Catching yabbies with meat and string

[@TheOutbackFisherman]

“16 17 18 aaaahh, I give up, there’s about 25” That cracked me up mate! Ripper video aswell mate, I counted for you and there was 28 yabbies

[@robbiefishing]

Hahahaha thanks mate. My counting isn't as quick as it use to be. LOL

[@paulsoutbackgardenaustrali7674]

@@robbiefishing haha..just saw your Instagram reply..thnx..hope will post my yabby catch on Tuesday

[@robbiefishing]

@@paulsoutbackgardenaustrali7674 sounds awesome Paul. Good luck mate

[@mudrox05]

Hey Robbie 👈 Thanks for the Childhood memories, getting off cut meat from the local Butcher, riding mini bikes from Dam to Dam catching Yabbies, picking Mushrooms and sending Ferrets down Bunny holes catching Underground Mutton and getting 2Bob a pair from the Butcher... Those were the Days!!!!👍👍👍👍

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks Willy. I had a great relationship with my local butcher. His name was Bob Dewer. He was so kind and always gave me off cuts for my yabby nets.

[@robbiefishing]

Hoe much simpler was life back then! WOW This modern day era of political correctness does my head in a bit. I am always respectful and do my very best, but I struggle at times and manage to land myself in hot water from time to time. LOL

[@tangell481]

Robbie that double catch was a seeing is believing moment truly the master

[@robbiefishing]

Hahaha thank you. Reflexes like a ninja. LOL

[@BennyBestt]

Robbie, I saw this video, it bought me back to my childhood. Took my daughter and niece out yabbying yesterday, taught them the basics, and they caught 5 really nice yabbys by them self. .cheers mate. Love the channel

[@robbiefishing]

Thank you so much, and well done on the yabbies.

[@BennyBestt]

@@robbiefishing We got 300 in the nets but the girls had a ball using the handlines. Thanks heaps mate👍

[@RKJFishing]

Nice work mate, I love the meat and string technique! You're right about it being illegal to add a hook, it becomes a fishing set line once you put a hook on it. Great catch on the one that jumped out of the net!!

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks mate. Ahh that makes sense. I thought it was illegal. Haha my reflexes were on full display in this video. LOL

[@moomoo9611]

Great use for crappy off-cut steak (healthy habits👍) converting it into yummy yabbies. Thanks for reminding us about all the fun we had stringing yabbies. There’s a generation of us that grew up without nets (including scoop nets - that’s fancy) but still caught enough for a Sunday feed in the heat of a summer arvo. A bit of string, stinky meat and a couple of mates and we were catching yabbies and making memories that hadn’t faded. Thanks for sharing Love your work Healthy habits

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks so much Moo Moo. I'm trying so hard to lose weight, 1 bad habit at a time. I never thought I would be able to cut the fat off my steak but have been doing it for about a month now. I've impressed myself. I still have plenty of bad habits but slowly I am breaking then down.

[@philiphudson6919]

Brings back so many memories of when would go yabbing as a kid in a friends farm

[@jtan5272]

Takes me back to growing up in the central west! My brothers and I used to love having our cotton line on a string with our chip scoops while dad had the drop nets out. Always a big competition who could catch the most and whoever got lucky enough to get the sweet spot would be getting 5 or 6 a scoop and shit it in for the day.

[@waynegiles2873]

Still my favourite way brings back memories of when I use to go with my old man when I was a kid

[@zakijan456]

Great video! The yabbies are definitely back on the bite. With one drop net and one meat and string line I caught 20ish yabbies last night.

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks Zaki, WOW, it sounds like you had a ripper session too mate. Well done.

[@glenbaker4024]

Definitely one of my favourite videos. I have such great memories of yabbying this way. My dad used to take us all to Caulfield park back in the 70’s; we’d fish for yabbies and he’d kick back in the shade with the paper and a beer. Great video mate.

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks so much Glen.

