Amazing yabbying in a tiny dam with meat and string

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks so much for the shoutout Robbie, that was very unexpected, and very nice of you! I love the meat and string technique it's by far my favorite way to get yabbies, it's just so much fun! You got some good sized ones mate, I'm jealous! I'm still trying to find a good spot to get 'em. Keep up the great work mate

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks heaps mate. It was my pleasure. Thanks for inspiring to use this technique again!

[@RKJFishing]

@@robbiefishing hahaha I can't lie, the day before I went out and made that video I was watching your old meat and string videos hahahaha

[@robbiefishing]

Hahahaha we inspire each other. LOL

[@jordanpurdham6938]

Just curious where y'all are from cuz I'm kind of guessing that yabbies for you are like crawfish for us here in the US ... ? I'm sure that they if not they are some kind of like lobster or a shrimp

[@robbiefishing]

Hi mate, we are from Australia and out yabbies are pretty much the same as your crawfish.

[@peterwilson2884]

Well done Robbie ! You have once again shown all of us that you are a fisherman par excellence , a conservationist - only taking enough for a feed , a awesome dad and family man taking care to show us all the pure enjoyment you can have fishing from basic yabbering to trout and cod fishing also the way you try to get everyone to look after our waterways and dams , creeks on public and private property . Wishing you and yours all the best.cheers and beers

[@markhansford5930]

Great entertainment Robbie. So much better than what's on TV ha ha

[@robbiefishing]

Hahaha thanks heaps Mark.

[@garyjordan3181]

Hi you have brought back memories of when we were kids we would go camping and when we would get to the small creek we would tie bacon on our stick fishing pole and line to catch crawdads. I'm 70 now I was about 8-10 then so it's been awhile. good video you have brought back memories and a smile. Thank you.

[@connorhudston6895]

“Glory-Arse morning” I laughed way to much when you said that! Hahaha, love the video Robbie!! My grandparents used to do the soap and stocking technique for yabbing I’ve never done it, but they’d throw a bar of soap in a stocking and have the stocking attached to some string and apparently it caught them. Never done it myself but it seems like it could be an interesting vid

[@adamholden4050]

When I was a kid I put the meat in a bit of stocking so their claws would get hooked and I could put a few stones in it as well to way it down. Good work mate You’ve inspired me to go yabbying now Have 2 of these 👍🏻👍🏻

[@robbiefishing]

Hi Adam thanks so much mate. Good much with the yabbying.

[@jeffsmith380]

Two points Robbie. 1. Get in the water beside the incoming bait. 2. Place the net BEHIND the bait so the Yabby does not let go and flip away. You lose too many putting the net in front!!!

[@Dogfish63]

We use the same technique when catching blue crabs in Delaware and Maryland in the salt water and brackish water. We use fatty chicken necks and a weight to hold them down like you said. You have to pull them in quite a bit slower than you showed here. We also use wire box traps that you lower straight down off a pier. The doors close on it as you lift. It's great fun!

[@jasegtree1206]

This is how we did it as kids. You've made me think of my dear old Mum. 🥰

[@johngeddes5918]

Hey Robbie....recent fan mate and looking forward to catching up with some of your older vids .....want to congratulate you on your popularity and well deserved. I thank you for having fun and sharing that and your knowledge....

[@robbiefishing]

Hi John thank you so much for your very kind words mate. Right from the very start my aim has been to focus on sharing the "fun" aspect of fishing, so your comment confirms that I am hitting the mark, so thank you so much. 👍

[@johngeddes5918]

@@robbiefishing ....used your solar eclipse joke on a couple of mates today......think you're going to have to improve your material....🤣😂

[@robbiefishing]

@@johngeddes5918 hahahahaha

[@beefcake1876]

I really respect that you put them back if they're too small

[@David-dl3vj]

Damn, this brings back awesome memories of my childhood with my old mum and bro. Thank you.😊😊

[@cliffw6031]

That was similar to how I first started catching yabbies but I used an old deep frying basket and put it behind the yabby as I brought it in. oh memories. Just good clean fun. Thanks for sharing Robbie.

[@robbiefishing]

Haha I use to use one of those when I was s kid too. Thanks mate.

[@mrgreenswelding2853]

Me too that's how I did it when I was a kid.

[@blakebuckland8484]

6:35 haha I get it mate, the offspring is a great band

[@robbiefishing]

Hahahaha me too.

