Gulf Mud Crabbers: Boom or Bust

[@MICKMAKO13]

MAD MULLET FOR PM .....BE GETTING ME ONE THEM MAD MULLET RUB AND TUG SHIRTS FOR SURE......😂😂😂😂😂

[@danmarsh-xt1ln]

Love the mullet! If I ever get up there i won’t leave till I have a beer with the bloke!

[@alexandertelehin3425]

I was there during 2011 and 2013, hanging out for my last trip.

[@selwynellison8504]

Here in New Zealand we got smashed with the worsted cyclone in the last 100 years . The tons of silt has smothered alot of reefs and these millions of tons of logs and other stuff sitting on the sea floor. This will have in time a massive impacted on our crayfishing and wetfish industry

[@chefcamsey1375]

24:02 the crab was doing with his legs on the way back in the water...saying cheers to the Mad Mullet 👍👍🔥🔥

[@guyschiefelbein7505]

well done fellas keep them coming

[@myadventuresandtrips6279]

Done well boys good to see you back on the water be good to see the others boys back at it again to

[@dalrden6065]

Mullets right , watching your videos is the next best thing to being there.

[@patrickaustralia528]

Soooo happy for the Mad Mullet that the crabs have not gone missing post cyclone. Happy days all is OK. Big hit on the Mud Crabber huts. Stay happy all will be ok.😊

[@8marcrara11]

Goodonya Mikey and Mullet for taking us along🤙🤙⚡️⚡️🇦🇺

[@davidgc4396]

Enjoyed that Mikey love the Mad Mullet what a character 😊

[@rogerdudra178]

Greetings from the BIG SKY of Montana. Around here those storms are called a hurricane. Getting 2 of them is a bit trying I'd wager.

[@johnahearn7184]

Couple of legends there

[@nathanheatley112]

good to see you guys back at it again x

[@thesaltytravellers2869]

You guy’s really are true blue Aussies, my wife and I are currently in Cooktown with our car, boat and caravan and are just waiting for the roads to open so we can get to the tip of Australia and then we head to our buck list destination of King Ash Bay 😁😁. We are so excited to finally get there and a beer in the pub with you guys would be the ultimate, with some luck you might just be sitting at the bar when we walk in, who knows ? Another fantastic episode Mickey, well done mate

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

There is a fair chance we will be sitting there mate. Haha. Thanks for the support. And hope you enjoy The Cape mate. Can you please bring back a rock for Bullfrog?

[@thesaltytravellers2869]

@@MikeyCunninghamFishing Good as done mate !!

[@chefcamsey1375]

All the best for this year. Hope everyone gets a good workload and feed for all

[@chrisdoran7596]

Congrats 2️⃣5️⃣0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ subs. Big things to come.🤠🎣🤙👌👍. Happy mothers day to all the Mums⚘️🌷🌻

[@swifty-ne3wm]

great stuff guys, the mullet is a bloody champ hope it does go viral fellas, bloody educational as well learned a new way to tie crabs, keep em coming Mikey

[@AttitudeAdjuster]

Yes the Mad Mullet is the Star. So good to see you guys back out on the water getting into the crabs Stay safe and well and looking forward to the next adventure Cheers Garry

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

Cheers mate.

[@ajsmith-sz9lb]

Stoked you guys did well cheers mike

[@grahamkent8939]

Great job ! what a life

[@Brad.whatthe]

With the Mullet holding down so many crab with his foot each day it’d be strong enough to crush a coconut

[@johnsykes706]

I hope the boys do well this year, they certainly put the hard yards in. Just realised how Mullet ties his crabs, smart man, I will be doing that in the future.

[@soobz]

Great to see the recovery progressing, hopefully a bumper year for the crabbers.

[@johnostevens7530]

Nice one Mikey and great to see The Mad Mullet smiling.

[@josephbrown1686]

Great one Mikey great to see the mad mullet in action on my birthday bloody oath what a ripper

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

Happy Birthday mate. Glad you enjoyed the video.

