delivers to Brisbane, Sunshine Coast and Gold Coast on thursdays. He used to charge $40 per 100 but price may have increased slightly.

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Ray

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Just be careful when buying from pet stores and/or when collecting Redclaw. A lot of pet stores sell redclaw as feeder crays. It may not be obvious to you as only mature males actually have red claws.:blink:

They're already at NPD but we don't want the suckers spreading any further. :evil:

Here's a warning from the DPI&F issued 13 Nov 07.:)
/>http://www.dpi.qld.gov.au/cps/rde/xchg/dpi/hs.xsl/30_8191_ENA_HTML.htm

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Angus wrote:

North Pine is great for red claw as well. Maybe eat the big ones and fish with the smaller ones :)

Angus

Sorry Angus but it is illigal to use Red Claw as bait outside their natural range. To prevent spreading of them into new environments:dry:

This article kind of explains it: http://www.dpi.qld.gov.au/cps/rde/xchg/dpi/hs.xsl/30_8191_ENA_HTML.htm

They discribe the natural range as being in the Gulf of Carpenteria and Cape York in this article: http://www.abc.net.au/rural/content/2006/s1783285.htm

I am yet to find any spots to catch a lot of Yabbies, but if you have any local creeks, it may be worthwhile to leave a shrimp trap overnight. Just make sure you hide it pretty well:huh:. One of ours got stolen when we did this:angry: . One of the creeks near our house has got a few in it.

Good luck

EDIT: lol. Ellicat posted the same article as me at nearly the exact same time:blink:.

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Cowfish13 wrote:

Angus wrote:
North Pine is great for red claw as well. Maybe eat the big ones and fish with the smaller ones :)

Angus

Sorry Angus but it is illigal to use Red Claw as bait outside their natural range. To prevent spreading of them into new environments:dry:

This article kind of explains it: http://www.dpi.qld.gov.au/cps/rde/xchg/dpi/hs.xsl/30_8191_ENA_HTML.htm

They discribe the natural range as being in the Gulf of Carpenteria and Cape York in this article: http://www.abc.net.au/rural/content/2006/s1783285.htm

I am yet to find any spots to catch a lot of Yabbies, but if you have any local creeks, it may be worthwhile to leave a shrimp trap overnight. Just make sure you hide it pretty well:huh:. One of ours got stolen when we did this:angry: . One of the creeks near our house has got a few in it.

Good luck

EDIT: lol. Ellicat posted the same article as me at nearly the exact same time:blink:.

Clearly i meant for use of bait in NP Dam :P

Blue claw i never seem to catch in overwhelming numbers. But they are a durable bait and you dont need heaps. Most local creek will seriously be able to supply a few.

Angus

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Technically, the law states that cast nets are banned in freshwater. So I would say so.

But really, what ranger is going to be snooping around your uncles private dams:lol: (except maybe Darren Hokes:P)

Here's the site http://www.dpi.qld.gov.au/cps/rde/xchg/dpi/hs.xsl/28_3023_ENA_HTML.htm

It says down the bottom all forms of nets are banned (except for some)

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