Fresh Water Crays

[Inkslinger]

Caught these in Gippsland today

 

[mines bigger]

scared of getting bitten ey???
those suckers would have a pretty nasty pinch on them

 

[Forensick]

are the residing in your stomach atm?

 

[alex_c]

LOL there is no reason to hold them with tongs thats only a little fella anyway lol. :lol: i remember putting one that size on my little brothers ear once lol

 

[Kratos]

Isnt that species protected?

 

[raginreptile@iprimus]

If you look at the pic with the tongs those thing are spiky as hell. Are you keeping them or eating them. Garlic cray tails mmmm.

 

[alex_c]

If you look at the pic with the tongs those thing are spiky as hell. Are you keeping them or eating them. Garlic cray tails mmmm.

yeah the spikes dont hurt ive freehandled heaps of big ones afterall i did grow up in gippsland.behind the claws is pretty much smooth from memory so you just grab them there

 

[alex_c]

Isnt that species protected?

nope that species is very common. their is quite a few species of freshwater crays which are endangered.

which river did they come from inkslinger?

 

[PhilK]

Spiny tailed crays are protected, but I don't know enough about them to see whether these guys are spiny tails or not.

Apparently they taste pretty foul..

 

[Inkslinger]

These guys are protected there is a bag limit and you do need a fishing license, not scared of getting nipped was nipped several times yesterday ( twice in the water on my leg) as no gloves or tongs with me, I work with my hands so better safe than sorry! getting them out of holding tank and into their tank . I have seen the front pincers snap a fibre glass fishing rod, so for me every reason to handle with tongs.

I am hoping to breed these ones the next catch will be for the plate

 

[Inkslinger]

checking out the landside

They seem to be right at home now

 

[mrmikk]

Better to work smarter Ink, no shame in using the tongs at all.

 

[Inkslinger]

Too True E. kershawi are a particularly aggressive species and have no trouble taking a finger off

 

[Moreliaman]

So is there anywhere on the net that someone can find out which ones can & cant be eaten ?
(that one looks yummy:lol

 

[Inkslinger]

they can all be eaten

 

[Moreliaman]

they can all be eaten

What even the ones people say are protected species?:?

 

[TANN-MANN]

Nice ones, haven't seen that species of cray before, looks like i'm going yabbying next time I visit my Nan in Sale

 

[Inkslinger]

What even the ones people say are protected species?:?

When they say protetced it means there are limits ect. to when and what you an fish for them, the gippy ray has no restrictions the murray cray has heaps etc.etc.
http://www.nativefish.asn.au/spiny.html

 

[GravelRash]

I'm thinkn bout a nice xmas lunch!!

which are the kind you can do in your dam?
do monitors go for these guys?

 

[raginreptile@iprimus]

Hey inkslinger what is the substrate you've got in that tank.