TheStu 0 Posted November 10, 2011 Report Share Posted November 10, 2011 hey ppl, i was jus googlin how to purge these cockles for a feed and came across this on a sydney fish market site, i will see if it works as i totally forgot to get some sea water when i was there...hope it works and helps some others..."If they haven’t been purged, place them in a solution of cool water and sea salt (30g salt to each litre of water) for several hours, or overnight, in a cool part of the house (if you refrigerate them they’ll close up and won’t ‘spit out’ the sand). The shells yield an average of 20-30% meat, so allow around 600g of whole shells per person as a main course."Obviously i am going to suspend them as earlier suggested aswell... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kat 0 Posted November 10, 2011 Report Share Posted November 10, 2011 sweet stu thanks for that!Im trying to get the BF to try some but he wont have a bar of it!(mind you it doesnt help that i wont either as i dont eat seafood) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
afishyfish 4 Posted November 10, 2011 Report Share Posted November 10, 2011 Look out cockles.Heading down again this w/end I hope.Probably get enough to top up my bait and maybe a few to munch on Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kat 0 Posted November 10, 2011 Report Share Posted November 10, 2011 Id say its gonna be packed. al the pubs and hotels are busy as tonight :s Quote Link to post Share on other sites
samrota 1 Posted November 11, 2011 Report Share Posted November 11, 2011 Headed to Goolwa Beach this morning for my first try at the cockle shuffle. Took the kids (student free day) for a play on the sand and help me gather some cockles. Got there a bit later than i wanted to, tide was starting to come in. Ended up with exactly 300. Not too bad for a first attempt.The kids had a ball and i got to stock up the bait freezer with yet again more bait. All in all a great day out, and i'm sure i gained some brownie points.Cheers.Sam Quote Link to post Share on other sites
afishyfish 4 Posted November 11, 2011 Report Share Posted November 11, 2011 Ended up with exactly 300. Not too bad for a first attempt.All in all a great day out' date=' and i'm sure i gained some brownie points.Cheers.Sam[/quote']Sounds like you did very well on both counts Samortra. That also reminded me to ask.Does anyone know if the cockles move up and down the beach with the tide Sam obviously got his just after low tide, but my last lot came pretty close to the high tide Quote Link to post Share on other sites
samrota 1 Posted November 11, 2011 Report Share Posted November 11, 2011 Obviously i'm no expert. But they seemed to come to the surface more up the beach as the tide rose.By the end we were getting them very high up on the beach. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
afishyfish 4 Posted November 12, 2011 Report Share Posted November 12, 2011 Had a great day out there with JM today :woohoo: We got our share fairly quickly after hitting a REALLY good patch it was nothing to pick up five with one grab at the sand and still feel more by your hand, plus the ones boing your knees and legs!Ended up with 200 over on counting so we quickly gave the balance away to others who hadn't done so well Great fun rolling around in the surf watching the birdlifr lose an occasional feather to a surging wave :whistle: Only down side was JM losing his RayBan sunnies :ohmy: On the chance anyone finds them pls let him know! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
afishyfish 4 Posted November 12, 2011 Report Share Posted November 12, 2011 Had a great day out there with JM today :woohoo: We got our share fairly quickly after hitting a REALLY good patch. It was nothing to pick up five with one grab at the sand and still feel more by your hand, plus the ones hitting your knees and legs!Ended up with 200 over on counting so we quickly gave the balance away to others who hadn't done so well Great fun rolling around in the surf watching the birdlifr lose an occasional feather to a surging wave :whistle: Only down side was JM losing his RayBan sunnies :ohmy: On the chance anyone finds them pls let him know! Just Me 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jewiehunter 0 Posted November 12, 2011 Report Share Posted November 12, 2011 Nice work I headed down there this arvo as well got around 15kg with my dad sister n 2 brothers wasn't hard to find! Was funny little sister thought she found a big cockles until she washed abit of sand off and it had legs lol big sand crab mad her scream . Was a lot people down there plenty of cockles around! urhookedfish 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kat 0 Posted November 12, 2011 Report Share Posted November 12, 2011 Oh no! My bf lost his raybans at horseshoe bay :evil: Those bloody sand crabs :S Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moggy23 625 Posted November 12, 2011 Report Share Posted November 12, 2011 We went for a spin down to Goolwa this morning and got 900 in an hour and a half, first time for us and had a ball.Met up with Gonefishing, PLUGGER and 4THALOVENot sure how the others went as we left at noon.The crew Rickster, Just Me and 4THALOVE 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
