Thunder yabbies. Amazing yabbying in a dam that was bone dry 2 years ago

[@MitchellFamilyMadness]

Love your videos

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks so much Kara.

[@debramage739]

The photos are outstanding Robbie. But the yabbies, what a great feed, and big ones. We all love that.

[@allanglozier1139]

Well those lighting photos were amazing Robbie and couldn't stop laughing at your mess ups great stuff thanks

[@TLKLures]

Hey You. Those pictures were Magnificent (said in my best Rex Hunt voice)

[@robbiefishing]

haha Thanks so much Trevor. What an amazing night that really was.

[@adamfraser4509]

Awesome sound track of the lightening show! Love ur yabbie video mate.

[@Chucky-b7v]

Great results from a previously dry dam Robbie, heaps of good sized yabbies. Loved the lightning ⚡️ show mate. Cheers 🍻

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks so much Wayne. I have been taking lightning photos for over 20 years and that was without doubt the best evening I have had. Either it has been too wet, moving too fast or I have been at work. Finally all of the planets lined up for me mate.

[@Chucky-b7v]

@@robbiefishing Done well mate, absolutely smashed this one ☝️…

[@kevdimo6459]

5️⃣6️⃣4️⃣6️⃣5️⃣ your scores for net tossing today! But your scores for Yabbie catching 🔟9️⃣🔟🔟🔟. Great video Robbie thanks mate 👍🏻

[@robbiefishing]

Hahaha you're a very fair judge Kevin. I was in terrible form. Thank you so much.

[@AP-gn9fd]

Another great yabby video. I like it when we get to see them as there are so many shell colour variations. I wouldn't be throwing those open top nets out so far, makes it easier for them to escape when retrieving

[@michaelhayes1068]

Hello mate What an epic day you had .. I'm dribbling at the thought of the yabs cooked and drizzled in garlic butter lol.😛 Must almost be dinner time 🤣 Rob all the very best and a big thank you. 😎🇬🇧

[@robbiefishing]

Hi mate, thank you so much. Next Sunday night I have another yabbying video. It is still in the works. It is filmed, but not finished editing. It is a catch and cook and OMG... So many yabbies and they tasted soooooo good. LOL

[@michaelhayes1068]

@@robbiefishing mate I'm going sitting up all night to be the first to watch 👍.. Best wishes and hope the family are all in good form ...😎🇬🇧

[@robbiefishing]

@@michaelhayes1068 Thanks mate. All going well here thanks. I hope that all is well at your end too.

[@carlm6334]

Catch n cook time. Lol. Awesome vid Robbie

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks Carl. haha Next Sunday night mate. I have already filmed it. LOL It is "in the process" a yabbying catch and cook video. The yabbying was off the the scale amazing.

[@carlm6334]

@@robbiefishing can't wait to see it. I do love yabbing, it's a shame there are none where i live

[@charliehansfishing]

What a great day yabbying! So many rippers in the dam! Awesome bloody lightning photos too robbie!

[@robbiefishing]

Hey Charlie thanks so much mate.

[@peterb8468]

Perfect track for the lightning shots ⚡️🤘🎸

[@charliebarnes8637]

Great video Robbie some of those lighting strikes look like a plants root system really cool

[@robbiefishing]

haha Thanks so much Charlie. Don't touch those plants mate or you will get electrocuted. LOL

[@bushfishncook2128]

Let's go you're watching Robbie yabbying 👍🏼😂 I rarely miss a Robbie fishing episode 🙂

[@nathansoutbackfishing]

Haha that’s it man gosh to see ya here

[@bushfishncook2128]

@@nathansoutbackfishing and after this I'm over to your channel 🙂

[@nathansoutbackfishing]

@@bushfishncook2128 haha thanks mike appreciate it man see ya comment then

[@robbiefishing]

Haha thank you so much legend. I have a big week of content lined up.

[@bushfishncook2128]

@@robbiefishing I will be here for everyone mate 👍🏼 It is people like you who inspired me to start my channel 🙂 So thank you mate

[@jp-us9rq]

Yabbi yabbi do!!!! Love the videos.

[@robbiefishing]

Thank you so much mate.

