doodlebug73

Thanks for the replies folks,
 
We ended up taking Panga's generous offer to have a crack at the blueys in his part of the world.
 
Was a 'slow'  day (apparently) with 12 crabs pulled, more than I've seen, considering i've never crabbed before.
 
Young fella had a ball. Actually woke up screaming 'we're going fishing' at 0650hrs this morning!
 
I now know how to properly prep crabs.
 
Ran out of time tonight but super keen to try the that Chilli crab 'Cajun Style'    http://www.strikehook.com/index.php/topic/28222-blue-crabs-different-ways/
 
Once again, many thanks to Panga....an amazing fishos paradise and he seriously knows his stuff

Why not travel over to James Well or Pine Point and do some racking (locals doing well) It would be fun  4 you both and an adventure IMO and you will do well. Got some custom crab boats you can borrow.

Hi all, this is my first ever report posting here so suggestions are welcome! hope you all enjoy.
 
Friday:
Woke up early on Friday and headed to the old man's place to finish packing up the trailer before heading off to Butler's. We left his place about 8am, ready to meet my brother in law and my other sister's partner at Pt Wakefield. On the way, we kept a wary eye on the dark clouds and swaying trees hoping it was a bit calmer down the bottom of the Yorke and we'd be able to wet a line that afternoon..
 
Fast forward a few hours and we arrived at Butler's. Andrew was as cheerful as ever and after a brief chat we managed to arrange to move from our normal camping spot to one that was a little more sheltered from the wind - Turns out it wasn't any calmer down that way. We unloaded and walked to Salmon Beach. There were some BIG breakers around but a few calmer spots we thought we'd give a go. We stayed for 3 or 4 hours but the only thing making our reels sing was big clumps of seaweed. Ah well, nothing for it but to head back to camp, start a fire, light a cigar and pour a bourbon. 
 
Saturday:
Saturday morning seemed a bit calmer and we were keen to try again. Again Salmon beach was full of weed but conditions were a bit calmer. No action though, and we went back to camp for lunch and to get a curry going in the dreampot for dinner. We then went down to Butler's beach. I wasn't holding much hope as its only the next bay over and I imagined the weed would be just as bad. Well, I was pleasantly surprised that there was no weed in sight! 
 
We weren't long there and dad hooked a ~45cm salmon and a bunch of tommies and mullet in the shallows. The others only managed a tommy each... and I didn't even get a nibble. Dad's one of those lucky fishers that can go out on a jetty where no one has been catching all day and hook up on the first cast.....hard to love him sometimes! It'd be an understatement to say I was not happy, but hey. That's fishing. A nice hot curry back at camp got me in a better mood (or maybe that was the bourbon?)
 
Sunday:
Sunday morning was our last day of the trip. We woke up and cooked up some brekky and discussed if we'd try Butler's beach again or maybe leave early and stop at Point Turton on the way back for a flick off the Jetty. It was decided we'd have a look at Butlers and see what the conditions were like. It was calmer again and was a BEAUTIFUL day. So we thought we'd use up the rest of the bait there and see how we were going. Well...5 minutes in, I was on! After watching the acrobatics and a bit of a fight, I pulled in a 60cm Salmon weighing in at 2.5kg. My PB and the biggest of the trip! I was ecstatic! THIS is what it's all about! This was the feeling I'd been chasing! Dad being dad, managed to hook one shortly after, but it was smaller at around 56cm.
 
Alas! now we were out of bait! We sent the brother in law up to grab some more pillies while we threw around some metals for a bit.. but just as quickly as they came, the salmon were gone... I managed a few more mullet and that was it. Time to head home.
 
 
 



 

Tonights entree with the neighbours tonight....gotta love this country

Following on from seeseacol's thread, there is more than 1 way to skin a cat (or eat a crab) 
 
traditional

 
stir fried - tomato/bbq sauce, white wine sweet chilli

 
salt, pepper, chilli and now diluted vinegar. 1 apple cider 1 white, gunna try malt next.

 
our first try at crab cakes - sensational, potato, mayo, s&p, lemon juice, home grown spinach & spring onion. dipped in egg & Panko.

 

Was kicking myself Adam not taking the invite because i was on my way home from Port macdonnell. We were having a shit of a time at Port Augusta when you were on to that barrel for a solid 4 hrs.
Glad we packed up that night and headed back to the SE. Got mine aswell.
190cm with a bent tail going up the transom, so around 195cm fork length and thick as a wine barrel.
Great times and forever lasting memory.
Oh around 135kg

😄

Here is my version of a quick salt and pepper squid recipe. It made a nice addition to dinner.
 
I used a handful of tentacles, cleaned and cut into smaller pieces. I then ground my Chinese 5 spice powder in a mortar and pestle.  5 spice traditionally consists of star anise, fennel seeds, cloves, cinnamon and Sichuan peppercorns. I didn't have cinnamon sticks so just used powder instead. I also added celery salt, coriander seeds and chilli flakes but this is non traditional. If just using 5 spice powder, add some salt for taste.
 
I ground to a medium texture then mixed in with the squid then mixed in cornflour till a thick coating formed then fried in olive oil. Some versions serve with chilli and spring onion flash fried and sprinkled on top but I was too hungry to bother. I enjoyed this dish with jasmine rice.
 

Heres a start for a friend of mine
I did the rod rack and drawers along the base...

He then put his lockable roller shutters around the whole set up
Lure rack is an aluminium extrusion screwed to a back panel
 
Cheers

http://www.pir.sa.gov.au/fisheries/closures/closed_areas/snapper_spatial_closure_mapDec 15 earliest then stay away from the area on this map after

Definitely carpet as I'm a barefoot fisho.Our carpet is not stuck down at all just one big piece goes over whole floor pick it up after fishing and wash as required will stay wet under carpet if left down

They may work but we purchased our boat from a guy who had one on the back and attracted at 17 ft pointer as well as fish. We promptly removed it. Did not want to see a great white sniffing the back of the boat. He may have been unlucky maybe others will tell a different story.

as saltiga said about 5km out don't remember anything to special there broken bottom from memorymaybe it has scallops or just crabs there to attract the snapper or they just cruise through there on there way to feed?

theyre all yours;) - ive sent u a pm with address etc

The baitboard is 90cm acrosshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65GDEbKOQTk&feature=youtube_gdata_player

When:23 January to 24 January 201011:00 AM Where:Coorong BeachFrom Blackford Drain to Ti-Tree Crossing , Kingston Se, SAEmail: cooper.peter.kgnsc@bigpond.comSkip to MapCost:Adult $20.00 ,Child $6.00 - Under 14 as at 31-12-09 A Surf Fishing Competition that enables recreational anglers from around the country to pit their skills against each other in a friendly but competitive manner for a variety of prizes in both Senior and Junior Sections