M1100S Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 (edited) So since they say to go for crabs in months that contain the letter 'R' i went out and bought a few crab traps. Threw them out at towra point on sat but nothing, so was wondering if there were any secrets. I threw the traps on a sand patch between the weeds, had half a slimey (frozen not fresh) and was in about 1.5m depth. Is it just a you win someose some day with crabs or are there any secrets. everyone says mullet for bait, and throw where weeds are. Is water depth a factor to comsider? Also day was abit of a waste ...caught 2 pinkies, a 34cm flattie (all went back) and the same port jackson shark twice at mollie point. Highlight of day was driving boat straight onto the trailer first go and looking like a pro yay!! Edited October 12, 2020 by M1100S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blaxland Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 Keep trying I have its a bit hit and miss in some places and time traps in the water matters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirvin21 Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 Lots of bait, any type of fish frames work fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelm Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 Do you have proper traps or nets? two different operations. Nets are baited and left for about 10-15min then checked, set them a good distance apart to "find" the crabs. Traps are best set late in the afternoon and pulled early ( very early) the next day, (to prevent theft) it's still pretty early for crabs, they don't know about months with an R...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ribs Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 Water too cold atm, wait for at least 21 degrees...... fresh caught local bait a must. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingie chaser Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 (edited) 17 hours ago, Ribs said: Water too cold atm, wait for at least 21 degrees...... fresh caught local bait a must. Water temp was 18.6*c in the bay on Wednesday so getting close. Edited October 18, 2020 by kingie chaser 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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