sellinup Posted December 21, 2011 Report Share Posted December 21, 2011 Mud crabs sounded pretty good for christmass, so we put 4 pots in yesterday morning (eairly),went back late in the afternoon for a totel of 24 muddies . To good to be true ,I hear you say. well we got 24 all right, every one a wisker under legal size . So how quick do these tasety morsels grow ? Obviously as soon as they get to correct size somebody has them on there plate. Regards Mal and Kerry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian and Sue Posted December 22, 2011 Report Share Posted December 22, 2011 Sounds like you have found yourselves a really good spot - in our experiences living in the NW of WA where there are Muddies there are midgies so dont forget to apply your Bushmans spray or two days after your mud crabbing expedition you could be slightly itchy. Gee.... what a pessimist I am and spoiling your good time to boot! As for the muddies growing quickly - it depends on how long you want to stay there! Unfortunately they will not make legal size over night so you will just have to come back to your spot at a later date and catch them again!Glad you are having a good time - I can't wait for March so that we can head off too! Sue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian and Sue Posted December 22, 2011 Report Share Posted December 22, 2011 Just noticed that you are in Hervey Bay in Queensland so kindly disregard my Bushmans reference as you probably are well aware of midgees there. Having said that I can't remember there being plagues of them when we visited last year - putting on the thinking cap now. Hmmm... Hervey Bay - pretty sure that was were I found the best ever dog friendly caravan park we had ever been to, I will have to check on my photos now and see if I am thinking of the right place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sellinup Posted December 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2011 Hello again sue Depends where you are in Hervey Bay . Some places the bities will pick you up and take you back to thier home (to finish you off later). Especilly around River Heads, and at any time of day as well. But over all not really a problem. We won't be spending a lot of time in the Bay for a while as we are on the road full time now , or at least until we get tired of it . (as if that is going to happen) At the moment we are in Ingham spending Christmass with the grand kids, the midges arn't a problem but the mossies are pretty fearce,so bushmans all around. WE will most likely leave Ingham just after new year, and won't be back for aprox 8 months so those muddies should be good by then . Regards Mal and Kerry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian and Sue Posted December 23, 2011 Report Share Posted December 23, 2011 Hello again sue WE will most likely leave Ingham just after new year, and won't be back for aprox 8 months so those muddies should be good by then . Regards Mal and Kerry.Race you there! We will be in Albury in April and then steadily head up to N. Queensland. Have a wonderful Christmas! Great that you are able to to sharing it with your Grandkiddies - ah.... one day that will be us! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussnSue Posted September 30, 2012 Report Share Posted September 30, 2012 Mud crabs sounded pretty good for christmass, so we put 4 pots in yesterday morning (eairly),went back late in the afternoon for a totel of 24 muddies . To good to be true ,I hear you say. well we got 24 all right, every one a wisker under legal size . So how quick do these tasety morsels grow ? Obviously as soon as they get to correct size somebody has them on there plate. Regards Mal and Kerry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sellinup Posted October 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2012 HI RUSS I never thought of that, is it legal to remove a claw from a jenny or under sized crab? REGARDS MAL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickA Posted October 3, 2012 Report Share Posted October 3, 2012 So,let me get this right. If in our travels in the outback we come across some fine lookin cattle and we decide to remove a leg from one of the afore mentioned ,will it grow back or is this just a crab thing??!! Cheers Rick & Lea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyH Posted October 3, 2012 Report Share Posted October 3, 2012 Always the comedian..... Love your humor Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussnSue Posted October 4, 2012 Report Share Posted October 4, 2012 So,let me get this right. If in our travels in the outback we come across some fine lookin cattle and we decide to remove a leg from one of the afore mentioned ,will it grow back or is this just a crab thing??!! Cheers Rick & Lea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussnSue Posted October 4, 2012 Report Share Posted October 4, 2012 HI RUSS I never thought of that, is it legal to remove a claw from a jenny or under sized crab? REGARDS MAL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill and Wendy Posted March 12, 2013 Report Share Posted March 12, 2013 Hi everyone,As far as I know, in Queensland, any part of a crab is deemed to be a crab in its own right. So that means keeping a claw from a jenny (they are distinctly different to a male claw), under law, that you have kept a jenny. It would be difficult to enforce the undersize law with just a claw as evidence, but it would not be worth the risk to find out.Cheers, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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