Catching Crabs?

[Fishin_lingo]

Hi i went to the Tackle store today and bought crab pots, i've never tried to catch crabs before (obviously lol) but seriously im after some tips on how to get crabs into the pots and have a good feed of crabs waiting, thanks guys.

[Kingtin]

yeh sometimes crabs just find ya like the time i was 16 and got taken down the vally by some mates:laugh:

you can start your search for river crabs with a good mullet or shark in the trap, but i wouldnt leave em out of your site for to long.

[Fishin_lingo]

Lol taken down the valley, care to explain! Lol

[Kingtin]

nar mate, it still itches.

but they dont bite like a muddy.

[Fishin_lingo]

Ok, anyone else got any tips

[chubbstar]

Yeah mate have a look through some old posts, there's some good info in there somewhere.

What type of crabs are you after Sandies or Mud?

Lots of types of bait any fish but also cat food in a tin, just stab some holes in it and bobs your uncle;)

Jayson

[Cowfish13]

You can also use carcusses of old fish you've caught like Flathead, Snapper and Mackerel. Chuck these in and tie them down with some wire and you'll be ready to go.

I'm not an expert on getting them, but try to look for somewhere like a mouth of a small creek where water moves in and out with the tides and you should get some (Sandies and Muddies)

Where are you going to target them?

[woody1]

What the others have said about bait is all good

my favourite spot for muddies: in the Corrumbin creek. Used to have a house there where we pulled up the pots every few hours with 10 muddies in them, usually 1 or 2 keepers.

For sandies: at Bribie run a line of pots along the sand banks just near the bridge, out near the old boats moored there.

You will get plenty of undersize ones, throw them back unharmed. Some people like to keep the claws off the female crabs they catch, you are pretty much killing the crab, they also have a different color and you can get fined for it.

Then find yourself a nice recipe for Chilli crab, and you are set

Good luck

Woody

[Brian D]

Where is your local waterway?

Bait - make it fresh not crap, they (Crabs) know the difference.

[Biggles]

I only chase the muddies these days because I find the sandies too much hard work, (Pickin the flesh out to eat) that is. All in all I just love crab and makes for an interesting contest between me and them on the Yak. A good ice slurry slows em down though. Have fun, don't let them play with our mind, and practice your tying technique when they are asleep or dead.

Regards

Al

[Brian D]

Ha, a live muddy in the live tank on the Profish arrr no thanks a little close to the gonads for me.

[vonny]

If you can keep an eye on your pots, (fish near them), as I have had a few "dissapear" over the last few weeks.

[woody1]

If you dont have any ice, throw a few mangrove leaves in the bucket with muddies, they seem to go to sleep

[chubbstar]

woody1 wrote:

If you dont have any ice, throw a few mangrove leaves in the bucket with muddies, they seem to go to sleep

R U for real?:ohmy:

What an awesome tip:woohoo: top stuff

Jayson

[Fishin_lingo]

I have been told on another site that mangrove leaves calm them down and stop them fighting

[faulked]

did you know it can be a 30,000 dollar fine for disturbance of mangroves :laugh:

[jeff f]

a twig of yellowed mangrove leaves in your pots with good fresh bait makes a big difference the mangrove leaves form a big part of the crabs diet