which yabby nets are the best

[@Lightning-zd2qm]

Awesome! 😁 I always use dry dog food. It's brilliant, so easy to deal with when putting fresh stuff in. I have 2 collapsible bait traps from BCF. Although I had to repair one. Forgot the aerator bucket one time, had heaps of shrimp. Grabbed it, put 2 on my rig, zipped it up and chucked it back in! I had 16 shrimp still in there. Enter: big massive yabbie! He must've been hungry, couldnt fit through the hole. Next time I checked it, the mesh was ripped from the ring resulting in a big bloody hole haha, I had 4 shrimp left and a massive angry yabbie 😂 zip ties are my new best friend 😁 fixed! That was Sunday just gone actually. Fixed it this morning 👍🍻

[@zakshumski]

I was literally just thinking about that question

[@robbiefishing]

Haha I get asked it all the time.

[@Lightning-zd2qm]

Also being in South Australia, I'm on the murray. Best spot I find is chucking the nets in amongst the willows. Mannum is a great spot. It's where I'm taking the missus camping for the next 4 days!! 😁 KEEN! 😎

[@djsull274]

Glad I seen this video, I was using an opera house in the canal last week and was gone when I went to retrieve it, I had no idea they had been banned, glad it was stolen or whatever happened, probably saved me a huge fine one day

[@craigwilliams7853]

An interesting observation, now that I keep a pet yabby in an aquarium, is that it is much quicker to chase down and eat a frozen pea than a piece of meat. Makes me wonder if rabbit or chicken feed might be a more effective bait than the traditional meat-based ones... Any thoughts on that, Robbie?

[@jameystaples8687]

Great mate, this helps a lot, question do you catch big yabbies in the bait nets with such a small opening? The area I go mostly has very large yabbies around 60gms minimum. Will they be able to get into the opening of the bait net

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks mate. I have caught some very large yabbies in these nets. I've never weighted them so not sure if they're as big as the ones you mention, but I have definitely caught some large yabbies in these nets.

[@nathanl7459]

I was squishing the round rings on the opera house nets to an oval about 3cm tall, before the ban and never had an issue of non target species getting in. The concept of the bait trap and the opera house net is the same a funnel trap with the only difference being the shape, mesh size and ring size. Its the ringless opera nets that where the main issue thats why they added rings. If the ring was made smaller on opera house nets then the issue would have been fixed. I had issues with water rats which are worse then any of the other non targets and squishing the ring fixed that.

[@CAPTWESS-nd8ep]

Great informtional video Robbie! Haven't been able to post for a while. I've used the open nets a lot ! Also we use a wire net when catching crawfish by volume. The enclosed type.

[@nate.f5380]

Great video Robbie, I should invest on one of those open top lift nets, ha

[@mapd6831]

I’ve gotta say the collapsable bait traps mostly because I’m impatient so I can just leave them overnight

[@robbiefishing]

haha Impatience is a problem that I also suffer from. LOL

[@noahb5334]

I use the foldable box bait fish traps, although designed for catching bait fish, they have small rings which only lets perfect fishing size yabbies in

[@CalaisRider]

I tripped over some of the best yabby traps I've ever seen. They are custom made by the same bloke who used to create my crab pots. Exceptional and are legal in Qld and NSW.

[@jasonhollier2962]

Hello Peter can you tell me where i can get those custom yabby nets you speak of if still available.

[@adi8724]

I have to agree with you about the bait trap being my favourite as well right now,

[@adi8724]

Big W $6 bargain

[@robbiefishing]

@@adi8724 Yep cheap, effective and easy to bait up. I have two soaking right this moment in a dam that was bone dry last year.

[@gqwarrior6694]

Drop nets are the only option here in WA unless you have access to private dams. Even then there's strict regulations regarding mesh size, diameter as well as where & when you can carry them. Good video Robbie. Thanks for the upload.

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks so much mate. Yeah I have heard that WA has strict rules. You guys are well known for the amazing yabbies that you hacve over there.

[@FishtalkVideo]

I've left the pyramid nets in overnight at Dartmouth, and although I can't be 100% sure, I doubt that many yabbies have escaped. The best results up there come after dark, and I've been pleasantly surprised with the results from the new nets.

[@robbiefishing]

That is so awesome to hear. I would love to go yabbying up there some time. Do you find the yabbies are down deep?

[@FishtalkVideo]

@@robbiefishing we set the nets close to shore.

[@caingerrits9604]

Are there any states in Australia where you are still allowed to use opera house nets?

