Gulf Mud Crabbers: Boom or Bust

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The Mad Mullet. He is a Gulf Mud Crabber, and he loves life. But when two cyclones (Lincoln & Megan) came charging through, the aftermath threatened Mullet's livelyhood. Along with some of the other Gulf Mud Crabbers, there was a worry that with such MAJOR flooding of the McArthur River, the mud crabs might not come back in this season. So I hopped on board with The Mad Mullet on his crabbing boat to go and find out... have the mud crabs come back in yet?
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  • @MICKMAKO13
    @MICKMAKO133 ай бұрын

    MAD MULLET FOR PM .....BE GETTING ME ONE THEM MAD MULLET RUB AND TUG SHIRTS FOR SURE......😂😂😂😂😂

  • @selwynellison8504
    @selwynellison85042 ай бұрын

    Here in New Zealand we got smashed with the worsted cyclone in the last 100 years . The tons of silt has smothered alot of reefs and these millions of tons of logs and other stuff sitting on the sea floor. This will have in time a massive impacted on our crayfishing and wetfish industry

  • @danmarsh-xt1ln
    @danmarsh-xt1ln3 ай бұрын

    Love the mullet! If I ever get up there i won’t leave till I have a beer with the bloke!

  • @Brad.whatthe
    @Brad.whatthe3 ай бұрын

    With the Mullet holding down so many crab with his foot each day it’d be strong enough to crush a coconut

  • @chefcamsey1375
    @chefcamsey13753 ай бұрын

    24:02 the crab was doing with his legs on the way back in the water...saying cheers to the Mad Mullet 👍👍🔥🔥

  • @dalrden6065
    @dalrden60653 ай бұрын

    Mullets right , watching your videos is the next best thing to being there.

  • @rogerdudra178
    @rogerdudra1783 ай бұрын

    Greetings from the BIG SKY of Montana. Around here those storms are called a hurricane. Getting 2 of them is a bit trying I'd wager.

  • @myadventuresandtrips6279
    @myadventuresandtrips62793 ай бұрын

    Done well boys good to see you back on the water be good to see the others boys back at it again to

  • @johnsykes706
    @johnsykes7063 ай бұрын

    I hope the boys do well this year, they certainly put the hard yards in. Just realised how Mullet ties his crabs, smart man, I will be doing that in the future.

  • @8marcrara11
    @8marcrara113 ай бұрын

    Goodonya Mikey and Mullet for taking us along🤙🤙⚡️⚡️🇦🇺

  • @alexmcdowall8680
    @alexmcdowall86803 ай бұрын

    Thought old mullet looked chubby 😂, glad he said it

  • @Mark-pz4ox
    @Mark-pz4ox3 ай бұрын

    Bit quiet fallahs ,get some beers into ya ,🤣👍😊🍻

  • @patrickaustralia528
    @patrickaustralia5283 ай бұрын

    Soooo happy for the Mad Mullet that the crabs have not gone missing post cyclone. Happy days all is OK. Big hit on the Mud Crabber huts. Stay happy all will be ok.😊

  • @rogerdudra178
    @rogerdudra1783 ай бұрын

    It always took me a good week to dig out of a blizzard so relax, catch fish and crabs. Have fun.

  • @lloydlynn8084
    @lloydlynn80843 ай бұрын

    Bahaha the freakin hair on him.

  • @chefcamsey1375
    @chefcamsey13753 ай бұрын

    All the best for this year. Hope everyone gets a good workload and feed for all

  • @dj-qu6pw
    @dj-qu6pw3 ай бұрын

    Finally Mikey, another video. And its got the mad mullet (special guest). 😂. You guys rock. Watch out for those bloody catfish! Mongrels! Lol. 😂 👍.

  • @davidgc4396
    @davidgc43963 ай бұрын

    Enjoyed that Mikey love the Mad Mullet what a character 😊

  • @Nguja
    @Nguja3 ай бұрын

    Mullet what a champ

  • @AriffAffendi
    @AriffAffendi3 ай бұрын

    yea mannn.. nice day out.

  • @AttitudeAdjuster
    @AttitudeAdjuster3 ай бұрын

    Yes the Mad Mullet is the Star. So good to see you guys back out on the water getting into the crabs Stay safe and well and looking forward to the next adventure Cheers Garry

  • @MikeyCunninghamFishing

    @MikeyCunninghamFishing

    Ай бұрын

    Cheers mate.

