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snelly1971
04-03-2009, 04:14 PM
Picked this little beauty on a Hook the other day whilst commercial Fishing

Mick
snelly1971
04-03-2009, 04:19 PM
more pictures
deepfried
04-03-2009, 04:38 PM
That is huge. what sort of crab is that. I guess it going to be dinner hey.

Scott
snelly1971
04-03-2009, 04:40 PM
That is huge. what sort of crab is that. I guess it going to be dinner hey.

Scott

Hi Scott, I had to let him go, He was way over the measure. I am not sure , but we call them Giant Crab.??

Mick
hondaguy
04-03-2009, 04:55 PM
Do they have a max. size?
snelly1971
04-03-2009, 05:04 PM
Do they have a max. size?

Yes the big ones must be returned, I will look on my measure and see what it is

Mick
bugman
04-03-2009, 05:13 PM
How deep Mick?

And whose boat?

Brett
snelly1971
04-03-2009, 05:51 PM
How deep Mick?

And whose boat?

Brett

75 Fathom , My boat, I have leased a Commonwealth Drop line permit

Mick
deepfried
04-03-2009, 06:43 PM
Hi Scott, I had to let him go, He was way over the measure. I am not sure , but we call them Giant Crab.??

Mick

Bugger. Let him go!!!
Giant crab seem appropriate for this one.

Scott
Benno1
04-03-2009, 07:19 PM
is that called a "King Crab"???...are you in South Australia???...i can almost taste a few of the smaller models on a fresh bun :D
great piccies Snelly...cheers :D

Mrs Benno1
Sunny
chevyJ
04-03-2009, 07:19 PM
OMG! that is huge. mmmmmmmmmm would he fit in the 45cm opening of my pot LOL he is bigger than my pot......
snelly1971
04-03-2009, 07:45 PM
is that called a "King Crab"???...are you in South Australia???...i can almost taste a few of the smaller models on a fresh bun :D
great piccies Snelly...cheers :D

Mrs Benno1
Sunny

Tassie

Mick
snelly1971
04-03-2009, 07:46 PM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tasmanian_giant_crab

Mick
Angla
04-03-2009, 10:16 PM
That's a real old looking crab. Probably produce another zillion crabs from him yet.

Good to see catch and release on this occasion.

Chris
hungry6
04-03-2009, 10:51 PM
Thats a huge crab. prolly was hanging around when Cook arrive in the Endeavour
chevyJ
05-03-2009, 07:44 AM
You wouldn't happen to have a weight on that big sucker? just a few boys at work having a debait about how heavy it is.
cheers
Jay
snelly1971
05-03-2009, 05:05 PM
You wouldn't happen to have a weight on that big sucker? just a few boys at work having a debait about how heavy it is.
cheers
Jay

No Sorry Jay, I have worked on a crab boat and caught a few 12kg + crabs, this was bigger, I would guess 14 to 16 kg


Mick
snagking
05-03-2009, 08:17 PM
Thats a monster of a crab mate, good work!
hookinin
07-03-2009, 09:16 PM
allways something interesting to look at when you post. Cheers Gaven
hellfisher
08-03-2009, 04:18 PM
I took a photo of similar crab when on holidays in melbourne, it was in a restaurant live in a tank. At $115 per 1/2kilo I left it to live another day.
eotbmg
08-03-2009, 04:39 PM
Mate heeuuggee crab.
Are they Gummies??? Nice size shark also. My favorite eating seafood
Ben
snelly1971
09-03-2009, 08:36 PM
Mate heeuuggee crab.
Are they Gummies??? Nice size shark also. My favorite eating seafood
Ben

Nope, they were School shark, but they taste exactly the same as Gummy.

Mick