greggo wrote:Where do you get the Mantis shrimp from?
Greg out your way i think Springvale is the place to get them, not sure about dandenong, maybe Cheater or someone else over yoir way can thow some light on where
Springvale markets have them most of the the time and dont be scared to use second hand ones out of a gummies guts - when you gut the fish on the water you quite often find them in the gut amongst the tiny crabs the gummy has eaten
I've caught many gummies on this second hand eaten Mantis - just hook it up and cast it out
My kayak PBs
Gummy shark 128 Cm -- Elephant fish 85 Cm -- Snapper 91 Cm -- KG Whiting 49 Cm -- Flathead 55 Cm -- Garfish 47 Cm --Long tail Tuna 86 cm -- Silver Trevally 40 Cm -- Cobia 117 Cm -- snook 53 Cm -- Couta 71 Cm -- Squid 44 hood length
1 x 6/0 or 7/0 hooked just under scale (shell) on top side of tail is how I present it. Bending them in half makes it nice and easy to get the hook in.
Rawprawn wrote:but how does everyone present them lol, 1 hook, 2 hooks etc
I either go with the cocktail look with thousand island dressing or just straight on the plate with dressing of choice
Jokes aside i think if you feed it up the inside from the tail then that determines how it's presented, one hook of choice
Mob no: 0401580668
Yak PBs kingfish (about this big <>>><), squid 39 cm, king george 42 cm, snapper 72 cm, gummy 122 cm, 71cm flatty (estimated ) Cobia 133cm
Rawprawn wrote:Fyi got 4kg of mantis for 30 bucks today at footscray market, 2 sellers had them
Next vusit i will get some for a try, thanks
Mob no: 0401580668
Yak PBs kingfish (about this big <>>><), squid 39 cm, king george 42 cm, snapper 72 cm, gummy 122 cm, 71cm flatty (estimated ) Cobia 133cm