[@peterhipwell4632]

Awesome video loved the lightening shots awesome big yabbies

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks so much Pete. That was an amazing evening. I have been taking lightning photos for over 20 years, and that was the best evening that I have ever had. I was free, there wasn't too much rain, it was slow moving and I had a great vantage point.

[@benniej81channel70]

Thanks Robo. Love your content miss the yabbies....I was researching some yabbying up in QLD when I learned the destruction opera House nets cause to the platypus in moving water. They are still seem legal north of Vic unfortunately. it's seems largely unknown. Any chance you could educate a lil on the opera House nets and their safe usage...

[@Frekoded]

I love these yabby videos

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks so much mate. I have an absolute ripper yabbying video in the works for next weekend. It's filmed and partly edited. It's a catch and cook. Hahaha

[@Frekoded]

@@robbiefishing Yea I love Catch Cook videos

[@larrylongprong5219]

Great stuff! Look forward to the next yabbie boil.

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks so much Larry. I have already filmed it, and will hopefully be sharing it next Sunday night. I still need to edit it and get it ready yet.

[@aussieswatching3135]

Howdy Robbie 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🇦🇺

[@robbiefishing]

Hi mate.

[@aussieswatching3135]

@@robbiefishing they weren’t the biggest yabbies but jeez 4-5 on some fresh bread makes a gr8 sanga. I’m looking forward to flying down at Xmas, mate has property at Milawa that has Ovens frontage giddy up👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🇦🇺 as always great video

[@jayburrell4703]

Bro that storm was amazing putting on a great show I was sat watching it for up to 30 mins

[@michaelware7294]

Some of the best lightening pics I've ever seen mate!

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks so much mate. I love taking lightning photos. These are the best ones that I have ever taken. Usually the rain is too heavy, or I have to be somewhere else, etc... It was so good to finally have everything lined up right.

[@CamBill]

Awesome I showed Mrs the lightening she wanted to know how you done it 👍👍👍👍👍

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks so much Cam. I was using a DSLR camera, 14-24mm lens. ISO 100, F3.5 to F11 depending on how far away the lightning was, and 30 second exposures. The camera has to be on a tripod, with the lens in manual focus and focussed on infinity. I really hope that makes sense mate. It makes sense to me. LOL

[@CamBill]

@@robbiefishing cheers mate I’ll let her know that makes no sense to me

[@alexkasacous]

Fantastic haul of yabbies. (Great shots of the storms - you should upload some storm videos on a separate channel, a lot of people rightly love them).

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks so much Alex. While I was taking those photos I was wishing that I had taken a second camera to capture some lightning footage. It really was an amazing display. Maybe next time I will take 2 cameras. Thanks for the heads up mate.

[@spinninoutontrout6301]

That is awesome mate some great yabbies well done

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks so much Dave.

[@cointector]

Robbie mate.. Ride the lightning ⚡️.. My favourite metallic album lol 😝. Big yabbies yumo

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks mate, definitely one of their best albums isnt it.

[@tezza3519]

Robbie throw it like a frizzby works every time !

[@robbiefishing]

Hey mate, it does work very well but it also kinks the hell out of the cord.

[@tubby5006]

Absolutely amazing photos Robbie. And a great feed too. Well done ✌️🙂

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks so much Tubby. After 20 years of taking lightning photos, the planets finally lined up for me mate. Usually there's too much rain, I am at work or there's too much low level cloud etc...

[@Vincentdonnelly5158]

Amazing photos.

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks so much Vincent. Lightning and snakes are reptiles are my favourite photography subjects.

[@nickthorson6505]

Mate those lightning shots are incredible ! I lived in Darwin for seven years and have seen some lightning. People will pay good money for some of them. I've never seen lightning like that in Vic. Must've been loud. Awesome

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks so much Nick, it certainly was loud mate. Insanely loud. Thabks so much for your kind words mate.

[@davidsmith6859]

The way you throw it's a miracle the yabbies you put back actually hit the water, lol.

[@robbiefishing]

hahaha

[@Urbanfisho]

You got a few!

[@mattsfishingandcampingandk1302]

Great video

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks so much Matt.