[@Nguja]

Mullet what a champ

[@rogerdudra178]

It always took me a good week to dig out of a blizzard so relax, catch fish and crabs. Have fun.

[@remo9309]

Nice one boys

[@joshnicolas2450]

Can’t wait to do a trip up there mate, be good fun

[@barrafisho81]

Fark hes a gun at tying crabs 🦀 😎

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

After watching the video, some of the other crabbers were laughing telling him he is too slow. Haha.

[@barrafisho81]

@@MikeyCunninghamFishingno doubt there would be some gun crab tying in the area takes me 5minutes to do 1 🤣🤣🤣

[@Buddy89538]

Loving the vids mate FYI in NSW you’re allowed to keep female crabs so long as they aren’t carrying ova(eggs) and they are over the legal size just in case people keep saying you shouldn’t be allowed to keep females just tell them in the most populated state in the country you’re allowed to keep female mud crabs as well.

[@andrewiannello6548]

I remember Ash talking about the difference between a slow long rain vs dumping back in the early episodes. I was wondering how this was going to impact the muddies. I guess I'll tune in to find out!

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

Yea, so far so good mate. Time will tell. “Young Boy” thinks maybe next year will be no good. But we will see.

[@scotthollingworth8887]

The mad mullet is goer awesome to see him at work. How long does mullet leave his pots in before checking them Mickey ??

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

He checks them every day mate. 👍🏼

[@tonybartlett7513]

just ordered a 24 hour massage shirt :) there will be one Rocking the Mighty Logan Very soon

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

Awesome mate. Thanks for the support.

[@RobertMcAndrew-u9v]

the mad mullet, legend!!!

[@Mark-pz4ox]

Bit quiet fallahs ,get some beers into ya ,🤣👍😊🍻

[@outback109]

Most enjoyable.Thank you both.👍

[@lyndonwinter5000]

Love ya work from NZ

[@madmelfishing8496]

Great video guys, glad the Mad Mullet is doing OK.

[@joelan93mtfworkshop89]

Yeeeew Cheers for another one Mikey! good to see some crabbin content with the mad Mullet!!! 🍻 legends

[@tonyconnolly9847]

You guys are the best, very relaxing to watch so laid back and professional.TC England.i Envy you best of luck happy 🦀 .

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

Thanks mate. 👍🏼

[@dj-qu6pw]

Finally Mikey, another video. And its got the mad mullet (special guest). 😂. You guys rock. Watch out for those bloody catfish! Mongrels! Lol. 😂 👍.

[@AntMan1HDFTE]

Great to see ya back in the water guy s , couldn’t help but notice the flash new carpet mullet . Might sort out the cod slime hey . See ya’ s in a week or 2

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

Yea, probably a good yarn to go with how he aquired the carpet too. Haha. He didn't buy it... that's for sure.

[@AriffAffendi]

yea mannn.. nice day out.

[@davebarns1]

Good job, lads 👍🏻

[@Darioros326]

Bloody legend mullet 🦀 Thanks for another great vid Mikey 🤟

[@chefcamsey1375]

Love this channel and people on it. Much respect 👍👍👍🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@alexmcdowall8680]

Thanks for the videos Mr mullet , where is ash ?

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

He's still around mate. Got his boat in the water now too.

[@Bigsoot7393]

Great work boys, up the mullet, was in darwin last week on the lookout for massages on mitchell, couldn't find them but

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

Hahaha. 👍🏼

[@craigtomkinson2837]

Awesome ep and crabs boys

[@Vanningtheland]

Unreeeeeal 👍🇦🇺

[@mrjameson9155]

Hello from central Qld, another great episode Mikey always good to see you guys. hope the boys have a great season and looking forward to seeing more great content. cheers boys

[@stevematalone2512]

Glad to see yous back. Shit news about the shack mullet hope u have a pisser season

[@rodashford1151]

Great to see you and mad mullet survived the cyclones that pulverised the area, we coped it hear in FNQ too at Port Douglas and we're cut off for a while after our road in was destroyed but we made it too, hopefully the barra are going nuts too

[@larynwallace4824]

What a great fun Video to watch, I will be back in Oct. Bigs up, to all involved in the KAB clean up .

