CATCHING BIG MUDCRABS IN NORTH QUEENSLAND AUSTRALIA - SUBSCRIBER SUGGESTED LOCATION

[@SkidPig]

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[@educlinstand]

“It’s summer, and it’s fucken hot”...philosophical Gold!

[@bartfenech8495]

Gold bud. Do keep everything - never a truer word said. Thanks for representing us fisho's and hunters with integrity.

[@dougbourdo2589]

Glad to see the "conservation" attitude even if ya don't max out every time. Bravo on you guys.

[@SkidPig]

Doug Bourdo thanks mate, I wish more people would do the same. It makes me sooooo mad to see pics of about 15 crabs lined up knowing that most will go to waste

[@Sob626]

Looks familiar. Out through Molongle Creek and back of Cape Upstart. Good crabbing and fishing in that area!

[@soho71]

I came here from the Freewheeler video... but I subscribed because " they just go to sleep, like us in the aircon after a big weekend on the piss" and you say "fuck" as much as I do.... thanks! from South Carolina!

[@SkidPig]

Awesome to hear mate, welcome 🍻

[@stinkbotblue]

Love it, first vid of yours I've seen. Respect for only taking what you need.

[@SkidPig]

Thanks mate, I wish everyone would do the same

[@alashaandjaxtonbroughton1246]

Guess he really wasn’t fucking around! Love it❣️

[@JT-py9lv]

It's Saturday night here in Arizona. Sitting back enjoying my 2nd rum & coke (heavy on the rum) and enjoying SkidPig. Nothing better !

[@SkidPig]

Sounds like a good time mate 🤙🍻

[@geraldluque9607]

Here in Washington state, we do the same with the beers, butwe call her the fishing goddess. Good show mates, I'm a newbie to your channel

[@jeffstoyles7805]

Good on ya mate, cheerz from Ontario Canada

[@gradybrowning3976]

I'm from the States, but I love you Aussies y'all love fishing and good music.

[@SkidPig]

Thank you mate, cheers 🍻

[@markissboi3583]

had the privlage of muddys & fishing in darwin while up their NT bit fun was all new to me 2005 Some where huge 👍

[@SkidPig]

Yeah mate, they get big up there

[@tvb-thevariationboys3326]

Vids are getting better & better mate

[@SkidPig]

Thanks mate, I'm trying 🤙

[@supremeoreo3083]

Sometimes when you get the pots in the trees it may be because of the tide that night. Mate you have done better in the bohle than i ever have with crabs, good job.

[@SkidPig]

The float was missing mate, it had been touched for sure👍

[@supremeoreo3083]

SkidPig oh my bad didn’t notice. Bastards.

[@MrPanzerblitz]

@@SkidPig Good chance the line got caught in their prop and they tied the line to the tree for you. You DID have a bunch of crabs in it. Not everyone is a low life.

[@CraftyFatboy]

Fu#%*n Love it!!! That had to be middle of the week sometime cause there hasn’t been a flat day like that on a weekend for a year..... Awesome job on the catch and release, only keep what u need. Nothing worse than seeing a fisherman’s freezer full of every prize fish/crab he has ever caught. Even if it is in cryovac. Promise I won’t try that spot, next weekend....

[@SkidPig]

Hahahaha yeah that was a Monday mate 🤙 hook in 🍻

[@SlickShoe1]

love how the crab opens the shotgun hole

[@tonitouchberry894]

In Florida we dump the crabs (no ties or tape) right into a cooler with ice! Worry about getting them out safely later! Like you said the cold puts them to sleep! Never had a problem and really saves on tape!! If you'll notice - chicken works great😁

[@SkidPig]

Cheers mate, these crabs fight until they go to sleep and they end up losing legs etc

[@TheJudg3d]

I'm a simple man. I see a SkidPig video. I hit like and then I wait to watch it with everyone on release.

