Yabby bait showdown: Tuna vs cat food, which bait catches the most yabbies?

[@Vicariousleighilive..]

Longest you have ever let nets in lol

[@robbiefishing]

hahaha quite possibly true mate. LOL

[@braydenwrightt]

I love these Yabby videos probably my favorite videos to watch right now.❤️

[@robbiefishing]

Hey Brayden, thank you so much for your kind words mate.

[@wayne1959]

good video mate..Ive got 2 little tips for you that we use on redclaw yabbies and blueys when they are in hiding..1, Lucerne pellets ( as our mate below says) works great and I sometimes soak them in tuna oil to add to the attraction in the big QLD impoundments. easy to make some pvc tube bait holders for them..2, and you didn hear it from me is Chicken meat soaked in Methylated Spirits for a couple hours..They come from the next door neighbours to get a taste of that I tell you.. Happy Yabbying

[@rayrogers9591]

Keep up the great work mate, my boys and I enjoy your videos, cheers.

[@jamescassidy4359]

Always love it when I come home from work and see a new robbiefishing video. Keep up the great work mate 🎣

[@robbiefishing]

Hi James, thanks so much mate.

[@bobbent1559]

Hi, can you make a vid on putting a yabby on a hook for bait.

[@robbiefishing]

Hey mate, absolutely I can. I will do that when the cod season opens.

[@themudbugjuggler9912]

Awesome! Small suggestion- after your second check, open the can about a third of the way, stir the tuna with a stick, and reclose the lid. That should let the water circulate more of the smell, and increase your catch rate. It's starting to get really cold and snowy here, so I'm quite looking forward to your summer videos. Thanks so much for sharing.

[@ashleyflanigan8038]

The yabbie bait experiment, tartare and tomato sauce. 😂😂🤣

[@robbiefishing]

hahaha Surely tartare sauce would win you would thing? Perhaps I could get Masterfoods to sponsor the video. hahahahahaha

[@timrosenthal46]

Bloody awesome... I'm jealous lol ... I just bought some hoop nets and bait traps like you suggested. Do you have any ideas where to go in far western Victoria ? I'm located in Mount Gambier on the border. Thanks ...

[@campcreekhill8933]

Rancid chicken is the best bait, hands down! I’m the freshwater crayfish whisperer!

[@fishingwithchip3987]

They look delicious Robbie nice job mate that was a lot of yabbies, keep up the amazing work

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks so much mate, they were amazing!

[@dartanion0075]

Those tins of ham with the metal key you screw the tin open with are the best.....put some of the "ham" in with that gelly in the tin both in a stocking any yabby in smell slick will be manic to get in.

[@robbiefishing]

haha I must try that, thanks so much for the great suggestion. Is that the Spam?

[@dartanion0075]

@@robbiefishing got a tin in the back draw of the 4by cause it is bait gold.harder chunks on the hook.gelly and scraps in stocking 20 meters up .good times. excellent feral cat bait too.

[@dartanion0075]

@@robbiefishing topview the cans are soft triangle 500gm.semi good tucker."better sliced and skillet "Top bait.

[@dartanion0075]

No it's brazed ham.

[@AndrewFishman]

I often mix tuna in oil with breadcrumbs and corn for carp bait. You are probably on the money as far as the oil being leached out and working less effectively. When I chuck a handful of burley out, you can see the oil lift out of the mix pretty quickly after it hits the water and the attraction falls off after it is cleared.

[@robbiefishing]

Hey Andrew thanks mate. Tuna in oil with breadcrumbs, I can see why carp would be attracted to that!!

[@jacobwhite7408]

For a baitoff you should put both nets in the same spot (on top of each other) to see what yabbies like best.

[@choppedsoy5165]

Another bloody good episode I'm hooked mate!

[@robbiefishing]

Thank you so much mate.

[@neilkearns5388]

Love your vids King Oscar sardines ,eat the sardines then put the can and oil in the trap then watch all the little critters hanging around . Great show see ya Neil

[@nicko9969]

Nice Brother. Another huge haul, and a great experiment. Big respect as usual my friend. 👍👍💚🇦🇺

[@robbiefishing]

Thank you so much Nick. I hope you are well brother.

[@RKJFishing]

I usually use dry cat food because that's what I've got handy at home lol. I have used a can of cat food before, but never used tuna in oil, that was a new one for me. I was surprised with how well it actually worked! Nice work Robbie, sorry to hear about your car mate.

[@nicko9969]

Road kill birds.... best.... BAIT...... ever....... hope you feel better soon Rohan. 👍

[@RKJFishing]

@@nicko9969 Thanks heaps Nick, I can't shake this bloody flu or cold or whatever it is lol

[@robbiefishing]

@@RKJFishing Thanks buddy. Yeah the car will be fine I am sure it is nothing major. This is twice in the last two years it's been on a tow truck. LOL

[@captainfrank01]

Robbie, you know that chipmunks can't count. That piano tuna joke hit a raw note with me. Bad luck with the car, that sucks. A snail called a tow truck because he couldn't make is car go .....

