Chasing Murray Crays In A Land Down Under (HD)

Chasing the Mighty Murray Crayfish. This years trip was totally insane.
We caught 271 Crays in total for the day. Getting 6 at a time in the nets.
Most of them were bigger than the legal length of 90mm. Some HUGE berried females were caught. Largest was 130mm+ OCL. Almost all of the crays were returned to the water. We didn't eat any but kept a couple to put in the aquarium back home. Thanks goes to Jamin from Riverina Sport Fishing for a great day on the river.

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[maddogcallow]

im going craying tomorow i hope i catch heaps but i am resoniable i will put back to under size and the female so there is some next year i just want poeple to know that it takes 10 years for crayfish to grow to eating size, so i hope you wont waste them instead eat yabbies only takes a year and they will be back next year hahah hell yeah

[cash200778]

@maddogcallow Great to hear from a responsible crayer! I agree with you 100%

I only eat yabbies, redclaw & marron, mostly all farmed. I would never eat one of the spiny cray species. Like you mention, they take so damn long to grow/mature & can run into big problems if overfished.

A few were taken home & put in the fish tank as pets but def none eaten! Catch & release or keep as pets, please don't eat them! :-)

[anthacdc]

Just wondering what bait you recomend? and also just curious why there were gum leaves in the containers? Cheers Anthony.

[cash200778]

@anthacdc We were using big chunks of smelly old carp. Leaves & branches in the container is to stop them from injuring/killing each other. Calms them down a little. Cheers mate.

[igotamarron]

woh.. that is amazing to be catching that many!.. where is the spot you were at?

[cash200778]

@igotamarron All I can say is they were caught in the Murray River :-)

[cash200778]

@23lohnro 5 per person,10 per person in possession. 9cm legal & only one larger than 12cm. This video was filmed to showcase the Murray Cray. The footage of them whilst we were sorting was to show you how many we were catching at a time. And for your info the majority of crays were well & truly larger than the 9cm. Almost ALL of the crays were RELEASED!!! We don't eat them & kept a couple for the aquarium. Thanks for caring about Murray Crays enough to make a comment.

[Redgoalie]

Hey man! Remember me? LOL Awesome video! Looks like you had a great day and caught heaps of fantastic crays. Good luck with the ones you kept.

[TheOldasgold]

Nice!!!

[anthacdc]

@cash200778 thanks really appreciate it, im 16 and my family and i go camping up to the murray alot, so i throught i may aswell try catch some crays this winter.

[igotamarron]

@cash200778 haha fair enough :-) dont want to reveal your secret spot. i wouldnt either if i caught as many as this!