[@lawrencewillard6370]

We kids fed ourselves from the Peel River in late 40's, early 50's with this method. Boilng water in a topless kero 4 gallon tin. Memories!.

[@robbiefishing]

Awesome. Golden times mate.

[@brentfenwick8847]

Great video there robbie. Love yabbying myself with mates for a fishing trip or just a feed. Great way to spend a few hours out in the open. Love your work.

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks heaps Brent, sure is an awesome way to kill time mate.

[@brettoberry3586]

Great catches, Robbie. Good eats right there.

[@jeffro5032]

Robbie.....I freakin' love your videos man! Here in the NW USA we call these Abby's.....Crawdad's. I've been catching them my entire life and actually free dive into small river and creeks for them , and hand pick all the big ones. Been doing it for about 45 years now. Getting older now and have started to use traps more often , as I can't move as quick as I used to. But man , your enthuiasim is awesome to see!! Fishing for crawdad's out of the columbia river , the biggest ones I've caught had claws that measure over 4" long , and from tail to the end of the claws they stretched over the width of a newspaper ( about 14" ). Keep having a blast , protect those females and have fun mate!!

[@jeffro5032]

BTW Robbie.....where you are located , are there any areas to hit marsh's for big mud crab? That is something I have always wanted to do , go searching for big mud crab!

[@jeffro5032]

God damn it haha.....I just ran acrpss your video of catching that huge male Murray crawdad................That was awesome!!

[@robbiefishing]

Hahaha Thanks buddy. I'm in Victoria, Australia mate. No mud crabs in my area, just yabbies and crayfish... very big crayfish. LOL Thanks so much for your kind words mate and thanks for watching from the USA.... I love you guys!

[@jeffro5032]

@@robbiefishing You're welcome Robbie , and the feeling is mutual with us American's , we dig the hell out of you Aussies! Thanks again for your kickass video's mate!

[@wyattryan7041]

I don't want to spoil anything but those are some BIG yabbies ahah. Great work Robbie!

[@fishingwithchip3987]

Some of those were huge, great job again Robbie

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks heaps Dale.

[@MathewsFishingAdventures]

What a video Robbie great fun and way to catch yabbies I normally will do it but I say that nets are easier to use and you catch more haha like always can’t wait for what you have installed for us next on KZbin again great work keep it up see you on your next adventurer.

[@imnotimportant]

Great video! You should have t-shirts made with a picture of a yabby and "YOU RIPPA!!!"

[@robbiefishing]

Hahaha what a great idea.

[@lyphon1121]

LOVE the attitude in the videos, good stuff rob!

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks so much mate.

[@scod3908]

might not matter in that water, but i found those bright red nets make them more flighty

[@johnlshilling1446]

Here's a tip you might like, save the mesh bags that onions or citrus fruit come in. Cut them into 6"- 8" squares. Bundle your meat in the center and tie your line around the top. Your bait will last much, much longer. Or get your butcher to locate beef or pork spleens. They're like a liver mated with a sponge and wrapped the baby in a tough membrane. Every time a yabbie pinches or bites, fresh blood is released. A little chunk will last all day and night! Even if you have to buy bulk, you can freeze it and have it all year long.

[@danielybarra8680]

i really like watching you catch yabbies.

[@joepecore6894]

Yep me to.

[@edogthesavage8770]

Great video robbie, cant wait for the fishing videos

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks heaps mate.

[@CalaisRider]

Good-onya mate very informative and I love how you enjoy it so much.

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks so much Peter.

[@mrFU]

use to do this a lot when I was growing up, I have a grandson now who is almost 2yo, I can't wait for him to get a little bit older so I can teach him the art of catching yabbies with meat and string :D

[@billygarfield5520]

Great video. I did not know that salt will get rid of parasites that adhere to the crayfish, Thanks for the info!

[@PhillipWhite-uz3wu]

Hey Robberto... good going mate.Good to see you letting the littlest go. Some people don't A so-called friend of mine included.

[@robbiefishing]

Hey Phillip thanks heaps mate. I am never greedy. I like the saying "Limit your kill, don't kill your limit". With all fish it is OK to keep one or two as a treat, but no need for huge harvest!