[@SkidPig]

🍻 cheers mate

[@musicmanthatlikesoldandnew7324]

Bonestwotimes im the same brother

[@user-teabager]

BonesTwoTimes i do the same mate

[@aaronrobb1843]

'Like us in the air con after a big week on the piss' does it get more Australian than that? I think not! hahaha Great vid guys. Gidday from Tassie! #betterhaveanotherone #mudcrabshotgun

[@SkidPig]

Haha thats for sure, cheers mate. Thanks for watching 🍻

[@Micko1987]

100% agree with you about only keeping enough for a feed, i know a few burdekin boys that brag about taking 20 home, it used to really piss me off about that

[@SkidPig]

Yeah mate it pisses me off too

[@paulchambers6657]

Hahaha this made me smile, there’s nothing quite like beers, fucks n fishing 😀

[@SkidPig]

I'll drink to that 🍻

[@magoolew5131]

I didn't know you guys knew about shotgun beers. Wooo hoooo.

[@pwrplnt1975]

LMAO! "Like us in the aircon after a weekend on the piss" Love these vids! One of my best work buddies and fellow Trump supporter is from Australia. He's a riot!

[@SkidPig]

Good shit Bro 🍻🍻

[@adamthrelfall3668]

Good haul mate, probably be some 3m flatties in that area next week

[@SkidPig]

They were starting to bust up on the way home 🤘

[@billmarsh7104]

Hey, instead of using your legs to stretch the pots, try a Pizezy Pot Spreader - nothing to do with me, but I splurged on one - great on those tough pots, and old hands - Crab n Gear from Brisbane (I think) distribute them around the state (bit dear, but happy to pay for someone else's work and idea)

[@SkidPig]

I'll check them out 👍

[@bobfife9071]

Great session

[@Letscampfishn4x4]

Crab shotgun beer is a new trend I think mate 10/10

[@misterturkturkle]

13:56 he doesnt like his belly tickled

[@TheBlueBikeDoyle]

Nice haul. Hey you might want to check compression on the big boat . Mine wouldn't idle find out I was losing compression and burnt hole in piston

[@SkidPig]

I hope it's not that, I will have to check it out. Thanks mate

[@frankfilippone9679]

What a beautiful country! Great opening song, I immediately looked it up, thanks

[@02bigkev]

Shot gun a beer after a mud crab opens it....True Aussie style

[@SkidPig]

Doesn't get much better mate

[@jaithompson5017]

Its 5 o'clock somewhere and I love it

[@SkidPig]

Roger that mate 🍻

[@Thehonestruth]

Love your video, sooo good seeing an Aussie and the mud crab beer opener!

[@SkidPig]

Thank you 🤙

[@muntee33]

Lucky bugger, the one in the thumbnail looks like the yumier breed up the NT way. Good ol mullet or lamb head split in two. Cooked chicken frames go well but are unfortunately, also a favourite of snappy in these parts. And a decoy pot made of a float tied to a weight and fish hooks threaded into the rope is great insurance. Place the decoy in the second closest position in your string of pots.

[@SkidPig]

Hahaha yep that would work

[@Hugh-Glass]

hello Brother, funny how I am doing the exact same thing on the other side of the globe complete with cold beer and a bearded cohort like yours :) we use square pots though.. and fresh bait..either bull lips or chicken necks usually. stay safe and good fishing to you!!

[@Hugh-Glass]

also, in regards to fresh bait vs. aged bait I was told by an astute old crab fisherman that fresh meat releases oils into the water while the aged stuff has long been stripped of its scent. when something dies its a rush to consumption and (according to his mind) crabs of all sort prefer fresh bait..usually chicken necks which leave an oil sheen when introduced. crab dinner bell, always at dawn. you earned my respect with the statement about putting back what you will not eat. you are a steward of nature and a fine gentleman.

[@SkidPig]

@@Hugh-Glass thank you Sir. The fresh bait statement makes perfect sense

[@sebgrillo2406]

Keep enough for a feed the let the rest go, that is the best quote I have ever heard.

[@SkidPig]

Thanks mate, its a shame most people don't do that

[@sebgrillo2406]

SkidPig yeah agreed some people are just so greedy and don’t think about the future it irritates me a little we all want crabs every now and then but if people keep going on like this we will be catching no crabs and there will be no more awesome skid pig content.