  • @outback109
    @outback1093 ай бұрын

    Most enjoyable.Thank you both.👍

  • @swifty-ne3wm
    @swifty-ne3wm3 ай бұрын

    great stuff guys, the mullet is a bloody champ hope it does go viral fellas, bloody educational as well learned a new way to tie crabs, keep em coming Mikey

  • @josephbrown1686
    @josephbrown16863 ай бұрын

    Great one Mikey great to see the mad mullet in action on my birthday bloody oath what a ripper

  • @MikeyCunninghamFishing

    @MikeyCunninghamFishing

    3 ай бұрын

    Happy Birthday mate. Glad you enjoyed the video.

  • @johnahearn7184
    @johnahearn71843 ай бұрын

    Couple of legends there

  • @AntMan1HDFTE
    @AntMan1HDFTE3 ай бұрын

    Great to see ya back in the water guy s , couldn’t help but notice the flash new carpet mullet . Might sort out the cod slime hey . See ya’ s in a week or 2

  • @MikeyCunninghamFishing

    @MikeyCunninghamFishing

    3 ай бұрын

    Yea, probably a good yarn to go with how he aquired the carpet too. Haha. He didn't buy it... that's for sure.

  • @thesaltytravellers2869
    @thesaltytravellers28693 ай бұрын

    You guy’s really are true blue Aussies, my wife and I are currently in Cooktown with our car, boat and caravan and are just waiting for the roads to open so we can get to the tip of Australia and then we head to our buck list destination of King Ash Bay 😁😁. We are so excited to finally get there and a beer in the pub with you guys would be the ultimate, with some luck you might just be sitting at the bar when we walk in, who knows ? Another fantastic episode Mickey, well done mate

  • @MikeyCunninghamFishing

    @MikeyCunninghamFishing

    3 ай бұрын

    There is a fair chance we will be sitting there mate. Haha. Thanks for the support. And hope you enjoy The Cape mate. Can you please bring back a rock for Bullfrog?

  • @thesaltytravellers2869

    @thesaltytravellers2869

    3 ай бұрын

    @@MikeyCunninghamFishing Good as done mate !!

  • @grahamkent8939
    @grahamkent89393 ай бұрын

    Great job ! what a life

  • @johnostevens7530
    @johnostevens75303 ай бұрын

    Nice one Mikey and great to see The Mad Mullet smiling.

  • @andrewiannello6548
    @andrewiannello65483 ай бұрын

    I remember Ash talking about the difference between a slow long rain vs dumping back in the early episodes. I was wondering how this was going to impact the muddies. I guess I'll tune in to find out!

  • @MikeyCunninghamFishing

    @MikeyCunninghamFishing

    3 ай бұрын

    Yea, so far so good mate. Time will tell. “Young Boy” thinks maybe next year will be no good. But we will see.

  • @alexandertelehin3425
    @alexandertelehin34253 ай бұрын

    I was there during 2011 and 2013, hanging out for my last trip.

  • @chefcamsey1375
    @chefcamsey13753 ай бұрын

    Love this channel and people on it. Much respect 👍👍👍🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @davebarns1
    @davebarns13 ай бұрын

    Good job, lads 👍🏻

  • @soobz
    @soobz3 ай бұрын

    Great to see the recovery progressing, hopefully a bumper year for the crabbers.

  • @lyndonwinter5000
    @lyndonwinter50003 ай бұрын

    Love ya work from NZ

  • @joelan93mtfworkshop89
    @joelan93mtfworkshop893 ай бұрын

    Yeeeew Cheers for another one Mikey! good to see some crabbin content with the mad Mullet!!! 🍻 legends

  • @benjaminhenny3075
    @benjaminhenny30753 ай бұрын

    Mad mulley back ytfb

  • @ashleighg89
    @ashleighg893 ай бұрын

    Oh yay! So good to see you boys back out there again and them smiles 😆😆

  • @adamsankey8702
    @adamsankey87023 ай бұрын

    Mate I dead set love these crabbing vids with the man the myth the legend the mad mullet 😂 I’m super keen to catch up with all use boys on my lap of aus 🤙🏼🍻

  • @madmelfishing8496
    @madmelfishing84963 ай бұрын

    Great video guys, glad the Mad Mullet is doing OK.