[@robbiefishing]

OMG... I wish you could have seen the look on my face when I read the words "raw note". hahahahahaha

[@paulsoutbackgardenaustrali7674]

Hey Robbie...cat food is best used in fly trips here on the farm...

[@jontyfishing7292]

Great video robbie your jokes almost make me cry rather then laugh

[@robbiefishing]

hahaha Thanks mate. LOL They're pretty sad sometimes. hahaha

[@Urbanfisho]

When I suggested cat food, I meant DRY cat food! But this seems to have worked!

[@jameskaranikich3154]

A good tactic is just opening the tuna slightly and growing it in

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks for the tip buddy.

[@loudmouf9246]

Oil mixes with Tuna fat and permeates the water attracting more yabbies. Just got back with me brother Rob. Caught 11 eaters so I’m happy! This just topped my day! 🦐 🦐

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks Ali. Sounds like you and your brother have had a ripper day mate.

[@liamsimic9194]

But Robbie tuna is a type of cat food. 😂 Love ya stuff

[@jasonh6543]

Awsome job thanks for the tips

[@bryceletcher5326]

Sorry to hear about your car mate, hope it's a quick cheap fix. What happened to the tartare sauce?

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks mate. The tartare sauce worked great, I will definitely use it again. I was just experimenting in this video, based on what I have received in the comments on my videos.

[@jimmylarkin4827]

Every area is different, up around Mt Isa we use the cat food tins but don’t use any seafood, try beef, turkey or chicken and change them out about every hour.

[@einfelder8262]

Another Tandoor yabby fryup coming?

[@harryballs3154]

The Daily dad jokes are Gold

[@richardpietrykowski6678]

I use dog food in the open top yabby net - I removed the little net bag from my opera house nets I threaded the tie up string (which comes with the open top) around the circumference of of the net bag. To close the net bag just slide the plastic sleeve down to the net bag and now it's secure

[@robbiefishing]

Hi Richard, WOW What a fantastic idea. I wish I had of thought about that.

[@FishWithBish]

Another great Yabbie video so interesting I think you are right the oil was the key what you could do is soak one set of dog biscuits in tuna oil in one net then one just plain dog biscuits in the other and no waste

[@robbiefishing]

ahhh you're a thinking man! I like the way you think mate.

[@nate.f5380]

Great video Robbie, might try tuna the next time we go out yabbying

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks heaps Nate, well worth a try buddy.

[@musicmanthatlikesoldandnew7324]

U are correct after the oil is released in the water the first time that’s always the best round but it’s not the same after less oil gets out and eventually non will come out.

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks mate, that's exactly what I suspected was happening.

[@will4946]

We used to use soap, it was good bait. The oil in the soap used to get the yabbies

[@wayne1959]

pure sunlight soap still works well..

[@oscargray9852]

Try putting just two holes in the cans so the water can leak in and out with the oil. Bait and oil smell lasts longer then

[@yakfisher6355]

Fancy Feast 'Seafood Pate' 12 packs, are the only thing I use these days. Some things work better in one dam more than the other, but the Fancy Feast has worked everywhere without fail. I won't use anything else now.

[@robbiefishing]

Hey mate thanks so much for the great tip. I definitely agree about the variations from dam to dam.

[@hyster16t]

Do ya reckon day or nights better ?

[@Vincentdonnelly5158]

Hope you get sorted out and it doesn't cost you the shirt of your back. Glad to see you making holes in the tins. Was wondering did the yabbies open the tins themselves.

[@robbiefishing]

Haha thanks Vincent. Yeah I'm top it's just something small like a fuel filter!

[@thedirtfisherman]

Oil does float so you can imagine that it would be the first thing to disperse.

[@deanmacka4975]

Great stuff mate

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks heaps mate.

[@rodneyhaley1734]

Nice to see you don’t take everything like the Chinese good on ya Mate

[@dirtbikeboys5419]

Nice work mate

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks heaps mate.

[@aspectval7132]

First rippa Robbie

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks heaps mate.

[@aspectval7132]

robbiefishing omg you replies Robbie I love your videos keep it up !

[@robbiefishing]

@@aspectval7132 Thanks so much buddy. I hooe you have a ripper day. 👍👍👍

[@PhillipWhite-uz3wu]

I used cat tuna and meat last time and didn't notice a difference.

[@jameskaranikich3154]

I’ve always used tuna can’t wait to see what’s better

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks mate, I will definitely be using it again.