[@michaelrichardt1664]

Awesome feed there..Great vid, keep em coming. 👌

[@SkidPig]

Cheers mate

[@andylarner3531]

awesome adventure boys you are so lucky living in Oz

[@egrffin8534]

I loved the demo on the mud crab shot gun, but i didn't need that seeing as one pierced my finger. i nearly removed it myself with my own knife before i got faint and collapsed in shock. And just before i fainted i recalled saying "Help me"

[@happyhours4229]

Sick mate your the most Australian I’ve seen

[@tristanclarke3053]

Love the videos but maybe u could highlight the shark in red circle I saw it but just for other people love the vids keep it up

[@SkidPig]

I didn't see if when I was editing mate

[@damobilemechanic5529]

have you tried cable ties to tie the crabs up

[@djfunkycraig]

Love ya morals too mate, bloody true North Queenslander!!

[@SkidPig]

🍻

[@skottiyeah9024]

Yeah skids best craber on KZbin by far and fucking oath bash on site for pulling someone else's pots 👍👍

[@frankfilippone9679]

This is great to watch when smoking joints stuffed with hash!

[@frankfilippone9679]

Or even regular joints lol I love seeing “ Down Under “

[@northernninjarunner5506]

I thought you just wanted to go out in the boat and have a few cold ones. Crab City

[@CaptainBax]

I use to boiled up roo meat, works a treat just boil it long enough to toughen up the meat on the outside.

[@SkidPig]

Yeah nice!! Any part of the roo in particular??

[@CaptainBax]

@@SkidPig I don't think it matters, even if it's fresh road kill but any part from the legs where most of the meat is, just don't over boil it. It's like making a stew where you brown of the meat before adding it to the pot.

[@SkidPig]

@@CaptainBax nice!! I always thought the tail would go all right

[@greghudson1489]

You crack me up with all the chatter and joking.

[@davenorman8251]

Rumour is there is a few crabs about at the moment, they been getting em up in the trees on the high tides.

[@SkidPig]

I can confirm that mate

[@jackknife8916]

Hey mate which boat ramp are you using?

[@warrendudley4929]

Remember the black river rodeo days 😳🤪🤠 it's from 4wd

[@SkidPig]

Is this THE Warren Dudley???

[@mrjack1213]

Love me a good crab video

[@krisb3429]

Like in the aircon after a big weekend on the piss ........hahaha Subscribed thanks legend

[@SkidPig]

Haha cheers mate

[@krisb3429]

@@SkidPig 👍

[@denisebrady6858]

Brilliant Mate- teach the younger ones only take enough to eat- DON'T BE GREEDY !!!! Great Video Cheers Denise- Brisbane

[@SkidPig]

Exactly right

[@rodashford1151]

Best crab bait i ever used was mullet that had been heavily salted and put in a bin down the back yard for a week or so

[@SkidPig]

Really?? The smelly chooks seemed to work the best for us

[@rodashford1151]

@@SkidPig salted mullet was my preferred bait while i chased crabs professionally, but if using whole mullet, make sure you cut them a bit before salting.

[@SkidPig]

@@rodashford1151 I would love to get a few tips off you about crabbing mate, if you have time? My email is [e-mail]

[@DENMONKEY]

kudos for only taking what you could eat and sticking to the legal ones. I hate when people are greedy and end up wasting them.

[@SkidPig]

Me too mate, gota leave a few for our kids to catch 🤙

[@DENMONKEY]

@@SkidPig my oath mate.

[@colinr1960]

I use chicken necks from the super market and marinate them overnight in tuna oil. In Cairns and it seems to work OK around here...🦀🦀🦀

[@teranceable]

Hey mate where do you get your pots with the bait holder built in from cheers

[@SkidPig]

If your local to Townsville I am a supplier now but otherwise any independent tackle shop in Queensland

[@teranceable]

@@SkidPig how much

[@teranceable]

@@SkidPig mate how much do you sell the pots for with the bait holder in the bottom

[@saxonharveymale854]

What is the boat ramp call we’re u launched the boat bro

[@yeahnahyeah7872]

Was that maggie island in the background fella?

