Any crabs left in Moreton Bay?

[cmartin]

I've been out of town for a few weeks, any luck catching crabs in the bay still? Trying to decide if it's worth putting out the pots. Thanks.

[gruntahunta]

Hey Marto... Plenty sandies in Maroochy River ATM. I believe the crab season is a tad later up here than the Bay.

[rosco1974]

will be plenty still around mate you will still get reasonable numbers till the water temp gets below 17deg.try mud maybe

[gruntahunta]

Have you left a few out there Rossco?.....just jokin mate..lol

[bf90]

I soaked 8 pots over night this week in the Logan for 8 to 10 muddies every pot!!!! Out of that there was 8 keepers.

[Pedro14]

4 pots in the broadwater 4 muddies yesterday and 7 last night.
This is what left

Pedro

[cmartin]

Nice work Pedro!

Thanks guys, I'll let em soak and maybe get lucky.

[rosco1974]

put 4 out this morning waited 20 minutes got 5 sandie keepers and 3 throw backs...headin out this arvo to rebait with mullet...used snapper frames this morning...
grunta I havnt been doin a lot of crabin lately when I have been settin the pots out for muddies... I have been keeping them alive till I want a feed...24 hr soak normally keeps ya in muddies for a couple of weeks

[solemandownunder]

put 4 out this morning waited 20 minutes got 5 sandie keepers and 3 throw backs...headin out this arvo to rebait with mullet...used snapper frames this morning...
grunta I havnt been doin a lot of crabin lately when I have been settin the pots out for muddies... I have been keeping them alive till I want a feed...24 hr soak normally keeps ya in muddies for a couple of weeks

hav'nt heard that terminology before ( 24 hr soak )....what does that entail Rosco :-?

Thanks, Ray & Kerri.

[rosco1974]

24hr soak is just that.... you leave your pots for 24hrs b4 u pull them again which give you 2 full tide runs both in and out

[ThePinkPanther]

I vaguely call reading somewhere in a Fisheries report that some 20,000 muddies are taken illegally in Moreton Bay every year. This includes females, and undersized with the bulk being taken by our Asian friends to whom bag limits have no meaning! If its wet and moves then its fair game!

Don't believe this last comment? Go down to the Powerlines in the Bay during the prawning season and watch them in action! Prawns haven't got a chance!