[@johnvelcek7754]

Just a question the dams that you fish are they stocked with Yabbies or their brought in whe it’s rainy season by floods in Australia 🇦🇺

[@ttttylerthefisho9635]

They find their own way

[@downunderfishing105]

This so good Robbie I love meat and string much funnier then sitting down for 15 minutes doing nothing I once caught 5 yabbies on one go

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks mate. Haha I agree, it is so much fun.

[@kadewilder5394]

Awesome video Robbie . Our rugby team is called the yabbies.

[@robbiefishing]

Hahaha that's such a cool name for a rugby team. LOL

[@RocketsFishingAdventures]

Hey Robbie. I was pondering the issue about the lack of visibility and uncertainty of where the bait/yabbie is when retrieving. Maybe just crimp a small split shot onto the line at a set distance from the bait to act as a marker?

[@effigy42]

Rocket's Fishing Adventures you can feel the angle and distance of where it is i spent my whole childhood doing this :p

[@thiefz1298]

Great video mate can't wait for more to come

[@myfish4003]

ahhh that brings back childhood memories, just about every weekend and after school if I could get away with it I'd knick a bit of meat out of the fridge and string from mums sewing box and go crawling around the local creeks catching yabbies.

[@robbiefishing]

Hahaha me too mate. Very similar childhood memories for me. LOL

[@joecarr9476]

I'd never seen this done before i was thinking of stocking a couple of dams on my property and then i thought, how the heck do you catch them? so i'm glad I came across your method, i may get a couple of pots and when i have time, I'll use the string. Thanks mate.

[@robbiefishing]

Hey mate, thanks for watching. 👍👍

[@samcharles3363]

“This ones as tight as a ducks rear end...”

[@robbiefishing]

Hahahahaha

[@j-b7982]

Hey mate! Awesome video 👌🏻 You should so try this in the coming summer and use some canned corn.. my wife catches them all the time by threading the corn onto the fishing line and tying it up in a loop about the size of an apple. She catches more than me 🤣

[@robbiefishing]

Haha thanks, I must give that a ctack.

[@henryhayes3080]

I like the string thing because it just makes yabbying more fun

[@Paintcan11]

Do you ever use yabbies as bait? Also, if you put the little ones in a separate bucket you can more effectively find the larger ones until you are done, then let the littles go back.

[@robbiefishing]

Hey mate thanks for the great tip. I do use then as bait sometimes, usually when I am fishing for rwdfin or yellowbelly in lakes.

[@Paintcan11]

@@robbiefishing I used them growing up for trout and Kokanee (landlocked sockeye and coho salmons) in what we call a Wickiup Sandwich, thread half a worm on hook, add smallest piece of Abbie meat that will stay on the hook, then cover hook point with a piece or two of white corn or a red salmon egg. Just make sure the hook is hidden for the Kokanee, trout don’t seem to be quite as finicky.

[@paulsoutbackgardenaustrali7674]

Where abouts were u fishing rob and were there any creeks nearby where water would flow into them..

[@Nomore200474]

Do you ever do any videos showing how you prepare/cook them?

[@robbiefishing]

Hi mate, I have two catch and cook yabby videos. The most recent one was only about 2 weeks ago.

[@Nomore200474]

robbiefishing thanks buddy, I found them just after I commented - I should’ve checked first before asking 🙈😊👍🏻

[@noahb5334]

It is best to fill up an old stocking with meat or dog food (with a couple rocks to weigh it down) and tie a string to the top to throw it out n pull it back in. atleast thats what I used to do at my grandparents dam. I caught some bloody huuge yabbies that way!

[@flynnduggan1756]

awesome video mate 👍

[@blackg0076]

liver is the best , i wrap mine up in a bit of stocking , added bonus is that sometimes they get caught on the stocking .

[@robbiefishing]

Hi Peter thanks for the great tip.

[@sunnycoastfishing3132]

Hey mate where is this I have wanting to take my kids yabbying for years with the good old meat string and a stick 😂😂 I am located on the sunny coast do you know any spots in around that 2 hour area happy to drive a bit

[@lukeisanuke2551]

only gone yabbying once. caught none lol great job!!!!

[@electro1622]

Hi Robbie..I got a few yabbies from a very large dam but they tasted muddy... how do you get the muddy taste out of them..???

[@electro1622]

Aeternalis Armentarius... of course I washed them and cooked them... but they still tasted muddy...

