Murray crayfish opening 2022 

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Nothing like a still river first thing in morning, thanks for sharing with us fella,HIT THE LIKE PEOPLE

Absolutely love a little fire by the bank. Nothing better for warmth and moral than a nice warm camp fire!

You went cray-cray for Murray crays!

I just love your crayfish and yabby videos; keep them coming as season permits. Also, great job on sharing cleaning up your site and cleaning up after others, it will hopefully educate others to do the same thing. Take a bow!!! 🙂

Great video robbie ,I remember back when I was in primary school in the 70,s my teacher brought in a murray crayfish to show us how big and powerful their claws are by letting us stick our pencils in its claws and watching it snap them lick twigs and these pencils were the big thick ones you learnt to write with back in the day.I have never seen a cray as big as that since.

great job robbie...

Thanks for th vid. I didn't try it at home. I did try in the field. Pinky finger. No glove. Didn't break.my skin. Did give me a sizeable blood blister. It did not let go. I had to dip it under water and wait for 30 seconds. In hind sight, I should have done it at the end of my day instead of when I was just starting out.

Good one Robbie, love the Crayfish vids mate.....

I accidentally caught one while fishing in the Murray the other day. First one I've ever seen. Bit of fun. Had a look and back it went as per regs.

This is definitely on my bucket list.

once again great video Robbie

Never stop making videos Robbie. I love your stuff

Who else wants see him hold a common yabbie then a Murray cray while doing his best Paul Hogan, "That's not a crayfish. Now, that's a crayfish" ? Am I the only one?

20min pot checks this year Robbie patience is the key I hear lol hope you have a fantastic season keep the videos coming in

You are a bloody legend

Yes! These are the kind of vids I've been cray-ving. Awesome mate

I love cray fish

Love it Robbie still a great first session

THANKS FOR THE EXCITEMENT / THERE IS A LOT OF WATER AROUND WANGARETTA I NOTICED ON THE MAP, ENJOY AND PLEASE SHARE WITH US WHEN YOU HAVE TIME. BEST REGARDS NIELS

Looking forward to more cray vids this season well done good Crays

Been waiting for these thanks robbie

These are honestly my favourite videos that you do Perfect way to end my Wednesday

That was great Robbie, I don't like lambs fry either. 😆 Great photos but. Cheers

Love the crays Robbie, great job mate.

Good one mate 👍👍👍👍👍

That was awsome! I went crayfishing yestorday and caught 6 crays. We are going to eat them for lunch. Keep up the great work!

YESSS! Cray season! Good work Robbie! 👌

Can't wait to get out and have a crack at the Crays this season, another good video Robbie, keep up the good work

11:10 (and thereabouts) - Well said Robbie. The feed isn't all it's about. Sitting around that fire with some good mates and a warming brew (of some sort) is IT. 👍👍

Love to see one

Been looking forward to this one Robbie how good love the old crayfish 🦞

The crayfish vids are back baby loved it

Very informative Robbie. Bloody cold Though!

Size of the crayfish still amazes me. They are close to the size of the lobster many restaurants serve here in the US.

Hello rob Mate they are an awesome creature, they look prehistoric, I can understand your love for such adventures. What you said regarding the preservation for them is so sensible... personal any excuse for a camp fire in surroundings like that would work for me... Mate excellent, thank you and wishing you a very peaceful evening 😎🇬🇧

Thumbs up before I started watching, exciting stuff and to get that good size one as well, love the commentary

Some beautiful creatures there. Good points about conservation for the future Robbie. Let's all do our part.