[@chevyda8070]

Nice one mate your car isn't a Ford is it ?😂 probably a way you can test the oil theory is soak a rag in tuna oil see what you get. Put the net back in a few times if you are getting less each time soak the rag again see how it goes. I'm not no scientists but I reckon it would work. Cheers mate 👍👍🇭🇲🇭🇲

[@robbiefishing]

Hi mate what a fantastic idea. Thank you. No mate, not a ford....they're too unreliable. hahahahaha

[@natasharimon445]

You should try tin sardines

[@robbiefishing]

Hi Natasha thanks for the suggestion.

[@natasharimon445]

@@robbiefishing hi it's Natasha here could you do video using the tin sardines

[@rangawithnofish6469]

hey robbie you should try using a mesh bag with your cat food in it for your lift nets

[@robbiefishing]

Hey mate thats a great idea. Thank you.

[@samlatsis8956]

I'm going yabbying tomorrow what would you recommend robbie

[@robbiefishing]

Hey mate lambs fry is a great bait.

[@samlatsis8956]

Ok would wet dog food work ?

[@Jett-vx7by]

Dog food in the little foil lid containers work well

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks mate, that sounds like a great idea.

[@TUFVU]

I use lady stockings to hold the dog food in the open top nets!!!!!

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks mate, I have done that too. I learnt though that you need a weight of some kind as the dog food would float allowing the yabbies to get out much easier.

[@stobesy18]

Yeah m8 each pull new batch of bait. But I'm telling you use big tin dog food last much longer but try not to punch heaps of holes just a few big ones

[@jackie22341]

You should try lucerne pellets, as crawfish in the US can’t resist it.

[@wayne1959]

I use Lucerne pellets over here in Oz as well for redclaw crayfish and it works best of anything I have tried,,I made some small 50mm pvc bait holders and tie them in the trap..good to hear it works over there as well.

[@christidmarsh4760]

What is best time of the year to go yabbieing

[@robbiefishing]

Hi mate, in the warmer months.

[@reidysfishingadventures2511]

I use tuna with sweet corn and mayo works a treat 👌

[@robbiefishing]

That's my favourite tune to eat myself. I can see why the yabbies like it....It's very nice. LOL

[@obryan240]

It doesn't look like a lot of the places you set in don't have a stream coming or going. Are they stocked? How do the yabbies get there?

[@robbiefishing]

Hi Bryan, they walk across land at night, also they move between spots when the ground is flooded.

[@shanegray7739]

@@robbiefishing bloody ofe they do we camped by a small dam cought over 200 cooked em up and got on the piss a few of the boys spewed up that night got up to go to the toilet yabbies were eating the spew 15m from the dam

[@jye2505]

Great video can’t wait for cod videos to start soon

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks mate, neither can I. Not long now!

[@jamier43]

Raw liver. Best bait. Can you tell the difference between a female and a male yabbie?

[@chuckno8]

Random question Rob, what knife is that?

[@robbiefishing]

Hey Chuck, it is a winchester knife. It was given to me by my friend Cam about 8 or 9 years ago.

[@chuckno8]

robbiefishing oh nice one, it looks amazing, I’ve got a bit of penchant for knives and if I’m being honest I want to add yours to my collection lol

[@samwesson1555]

Interesting results mate it looks very dry down there where are you near I will use dog food next time

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks mate. I am in North East Victoria. It is very dry, but not nearly as dry as some other areas mate.

[@kristymanning4388]

Try a defrosted raw dim sim we use them for days

[@adamfraser4509]

SOAP for bait?

[@CamBill]

Hahaha loved it thumbs up 👍

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks so much Cam. Geez that yabby hurt, I shudder to think how much a really big one must hurt.

[@coxy0276]

What would work better tar tar sauce or dog food?

[@robbiefishing]

I prefer dog food however they both work exceptionally well.

[@unluckyeddy7966]

Having no idea what a Yabby was, I clicked on this... Then when I saw the Crawfish pinch you I had to laugh, I've never seen one draw blood before..

[@robbiefishing]

Haha a yabbie is the Australian equivalent of an American crawfish buddy.

[@unluckyeddy7966]

@@robbiefishingWell I'm always willing to learn something new... Also crawfish in Australia seem to be on par with everything else there... they want to kill you.

[@lindentabone6501]

What town are you in go to echuca🥺🙏 we got big shrimp🦐🦐

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks mate. I am in Wangaratta and we have big shrimp here too.

[@bellabear653]

Chuck some macca's big fella lol just to see.

[@onthehunt2297]

You should use smacko’s the dog treats for yabbing

[@robbiefishing]

Hey mate I may give that a go some day. I reckon it will work!

[@1tr1ck]

Should of used the tarture again 🤣👍

[@andrewdickinson1845]

Try Livers(sheep/cattle)Big Robbie.

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks mate. That's my favourite bait in drop nets and open top lift nets where I can't tie dog food in.

[@stevenelliott155]

Perhaps the dam just run out of yabbies.