[@electro1622]

Aeternalis Armentarius..lol... you got me..lol

[@58Kym]

Lots of garlic

[@thebrain9384]

Hey Robbie. If you are the only one fishing these dams, I would feed them so they get bigger faster.

[@Vincentdonnelly5158]

Great catch. Making me hungry. I'd say they are lovely to eat.

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks Vincent. They are possibly the nicest things you will ever eat.

[@Urbanfisho]

Apart from pink Lady Oysters! ;oP

[@WhatDidIJustWatch-0]

8:34 rips its claw off by accident

[@robbiefishing]

Whoops. Sorry yabby.

[@Urbanfisho]

Nice yabs! Look like you had a bit of B/G algae on the surface there??

[@Jado814]

Robbie love the videos mate I think you should have more recognition. Do you chase yellowbellies or catfish and do you have any tips on how to catch them?

[@Hazardbone]

Some nice sized yabbies there mate

[@Semicon07]

BTW mate, the biggest yabbie I've every caught had its claws in one corner of a 4L ice cream bucket and curled tail in the diagonal opposite corner....a MONSTER. Did not taste any better than the small ones. - Pro tip: fill the belly of a yellowbelly with yabbie tails and garlic butter. Cook in foil on the barbie.

[@yiannikomniny4745]

Will yabbies get out of an open top lift net over night?

[@unitedkingdomcrayfishassoc3963]

Great video mate. I will give you a shout out on my next video crayfishing in the UK. I will also post a link to this vid on the United Kingdom crayfish association Facebook page. Great shots of the crayfish. Big monster claws too.

[@CamBill]

Good video the young fella actually sat and watched it with me and said he wants to try that 😀

[@CamBill]

The young fella wants to type now hes 6 🇦🇺 mynamiska D E N Andmydadisdad

[@robbiefishing]

Hi Kaden it is lovely to meet you. Thank you for watching my video little buddy.

[@ritchardclark5150]

Good sized yabbies Robbie.

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks Ritchard, a few rippas in there mate.

[@Hshshhxhxjdb]

Rippin video Robbie, loved it!

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks heaps Matt.

[@cbrrr-rr6no]

Hi, robbie, i heard rock melon flesh is good bait, i dunno hiw good, but might be worth a try

[@madlads2823]

Great entertainment Robbie I think your that good at wat your doing Robbie that your could make it on tv one day hopefully

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks so much Tyla. I'm not sure that TV is ready for me though buddy. LOL

[@phoebemckenzie5707]

do you think that would work in the USA? We do have crayfish in out lakes and ponds.

[@effigy42]

Phoebe Mckenzie if you can get the crustacean to get obsessed with trying to eat and slowly very slowly pull them into shore then Ofcourse why not

[@bliqn157]

Would ox heart work as yabbie bait you reckon

[@stobesy18]

Do you cook them in salt ? If yes then no need to wash them

[@whitetailthedeer2304]

Do you celebrate thanksgiving robbie over in Australia? Just wondering.

[@ttttylerthefisho9635]

No

[@VR-zh7lo]

Great video, I've never seen them being caught like this before. All other videos were by trap or hand in clear water. Please do a catch and cook, would love to know how you prepare them. Subscribed.

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks so much. I do have a couple of yabby cooking videos.

[@bradtuckerman388]

Awesome video mate. Yabbying is so much fun love your work

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks heaps Brad.

[@joshkelley8102]

You can do that with fishingpole and a bobber float easier to see when s ok mt the in ng on bait easier to get to net

[@MitchellFamilyMadness]

Where do you live and I go yeah I’ve been to and I’ve caught some huge Yabby’s

[@robbiefishing]

Hi Kara I live in Wangaratta.

[@colbeynankervis9388]

Good video mate, I learnt a fair bit from this video

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks heaps Colbey. I hope you can go out bad catch a few with this technique mate.

[@colbeynankervis9388]

@@robbiefishing will you be at the Murray codforence

[@LachlanAbood]

Hey Robbie Do you know why rkj fishing has not released any more videos? I have been really missing his videos.😢 Cheers Lachlan

[@robbiefishing]

G'day mate, you might be best to ask him buddy. I speak to him regularly, we are great mates, but it's not for me to talk about other people's business. 👍👍

[@LachlanAbood]

@@robbiefishing ok I will do that now Thanjs

[@paulsoutbackgardenaustrali7674]

Hey Robbie how old u reckon the farmer was....maybe hes from the old school?

