asma 0 Posted September 8, 2018 Report Share Posted September 8, 2018 Hi everyone, Does anybody know whether I can use yabbie net which is made from nylon mesh for crabbing? Trying to save some budget from having to buy normal crab wired net.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Softy 2,991 Posted September 8, 2018 Report Share Posted September 8, 2018 As in a drop net? I see no issues apart from maybe having a hard time getting the crabs out if they get tangled. asma 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hunter69 1,461 Posted September 8, 2018 Report Share Posted September 8, 2018 Cant wait to get a feed of crabs soon. Goodluck. asma 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rybak 622 Posted September 9, 2018 Report Share Posted September 9, 2018 15 hours ago, asma said: Hi everyone, Does anybody know whether I can use yabbie net which is made from nylon mesh for crabbing? Trying to save some budget from having to buy normal crab wired net.... You can get crab nets for $10 or less each if you search around. I suggest to save up. Yabbie nets are designed for yabbies unless you modify/hack them up. Not worth the effort in my opinion. asma 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mangrovejack 96 Posted September 10, 2018 Report Share Posted September 10, 2018 Recon it will end up costing you more mate, save up and get crab nets as crabs will tear the soft mesh in yabbie nets and would be a bugger untangling the crabs too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scissors 308 Posted September 11, 2018 Report Share Posted September 11, 2018 If you don't mind going for a dip then you will find a few crab nets for free. Most tackle shops usually have a 3 for $20 sales during the crab season, well worth the investment as they will last ages if you get the ones with the wire base. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
David_C 768 Posted September 11, 2018 Report Share Posted September 11, 2018 Crab nets can be picked up cheaply as the others have said. I used the big heavy duty ones, as some areas i fish have a current. These are more expensive but when we go to ards, you can sometimes get 4 - 6 big ones at a time! The only downside is my little one can't pull them up. Can't wait to get out and start getting them David Quote Link to post Share on other sites
piratepom 3,197 Posted September 11, 2018 Report Share Posted September 11, 2018 Freebies at Outer Harbor rocks during the summer on low tides. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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