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Update on crab pot plus crab pics.

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Topic: Update on crab pot plus crab pics.
Posted By: Youngfisherman
Subject: Update on crab pot plus crab pics.
Date Posted: 15 Aug 2008 at 10:03pm




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Posted By: Youngfisherman
Date Posted: 15 Aug 2008 at 10:21pm



Posted By: Wizard
Date Posted: 16 Aug 2008 at 10:42am
So how did they taste?


Posted By: Youngfisherman
Date Posted: 16 Aug 2008 at 10:49am
They tasted good.But im a mustard person not a meat person so i gave most of the meat to my dad.But these are the only big ones ive gotten in about 2 months.


Posted By: worksux
Date Posted: 16 Aug 2008 at 10:59am
Whats the size of your pot youngfm and what bait did you use.
 
I set mine last weekend up at whiti and got about 15, the missus loves them, better than cray she reckons.
I find at this time of the year ,the crabs are usually a bit bigger than summer, you don,t get as many but the quality is better.
 They are far more lethargic when the temp is cold so i don't think they move around as much.
I know one thing, Its frigging cold wading out to retrieve the pot at 6 in the morning when theres a 0deg frost.


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Posted By: Youngfisherman
Date Posted: 17 Aug 2008 at 2:56pm
Uh pot size id say 14 inches diameter and 9 inches deep when i pull it in.Im not sure if it is a pot as you throw it in as a ring and retrieve it every 10 minutes or so.When you pull it the 2nd
ring goes over the bottom ring making a wall around it.

I got another biggin yesterday along with some red cod with my friend but i call these ones ghost crabs cause they got no meat...only water :(.


Posted By: Youngfisherman
Date Posted: 17 Aug 2008 at 2:58pm
i used chicken fram and i was at seatoun wharf.Where is whiti.You aint a white guy who was at seatoun wharf 2 days ago were you?


Posted By: Here_fishee
Date Posted: 17 Aug 2008 at 5:36pm
Ah, the pleasures of gathering.  Nice one Youngfisherman.
 
I have long been hankering to 'give the crabs a go'.  How long do you set for?  Night or day?


Posted By: Youngfisherman
Date Posted: 17 Aug 2008 at 7:07pm
Uh...it depends i normally go around 6-9 and i only get 8 crabs.I go at night but ive heard people saying going early in the morning as well.Where abouts are you from? Cause if your near wellington i recomend a crab pot from steves fishing shop in wellington city.


Posted By: Capt Asparagus
Date Posted: 17 Aug 2008 at 8:45pm
Whiti is I assume Whitianga... a haven of warmth, tranquility and civilisation in this mad, crazy, violent world, a place where fishermen can gather in fraternal peace and harmony in the oneness of an encompassing holistic something or another.
And crabs an' stuff.
Cheers, Stu.



Posted By: Youngfisherman
Date Posted: 17 Aug 2008 at 9:13pm
Oh...then i wouldnt know anything about crabbing up their.


Posted By: sooshee
Date Posted: 17 Aug 2008 at 10:39pm
Originally posted by Wizard Wizard wrote:

So how did they taste?
Those paddle crabs will taste great steamed with finely chopped ginger, chinese wine, seasoning and drizzled egg white. A bit fiddly to eat though.
 


Posted By: Raumatibeach
Date Posted: 17 Aug 2008 at 10:45pm
Sooshee, chinese wine?Pardon my ignorance , can you tell me a bit more?


Posted By: Youngfisherman
Date Posted: 18 Aug 2008 at 3:59pm
I think he means rice wine..cooking rice wine ?


Posted By: Youngfisherman
Date Posted: 18 Aug 2008 at 4:00pm
I just steam em up all natural im going again tonight ill post the results.


Posted By: Hairy Little Dwarf
Date Posted: 18 Aug 2008 at 9:02pm
Dammit - got my saliva glands going nowLOL

Going to dig my hoops out...


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Posted By: Youngfisherman
Date Posted: 18 Aug 2008 at 9:15pm
I didnt end up going cause sudden thunder and lightning popped upConfused

Dig up my hoops out hairy little dwarf?


Posted By: Hairy Little Dwarf
Date Posted: 18 Aug 2008 at 9:33pm
Hooping is what the yanks call it - From the two hoops.

There might be some tips you could use.... Have a google for Hooping.