Hi Robbie. I think the restrictions need to be tightened further and the penalties exponentially increased. 2per day and max of 6 per year per person might still not be sustainable because many people take heaps in a season; a maggot I know tried bragging about taking his 4 weeks of annual leave with 3 mates last year and eating crays every night. That’s about 60 taken per person (240) legally (but I wouldn’t count on it) but NOT RESPONSIBLY. I despise people who think/say they’re doing the right thing while destroying what they claim to love and respect. There’s not even much flesh on one of these! Yes, I do catch crays every year (if I’m lucky and if I get time and if my bit of the river is accessible). I take two in total and cook them for a family of four as a delicacy not a whole meal. I also want to encourage all responsible fishers to report it when they see illegal fishing. I’m not saying go and confront everyone you think might be doing the wrong thing but do take note of their description and vehicle registrations and report it: if fisheries turn up and they’re following the rules then no harm-no foul but if allowed to get away with it they’ll destroy your fishery in one foul sweep. This is what happened two years ago in Wodonga creek, there were a lot of undersized crays about and a large group of ‘peoples from another nation’ taking absolutely everything. I don’t know if fisheries did anything but I do know there were no crays last year and it may take decades for the population to recover. End of rant.

That was awesome! 😁 I've never held one either, haven't even caught one haha. They're cool though! Shame yabbies don't get that big haha.

I was just waiting for this video to come out I'm so exited!!!!

Hey robbiefishing Hey you you watching robbiefishing and keep up the good work mate and keep the good content coming mate and stay safe mate and stay positive mate

Hi Robbie I have fished a creek 300 mtrs from my front door which you would consider between the Yarra valley and the Dandenong's I have caught some awesome crays in Feb/April I have seen them walking along the bottom all catch and release, I have been honoured to see Platypuses' in the same area. It give you areal connection and appreciation for the environment, keep up the good work.

Been waiting for this one thanks mate

Hey Robbie! 😊 Glad to see the cray fishing season is open and the cray fishing videos are back! Where are the best spots in wang to fish for crays? I’m up here at the moment with my mum and would love to catch her one

Tell you what Robbie. With all the rain we have had today here in Geelong. You could have put your nets in the gutters 😂😂. Great video as always 🍻👍

One claw is the pincher and one claw is the crusher. They grab with the faster claw first and then latch on with the stronger one. That is why one is thinner and longer and one is always much bigger. I compare it to how a person grabs with one hand and strikes with their stronger arm. I can't imagine how painful it is without a glove but I am surprised it didn't hurt much with just a glove on.

Looking forward to this season!! I’m excited to see the future cray videos!! Cheers Robbie! Me - What kind of music should you listen to while fishing? Assumed Robbie Answer……. Beats me.?? Me - Something catchy!

Ripper video Robbie

Robbie goes into a room an empty room with one red button and a sign saying do not push the red button. How long will it take until Robbie pushes the red button? That is the question. LOL. You are a scream a breath of fresh air.

Nice video mate👍

That's a great idea the hose clamp kit. Nothing worse than setting out for a day and relying on Chinese equipment ha

Good one mate

Good stuff

Used to have hundreds in the creek by our house. Probably one of my fondest memories in life is catching these guys. Never kept any, just the thrill of the catch was good enough. Sadly for some reason we almost never see them anymore.

Hi Mate many thanks for sharing I really enjoyed it :) I am watching from overseas Robbie, can I ask what species are these? Are they your native species? I know in the Uk for example they have a big problem with signal crayfish which are an invasive species introduced in the 70's I think in an attempt to harvest them for food. Some escaped and they are now some waters and rivers infested with them. They are reducing stocks of the native white crayfish. Anyway big thanks again Robbie I really enjoyed watching.

We’ll said Robbie. Robbie’s campfire chat about Murray Crays was spot on. As for the losers that leave their trash along the river bank - “Take your stuff home ya muppet🤬” Robbie the scientist, who would have thunk 🤪. Your year 9 science teacher would be so proud 😜 Thanks for sharing Love your work Healthy habits

Had snow today, a real pain ,Winter is upon us. Great white claws, we get them in Talbingo dam as well. I just let them go.