[@JackCarregan]

we call them crawdads here. Which is a weird name I am realizing. Yabby is way more Austrian though. Put some yabbies on the barby i reckon. I loved catching them as a kid, In south US they make them spicy and delicious.

[@robbiefishing]

Hi Jack thanks for watching. Yabbies/crawdads they're all similar. I bet your crawdads taste just as nice as our yabbies.

[@PiggyXMalone]

Austrian?

[@taipan2533]

Really enjoyed this video, I thought it was awesome

[@robbiefishing]

Thank you so much mate.

[@phoebemckenzie5707]

the ones that only have one arm does it grow another one ?

[@crustyjoker8589]

Phoebe Mckenzie no

[@amileo1651]

No, bcos Robbie already ate em...

[@effigy42]

Do crabs? Yes they do because the 10000000000000 yabbies ive caught you always find ones with tiny claws and a massive one

[@tonyprice5726]

Ever thought of priming the dam with fish food a few times ???

[@adrianzucker8757]

Great vid m8 popped up funny part is first time ive heard u swear in a vid but love this style of yabbying aswell lots of fun indeed

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks so much mate. Did I swear? LOL I usually try to leave that out if my videos. This video is a few years old now I must go back and watch. Hahaba

[@adrianzucker8757]

@@robbiefishing right after u get bitten by the second yabbie u threw in the bucket u can hear it very suttle but yeap the f bomb i must have good ears no one else picked up on it lol

[@robbiefishing]

Hahahaha

[@adrianzucker8757]

@@robbiefishing 16:55 its a toss up between stuff it or f it lol

[@Godfreed87]

Another great one mate, but I gotta say, I don't know I wasn't there but mate that dam didn't look healthy at all. I grew up on farms as a kid and some dams are good and some are no good! From what I could see that dam didn't look like eating them would be that good for ya. Looked like blue green algae on the down wind side. It had no plant life in it. Not good signs for eating hey. Could make ya crook mate. Just a heads up. But a family of wood ducks were close by and Yabbies of all size and of plenty. No plants and that green and the thickness of the water. Was my concern. Love you videos mate. Keep it up 👌💪🎣

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks so much mate. The dam looks a lot different when it is full. The lower they get the dirtier they become and the more manky they look. BUT.... thays the best time to catch yabbies on them.

[@Earnthelux4999]

How’s the fam looking today should have abit of water after all this rain

[@Smilemoreblox]

Thank u for another good video can u do a catch clean n cook please.

[@marktwain7339]

This channel is fucking great and deserves more subs, keep up the great vids robbie.

[@moojuice369]

What do these things eat in a barren pond then, no plants or anything

[@dmdfishin]

Awesome fishing trip

[@yamum5719]

Takes me back to my yabbying days good old meat and string haha👍 a good old car tyre on rope used to work well don't know if it's legal or not

[@effigy42]

Ya Mum not endangered why would it be illegal

[@effigy42]

:p

[@numchacar]

In wodonga , i caught a much bigger yabbie in a really really small puddle it was so tiny i could not believe what i was seeing

[@MOOSEDOWNUNDER]

Well done mate, truly awesome. Save some for me brother. Cheers Moose

[@mitchbaker176]

Awesome Vid Dude!

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks Mitch.

[@brendenbirch6751]

Put your meat in a stocking mate clause get stuck in the material way more affective

[@austinbartose6527]

Damn those look tasty! Big mudbugs

[@briantaylor8936]

Ripper video Robbie!

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks heaps Bryan.

[@TheGreatoutdoorsAndGourmetVic]

Sweet!

[@gabecross1300]

Those yabbys where giant bigger than ours that really small one was a full grown

[@cr0cket01]

Think fishing like that is way a lot used to start by the coast why parents ate or drank sitting by a creak with a bit of string and prawn heads or something bacon was popular and then going after crabs and small fish. yet still fun when you grow up (for men we dont grow up thats boring) .

[@aaaaaaahhh2607]

Good on you!

[@aaaaaaahhh2607]

Some times I catch the in really nice and clear water

[@monix5531]

Line fishing for yabbies is the best fun

[@robbiefishing]

Sure is mate I love it

[@dcstealth11111]

can you please do some yabbie in public water as I am city boy and want to teach my kids how to catch yabbie and where to go

[@nossni666a4]

Bro have you ever been to any of these damms and encountered crocs??