[@tylerclark3379]

Great video matey

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks so much Tyler.

[@lachlanclarke1231]

This was at 6:09

[@robbiefishing]

What was at 6:09? LOL

[@lachlanclarke1231]

Sorry I stuffed up it's different time in south Australia 🦘

[@epiclbj]

Good job bro keep it up

[@phillipdean9879]

So the natural food, the reddy, was the winner! 🍺🍺

[@robbiefishing]

Sure was Phil, they loved it mate. I filleted 3 redfin this morning and have held onto the heads and backbones for future yabbying adventures.

[@HLsab]

Love the yabby vids Robbie but I think it’s time to swap to flouro ropes 🤪 although I did have a chuckle each time you were standing on the ropes 😂

[@robbiefishing]

haha Such a rookie mistake x 5. LOL The problem with fluro ropes is that if I leave the nets in over night, or even unattended for a period of time some bastard will knock them off. LOL

[@jamesbowen3985]

Some good cod bait their , same good lighting shots we got 31 mm the other day in Maryborough vic

[@Kay13Jay]

13:30 Robbie throws his nets out that often the yabbies are starting to cut the line on the trap

[@robbiefishing]

Haha ahhhh that's what's going on. LOL

[@tipicalthinkerdmi5160]

I might try for some yellow belly next week i think.

[@robbiefishing]

Sounds awesome, good luck mate.

[@tipicalthinkerdmi5160]

I have a suggestion if your ever bait fishing were you think there might be some yabbies. and if you have traps with you i suggest leaving your traps in while fishing so if you catch some nice yabbies while fishing you have.

[@tipicalthinkerdmi5160]

fresh bait

[@kiarawhalen1544]

A great rule to live by is the 6 P's... Proper preparation prevents piss poor performance. You should apply this to your ropes haha! As always I love your videos mate!

[@robbiefishing]

Hahahaha thanks Kiara. I have already filmed my next yabbying video.... and I forgot to replace this rope. Poor preparation equals piss poor performance. Hahaha

[@bushfishncook2128]

This looks like a ripper spot I only just started watching but I reckon you are about to get a heap 👍🏼

[@robbiefishing]

Haha thanks so much mate. Damsnwith filthy dirty water are always the best aren't they.

[@bushfishncook2128]

@@robbiefishing 💯 if you seen my yabbie vid it is the most scummy looking little muddy dam But full to the brim with yabbies Got over 300 now in the last 4 session The dam is being filled in soon So I'm moving them to my pops mates dam 👍🏼

[@bushfishncook2128]

@@robbiefishing best part I got all the yabbies with 2 bits of string and meat 👍🏼

[@erlinglarsen]

Close to Creeping death ? The music

[@robbiefishing]

I can certainly hear the similarities buddy. This was just free music from the KZbin library.

[@jeffbaade8480]

Pissing myself laughing at your bowling arm mate you made my night

[@robbiefishing]

hahaha Thanks Jeff. I hope you've had a great weekend mate.

[@Spacecadet09662]

Awesome video! But I was wondering where do the yappies come from if the dam was bone dry for 2 years?

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks mate. They can bury into the mud when I dam dries up, and can dig down as deep as 5 meters. Also, there is a table drain along the road beside the dam so they can walk in from other dams during high rainfall events, and then breed.

[@Spacecadet09662]

@@robbiefishing nice thanks for the quick response mate!

[@ISCDesignArchitect]

ive always wondered how a bone dry dam can the next year be full of yabbies...miracles

[@KaneHiggins]

Hey robbiefishing Hey you you watching robbiefishing keep up the good work mate and keep the good content coming mate and keep the good cod and carp and redfin and trout and yabbying and crayfish fishing videos coming mate and stay safe mate and stay positive mate and stay lit mate

[@robbiefishing]

You really are a champion Kane. Thank you do much for always being awesome my friend.

[@KaneHiggins]

@@robbiefishing Hey robbie your welcome mate anytime mate and i just enjoy watching your youtube videos mate

[@stuscamping1749]

That was some good Yabbying! And, Yes, Robbie. Old time comedians are the best! I grew up watching Marx Brothers, Abbot and Costello movie's. Who's on first is the best routine ever!. Interesting note, Bud Abbott earnt more than Lou Costello, especially in the early years. Due mainly to the fact a funny man was easy to find, but a good straight man was hard to find.