[@ashleighg89]

Oh yay! So good to see you boys back out there again and them smiles 😆😆

[@tonybartlett7513]

awesome great to see ya back into it 🍻🍻🍻🍺

[@adamsankey8702]

Mate I dead set love these crabbing vids with the man the myth the legend the mad mullet 😂 I’m super keen to catch up with all use boys on my lap of aus 🤙🏼🍻

[@SkidPig]

is it true that when the big gurls get over a certain size they stop breeding? good video boys!!

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

I saw a couple of other fellas commented something similar. It would be interesting to find out if that's true. I saw that big buck you got in your recent video... "That'll keep the girls happy!" haha. Good stuff. It wasn't until you put your hand up next to the claw that you realise how big the fella was.

[@alexmcdowall8680]

Thought old mullet looked chubby 😂, glad he said it

[@burrabogielivestock2530]

great episode

[@johnharris7866]

Great to see a couple of smiles on faces ,great that you can get some content out and the crabbers can make some money. Great clean looking crabs keep it up fellas I bet Ash will be chomping at the bit to get out there good luck

[@hinetuaeu]

Love your channel and content. So damn interesting.

[@markturner187]

Great video Mikey. I could watch them all day. Hope it's a good year for everyone.

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

Thanks mate. Thanks for the support. Gonna smash out some more good videos now that bloody TC Megan has gone.

[@fishingwithCurrie]

Unreal lads love it keep em coming!! The mullet can tie a crab

[@albertodecradenzagazoomby]

perfect

[@rhayjhosie7443]

Another great one guys loved it.

[@benjaminhenny3075]

Mad mulley back ytfb

[@lloydlynn8084]

Bahaha the freakin hair on him.

[@timstansfield927]

just got new merch today .thanks

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

Thanks for the support mate.

[@stevenmcintyre9967]

Bloody good to see you back Mikey and with the Darwin shagger the Mad Mullet! Hope you all have a very prosperous ‘24 after those devastating cyclones. My no video withdrawal symptoms have eased!

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

Yea it was such a good start to the year, bloody Megan came along and stuffed things up. Anyway… hopefully we can kickstart the year again and make it great again.

[@TroyFiori]

Awesome video mate. Can't believe how flooded King Ash bay got. As far as Jennie's go from what I've been told at legal size in the NT they don't breed anymore so why the other states don't allow it I just don't know 🤷. Hope to get up there next year after the wet and hopefully catch up with you guys 👍 and looking forward to the next podcast 😊👍

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

Yea I’m no expert. Would be interesting to find out if that’s true.

[@Bigtube993]

Good work books love the content

[@notamishani]

cmon mullet take a pinch for the boys!

[@anguscameron561]

clean shell = recently molted = no meat

[@Bigsoot7393]

You're not eating the shelll mate haha

[@danielrachbuch2301]

Gonna buy those Mikey - Melb love ya

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

Thanks for the support mate.

[@craighuxley3803]

Thanks for another fun vid

[@gr3123]

Floods are great for prawns i believe so hopefully that translated to crabs too.

[@skotlynn9764]

Big up the mullet

[@stevepierce3509]

Hey Mikey and Mad Mullet, top trip to begin the year with after a crazy NT Wet season. Quick question lads, after pulling a rock solid full crab from the system , tying up and transport then to table, do they lose meat content from being rock solid out of the water on catch to the table ? Also can the Mad Mullet predict after doing a round on the pots where the movement is of them given some sections of pots have more than others in them for his next drop of pots to follow them ? Also how many crab to average a full basket legends ? Love ya bloody work guys, cannot wait to get some time out from Darwin to come visit and experience the life you guys have there. Well Done Team.👍 🍻🍻🍻🍺

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

To answer your first question, everything happens so quickly that from the time Mullet catches the crab, it can be on a restaurant table within a few days. Probably maximum of 10 days. So they are stil l going to be top quality by the time they are consumed. And predicting the crab movements... years ago he used to put a small cable tie on a few empty crabs that he would be throwing back. If he caught one of them in the next week or so in another location, he would know where they are moving. But he doesn't do that any more. He just hunts around with his pots and if some come up empty, he will just stack them on the boat and move them to a new location.