[@mattwilliams6960]

Yes western Australia it is still legal, though only on private property.

[@caingerrits9604]

Fair enough

[@darrenrenton3842]

This is the first time I've heard that opera house nets are banned. Is this only in vic or Australia wide ?? I ive in nsw. any feedback about this would be appreciated thanks.

[@limeybonesjones7395]

im in QLD and it's currently 2021 and im struggling to understand if a collapsible bait traps is the same as funnel trap

[@charliehansfishing]

hey robbie, thinking of getting some collapsible traps, are these effective within a local creek? thanks!

[@RKJFishing]

Great info Robbie I agree with absolutely everything you said mate. I might actually go yabbying this week for the first time this season

[@robbiefishing]

Sounds awesome mate, good luck.

[@mudrox05]

Hey Robbie great video... Why couldn’t they just make the opening smaller, or fitting a metal ring to the opening of the Opera house nets, wouldn’t that solve the problem also.... Now I know I’m only one person but I have never caught a platypus, rat or tortoise in a opera house net. I have seen them caught in illegal fish traps, but you will never stop illegal anything really..

[@robbiefishing]

Hi Willy, I agree on all of that. I would have thought that a smaller diameter ring would have solved the problem. Victoria has size limits on nets. Hole diameter, length, width etc... Opera house nets were much bigger. As for catching stuff, I caught 2 water rats in one yet many years ago when I was a kid. It wasn't an opera house net, it was just a net that I made to catch yabbies as a kid in the 1980s. They were both dead and the memory has stuck with me.

[@mattbender3197]

Another great and informative video Robbie, keep up the great work👍

[@robbiefishing]

Thank you so much Matt.

[@Vincentdonnelly5158]

Explained very well. Great job.

[@robbiefishing]

Hey Vincent thanks so much mate.

[@stephenslideways9690]

Hey Robbie mate love the show I'm just east at bermagui, should swap spots and story's and go for a flick and a beer one day

[@vinniemcintyre4987]

Stephen Slideways my dad and I went fishing for tuna there have you ever caught some there

[@robbiefishing]

Hey mate maybe one day. I am hoping to some day be able to do more salt water fishing.

[@stephenslideways9690]

Yes @vinnie we are only a couple miles from the continental coast

[@stephenslideways9690]

@robbiefishing that's the same way I feel about fresh water 😅 Invites there mate, can't wait for another exciting video

[@SinghFishing]

I'mma try to catch some baby fish with them today! With the collapsable one. Let's see if there's any yabbies in the river also.

[@wheresowengoin7861]

i like the double ringers mate i bean doing for over 25 years

[@OLLDOG]

I would definitely buy a Robbie fishing straw hat if one was released. Please bring one out

[@kewyngold8327]

Great review mate!

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks mate. 👍👍

[@SpAceProductions100]

Opera house nets were and still are the best no question

[@glenbaker4024]

I’ve snagged an opera house net on a diving lure which had been lost or left which had the remnants of turtles and fish in it, had a few massive yabbies too. I think the old opera house nets were great for catching yabbies but a self baiting death trap for everything when left in the water. We might not catch as many yabbies but we don’t kill other natives anymore. I’m happy to see the platypus in our dam raid my open top nets. Thanks for the video mate.

[@JuanPablo-kj9dg]

0:45 that is the australian salute

[@robbiefishing]

Haha I will have to remember that one..LOL

[@georgematthews3668]

Great video robbie

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks so much George.

[@CashMoneyKennels]

Do you think you could catch eels in that bait trap

[@robbiefishing]

I don't know much about them mate but unless you catch them in the act I dare say they could swim out.

[@corbpie]

You should try dragging a heavy duty landing net around the shallows, surprising how many Yabbies you will get

[@robbiefishing]

You're not wrong mate, I actually have an old video or two on this channel of me catching yabbies like that.

[@jye2505]

Great video Robbie it’s getting really hot lately

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks mate, you're not wrong. Scorcher today!

[@alexsss79]

wasn't aware that u weren't allowed to use opera house nets till now thanks,

[@evanfarley6876]

I use a snapper lead cable tied to the bottom so it doesn't lift up with bait on the pyramid net

[@robbiefishing]

Ahh what a fantastic idea mate.

[@evanfarley6876]

@@robbiefishing I found it annoying me as well with the bait popping up

[@tau3457]

Great vid thanks

[@robbiefishing]

Hey mate, thanks for watching.

