OT Craypots?

Submitted: Tuesday, Jul 31, 2007 at 14:54

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Member - Beatit (QLD)

Hi gang,

Only slightly OT but I would like to know if people use craypots to catch painted crays? I know craypots are used in WA and I have also seen people dive for these but call me gutless I just can’t see me jumping in croc infested waters. Hence this half brained craypot theory. If the answer is in the affirmative then where do I get some in QLD or can I just use a crab pot – yeah I know they look and operate slightly differently but just asking.

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Reply By: Member - Matt Mu (Perth-WA) - Tuesday, Jul 31, 2007 at 15:04

Tuesday, Jul 31, 2007 at 15:04

Why dont you try your local fisheries dept...I know here in WA they are VERY particular on the design of the pots...ie the escape holes entrance size etc are all set by the fisharies...huge fines if you dont comply.

I cant see why you couldnt use them they are environmentally friendly, will just depend on your regs.

All the best

Matt.

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Follow Up By: Member - Beatit (QLD) - Tuesday, Jul 31, 2007 at 15:12

Tuesday, Jul 31, 2007 at 15:12

Hi Matt,

Just seeing if it is the done thing here. There is virtually no craypot info available leading me to conclude that it is just not done. Trying to understand why not.

Kind regards and thanks for the reply

Theo

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Reply By: handy - Tuesday, Jul 31, 2007 at 15:05

Tuesday, Jul 31, 2007 at 15:05

i doubt you will get them in any trap.
there not known to be trapped so thats why they dive for them. cheers

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Follow Up By: Member - Beatit (QLD) - Tuesday, Jul 31, 2007 at 15:13

Tuesday, Jul 31, 2007 at 15:13

These crays must be smarter than those in other states?

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Follow Up By: Kev M (NSW) - Tuesday, Jul 31, 2007 at 15:25

Tuesday, Jul 31, 2007 at 15:25

Of course they are smarter they are Queenslanders :))

Kev

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Follow Up By: Member - Beatit (QLD) - Tuesday, Jul 31, 2007 at 15:34

Tuesday, Jul 31, 2007 at 15:34

I know how this goes Kev.

Smart State = Smart Crays

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Follow Up By: Kev M (NSW) - Tuesday, Jul 31, 2007 at 15:54

Tuesday, Jul 31, 2007 at 15:54

Got it in one,
Although a typical New South Welshman wouldn't understand ;))

Luckly for them I'm stuck down here to be able to point it out to them :))

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Follow Up By: handy - Tuesday, Jul 31, 2007 at 16:43

Tuesday, Jul 31, 2007 at 16:43

if you cane toads are that smart lol, you would know that painted crays very rarely go into traps of any kind same goes with the ones in the NT. cheers

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Reply By: new boy - Tuesday, Jul 31, 2007 at 18:06

Tuesday, Jul 31, 2007 at 18:06

Painted Crays will not go into pots and can only be taken by diving .There was only ever one professional licence for painted crays on the West Coast and that was some years ago on the Ningaloo Reef but the gentleman retired and it couldn't be transfered
Please check with Fisheries W.A. as our normal season for Rock Lobster is 15 November to 30th June and a licence IS REQUIRED I don't know about painted but would assume the same.

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Reply By: Member No 1- Tuesday, Jul 31, 2007 at 18:19

Tuesday, Jul 31, 2007 at 18:19

its never OT when it come to crayfish
cray fish goes with everything
remember this next time please!....:-)))

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Reply By: Member - Peter R (QLD) - Tuesday, Jul 31, 2007 at 19:53

Tuesday, Jul 31, 2007 at 19:53

I think you will find painted crays are vegetarians rather than flesh eaters and therefore are not caught in pots

Pedro

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Reply By: Member - andrew B (Kununurra) - Tuesday, Jul 31, 2007 at 23:05

Tuesday, Jul 31, 2007 at 23:05

Hey I'll add what I've heard to the debate....aparently the painted crays have 2 'feeler type thingies'(botanical name) on the front of their heads that don't go backwards too well. These get caught in the openings of crab and cray pots so they have trouble getting in. I have heard the poly pipe trick used to catch occy's can work, but you'd have to check your regs etc on their use. I have seen a couple caught on a line before, not sure about the vego claim.....very tasty indeed.

Almost a win for the critters here.....difficult to trap, and live in waters full of nasty things with big teeth!

Will be interested if anyone finds a way on here, caus I know where they live!

Cheers Andrew

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Follow Up By: Member - Beatit (QLD) - Friday, Aug 03, 2007 at 08:20

Friday, Aug 03, 2007 at 08:20

G'day Andrew,

I've been away for a couple of days - so sorry for the delayed response. I am now toying with both the diving and trap possibilities. The PVC occy trap sounds interesting and one of my travelling companions mentioned that his father used a milo can when he was a kid to do the same thing but his recollection on how it worked was poor. So, I am envisaging a piece of 150mm pipe with a cap at one end, some weight to keep it down, maybe a a bit of pumpkin bait, a rope to pull it up via the open end and maybe a series of holes in the pipe to let the water out as it is pulled up. OK what would stop the cray from rocketing out on the way up?

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Follow Up By: Member - andrew B (Kununurra) - Monday, Aug 06, 2007 at 08:54

Monday, Aug 06, 2007 at 08:54

Gday Beatit

Sometimes I dont check the puter too often as well.....aparently the crays don't shoot out as you retrieve them as quick as possible, and they are supposed to reverse into the pipe thinking it is a nice safe little home, not expecting it to be raised to the surface. As they back in, their forward propulsion isnt strong enough to get out on the way to the surface....

All sounds good in theory, one day I'll get around to making a couple and giving them a try.

Cheers Andrew

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Reply By: Member - Mark L (WA) - Wednesday, Aug 01, 2007 at 09:23

Wednesday, Aug 01, 2007 at 09:23

Painted Crays are vegetatrian therefore highly unlikely you would catch them in a craypot plus they would be too big to enter a cray pot.
Red Crays are caught in cray pots but you must comply with the correct regulations, licence etc.

Cheers
Mark

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