[@stevepierce3509]

@@MikeyCunninghamFishing awesome mate, I've actually done the same and moved around to see if I catch that crab with a small cable tie on it with no luck. Thanks for the input legend.

[@juliemanarin4127]

GREAT CATCH! What makes them in or out?

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

When they are soft, he throws them back. If they are soft, they probably don't have much meat in them and won't survive the trip to the restaurants.

[@waynelawson2132]

Another awesome vid MIkey . At how many hours does mullet swap out engines ?

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

Only when he needs to mate. They service them regularly and run them for thousands of hours.

[@dariosotherradio]

Good on ya' Mates! You are right Mullet, we go along wit' ya's!

[@ChrisHarris2288]

What happens to everyone's boats when the cyclone hits. Are they tied to a big tree

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

Some people tie their boats down. Most people try to find some shelter for their boats.

[@ChrisHarris2288]

@@MikeyCunninghamFishing thanks mate 🤙

[@diongill742]

How many hours mate does mullet usually run his yammy too before he trades them in there a great engine the 150

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

We just swapped the motor on his boat a few weeks back. The old one had over 3,000 hours.

[@darrellwilliams6204]

Great stuff, Cheers

[@rigger314]

Love your shorts but I bought your 7xl shirt and it was like 2 sizes to small. Not a problem I will live with it.

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

Even though they aren’t on the website we can get up to 9XL shirts. We have ordered them for a couple of big fellas before.

[@rigger314]

@@MikeyCunninghamFishing okay thanks how do i order one then

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

@@rigger314 if you’re on Facebook, send me a message to my “Mikey Cunningham Fishing” page. And I’ll get my wife Jazz to order whatever you need mate. 👍🏼🤠

[@rigger314]

@@MikeyCunninghamFishing Will do mate

[@b2rchannel507]

How much money can 2 boxes of crabs make? If you don't mind answering.from indonesia🇮🇩

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

It varies throughout the year depending on the market price of crab. Can be a few hundred dollars. But can be over a thousand.

[@b2rchannel507]

@@MikeyCunninghamFishing Thank you very much friends for the information and finally my curiosity has been answered & good luck always

[@KMFishing]

Where about do I get a crab measuring tool like that mate? Custom made obviously? Cheers

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

Yea they make them themselves mate. 100% custom homemade job.

[@markbrowne4750]

Micky Last I was at king Ash Bay crabbers were using Horse meat Now your using chicken was it price ,available or another reason ?

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

Yea they have used the hen wings for a few years now. I think it’s a combo of reasons… price, availability and also very convenient to rebait pots with the hen wings.

[@BillKennedy-or4ot]

What’s the chances off a old Aussie sea dog enjoying a week in your life doing these type trips?

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

We kinda talked about it in the video mate. Mullet is gonna need to become a registered tour operator or something. Haha.

[@brucevandermeer]

Who builds those tinnies ??

[@shanancovacevich4303]

I love ya work mullet...love it all how.do.i get a job with yas

[@denisebrady6858]

Congratulations Mad Mullet & I wish I could help fix your home where you stay but it is a long way from Brisbane mate. I hope all the boys up there do well. Cheers Denise - Brisbane

[@petergillon9379]

You might want to look at diversifying your business antagon people out in the charter to go

[@bigd4000]

Great vid guys love the pro crabbing vids and even some footage of the guys rebuilding their fishing shacks wood b cool too👌 Stay safe bud 🤙

[@rickboan5348]

Don't worry about it, mate. we are allowed to keep female crabs in NSW as well

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

Yea I reckon Queensland’s is the only one with the female law for mudcrabs. Thanks heaps for watching and commenting mate. Thanks for the support. Mikey👍🏼🤠

[@stevenwylie2060]

There are willing unpaid deckhands availiable out there ,just show me the camp sites 😂👍

[@melfletcher2315]

Awesome work guys