  • @Vanningtheland
    @Vanningtheland3 ай бұрын

    Unreeeeeal 👍🇦🇺

  • @burrabogielivestock2530
    @burrabogielivestock25303 ай бұрын

    great episode

  • @albertodecradenzagazoomby
    @albertodecradenzagazoomby3 ай бұрын

    perfect

  • @tonybartlett7513
    @tonybartlett75133 ай бұрын

    awesome great to see ya back into it 🍻🍻🍻🍺

  • @Darioros326
    @Darioros3263 ай бұрын

    Bloody legend mullet 🦀 Thanks for another great vid Mikey 🤟

  • @mrjameson9155
    @mrjameson91553 ай бұрын

    Hello from central Qld, another great episode Mikey always good to see you guys. hope the boys have a great season and looking forward to seeing more great content. cheers boys

  • @larynwallace4824
    @larynwallace48243 ай бұрын

    What a great fun Video to watch, I will be back in Oct. Bigs up, to all involved in the KAB clean up .

  • @rodashford1151
    @rodashford11513 ай бұрын

    Great to see you and mad mullet survived the cyclones that pulverised the area, we coped it hear in FNQ too at Port Douglas and we're cut off for a while after our road in was destroyed but we made it too, hopefully the barra are going nuts too

  • @Buddy89538
    @Buddy895383 ай бұрын

    Loving the vids mate FYI in NSW you’re allowed to keep female crabs so long as they aren’t carrying ova(eggs) and they are over the legal size just in case people keep saying you shouldn’t be allowed to keep females just tell them in the most populated state in the country you’re allowed to keep female mud crabs as well.

  • @chrisdoran7596
    @chrisdoran75962 ай бұрын

    Congrats 2️⃣5️⃣0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ subs. Big things to come.🤠🎣🤙👌👍. Happy mothers day to all the Mums⚘️🌷🌻

  • @craigtomkinson2837
    @craigtomkinson28373 ай бұрын

    Awesome ep and crabs boys

  • @fishingwithCurrie
    @fishingwithCurrie3 ай бұрын

    Unreal lads love it keep em coming!! The mullet can tie a crab

  • @tonybartlett7513
    @tonybartlett75133 ай бұрын

    just ordered a 24 hour massage shirt :) there will be one Rocking the Mighty Logan Very soon

  • @MikeyCunninghamFishing

    @MikeyCunninghamFishing

    3 ай бұрын

    Awesome mate. Thanks for the support.

  • @gr3123
    @gr31233 ай бұрын

    Floods are great for prawns i believe so hopefully that translated to crabs too.

  • @johnharris7866
    @johnharris78663 ай бұрын

    Great to see a couple of smiles on faces ,great that you can get some content out and the crabbers can make some money. Great clean looking crabs keep it up fellas I bet Ash will be chomping at the bit to get out there good luck

  • @Bigtube993
    @Bigtube9933 ай бұрын

    Good work books love the content

  • @joshnicolas2450
    @joshnicolas24503 ай бұрын

    Can’t wait to do a trip up there mate, be good fun

  • @stevematalone2512
    @stevematalone25123 ай бұрын

    Glad to see yous back. Shit news about the shack mullet hope u have a pisser season

  • @nathanheatley112
    @nathanheatley1123 ай бұрын

    good to see you guys back at it again x

  • @rhayjhosie7443
    @rhayjhosie74433 ай бұрын

    Another great one guys loved it.

  • @timstansfield927
    @timstansfield9273 ай бұрын

    just got new merch today .thanks

  • @MikeyCunninghamFishing

    @MikeyCunninghamFishing

    3 ай бұрын

    Thanks for the support mate.

  • @danielrachbuch2301
    @danielrachbuch23013 ай бұрын

    Gonna buy those Mikey - Melb love ya

  • @MikeyCunninghamFishing

    @MikeyCunninghamFishing

    3 ай бұрын

    Thanks for the support mate.

  • @guyschiefelbein7505
    @guyschiefelbein75053 ай бұрын

    well done fellas keep them coming

  • @craigdean6249
    @craigdean6249Ай бұрын

    cmon mullet take a pinch for the boys!

  • @remo9309
    @remo93093 ай бұрын

    Nice one boys

  • @markturner187
    @markturner1873 ай бұрын

    Great video Mikey. I could watch them all day. Hope it's a good year for everyone.

  • @MikeyCunninghamFishing

    @MikeyCunninghamFishing

    3 ай бұрын

    Thanks mate. Thanks for the support. Gonna smash out some more good videos now that bloody TC Megan has gone.