[@peterriley6444]

sometimes a knot in the line about 5 to 8cm above the bait helps with netting. loved the Vid, brings back memories!!!

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks Peter, and what a great idea. I have never thought of that!

[@michaelhayes1068]

Hiya mate Well in a word .....SUCCESS..I just love watching these yab hunts , its strangely addictive for me 🤣,I can only imagine what it's like for you.... Thanks rob for another cracking episode.. stay well and safe mate and best regards to you and the family. 😎🇬🇧

[@robbiefishing]

Thank you so much Michael. This is soooo much fun. Not overly relaxing, but a lot of fun. Haha I hope you have a ripper day mate

[@TheGreatoutdoorsAndGourmetVic]

Good haul!

[@peterhipwell4632]

Great to watch - my mum used to very “technical” when she was yabbying she hated fishing line she raided her sewing basket and used black linen thread and get a needle and sew the thread through the meat Dad would only use rump or blade steak because there is not much fat on that steak - have a great Christmas

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks so much Peter. My dietitian recommends rump steak for that very reason. I hope you have a great Christmas too mate.

[@kimnebe7210]

I remember catching yabbies in the water under the cattle grate. I was around 7 years old .I am now 63 . So a long time ago 56 years Ago,,, lol string / meat and an old tin. AHHH memories

[@robbiefishing]

Under the cattle grate. Haha thats a new one. Love it.

[@regkershaw]

Nice work once again. I'm amazed on how well your able to get onto dams. When I was a kid going yabbying with my dad it was hard and in most cases we had to ask the farmers if it was ok to go and try the dams

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks Reg. Yep, I never enter private property without first asking for permission.

[@donnamckinlay495]

That was a fun video. like others said, brings back memories. Hoping to take the grandkids yabbying over Christmas .

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks Donna. Creatimg memories with them. They will absolutely love it, u till one if them gets a leech on their foot. LOL

[@jovitogarcia6604]

i super enjoy watching you catching yabbies... i hope someday i have one lol...

[@tylerclark3379]

I love catching yabbies with that technique, love your videos Matey

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks so much Tyler., It sure is a lot of fun isn't it.

[@jase22]

I have never actually used meat and string for yabbies, done it for crayfish, but gee this would make the drop net yabby session a lot more exciting. Great video.

[@robbiefishing]

Haha thanks mate. Its all I ever use to do as a kid. All day.... ever summer day. Haha

[@captainfrank01]

I laughed at the epic net fail at 5:33! If you had a longer net handle you could reach over and scoop them from the back as they always take off that way if they let go. I used to do this a lot when younger and always found that caught more (I'm sure you know that!). Regardless of the result, it was great fun and that was a good haul!

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks so much Frank. haha I had a chuckle myself when the net went in. hahaha

[@jeffwood4620]

Thanks

[@robbiefishing]

WOW Jeff you are so kind, thank you so so much. 🙏🙏🙏

[@jeffwood4620]

@@robbiefishing 😂🤣😂🤣 You are welcome Mate. I am more than happy to do it. You have turned the “Super Like” on which is like throwing your bate out there. It will be interesting to see how many pick it up to show their pleasure. I will leave it longer than an “Impatient Check” and ask you how it is going one day. I have bought six Pyramid Yabby Nets and a high pressure gas cooker with a 20 litre drum from Anaconda today. Hopefully the Yabbies will get hungry this summer. Last year with our massive flood in the Murray River they were prolific. I know how well mannered and consistent you are with your replies, but please only get back to me when it is suitable to you. I am retired and my time is my own with no other responsibilities. 👌👍😊

[@toyama307]

I've commented a few times about this but here in Japan they use squid as bait on hand lines. It seems to work well enough. Give it a go against meat and see which catches the most

[@robbiefishing]

Hi mate thanks so much for the great suggestion.