afishyfish 4 Posted November 12, 2011 Report Share Posted November 12, 2011 Pity we missed u fellas !Good you did well too Someone was up and at four or so this morning so we didnt leave on time ! :whistle: Moggy23 and Just Me 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
force 0 Posted November 12, 2011 Report Share Posted November 12, 2011 The Mrs and myself were there today. We got our limit in just over an hour just in front of the carport in knee deep water.I also found a pair of sunglasses in the water. Not sure what type they were, but will have a look when i finish unpacking the car. Just Me and afishyfish 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Just Me 0 Posted November 13, 2011 Report Share Posted November 13, 2011 The Mrs and myself were there today. We got our limit in just over an hour just in front of the carport in knee deep water.I also found a pair of sunglasses in the water. Not sure what type they were' date=' but will have a look when i finish unpacking the car.[/quote']PM sent mate. Sentimental attachment to those sunnies and would be fantastic if they are the ones. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Just Me 0 Posted November 13, 2011 Report Share Posted November 13, 2011 Yeah was bloody goody day AFF. Weather was perfect and water was lovely. Heaps of eye candy too. To the chick that lost her bikini top i salute you, thanks for the mammories! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kat 0 Posted November 13, 2011 Report Share Posted November 13, 2011 youre welcome sir Just Me 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Just Me 0 Posted November 13, 2011 Report Share Posted November 13, 2011 youre welcome sir Haha, if that was you Kat, frolicking and holding hands with another lovely , nubile chick, then you have a fabulous rack...and pinion setup. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kat 0 Posted November 13, 2011 Report Share Posted November 13, 2011 although my rack is fabulous frolicking on a beach in a bikini (or our of one) is not my thing :(A girl can only dream.One day I'll leave the rods behind! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
afishyfish 4 Posted November 13, 2011 Report Share Posted November 13, 2011 youre welcome sir Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gonefishing2105 0 Posted November 13, 2011 Report Share Posted November 13, 2011 wat a pearler of a day yesterday was met up with moggy and hslv as well as 4tha got our limit in about 2 hrs after id been smashed around by some killer waves lost 1 pair of sunnys and i think they may be half way to indoneasia by now so if anyone spot a boat person with sunnys there mine 4THALOVE, Moggy23 and Rickster 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
4THALOVE 45 Posted November 13, 2011 Report Share Posted November 13, 2011 cracker day had by all and sundry cheers for the BBQ gf2105 as most did ended up wid our quota and my bro lost his polaroid sunnies aswell must be shit loads of kicking around getting smashed by the current :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: Me lil gal wid her first Goolwa Pipi Rickster, Moggy23 and afishyfish 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MickSA 2 Posted November 13, 2011 Report Share Posted November 13, 2011 I found it very hard to believe that there would be that many down there as in other years we walk about 500 metres from the car before we get anywhere near our limit. Well i had a rdo off today so spent the weekend down at deep creek (my second home) and today we came home through goolwa to see if all these cockles were true.Between 4 of us (wife and 2 kids) we picked up 1200 in 45 minutes without even venturing more than 5 metres from the where the car was parked. We just parked and walked straight to the water and bagged on huge cockles. I would almost encourage a closure like we had last year every year if this is the result of that. AMAZING! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pikk0n 2 Posted November 13, 2011 Report Share Posted November 13, 2011 I am really tempted to make my first trip to goolwa to collect cockles now.... From the reports, I'd be crazy to miss out on this opportunity. Also, I was fishing at west lakes and saw a group of old folks with rather small 2cm pipis. They were fresh since they were still covered in black sand (black??) out of their bait box. This was back in September. Is there a different kind of shellfish that can be collected during season closure? Just curious because of the black sand the pipis were being kept alive in. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kat 0 Posted November 13, 2011 Report Share Posted November 13, 2011 Pikk0n Definatly come down, Its a lot of fun and you cant really go wrong!!REMINDER ALL: Schoolies This Coming weekend at victor harbor!!(ill be locking myself in the storage under the house for the week. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