Pritty cool mate that time of the year again wow, think ill be givin crayin a crack this year also as i havnt gone for a year or so should be fun😀

good job i might have to get some 👍

Hey Robbie, another very entertaining video. Thanks heaps ;-) . I know they taste pretty good, but given that it takes them soooo long to get to a legal size that it seems such a shame that for some the next step(legally of course) is to boil them up and scoff them down in a matter of seconds. Pity!!

You could jump in and remove the snags....and their home hahah catch 22

Yes the crayfish video are back in business

hi robbie good looking cray mate

Hey Robbie can I ask you a question what's the carp regulations where you are? Also are there any good for in the river in the video

Rippers 🔥

You got into a PRICKLY situation!

Nice Robbie when is the next carp fishin video you reckon

Udang lur 👍

i can’t believe it’s already that time of year! it’s gone quick

Hey Robbie do you know if any of these crayfish are in the loddon river? I live right on the river and am keen to catch a few if I can 🔥

Great video Robbie, Ben is my wifes best friends brother lol was told he ran into you

Good pate it red fin

Where’s the left handed throws to stop the rope twisting. Good video mate.

Robbie, you called that second female pregnant, are the eggs already fertilized while she is carrying them? Or do they get fertilized, like fish eggs, as they are being layed? Just curious. Always great videos 🤙

Next time you fish in port Phillip bay or western port bay and catch snapper/ pinkies. Use the frames for bait. Works for Murray Crays and yabbies

Did you take your rods with you as well?

Night time is best , as they are out of the burrows , canned cat food with oil , put some holes in the tin and let it seep. They are protected in SA

Is that spot any good for cod Was there a few weeks ago didn’t catch a thing

ha you had me at I am going to let it bite in on the finger HA

wish the river would go down here so I can get into them

rabbit road kill is the best bait, the more maggotty the better. i used to eat murray cray sangas when i was a kid, but their numbers got scarce so we stopped collecting them for a few years to thier numbers go back up. actually do we v tag breeding crayfish? id like to think so.

There a beastly looking Cray. Can you have them as pets over there. I am from WA and we have marron over hear. I would love to see a comparison of the two. Marron can get to the size of a beer carton. Do they have any breeding programs for them over there???

Nice one Robbie, would have loved you try the 12cm jenny on the garden glove.... LOL!

Hahahah I am on the board

Let the big cray grab your finger that could end in tears Robbie 🤣

Where are you ...and do i see spikes on teir backs what type of cray are they ???regards😊

Your so Lucky Robbie .. Down our neck of the Murray These are of limits... We used to get these things by the 1000s back in the day .. So many you could hardly lift the net .. And your spot on with the losers and there rubbish ... Like you side WHY ???

I think what made the rules get changed so much was back in early 2000's a heap of gum leaf and ground litter flowed into the Murray River and chocked of the air in the water and and the Crays came to the banks and pouched the event only lasted a little while but it got really had people where coming up from Melbourne and taking buckets of them..... after that the rules changed and you still don't get the really big one we used to enjoy...

Have you ever tried carp for bait

I have been watching these videos where there use a go pro to film the crab pot. Long story short the net is normally after 45 mins the crab pot is full and they start to leave

Mate, didn't cray season used to be the months without an R in them. May till August.

That was a big Jenny

Are you up for a ‘dare’ Robbie - show us your facial expression by using a bigger cray 😂

Fun fact, yabbies and murray crays are omnivores but 97% vegetarian. They don't eat the meat bait we use, only reason the go for the meat is to make algae from it when it rotts.

Wheres the rods ? Gotta fish between pulls

Where’s the best river for fishing Robbie

Hey Rob, I've been meaning to ask! WTF has happened to The Moose? He's gone totally dark! DO you still hear from him??? Haven't seen a comment or vid from him in several years!

Net number 4, is that a ladder on the bank?

💛...a nice warm fire down by the river, you oughta have a wienie roast while you're waiting... or at least, s'mores...