[@jamiebaynes9488]

Hello, I know this is an older video that I previously watched and may have missed this part, but it was amazing how you caught that yabbie in mid-air, well done.

[@robbiefishing]

Haha thanks mate. I have reflexes like a ninja. LOL

[@jeffbaade8480]

Hey buddy Jeff here great video once again if I don't comment again before the new year mate you lauretta Skye and holly have a safe and great Xmas and New year love Jeff and Arlene thanks for keeping me smiling

[@robbiefishing]

Thank you so much Jeff. I hope that you, Arlene and your families all have a wonderful Christmas and New Year too mate.

[@eckk7405]

Good on ya pritty cool, when we were kids we did yabbying and crayfishing in small streams like that meat an string but we used a long forked stick to pull the line or string through the fork and a longer handled net to scoop them up, was fun to catch yabs an crays like that.

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks Eck. Thays what I needed mate, a longer handled net. LOL

[@tubby5006]

Great video Robbie, I haven’t used that string and meet method since I was a kid. Need to get out and give a crack again. ✌️🙂

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks Tubby. It is so much fun. The only difference these days is that I dont bend down that low as easy as I could back then. LOL

[@HUNTINGNT375]

Used to love doing this is a kid I’ll be in the Northern Territory we have red claw and cherabin But they won’t stay on

[@debramage739]

Loved that. Merry Christmas to you and your family.

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks so much Deb. Merry Christmas to you and your family too.

[@Aidanjacksonkightly_reptiles]

I've actually never gone yabbying using that technique. Seems really productive, at least when you do it lol. Hoping to head up the riverina on a property and try it in those dams because those yabbies are MONSTERS. Most of the yabby spots I have around home are 'clawful'

[@robbiefishing]

Hahahaha "clawful" OMG 🤣🤣🤣 The biggest yabbies that I ever caught were in a dam in the Riverina near Lake Urana. One of my favourite parts of the world.

[@debreauer]

we used to make a scoop out of budgie wire and use cotton thread with a small piece of meat when the timing was right we could fill a 20 ltr bucket in a few hrs

[@robbiefishing]

Thats so awesome. I use to use bird netting and a coat hanger. Haha

[@sloppyjoeoutdoors2980]

I still remember my first yabbie when I was 5 years old

[@brumbyrider54]

I couldnt stop laughing robbie when you threw the net in the dam your "russell coight" moment loved it robbie keep it coming .

[@robbiefishing]

Hahaha thanks mate. I have to admit I had a but if a chuckle at that. I think me and Russell may have been separated at birth. Haha

[@adrianianna2868]

Years ago I married a girl who's parents had a farm near Yass with 8 or 0 dams . I used to catch heaps from some dams & nil from others. I seeded all the non producers with any under size or in berry so all were great , then we got divorced . Bugger I miss those dams !!

[@robbiefishing]

hahaha That sucks mate. LOL I have been down that path too, not with the dams but with the divorce. Not a nice path to travel at all.

[@browntrout1156]

Used to do this as a kid, great video Robbie

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks so much mate.

[@joelvivian5581]

Awesome mate. New years resolution is to try yabbie fishing! You really had them on a string..

[@robbiefishing]

Hahaha thanks mate. A few of them were a bit high strung. LOL

[@joelvivian5581]

@@robbiefishing haha 🤣

[@CamBill]

Good one mate haven’t done that since I was a kid, might be a good holiday activity for young fella just got to find somewhere with yabbies

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks Cam. I'm sure he will love it. I reckon most farmers will let you on. The trick is to ask the real farmers. The primary producers, not so much the hobby farmers.

[@matthewreedy4731]

Hand lineing is always more fun

[@Urbanfisho]

Yabbilicious!

[@thedirtfisherman]

Just like me Ma and I use to do. ❤️

[@suadhalilovic1501]

That's so awesome I haven't been yabbying since I was 7 and I'm 49 now, I think I'll teach my youngest how to catch them if I can peel him off the iPad 🙄

[@garyharvey2116]

Put the net in place on the bottom within reach and reel the yabbie to and over the net and then just lift. Helps if you extend the handle. Much more fun if you hold the line and wait for “bites”.