[@SkidPig]

Sure is mate

[@waltershumate5777]

On our crabs in North America it seems to me the case of the bait is" the deader the better"... Are the mud crabs that way as well?

[@SkidPig]

We are about to find out mate, I got some stinky road kill today for the next video

[@waltershumate5777]

@@SkidPig I remember once using a rotten kielbasa for a bait and being shocked at how well it worked! Roadkill would have been cheaper, but it wasn't around long enough to go foul. so I ate it instead... LOL! " hey, I bagged my deer this year!" " oh yeah? What did you use on him"? " a half ton Chevrolet pickup ."... "he almost got away from me too, but I was coming down the road just a little faster than he was crossing it ".

[@waltershumate5777]

@@SkidPig good on ya's!

[@HUNTINGNT375]

Good video mate keep up the good work

[@SkidPig]

Cheers mate 🍻 will do

[@fishingwithzara1911]

awesome video 👍 smashed that sub button already loving the content 🎣

[@nobull-dozer3356]

Nice little haul skidpig hooroo .

[@rvqq1081]

caught my first barra in that creek

[@johnpuckett899]

Hey mate looks like you got some good crab how is the Wildfire over there compared to where you are haven't heard anything on the news in about 2 weeks or so

[@SkidPig]

All good up here mate, we just got a decent amount of rain too so everything that burnt is now nice and green

[@johnpuckett899]

Good deal glad to here it

[@ogpu1]

Top video! Looks like you had a good feed.

[@rickwilliams4301]

Something to keep in mind when crabbing:- Most people chuck their crabs in a pot o' boiling water when they cook 'em. Just like you would if you were chucked in a vat of boiling hot water, the first thing your crabs do is shit and spew their guts up. If you use stinking rotten shit for bait then that's whats in their guts when you cook 'em. You end up boiling your crabs in a soup of the same rank chook or rotten roo road kill you used for bait. Good luck with that skiddy

[@SkidPig]

I don't cook them like that mate. I did a video on how i do it

[@obryan240]

Notice you guys don't put a weight on the lines. Got to here in my state. Keeps the line from tangling other boats props.

[@rjochheim]

We always use an empty wine bottle or long neck to pin our crabs... They can’t bite the bottle and don’t throw a nipper

[@SkidPig]

Good idea

[@adamheazlett1179]

You must no someone with a shop to put so much tucker in the traps Good Luck Go Hard.Adam

[@TheMilitaryBiker]

Crabs are bad.......oh wait I’m thinking Of the wrong crabs 🦀 😂✌️😬

[@VJSumiller]

You lads are lucky, my local spot is empty at the moment but should be good after these rains. Anyways, did ya have a decent Aus day long weekend? We went spearin at Maggie for it.

[@SkidPig]

Nice, we were over Maggie drinking 🤣🤣

[@VJSumiller]

@@SkidPig the only way ya gotta do it boss!! Hope ya had a good one :)

[@tyanh2220]

you guys make me feel proud to be Ozzie mate !! no fucking PC bullshit !

[@matthomas6575]

I’m with you bro limit your kill don’t kill your limit

[@BigBert]

Great job, keep that spot in mind 🤙🏻🍻🍻😎

[@SkidPig]

For sure mate

[@peteranddorothybowles5428]

drinking in charge of a boat YOU PRATT

[@SkidPig]

I had 4 beers for the whole day mate. Relax!!! Its not fishing without beer where I'm from

[@ClickBAITFishing]

We are in your hood fishing and filming! nice channel by the way and awesome country!

[@SkidPig]

Cool, where abouts are you guys?

[@ClickBAITFishing]

@@SkidPig I am staying at the star gold coast but I have a car so I have been fishing all over the place.

[@magoolew5131]

I just subbed and rang the bell. I have a friend that lives on the Gold Coast. Someday, I hope to visit her.