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks Stu. Groucho Marx is one of my favourite comedians of all time. Jack Benny a very close second. Some of the stuff that Mel Blanc done with Jack Benny is eye watering type or funny. I remember watching an interview with Groucho once where he stated that a good straight man was very hard to find. On his show "You bet your life" he had George Fennaman. One of the best TV shows ever made. Bill Cosby tried to reproduce the show in the 80s and failed. Nobody is as quick witted as Groucho.

[@stuscamping1749]

@@robbiefishing yep, not many of today's comedians would be able to keep up

[@captainfrank01]

Very good - so this time you're not throwing them back because they're too big? One of those last checks definitely had a 'harmless' yabby in it lol.

[@robbiefishing]

haha Thanks Frank. Not this time mate, I threw a few back because they were too small. LOL

[@downunderfishing105]

Going yabbing next weekend can’t wait is the fishing hub on Thursday?

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks mate. I am unsure at the moment. I have a few emails here that I need to check. I believe it will be. I will make a public post and let everyone know.

[@downunderfishing105]

@@robbiefishing ok keep my eye out for it

[@bryceybigcashews5888]

All I can is at least you were consistent with ya net throws. 😝 Vid needed a picture or clip of the finally tally of yabbies.

[@robbiefishing]

hahahahaha I was having a bad run. Thanks mate I will take that into account for future videos.

[@silverfox2.026]

Another good video well done.I do a lot yabbieing also I think someone check your nets on you

[@aussiefishingandoutdoors6607]

The deadfin worked a treat!! How clawsome was that! Haha LOL, great video as always Robbie. 👍

[@robbiefishing]

hahaha Thanks mate. You're very punny. LOL

[@aussiefishingandoutdoors6607]

@@robbiefishing hahahaha LOLL

[@kinggee]

Mate those lightning shots are sensational! I would love to see a video on how you go about choosing a new dam for yabbys!

[@brizzmitt4872]

love these robbie

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks so much mate.

[@victorbitter583]

Oh, btw, have you ever seen lightning come out of the ground and go up into the sky? cheers.

[@thejulesfather]

Nice!

[@FishinwithHayden2006]

Crawdads?

[@robbiefishing]

Hey mate, these are Australian yabbies, but similar to catch to American crawdads. I think our yabbies get a little bit bigger than crawdads. Our freshwater crayfish grow to enormous sizes. haha I would love to go to America crawfishing some day.

[@FishinwithHayden2006]

@@robbiefishing if you do ever come to do that me and you should do that.

[@robbiefishing]

@@FishinwithHayden2006 Maybe one day mate. That has long been a dream of mine. I have been to the USA in 2001 and vowed to some day return. I love it over there.

[@FishinwithHayden2006]

@@robbiefishing yea come on over brother

[@jakebragg4804]

I’m sorry Robbie but that net throwing was horrendous 😂😂😂 even the greats have an off day once in a blue moon

[@paulman246]

i miss the Catch and Cook, would love to see some soon!

[@robbiefishing]

Hey Paul... Next week mate. I filmed one 2 days ago and am in the editing process right now. At this stage it will most likely be next Sunday night I reckon.

[@evanmiris5765]

Just goes to show how fast a dam can recover with regular rain .

[@robbiefishing]

Yep, uts amazing isn't it. I was totally shocked myself.

[@waynesworldcoinsaustralia2640]

Robbie and Rex you have Recon today it was as dry as a chip 2 years ago but Recon first Fallout

[@waynesworldcoinsaustralia2640]

Due to life and data and so forth of can't watch all of your videos but thanks for helping people most importantly

[@evanmiris5765]

We had a ripper thunderstorm go through last night and it was a hell of a light show. Good size yabbies mate.👍

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks so much mate. We opted it big time yesterday afternoon.