[@robbiefishing]

haha I doubt it mate!

[@loganporter8988]

I use cows harts and liver it works so good

[@lachysaquatics8495]

You gonna be going to cod classic this year mate

[@robbiefishing]

Hi Lachy, no mate I am not going sorry.

[@nathanielcatsicas9792]

Whatever happened to steak on a piece of fishing line? Always catch mine that way.

[@robbiefishing]

I have a few videos of me catching yabbies on meat and string mate. That's the most fun of the lot!

[@baileyisago7366]

What happened to good old chicken pellets

[@merinofarmeragriculturewor4623]

Awesome as Robbie, Iv all so sent u a letter

[@robbiefishing]

Hey mate thats so cool thank you. I will read it out in a mail time segment! I will keep my eyes out for it.

[@merinofarmeragriculturewor4623]

Cheers mate

[@barefootfishingadventures6221]

Chicken nets are good aswel

[@TheGreatoutdoorsAndGourmetVic]

Yabbilicious!

[@jacksondole2172]

Cod opening tackle box video? :)

[@robbiefishing]

Hey buddy hoping to do that very soon.

[@matthewmcclure5218]

Agitate your bait every pull brother 👍👍

[@robbiefishing]

Excellent idea. I do it with lambs fry, I should do it with all of my bait. Thanks mate. 👍

[@aperson2958]

I love catching yabbys in real life

[@timgalley7435]

What happened to the robbie mobile

[@robbiefishing]

hahaha Its speed is determined by how fast the tow truck can drive. LOL Not sure yet mate, I will have a chat to my mechanic in the morning.

[@timgalley7435]

@@robbiefishing cool

[@michaelodea2788]

You should try chicken hearts i caught 92 one afternoon after school

[@kenhill8761]

Onions chilli and capsicums never fails

[@johnireland3521]

Try soap it works good

[@GezzaCubing]

Saucy Sally

[@Dave-ss5pk]

I'll have to give you a copy strike on that joke Robbie lol. Just kidding mate. If they did...... I would give them a copy strike on their pecker because it looks exactly like mine 😂

[@robbiefishing]

hahaha I had heard it before, but not with the glue part at the end. LOL

[@aidancox6044]

Did u no robbie that yabbies don’t eat meat

[@robbiefishing]

Hey mate, I have heard that, but have also seen them eating it.

[@kenhill8761]

Aidan Cox agree Onions/Capiscums, are great

[@tommo785]

porque no los dos 😁

[@THEFISHINGMAFIA]

Yummo

[@robbiefishing]

That they were mate. Amazing!

[@anthonyfield1241]

Ox heart is great bait for yabbies

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks mate. Holly and I went out today. We were using lambs heart. It wasn't great, but I think that was more the dam than the bait.

[@kevdimo6459]

Dolphin friendly tuna Robbie?

[@victorbitter583]

I've worked on a longliner and never ever heard of a dolphin being caught on the lines.

[@nicko9969]

@@victorbitter583 👍👍🤣

[@kevdimo6459]

Victor Bitter that’s great either have I! But i bet a lot get caught in nets. It was meant to be a joke VB.

[@nicko9969]

@@kevdimo6459 all good mate.... we get it.. ✌ I don't eat tuna anyway, but from what I hear, sales have decreased since the dolphin got taken out.🤣🍻 edit: this is a joke Ok

[@victorbitter583]

@@kevdimo6459 Tune aren't fished for in nets mate. It's all good, I got the joke, I just wanted anyone who doesn't realise it that the notion of dolphin friendly tuna is fairly ridiculous. As far as I know. cheers.

[@peppipoohductionswakashunt3157]

Lucern mate, can’t go wrong

[@robbiefishing]

Hey mate I have heard that once before. I must try it!

[@peppipoohductionswakashunt3157]

It’s crazy for red claw anyway, I assume it would work for normal craybobs

[@mnseddon2]

U da best

[@robbiefishing]

Thank you so much buddy.

[@rodneyhaley1734]

Have ever tried Liver or smelly meat

[@mudrox05]

👍Top video mate!!! 🤔 Maybe you should get your Missus to buy 🤑 those Sock type stockings, and you can nick them 🤣💦 and fill them with 🐕 food, then tie it in your open top nets!!!!! 👍

[@robbiefishing]

hahaha I prefer stocking with legs in them. I didn't just say that....well maybe I did! haha Thanks mate, I actually have a video of myself using that technique, in this same dam too.

[@mudrox05]

robbiefishing 🤣💦🤣💦 That maybe a whole other video... I must’ve missed that video, will hunt it down.👍

[@bettsiexx4050]

Tune won because

[@shadowjohn2266]

sweet potato works best for me

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks mate. I tried rockmelon once and never caught a single yabby. LOL

[@mickwatson2177]

You can open the can and empty it in the dam.