[@cooperleonard6105]

Good old Bohle

[@BigTdawg2140]

Where can I get those pots with the built in bait bag

[@SkidPig]

Custom made mate

[@lancegoodman6394]

Where from mate? I like that brown pot with 3 legs

[@billyconnelly6468]

I see a lot of similarities between Aussies & us Canadians LOL!

[@RobertWorley]

you should try canned cat food sometime. just poke a few holes in the can

[@SkidPig]

That's happening real soon mate, I'm trying all the suggested baits

[@RobertWorley]

@@SkidPig i used to catch the hell out of crab in washington state with it.

[@vskiez_2888]

nice vid bro loved it man

[@jennifertheyowiehunter8753]

It seems like the crabs in south east QLD are a lot more aggressive then those ones up north

[@SkidPig]

Really??

[@jennifertheyowiehunter8753]

SkidPig yea mate there fucking nuts. when I pull up a pot full of bucks most of the claws are gone on most crabs. You can’t also barely pick them up, they are crazy aggressive

[@harrybow6487]

Mate by fish fraims there way better like at Ingham road seafood

[@musicmanthatlikesoldandnew7324]

19:45Mate I check those abandoned pots people put them out and forget about them I pulled a pot with a dead Trevalley and another mud crab pot that was just slimey and ripped we picked them up and put them out of the water because it’s killing the fish and crabs I just wish people weren’t so stupid and I just checked the pots and not leave them there I know you said not to check parts but if they’re killing other fish and crabs I’m gonna do it anyway because I don’t want them dying. What are ur thoughts

[@SkidPig]

Yeah I agree but if we got caught checking even an old pot we would still be fined

[@musicmanthatlikesoldandnew7324]

SkidPig yeah true good and bad come out of it but I’ve never been caught so that’s good but is possible that it could happen

[@SkidPig]

@@musicmanthatlikesoldandnew7324 yeah it would suck to get in trouble for doing the right thing

[@casedoveno7413]

I live in Pacific Northwest USA about 200km S of Victoria?Vancouver BC Canada. We Don't have mud crabs like you do in Australia, but we have Dungeness Crabs, I've thrown pots for Dungeness for almost 50 years. My experience has been that stinky bait, like old chicken and other meats no longer fit for consumption are better at attracting crab if the crab population is too sparse where your pot's sitting. On the other hand, if there are lot's of crab around, you'll be more successful with higher fat content fish - Pacific salmon is best. Spiny dogfish ( small 2'-5' shark) chunks work but not as well. I have even known guys who would use canned pet food successfully if they didn't have fish/meat chunks for bait. Just put some small holes in the can with an old fashioned can opener or screwdriver blade. Remember - really stinky bait will draw em in from farther away, really quality seafood scraps seems to be a better attractant if they are close enough to catch the scent.

[@SkidPig]

Thanks mate, I might do a comparison video

[@frankfilippone9679]

Fish was like “ Thanks for saving me from those asshole crabs! “ then he was like “ Oh , Fuck me! “

[@mervynhughes890]

N not bad for this time of year aye

[@vollmerbeast9738]

Great job mate. Keep up the good work

[@SkidPig]

Cheers mate 🤙🍻

[@firstrespondersqueensland1501]

Love your mud crab vids

[@SkidPig]

Thanks mate

[@occyman]

Bloody beautiful

[@blakeveivers2140]

Hey skidpig what size boat ya got

[@SkidPig]

That boat is a 3.9M quintrex explorer

[@blakeveivers2140]

Thanks mate

[@JMC881]

Whats the riff at the start

[@julierisebrough1734]

Omg u guys are fking hilarious I so want to go grabbing with you all

[@banteringboomer4280]

whats that tune your using?

[@SkidPig]

Epedimic sounds mate

[@user-teabager]

That was good buddy cheers fora good channel

[@SkidPig]

Thanks for watching mate

[@bigbigbigballer2185]

Were you get your crab pots from?????

[@SkidPig]

An old bloke used to make them down bushland beach