North Pine redclaw

[Rainbowrunner]

work called yesterday said something about a flood and not to come to work today, (guess I should watch TV a bit more) so I thought why not go run some redclaw pots for a couple of hours, video camera was charged up so we made a how to video, comments and questions welcome



made this one a couple of days later to show you dont need a boat

[lunatic]

Wow! What a great video!
What is the rules for boats etc on North Pine. I assume not petrol motors, seeing your rig there. Do you need to buy some sort of permit? I am thinking of buying a canoe for that very purpose.
Thanks for the great video!
Cheers,
Lunatic

[shrunken pojie]

Well done guys. It is always good to see people who are willing to share their knowledge. Thanks.

Good tip with the container for the bait. Wounder how that would work in a crab pot. Might need a slightly heavier duty one when going after muddies.

Regards,

Phill

[Luc]

Wow! What a great video!
What is the rules for boats etc on North Pine. I assume not petrol motors, seeing your rig there. Do you need to buy some sort of permit? I am thinking of buying a canoe for that very purpose.
Thanks for the great video!
Cheers,
Lunatic

Go to this site, explains it all & how to apply.
http://www.prfma.com.au/

Note that SEQ water has stopped all on water activities on its dams including NPD.

The PRFMA has sent an email to all permit holders to that effect.

Luc

[lunatic]

Thanks Luc for that very useful link.
Cheers!
Lunatic

[gros21]

top effort great idea about the cotainer.
what do u use for bait?

i used to use off cuts from butcher (fatty of cuts from steak)
but been dog dry bickuts or potaoe's

[Rainbowrunner]

Thanks guys

gros21, we were using boiled potatoes

[bondy99]

you can use rockmelon too, I have had more success on rockmelon than boiled spuds, same thing, packed in containers with holes drilled to allow water ingress.

Containers are zipped tied onto the cross member of operahouse trap, this makes sure it is centred.

My ropes are tied directly above and centre of the net as opposed to the edge of the frame...Why do this you may ask?

Simple...this is to ensure that any redclaw in the pot cannot fall out when the pot is 90 degrees when lifting, so it remains at 180 degrees instead.

Hope this might give you some additional info.

Cheers, Peter

[Rainbowrunner]

caught about 130 on monday, let my kiwi mate take most of them, but kept a few for dinner tonight, geez they come up good on the plate

[lunatic]

What time of day do you think is the best to hit them??

Cheers,
Lunatic

[Rainbowrunner]

seems to be anytime Lunatic, if you dont get any in 30 min, move them

[lunatic]

Hey guys,
Thanks for all the useful posts. Went out last night and caught 115 in three hours. Size varied, and there were only a few whoppers, but still a good feed for a few people. I kept 40 for myself and let my mate take the rest as he was having a barby on Friday night.
Cheers,
Lunatic