[@CamBill_ROBLOX]

Good info mate thumbs up 👍

[@Mafk101]

We pulled an opera house net out of the same river on cod opening too! Burnt it over the fire then threw the wire that was left in the bin! I'm so sick of seeing them out in wild rivers!

[@robbiefishing]

Great work mate. Thank you for removing it.

[@morganwhite5544]

He should do a chopper impersonation, he's got the voice and look for it🤣

[@philborg8764]

Awesome video

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks Phil. 👍

[@PhillipWhite-uz3wu]

Hey Robbie. I believe I owe you an apology about my comments on one of your videos recently. I had gotten bad news about my health, which made me very cranky. I did not even look at your replies when they came up I was embarrassed. Hope I did not hurt your feelings but I might have . Cheers.

[@robbiefishing]

G'day Phillip, no hard feelings at all mate. I thought they were a bit out of character for you. I truly hope that you are OK mate. Health issues are never good, take care buddy.

[@merinofarmeragriculturewor4623]

Awesome as Robbie

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks so much mate.

[@jackaboy6258]

Great video

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks so much Jack.

[@bradleyandskizziethelizard8248]

Bro thanks for this vid i needed to know this stuff ur channel is to god

[@robbiefishing]

Hey buddy thanks so much for your kind comment.

[@T.J-and-Soul]

Good info mate

[@CalaisRider]

I remember the saying "I fought the law, and the law won" - yeh it is what it is. Narrow-mildness reigns supreme on this topic as "not" all freshwater systems even hold Platypus and Turtles but are tarred with the same brush - does a Platypus survive in 40-50 degrees temperature of the outback and in almost true MUD water? There should be separated for different locations in line with risk and nuances. How many people have caught or even seen Platypus at towns such as Birdsville in Qld or Bourke in NSW. I truly believe fisheries have just done a simple risk averse and politically correct broad brush assessment and approach on this topic (it accounts for nothing) - when actually, different areas have quite different issues and nuances. Keeps some people happy I suppose but its actually crud and clay.

[@robbiefishing]

Hey Pete I could be wrong but I have a feeling they are onky banned in Victoria at this stage. There use to be a law that they were onky allowed in private waterways I.e. farm dams. But as it always the case, the minority wrecked it for everyone. To this day I am still finding banned opera house nets in the Ovens River, where there is a very healthy population of platypus. If people could be trusted to do the right thing, they wouldn't have had to introduce such tough laws. If people could be trusted to do the right thing, Melbourne wouldn't currently be in lockdown. People. The minority always ruin it for the majority.

[@CalaisRider]

@@robbiefishing Yup your right again Robbie. Especially in areas with Platypus.

[@scottclarke2239]

Do you go saltwater fishing?

[@robbiefishing]

Hi mate VERY rarely.

[@brandonwebb4053]

Third :) told ya I'll be here soon as you upload them:)

[@robbiefishing]

Haha thanks mate you're a champion.

[@rang-tan3772]

Good on ya big Robbie! Keep up the good work legend 🤙 yeww

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks so much mate.

[@RodChown-th2vc]

The only problem with open top nets are birds such as Cormorants getting a free feed.

[@pecanjesaaleksandrom1108]

Bravo.

[@tallaganda83]

Opera houses are the best I reckon but they are illegal in ACT now.

[@robbiefishing]

Same here in Victoria mate.

[@gregmccourt815]

Reminds me of the Chopper Reid impersonater😊

[@robbiefishing]

Hahahaha 😂😂😂

[@jaymannewell]

Sorry, still use my opera house nets, SA I am 200kms from the river and I know there are no turtles where I fish.

[@captainfrank01]

@Tim B Yes, and that's the ridiculous thing - regulations should be the same in every state. Opera house nets definitely catch small turtles and native water rats in SA.

[@gqwarrior6694]

@@captainfrank01 Can't have the same regulations in every state because of the different ecosystems in each state.

[@captainfrank01]

@@gqwarrior6694 Agreed that they are different. However OH nets are bad for all ecosystems, that's my point.

[@gqwarrior6694]

@@captainfrank01 I find them pretty regularly when I'm fishing. Poachers use them here in WA to target Marron. I always pull them, release anything in the nets then cut them up & dump them in the next big bin I pass. I get a kick out of thinking how much cursing the poachers must do when they find their nets gone 😂

[@robbiefishing]

@@gqwarrior6694 haha Great work mate. I have done the same thing with set lines, cut the hooks off. LOL We rarely ever see them in my area these days now which is a fantastic thing!