[@robbiefishing]

Excellent idea. Slowly drag the yabby over the net. As for holding the line, when do I ever do that? hahahaha

[@JohnJohnson-hk7cj]

Good on you mate for showing the old school way we caught them in the day😀 Perhaps a vid without the net, the way we did it, flick them out on the bank?

[@robbiefishing]

Hey John thanks for the tip mate. Haha I must do that. I will see if I can get a bandwidth company to sponsor the video. 🤣🤣🤣 We use to do this as kids. If we weren't quick enough we copped it. LOL

[@24fishing39]

Great vid robie

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks buddy.

[@downunderfishing105]

Amazing work mate keep it up Robbie

[@robbiefishing]

Thank you so much buddy.

[@jaimulcahy_yt]

Yesssss

[@bushfishncook2128]

Was doing some editing but finally made it over from fishbrain mate If you want to see the turtle chasing the yabbie I have it up as a short 👍🏼 That way you don't have to watch the whole thing if you don't want to... Keep up the great work mate yabbying on meat and string sure is fun no matter how old you get 🙂 Definitely need to get my an open top lift net soon 👍🏼 What does one set you back? Just found all the old Opera house nets but the had to go in the bin obviously... They sure were great traps but I do understand why we can't use them anymore.

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks so much mate. I am honestly not sure what these nets are worth. I got mine off Victorian Fisheries Authority. They were running a swap scheme where they swapped my old opera house nets with these open top lift nets.

[@bushfishncook2128]

@@robbiefishing man I misses out hahaha They probably did a similar thing here in NSW but I never heard about it... Keep up the great work mate Tight lines 👍🏼 both the yabbie lines and the rods hahaha

[@jacobdalziel3996]

Love yabbies great eating

[@robbiefishing]

Me too mate, they're so good!

[@bentaylor9795]

With not being able to use a hook.. maybe you could something like a squid spike, but instead of the barbs, it would have a flat flared base. So the meat won't come off.

[@robbiefishing]

Hi Ben sounds like a cool idea. I'm not certain whether it is illegal to use hooks or not, but I think it is.

[@Doopo99]

This is the method i grew up using. Put the net behind them mate….. they swim backwards when spooked. Surprised you don’t seem to know this.

[@ynots0625]

You listened to my suggestion! Haha, it’s much more fun, but you should of used liver my only gripe. Cheers for this 🤙🏾

[@robbiefishing]

haha Thanks Tony/ Live is excellent bait for this type of yabbying, but I already had that small bit of steak that had been in the fridge for a while. LOL

[@braddonoghue5812]

Great video mate what about the coat hanger and mums stocking gabby net got in trouble with that when I was a kid lol

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks mate. YES... That's how I use to do it too. I didn't use a stocking though, I would use bird wire and a coat hanger.

[@timrosenthal46]

My dad was a gun meat and string yabbier... Looks like fun.

[@robbiefishing]

Sure is mate, excellent fun, especially for kids.

[@jacktomlinson2622]

Best youtuber on youtube

[@nathansoutbackfishing]

I ahev to agree

[@robbiefishing]

Thank you so much Jack.

[@aussieswatching3135]

The yabbie master😂👏🏻🇦🇺

[@robbiefishing]

hahahaha I need to be a master at something. LOL

[@Kebbodog]

Haha a few months ago I was unaware of the no hooks on yabby lines rule so I had a weenie little hook on with a couple of minnows on and a dog came out of nowhere and ran through the line taking the hook with it, the owner ended up getting the hook out though lol.

[@robbiefishing]

LOL Stupid dog. haha I'm glad it was a small hook. I THINK it is a rule but would need to check. The owner should have had his dog under control too, not letting it run around swimming where you were yabbying.

