4K Crabbing 101 Lakes Entrance (BAIT TEST)

Hopefully this helps or inspires someone travelling to Lakes Entrance to go crabbing. If not from a boat, from a pier or jetty.
Enjoy and feel free to ask questions!

[@grantmacdonald9601]

👍😃👍

[@Stephen-dn6qq]

Another great video! I have caught hundreds of sandys surf fishing at Seaspray, the 90 mile is full of them! Keep up the great work, great to watch!!

[@f3rg014]

Love your videos mate, would like to see a guide on going out through the Lakes Entrance Bar

[@SlappinLoominum]

Thanks a lot mate! Good to know someone out there is getting something out of these videos. Consider it done!

[@chrisporter9086]

Second that request. Thanks for the videos mate

[@Stephen-dn6qq]

@@SlappinLoominum I'm learning heaps from your channel, keep up the awesome work!

[@generaymond9282]

thanks love local content and love crabs

[@SlappinLoominum]

Thanks for commenting mate! I’ll do a crab catch and cook in the future. Cheers

[@kobebryant5135]

its strange, a few years ago, there were way more crabs in there, now its less and less.

[@SlappinLoominum]

I agree the numbers are less however you can find them. It may a few reasons but I’d say it’d be due to the severe rain we’ve had in recent times and over fishing at lakes entrance! I’ll give it a go this summer and let you know.

[@kriskovac3235]

Love the videos mate! Keep it up. Maybe a catch and cook with the swimmers 🤤

[@bradleyburke4148]

Love the channel mate just came across you on utube thanks for the helpful information and I love the low key she’d be right attitude have metung insight for Chrissy if we ever get out of lockdown might see you out there 👍

[@SlappinLoominum]

Thanks Bradley. Might see you down there at Chrissy!

[@Jimbobmoonshiner]

Great video

[@SlappinLoominum]

Cheers mate!

[@JackStackerMusic]

Great vid Postman!

[@biclar]

Fantastic video mate. I’m usually fishing in western port but I head down to lakes entrance every now and then for a feed of sand crabs 😋 I’ve always gone off reeves jetty but haven’t tried the hire boat down there yet. Did you also take note of the tides when you went out and caught them?

[@Momentslikeme]

Great videos mate, do you get into the prawns when they run?

[@SlappinLoominum]

Cheers man! Yeh I’ve prawning the lakes since I was child. Mostly hand nets at night in the shallows with a spear for the odd flounder. Although it’s pretty amazing when the water turns to a black cloud near the heads when they run! Maybe I’ll a prawn video in the future.

[@peterk7377]

You seem to have better luck then me. I was there last year and got nothing.

[@SlappinLoominum]

I've heard recently that numbers are not the same on Bullock Island. Unfortunately it's due to people not limiting their catch and catching their limit (the old saying). I have seen huge families there with Hi-ace vans full of buckets! Your best bet is to go where there are no people! Cheers Peter!

[@peterk7377]

@@SlappinLoominum I got little boat now so I'll have a crack out in the open.

[@kettlebells-ez9xi]

on the web it says you can catch 30 or 1litre of whole or parts of crab. so would that mean you got to many or is the 1 litre more just talking about cooked crab

[@SlappinLoominum]

Gday! Yes that’s correct. In victoria the bag limit for sand crabs is 30. But I guess if you’re keeping more than 30 it would have to be no greater than 1litre. I normally only take 4-5 crabs at a time as it’s to easy to get them fresh as you want them! Cheers.

[@kettlebells-ez9xi]

@@SlappinLoominum ok thanks I just didn't want to head out while I had confused myself on the rules. Seems like you would need atleast a few to get a meal out of them.

[@mariodirckze1191]

Nice video. Were you outside or in the North Arm mate?

[@nigelwood4574]

Whats the crabbing like late January mate

[@SlappinLoominum]

It’s pretty good all year round mate. From land or boat?

[@nigelwood4574]

@@SlappinLoominum from boat 14 ft open cab firberglass probably try and get out to six mile too

[@SlappinLoominum]

Yeh you’ll find crabs for sure if you have a boat. You’ll get some good snapper around that time too!

[@nigelwood4574]

@SlappinLoominum thanks will have family on board will cruise from paynesville will you be around

[@Azmiiiiiiiii]

Hey what do sand crabs taste like? Also which areas do u catch prawns there I might have a shot thankd

[@spiceworm8102]

The law is you can only use two nets at a time. You're using three here. Maybe read up on Vic laws

[@SlappinLoominum]

Totally right mate! I’m normally crabbing with more people on board and wouldn’t be an issue. I was more focused on giving people inspiration to get out and do it. At least I didn’t catch my limit and only took what I needed for the fam.

[@luckymandap6315]

How to keep them alive for 3 day do I just put sea water inside?

[@SlappinLoominum]

I’m not sure if they would last three days. If you try they need to be kept cold and damp. Wet news paper is good. Or a wet cloth with ice bricks in an esky would be my guess. Cheers!

[@pumpkinpitts22]

what kinda boat you got buddy?

[@SlappinLoominum]

It’s a Brooker from Qld. Turned into a pontoon boat. (Poor mans Stabi!)

[@pumpkinpitts22]

@@SlappinLoominum does the job, i have a quintrex 390 outback explorer i will be taking down to portarlington when the lockdown fucks off