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Posted By: Hairy Little Dwarf
Date Posted: 18 Aug 2008 at 9:35pm
Okay - forget that Google search, unless you have an interest in Hula hoops!

try this:
http://www.allkayakfishing.com/hoop_netting/hoop_netting_methods.html - http://www.allkayakfishing.com/hoop_netting/hoop_netting_methods.html


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Posted By: sooshee
Date Posted: 18 Aug 2008 at 11:02pm
Originally posted by Youngfisherman Youngfisherman wrote:

I think he means rice wine..cooking rice wine ?
 
Yep, that's the one. Sometimes called "Hua Tiao" or "Shao Sing" wine.


Posted By: bazza
Date Posted: 19 Aug 2008 at 8:49am
Originally posted by Raumatibeach Raumatibeach wrote:

Sooshee, chinese wine?Pardon my ignorance , can you tell me a bit more?
 
You can buy it at most Asian food stores.
Is cheap as, compared to normal grape wine
is great for Asian style cooking & also some
Western style such as stews/casseroles etc.
 
It is usually a darkish colour & solely intended as a
cooking wine, for you would need to be REALLY
desperate to want to drink any.
 
It should cost around $3 to $5 bottle depending
on the size bottle. The reason it is or was so cheap
is that despite containing rather high alcohol as it
was not intended to be drunk & most if not all the
alc. is driven off when used in cooking, it was not
being taxed.
 
There was a contoversy recently when the govt.
announced they intended to tax it due to the alc.
content but the above argument was vigorously
put forward & as far as I am aware it is still not
taxed. If it has been then it will probably have
doubled in price.
 
After all many liquids such as meths, cleaning agents,
medications etc. contain alc. but are not taxed because
of the fact. The problem probably arose due to it
being called "wine" & a simple name change to "Chinese
cooking sauce or similar, could resolve the issue.
 


Posted By: Raumatibeach
Date Posted: 19 Aug 2008 at 7:20pm

Cheers for the info about rice wine, I'll pick some up and try it out.

Youngfisho, I bought some hoop nets at the Mana dive shop.They might have some if you're interested.


Posted By: Youngfisherman
Date Posted: 20 Aug 2008 at 3:57pm
Uh no its all right.I think im using hoop nets do they collapse when sunk and get big when pulled up?


Posted By: Hairy Little Dwarf
Date Posted: 20 Aug 2008 at 4:05pm
Yep, they lay flat on the bottom.  If you add a small float where the bridle connects to the mainline, it stops tangles by holding the bridle up - not too big a float or you'll lift the outer hoop.

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Posted By: Youngfisherman
Date Posted: 21 Aug 2008 at 4:55pm
Ok that explains the float on the hoop net i bought thanks Wink


Posted By: Mark Edwards
Date Posted: 26 Aug 2008 at 9:54pm
good topic this one, good photos too...I had some "waikanae crab" ravioli recently and I reckon its basically paddle or sand crab flashed up, tasted pretty good and inspired me to get a pot and give it a try, I understand the way to get the meat out is to cook them and then roll the meat out with a rolling pin...saw it on the guys from Logan Browns show once...


Posted By: carlostairua
Date Posted: 26 Aug 2008 at 9:57pm
and odds on you'll be bailing him up for a chat this weekend....!

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Posted By: Ritchtheitch
Date Posted: 27 Aug 2008 at 2:51pm
I have two crab pots (pretty much like a cray pot, but I presume lacking escape holes) that I'd purchased a while back - but never used.   Anyone want to buy?  pm me an offer if so.

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Posted By: The Crab Person
Date Posted: 24 May 2023 at 10:52pm
Ooh, I was looking to find some advice on crabs and this 15 year old thread is the only one I came across...hello? Youngfisherman are you still here, still looking for crabs? Is anybody still here at all? T.T 


Posted By: smudge
Date Posted: 25 May 2023 at 6:07am
We've never had a particularly active crab fishing following here CP

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Posted By: The Crab Person
Date Posted: 03 Aug 2023 at 7:45pm
Oww, I guess most people see them as a nuisance and use them as bait. I would agree crabs are somewhat of an acquired taste...


Posted By: Reel Deal
Date Posted: 04 Aug 2023 at 8:57am
Love crab but so fiddly to get the little meat out of the paddle crab.  I get mine when dragging net for flounder off beaches. They are fished for commercially in NZ with a good operation in Nelson.

What advice are you after TCP?


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Posted By: smudge
Date Posted: 04 Aug 2023 at 5:41pm
They are a nuisance to most of us I guess but I know that up here on the Manukau Harbour there is no shortage of them. They are all small though and in my 30 years here it has always been that way.. I do like the taste of them but ours are so small it just isn't worth the effort. At a guess I'd say the big ones would be 75mm, the average would probably be more like 50mm


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