Scienceman Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 Seeing posts with lots of crabs coming out of Brisbane Waters I did a couple of trips over the past week with great results. The total hauls were shared with others too. Line only and netted with mullet bait so a few did get away. 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crabstar Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 Top notch work. Muddies on a handline that’s awesome! Photos look amazing and delicious! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corro Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 Nice, that's a great feed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 A great feed there, nice bag of muddies to top it off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bessell1955 Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 That is a top result. The phots have made me so hungry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsswordfisherman Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 Now that's a happy family!!! Very nice that menu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenno64 Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 That is an amazing bag of yummy crabs and co.! Well done on getting them on handlines, makes it even more memorable and the feed looks delish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickles Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 Outstanding results @Scienceman, well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil D Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 DAAAAMMMMMM what a delicious catch and cook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whiskey299 Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 That's some fantastic crabs there! When using handlines is there any special technique in rigging the bait? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scienceman Posted January 9 Author Share Posted January 9 Some extra info, I like to have whole mullet as you get to fish with fillets (and often pick up flatties), the head and the frame as bait. Handlines with large hooks for the head/frame and fillets on rods with smaller hooks (but usually handline them when they get close) For some reason the head/frame out-fished the fillets by quite a lot. All blue swimmers and half of the muddies were caught on the heads. In past years it has been much more variable on different days. Another tip is to use a long handled, wide mouth net with nylon mesh. Always net from beneath the crab and come up under as much as possible. You have to get the crab as near the surface as possible but still deep enough that they don't spook and let go. The finer nylon mesh lets you move the net faster through the water and you can adjust the angle if the crab starts to go sideways. I think we only missed two crabs in total. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Power Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 What a feast! That’s a great effort and some stonker crabs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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