[@thespacepainter]

Nothing beats the opera house nets. Tried the pyramid net and found it useless. Have gone back to my opera house nets.

[@robbiefishing]

Depending on which state you are in they are illegal. We don't have the option here in Victoria. I agree, opera house nets are certainly better when leaving them in for a long time. If checking every hour or so these ones are much better.

[@SpAceProductions100]

I don’t understanding how banning them completely will stop them being used in rivers if they were already banned but were still used

[@user-dl5cy7tm8g]

Unknown Australian it’s because it’s easier to ban them all together, rather than have them be used in some water rather than others.. now there’s no reason to have them and if you are caught with them you can just say u are going to use it on private property or whatever so yeah, basically it’s just easier to do a state wide ban than to just ban them are certain places.

[@krisbrand354]

I'd rate pyramid nets the best. Collapsible nets the holes are too small. Opera houses were the best but now they're banned it's bad luck there.

[@troydowning2608]

Another great video robbie. Just wondering if you have ever gone for yabbys with a bit of meat on a string? It's good fun but requires a bit of patients. Maybe you could do a video on it at one of your well stocked dams. Keep up the good work mate. cheers

[@fishingmancing4717]

Kerennn...👍👍👍👍👌

[@fishingwithchip3987]

Great advice Robbie love you work buddy

[@tommyrocket095]

Yabbing being is the best

[@mattwilliams6960]

Opera house nets win easily every time. No contest.

[@robbiefishing]

Such a shame so many people were doing the wrong thing with them and they were subsequently banned.

[@mattwilliams6960]

@@robbiefishing yes definetly mate. We're lucky to be able to use them over here on private property..

[@rolo4447]

Drop net👍

[@robbiefishing]

I love them too, especially in a dam with stacks of yabbies!

[@vinniemcintyre4987]

Use yabbies in baitfishing video please

[@robbiefishing]

Hey buddy I am getting there. Might not be until after Christmas but I am getting there.

[@tgmaps]

Robbie have you ever been hunting with firearms before/

[@robbiefishing]

Hey mate, yes I use to do a lot of hunting with firearms. I no longer have a gun license any more though.

[@tgmaps]

@@robbiefishing I'm looking to get into it here in QLD and having to save up as i'm a renter and need that 150kg+ safe.

[@agrifocused2804]

pyramid net you can leave them over nite

[@patriciagoss2379]

I cught a eel in a bait trap

[@robbiefishing]

Awesome! I have never ever caught an eel. Maybe one day I will be able to catch one.

[@tomtabor6612]

Are you sure your name isn't Mr. Turtle? Because you tortoise well

[@robbiefishing]

hahaha more likely because people keep telling me to pull my head in. LOL

[@JobeCurrie]

Hi

[@robbiefishing]

Hi champ.

[@itsoddball53]

Second

[@darrynworthy7129]

platypus could not get in a opera house nets that is why they have a circle neck restriction. who ever seen a platypus caught in an opera house net? i never ever seen any caught and i am was born in 1965, i do know of depi netting the glenelg river killing all sorts including platypuses. its the old some so wrong and we all pay for it, net swap program failed as not enough where supplied, not one person i know got a swap, always got told no nets available every time we asked, 1 hour and stock was gone. the program did not work we never got 1 net, your entitled to your opinion. but i find less opera house nets left but i find heaps of shrimp nets, shrimp nets have the same neck size as an opera house, so what is the difference?

[@jindatackle]

Disgusting nets 😁 didn't know about the opera house swap my miss's cut mine up when she heard they were band, I was a bit cut because I thought it could have been a nice man cave piece...

[@robbiefishing]

haha an old relic! You may need to stitch up the funnel to render them unusable, a bit like guns have to be jammed before that can be held under as collectors license. LOL

[@jindatackle]

@@robbiefishing would of needed a lot of stitching Robbie 😂

[@AussieRic]

opera house net banned, if to save platapus and turtles then fair enough.

[@robbiefishing]

Yep, that's exactly why they're banned. And water rats.

[@jimmyjamson2227]

you must be in Vic look like an Ironbark tree behind you

[@robbiefishing]

Sure are mate, well spotted. And yep... Victoria.

[@SouthAustraliaChillin]

Really loving your content man🤘I was just wondering if I’d be able to promote my channel by replying to comments on your videos? - Cheers, tight lines

[@Lachiehall0104]

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[@Angler233]

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