[@Kebbodog]

@@robbiefishing yeah they were more sorry than I was but I didn’t mind because it’s a public waterway so I walked 5 minutes back home and got my nets haha

[@aussieswatching3135]

Four more sleeps and I’m on the Ovens, giddy up 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@robbiefishing]

That's awesome mate. I fished the Ovens from my kayak at 5am this morning and had a ripper of a morning.

[@aussieswatching3135]

@@robbiefishing u catch anything of note?

[@Vincentdonnelly5158]

I found myself licking my lips watching the yabbies running home.

[@robbiefishing]

haha they were running way too fast for me to count. LOL

[@henrythompson8757]

Where do you suggest going when there is only lakes and rivers? In that meanings, where abouts at lakes or rivers/creeks?

[@robbiefishing]

Hey buddy, I find farm dams are much better than lakes and river but if that is all you have then that is where you have to go. If the water is clear, nets will be your best option.

[@henrythompson8757]

@@robbiefishing thanks, I will catch a lot more with yabbies if I can catch them😂 do you ever buy them and if so where do you get them?

[@ivanlukaradobuljac1239]

My son caught a 74 cm Murray Cod at a local park on 5th of December

[@robbiefishing]

WOW That is so awesome. Huge congratulations to him.

[@ivanlukaradobuljac1239]

New rod, new setup and within the first 5 minutes of arriving and it was caught on a yabby

[@glennmclay5401]

Grate video 👍 U should do a cook and eat or do you have to clean them out before you can eat them ?

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks Glenn. I have a few yabby catch and cook videos on my channel. If you search for "robbie yabby sandwich" you will find my most recent one. LOL

[@andrewclark1116]

Hey mate ever thought of putting a counter on the screen as you catch them? Done as you edit the video.

[@robbiefishing]

Hey Andrew thats a great idea. I reckon it would be a lot of work, but definitely something for me took into. Thanks heaps for the suggestion mate. 👍

[@striker1938]

God this brought back memories going down the local dam with mates catching yabbies took them home put them in our pool about a week later the pool was half empty the yabbies had put holes in the pool liner the old man went banana's hahahahaha

[@robbiefishing]

Hahahahaha that's so funny. OMG 🤣🤣🤣 What were you thinking? LOL

[@parkercampbell799]

This is the only reason I stated following you I love yabbie catching vids 😓😓😓😓

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks so much Parker, it really is so much fun isn't it.

[@parkercampbell799]

Yep sure is keep the vids up 🤗🤗🤗🤗

[@Frekoded]

I haven’t even watched the video yet and I know it’s gonna be good

[@nathansoutbackfishing]

There always good mate haha

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks so much Jacob. I hope you enjoy it mate.

[@steeledgeconstructions]

Hi mate Though you would be the best person to ask. Recently went yabbying with sone and cough a bunch of huge yabbys. Noticed a bunch of little white things running around on there back and around there legs. As I didn't know what there were we decided to let them all go. Any idea what they are and could you still eat the yabby. Cheers for any info

[@michaeleppinger5536]

Good job buddy 👍👍🙂🙂🦞🦞

[@robbiefishing]

Thank you so much mate.

[@williammccallum4295]

Gday Robbie just wondering what brand your open top lift nets are Cheers

[@robbiefishing]

Hi mate, to be honest I have no idea sorry. They were given to me by Victorian Fisheries Authority as part of the Opera House net swap a couple of years ago.

[@odakyuodakyu6650]

when i do this, I use jute twine, does it make a difference, the type of string?

[@T.J-and-Soul]

Good fun for anyone

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks mate, I agree. I had an absolute blast.

[@lestabithasadventures]

That's a bloody big bait trap!

