CRABBING DAY

As most crabbing days turn out, the weather was great, both on the water for our fishing crews and back at the CYCSA marina for our lunch and awards program. However, as we approached the date for our annual ‘catch and cook’ crabbing event there were more than a few concerns about the weather, and whether or not we would be able to catch enough Blue Swimmer crabs to feed our anticipated crowd. The majority of Club Fishing Association members who had been chasing these delectable crustaceans throughout January and February were reporting very poor catches compared to prior years. It was believed that the unusually cool summer contributed to this observation. With 120 plus CYCSA members plus family and friends booked in for this popular day it was decided that a contingency plan was required. The Fishing Association committee decided to provide a supply of steaks and sausages, just in case our catch didn’t provide enough to feed everyone. On the day we had 13 boats with enthusiastic crews on the water accounting for 256 crabs at the final count. This catch proved to be more than enough to provide a good feed of crabs for those who wanted. The addition of steak and sausages to our menu was met with great popularity for those that weren’t so dedicated to the extraction of that sweet crab meat which can be a little challenging for some. The award for the most crabs went to the crew of Seiki who caught their bag limit of 60 crabs. Seiki also managed to capture the largest crab measured from claw to claw. In the Junior category, it was Sea Dance that took out the honors for ‘largest crab’. Again, it was great to have the support of Port River Marine as major sponsor. This enabled us to hold this event and we offer special thanks to James Theodore who was present on the day to assist with making the awards to our most successful crabbers.

Peter Schembri Fishing Association Committee Member

Junior award went to Harry on Sea Dance

Clean sweep, Bob Redman on Seiki NACA award to Glen Simpson