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Johnnie Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 12485 Gender:	$20 crayfish at Coles, snap em up Dec 13^th, 2020 at 7:43pm before the Chinese do in bulk like the baby formula. It goes to show how much these fishermen make in a haul of our seafood selling out to China.
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greggerypeccary Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 131540 Gender:	Re: $20 crayfish at Coles, snap em up Reply #1 - Dec 13^th, 2020 at 8:04pm Do Chinese babies eat crayfish?
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freediver Gold Member Offline www.ozpolitic.com Posts: 47436 At my desk.	Re: $20 crayfish at Coles, snap em up Reply #2 - Dec 13^th, 2020 at 8:05pm How much do they make JD?
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Gordon Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 20230 Gordon Gender:	Re: $20 crayfish at Coles, snap em up Reply #3 - Dec 13^th, 2020 at 8:07pm Yay
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Reply #4 - Dec 14^th, 2020 at 6:26am

Johnnie wrote on Dec 13^th, 2020 at 7:43pm:

before the Chinese do in bulk like the baby formula.

It goes to show how much these fishermen make in a haul of our seafood selling out to China.

They don't haul/trawl for crayfish

they are potted - it's labour intensive but there's no way they are worth what they have been getting in export prices to places like China & Japan.

Anyways who knows where this stuff is sourced.

West Australian Rock Lobster(still crayfish) are a much smaller commercial variety

I'd prefer the stuff you see coming out of Tasmania ......

much larger specimens.

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Reply #5 - Dec 14^th, 2020 at 8:48am

Gnads wrote on Dec 14^th, 2020 at 6:26am:

Johnnie wrote on Dec 13^th, 2020 at 7:43pm:

before the Chinese do in bulk like the baby formula.

It goes to show how much these fishermen make in a haul of our seafood selling out to China.

They don't haul/trawl for crayfish

they are potted - it's labour intensive but there's no way they are worth what they have been getting in export prices to places like China & Japan.

Anyways who knows where this stuff is sourced.

West Australian Rock Lobster(still crayfish) are a much smaller commercial variety

I'd prefer the stuff you see coming out of Tasmania ......

much larger specimens.

I think the Coles crays are from WA.

The prized southern rock lobster caught in SA is being sold through Drake supermarkets there at $75 per kilo instead of the normal rrp of $125kg that's 50 bux off! and will be my first choice, i might grab a a couple of the $20 specimens as well and indulge, its a rare opportunity.

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freediver Gold Member Offline www.ozpolitic.com Posts: 47436 At my desk.	Re: $20 crayfish at Coles, snap em up Reply #6 - Dec 14^th, 2020 at 7:09pm I just pick them up for free from under rocks.
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Reply #7 - Dec 14^th, 2020 at 10:43pm

freediver wrote on Dec 14^th, 2020 at 7:09pm:

I just pick them up for free from under rocks.

Granddad took us down to Keppel Sands to where the oysters grew on the rocks at the beach --where else? I do not know if it was a healthy thing to do but he would get the oysters straight from the rocks and eat them there. I had to decline his offer of having one of the oysters as I was still trying to get over my grandfather eating what looked like snot.

But, 20 years later, I would be early enough to the grocery shopping to purchase a dozen of them for $18. Are you sure that you are getting quality crayfish off the beach?

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Gnads Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 28107 Gender:	Re: $20 crayfish at Coles, snap em up Reply #8 - Dec 15^th, 2020 at 6:00am freediver wrote on Dec 14^th, 2020 at 7:09pm: I just pick them up for free from under rocks. Sure you do Capt. Nemo.
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Johnnie Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 12485 Gender:	Re: $20 crayfish at Coles, snap em up Reply #9 - Dec 15^th, 2020 at 7:08pm Gnads wrote on Dec 15^th, 2020 at 6:00am: freediver wrote on Dec 14^th, 2020 at 7:09pm: I just pick them up for free from under rocks. Sure you do Capt. Nemo. I have heard that old fisherman story before.
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Reply #10 - Dec 15^th, 2020 at 8:09pm

Are these rock lobsters they're selling related to the rock spiders over in WA? I always thought the rules were different and smaller lobsters were being taken over there - didn't realise they are a different size.

Do you need a licence to pot them here? Our local lads are crazy - I've seen 'em going out in big waves in a 10ft tinny to check their lobster pots - three blokes in the boat.

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Gordon Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 20230 Gordon Gender:	Re: $20 crayfish at Coles, snap em up Reply #11 - Dec 15^th, 2020 at 8:13pm freediver wrote on Dec 14^th, 2020 at 7:09pm: I just pick them up for free from under rocks. I've never seen any rocks in Coles
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Reply #12 - Dec 15^th, 2020 at 8:14pm

Grappler Truth Teller Feller wrote on Dec 15^th, 2020 at 8:09pm:

Are these rock lobsters they're selling related to the rock spiders over in WA? I always thought the rules were different and smaller lobsters were being taken over there - didn't realise they are a different size.

Do you need a licence to pot them here? Our local lads are crazy - I've seen 'em going out in big waves in a 10ft tinny to check their lobster pots - three blokes in the boat.

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Reply #13 - Dec 15^th, 2020 at 8:20pm

Grappler Truth Teller Feller wrote on Dec 15^th, 2020 at 8:09pm:

Are these rock lobsters they're selling related to the rock spiders over in WA? I always thought the rules were different and smaller lobsters were being taken over there - didn't realise they are a different size.

Do you need a licence to pot them here? Our local lads are crazy - I've seen 'em going out in big waves in a 10ft tinny to check their lobster pots - three blokes in the boat.

They are rock lobsters from WA.

3 men in a 10ft tinny going out to check their pots in big waves for the southern rock lobster would be an acceptable risk for this succulent crustacean.

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Grappler Truth Teller Feller Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 80278 Proud pre-1850's NO Voter Gender:	Re: $20 crayfish at Coles, snap em up Reply #14 - Dec 15^th, 2020 at 8:21pm Might place an order for two with the girls at Woolies.... and a few prawns for Chrissie.
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