afishyfish 4 Posted November 13, 2011 Report Share Posted November 13, 2011 Black sand makes me wonder if the werent mud cockles from the port area somewhere It was pretty amazing to see the line up of 4x4s down there yesterday ! No doubt some just down there for the sake of it, but at an estimate, Id say there had to be some 300 ppl cockling, and assuming they all got their limit, that's 90000 gone in one day Id agree to a more extended closure too if it makes them this good Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pikk0n 2 Posted November 13, 2011 Report Share Posted November 13, 2011 90k gone?? NOO!!! I have to round up my friends and drag them by the scruff of their necks before it's too late. Damn exams..... Making a trip alone is no fun... 5 per car and that'll be it for my cockling adventure. Plenty of bait for a year!!!Closures are definitely worth it as long as they re-open a location. I would always support temporary closure. Something like a marine park, not so much seeing that no fishing is allowed there for a long time if not forever... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MickSA 2 Posted November 13, 2011 Report Share Posted November 13, 2011 Its ok pikk0n there are plenty there, plenty! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pikk0n 2 Posted November 14, 2011 Report Share Posted November 14, 2011 Its ok pikk0n there are plenty there' date=' plenty![/quote']HAHA! Hoping to land myself some big ones to be cooked. I've been looking up some cockling recipes especially the one suggested by Ranger. Kinda keen to cook some of the cockles for a feed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
afishyfish 4 Posted November 14, 2011 Report Share Posted November 14, 2011 I'd agree MickSA Plenty there and there's probably a rush at the start of the season and of course the weekdays are a lot quieter Nyway. I'm glad now that the bag is 300. On my numbers above and under the oldimits, it would have been 180000 cockles gone ! Sharing costs over three trips has only cost me about 30$ and I have plenty of bait to last me I can't see much of a " gain" or "loss" between now and tback when we were allowed 600 and the cockles win out Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hoopsy 697 Posted November 14, 2011 Report Share Posted November 14, 2011 yep gonna try get down there this week with 4 non fisho mates @pikk0n spot on when the NTZ come in cockleing will be over for ever but we wont need them coz anywhere we will be allowed to fish will be thrashed out and not worth fishing Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MickSA 2 Posted November 14, 2011 Report Share Posted November 14, 2011 Its ok pikk0n there are plenty there' date=' plenty![/quote']HAHA! Hoping to land myself some big ones to be cooked. I've been looking up some cockling recipes especially the one suggested by Ranger. Kinda keen to cook some of the cockles for a feed. I can vouch for ranger and his cockles Christmas a couple of years ago we threw him and Mel the mussels and said here cook these When we cook our cockles, We prepare some garlic in the fry pan/wok by just browning it in a little extra virgin olive oil to release the aroma, add the cockles, dry white wine, chilli flakes and chopped spring onions, cover and simmer until the cockles open. Wella your done! Discard any cockles that don't open (we freeze them and return them to berley) As a matter of fact we keep all our wine soaked cockle shells and berley up next time on the whiting grounds, believe it or not, it increases the fishing big time We reckon the whiting like the taste of white wine :woohoo: :f pikk0n 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pikk0n 2 Posted November 14, 2011 Report Share Posted November 14, 2011 I can vouch for ranger and his cockles Christmas a couple of years ago we threw him and Mel the mussels and said here cook these When we cook our cockles' date=' We prepare some garlic in the fry pan/wok by just browning it in a little extra virgin olive oil to release the aroma, add the cockles, dry white wine, chilli flakes and chopped spring onions, cover and simmer until the cockles open. Wella your done! Discard any cockles that don't open (we freeze them and return them to berley) As a matter of fact we keep all our wine soaked cockle shells and berley up next time on the whiting grounds, believe it or not, it increases the fishing big time We reckon the whiting like the taste of white wine :woohoo: :f [/quote']Do you crush your shells or just have them whole? I see lots of whole cockle shells washed up on beaches but that may just be from fishos on the jetty chucking the shells into the sea after use. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MickSA 2 Posted November 14, 2011 Report Share Posted November 14, 2011 I can vouch for ranger and his cockles Christmas a couple of years ago we threw him and Mel the mussels and said here cook these When we cook our cockles' date=' We prepare some garlic in the fry pan/wok by just browning it in a little extra virgin olive oil to release the aroma' date=' add the cockles, dry white wine, chilli flakes and chopped spring onions, cover and simmer until the cockles open. Wella your done! Discard any cockles that don't open (we freeze them and return them to berley) As a matter of fact we keep all our wine soaked cockle shells and berley up next time on the whiting grounds, believe it or not, it increases the fishing big time We reckon the whiting like the taste of white wine :woohoo: :f [/quote'']Do you crush your shells or just have them whole? I see lots of whole cockle shells washed up on beaches but that may just be from fishos on the jetty chucking the shells into the sea after use.I split the shells in half, i don't crush them pikk0n 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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