[@thewatcher664]

Your such a character...just have to say...I prefer your yabbie and crayfish vids...please if you can..revisit the dams you did in other vids. Just to see how they doing. Cheers

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks so much mate. I have a few that I am hoping to visit soon. The problem is that we have had a lot of rain and they are actually flooded. As soon as the swamps dry up I will be back giving them a crack for sure.

[@carloss3809]

Yes it's yabbie vid time again so satisfying

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks mate, I hope you enjoy.

[@TheOutbackFisherman]

What a ripper session mate! Haven’t seen you do that good for a while! Also that lightning was incredible.

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks mate. It was an epic lightning display. You must get some good light shows up your way too do you? That part of Australia is known for it's severe storms.

[@TheOutbackFisherman]

@@robbiefishing yeah we sure do sometimes

[@matthewreedy4731]

It's good to test the strength of your yabby lines from time to time and I love the technique you used

[@TheGreatoutdoorsAndGourmetVic]

'Dryah thanna dead dingo's dongah!'

[@mistanicksav]

she was almost dry in 2010 according to street view too lol.

[@robbiefishing]

hahahahahaha

[@l214laus]

The BoM would potentially quite like your lightning images as calendar feature shots? Their calendars feature tremendous images from around Australia 🇦🇺 A great session of 🦞

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks so much mate. I have seen some of the photos on the BOM calendars and they are amazing.

[@mohammednovalija]

Were you frightened last night ?

[@robbiefishing]

No mate not at all. Why is that?

[@mohammednovalija]

@@robbiefishing Well they looked powerful and the thunder would have been so loud that it would rattle windows. Thought it might be like in the trenches of WW1 - never knowing whether the next explosion you hear will be your last. Maybe they was far away and you zoomed them in with your camera ?

[@moomoo9611]

You hit the mother load on that trip. It’s good to see they restock after getting dried out. Someone told me they bury themselves in mud while someone else said they travel around like the turtles do when it’s wet. Either way it good to see them back. Do you have a special Robbie way of cooking them or just purge and boil? Thanks for sharing Love your work

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks Moo Moo. I actually have a yabby catch and cook coming out next week. I have filmed it but havent quite finished editing it. I usually just boil them, either whole, or just the tails. As for them burying into the mud, apparently they can dig as deep as 5 meters to stay damp. WOW

[@elphicksoutdoors8634]

Please bring back the meat and string videos Robbie

[@nathansoutbackfishing]

Yes the yabbie vids are back I am thinking of making lures with my dad he loves making lures he could along time ago bro sure anymore haha 😂

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks so much mate. I'm sure you blokes will make some ripper lures.

[@nathansoutbackfishing]

@@robbiefishing I think is too

[@thistledewoutdoors3331]

Minnesota/Wisconsin - dead minnows work wonders for MudBugs !!!!!

[@robbiefishing]

Awesome mate, thanks for watching from the U.S.A.

[@glenbaker4024]

Those lightning photos were awesome! If I had a choice of Red fin, venison and dog food I’d definitely go for the fish first, then the deer then the puppy chow too. The choice of dog food matters greatly, I’ve never had better results than with ‘GoodOs’; just like my dog, the yabbies prefer that over ‘hard’ dry food. Bon appetite mate.

[@robbiefishing]

Haha thanks so much Glen. I've hadnhuhe success with dog food. I have found though that it's not as great as other baits.

[@chriscoyne4827]

Throwing your nets in wasn't your day hahaha never seen you done so bad what was going on hahaha. Looks like the deer meat and the redfin came in to a close count they both work great as.

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks buddy. hahaha I was struggling with my throwing. LOL

[@nathansoutbackfishing]

I thought yiu can’t use opera house nets anymore

[@robbiefishing]

Hey mate, you can't. These are Open Top Lift Nets. (Pyramid nets). Totally different design.

[@nathansoutbackfishing]

@@robbiefishing oh I got conf

[@craignielson6605]

Shouldn’t you just put them back , it’s still recovering, wow ???

[@markwilkinson3048]

Try a tin of sardines

[@BaMenace]

.. you've caught bigger yabbies than this. Anti climax...

[@robbiefishing]

Hey mate, yes I have caught bigger yabbies than this, but to be fair I don't think that I said that these were the biggest yabbies that I have ever caught.