[@robbiefishing]

Hahaha I tripped over my tongue there a little bit. Thats a first for me. 🤣🤣🤣

[@randorider2801]

Meat n string is how I used to do it as a kid

[@robbiefishing]

It's so much fun. haha

[@babbsy01]

You should do catch and cook videos

[@robbiefishing]

I have quite a few catch and cook videos on my channel mate. I made a catch and cook yabbying video only 3 weeks ago.

[@corylam751]

Hey robbie What do u recon is tha best bait?

[@robbiefishing]

Hi Cory, too many to choose from mate, nut chicken is certainly right up there.

[@scottymate2241]

I have a good yabbie dam I seem to catch heaps but all under bait size or to small to eat only get the odd big one, kinda sucks but atleast I know the dam is healthy

[@robbiefishing]

Still fun to catch them mate. This often happens when people keep all the big ones. Or it could be too overpopulated with little ones.

[@alexkasacous]

Looks like you had way too much fun. Do you still give your blue tounge yabbies?

[@robbiefishing]

haha I sure did have way too much fun. I haven't given him one for a while. I have a shingleback in there with him and he doesn't eat yabbies so I tend to feed them both meal worms or fruit.

[@geoffchandler8684]

I used to give my blue-tongues the odd hard-boiled egg and the occasional snail

[@sunnycoastfishing3132]

Hi everyone in the comments does a anyone no a spot near the Sunshine Coast where I can catch yabbies out of a dam just like this. I used to do it as a young fella with the good old meat, string and a stick and I want take my kids to do it so if anyone knows a place near Sunshine Coast where I can catch yabbies please let me know

[@nathansoutbackfishing]

Well done Robbie I was worried you wouldn’t upload tonight and also congrats on 56.5k subscribers I am doing well myself I am at 179 subscribers we’ll last time i checks haha I have plenty of great footage coming next year

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks so much buddy, and that sounds super exciting mate.

[@nathansoutbackfishing]

@@robbiefishing yeah it sure does

[@coreyrochow953]

Love ya work mate .. do you ever use yabbies as cod bait?? Have never really seen you use them for cod bait?

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks Corey. I use to years ago. I did a couple of times last year but didn't do any good. They are a good cod bait, but not as good as cheese. LOL I think a really big yabby has a greater chance of catching a big cod though.

[@matthewreedy4731]

I go crabing the same way

[@mattsfishingandcampingandk1302]

Hey Robbie

[@robbiefishing]

Hey buddy.

[@MrShifty1991]

no pointers but that was fun to watch :D M8 have a good one

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks so much mate.

[@jefflowney2114]

cant get giants all the time nothing wrong with 20 nice mediums for a feed

[@jefflowney2114]

man robbie cook up a feed i want to watch that and 8 or 10 is like a handful of chips out of a bag eat them all

[@garyharvey2116]

Not bad reflexes for an old fella lol

[@robbiefishing]

Hahaha 46 going on 96. That's how I feel most mornings anyway. LOL

[@garyharvey2116]

@@robbiefishing nah your great just getting out there is an achievement and it motivates us all except for slack buggers like me lol

[@johnlugton6835]

❤😂😂

[@HenryLearmonth]

Hi

[@HenryLearmonth]

Do you fish in Deniliquin nsw

[@ba.skidderLOCKDOWN]

I paused n slowed vid counted 23 yabbies

[@robbiefishing]

Haha thanks mate. I couldn't count them quick enough. LOL

[@ba.skidderLOCKDOWN]

@@robbiefishing yeah i dont blame you they wernt sticking around to be counted

[@dennisroots4550]

Put the meat in a peace of girl leggens tbat way the yabbi can't let go

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks Dennis. We use to do this as kids. haha

[@bryceybigcashews5888]

Vb and 12th man jokes be wasted in this day and age ha

[@robbiefishing]

Haha yep. Political correctness has probably killed them off.

[@undercookedrat7050]

How does he know a duck has a tight bum 🤔

[@robbiefishing]

Well if it didn't, the take would fill up with water and sink. 🤣🤣🤣