  • @tonyconnolly9847
    @tonyconnolly98473 ай бұрын

    You guys are the best, very relaxing to watch so laid back and professional.TC England.i Envy you best of luck happy 🦀 .

  • @MikeyCunninghamFishing

    @MikeyCunninghamFishing

    8 күн бұрын

    Thanks mate. 👍🏼

  • @ajsmith-sz9lb
    @ajsmith-sz9lb3 ай бұрын

    Stoked you guys did well cheers mike

  • @barrafisho81
    @barrafisho813 ай бұрын

    Fark hes a gun at tying crabs 🦀 😎

  • @MikeyCunninghamFishing

    @MikeyCunninghamFishing

    3 ай бұрын

    After watching the video, some of the other crabbers were laughing telling him he is too slow. Haha.

  • @barrafisho81

    @barrafisho81

    3 ай бұрын

    @@MikeyCunninghamFishingno doubt there would be some gun crab tying in the area takes me 5minutes to do 1 🤣🤣🤣

  • @Bigsoot7393
    @Bigsoot73933 ай бұрын

    Great work boys, up the mullet, was in darwin last week on the lookout for massages on mitchell, couldn't find them but

  • @MikeyCunninghamFishing

    @MikeyCunninghamFishing

    8 күн бұрын

    Hahaha. 👍🏼

  • @hinetuaeu
    @hinetuaeu3 ай бұрын

    Love your channel and content. So damn interesting.

  • @stevenmcintyre9967
    @stevenmcintyre99673 ай бұрын

    Bloody good to see you back Mikey and with the Darwin shagger the Mad Mullet! Hope you all have a very prosperous ‘24 after those devastating cyclones. My no video withdrawal symptoms have eased!

  • @MikeyCunninghamFishing

    @MikeyCunninghamFishing

    3 ай бұрын

    Yea it was such a good start to the year, bloody Megan came along and stuffed things up. Anyway… hopefully we can kickstart the year again and make it great again.

  • @benwinter2420

    @benwinter2420

    2 ай бұрын

    Blind mullets in pool caper pool filter

  • @craighuxley3803
    @craighuxley38033 ай бұрын

    Thanks for another fun vid

  • @skotlynn9764
    @skotlynn97643 ай бұрын

    Big up the mullet

  • @darrellwilliams6204
    @darrellwilliams62043 ай бұрын

    Great stuff, Cheers

  • @rigger314
    @rigger3143 ай бұрын

    Love your shorts but I bought your 7xl shirt and it was like 2 sizes to small. Not a problem I will live with it.

  • @MikeyCunninghamFishing

    @MikeyCunninghamFishing

    Ай бұрын

    Even though they aren’t on the website we can get up to 9XL shirts. We have ordered them for a couple of big fellas before.

  • @rigger314

    @rigger314

    Ай бұрын

    @@MikeyCunninghamFishing okay thanks how do i order one then

  • @MikeyCunninghamFishing

    @MikeyCunninghamFishing

    Ай бұрын

    @@rigger314 if you’re on Facebook, send me a message to my “Mikey Cunningham Fishing” page. And I’ll get my wife Jazz to order whatever you need mate. 👍🏼🤠

  • @rigger314

    @rigger314

    Ай бұрын

    @@MikeyCunninghamFishing Will do mate

  • @scotthollingworth8887
    @scotthollingworth88873 ай бұрын

    The mad mullet is goer awesome to see him at work. How long does mullet leave his pots in before checking them Mickey ??

  • @MikeyCunninghamFishing

    @MikeyCunninghamFishing

    Ай бұрын

    He checks them every day mate. 👍🏼

  • @alexmcdowall8680
    @alexmcdowall86803 ай бұрын

    Thanks for the videos Mr mullet , where is ash ?

  • @MikeyCunninghamFishing

    @MikeyCunninghamFishing

    3 ай бұрын

    He's still around mate. Got his boat in the water now too.

  • @user-sz9iy9vq3i
    @user-sz9iy9vq3i3 ай бұрын

    Awesome video mate. Can't believe how flooded King Ash bay got. As far as Jennie's go from what I've been told at legal size in the NT they don't breed anymore so why the other states don't allow it I just don't know 🤷. Hope to get up there next year after the wet and hopefully catch up with you guys 👍 and looking forward to the next podcast 😊👍

  • @MikeyCunninghamFishing

    @MikeyCunninghamFishing

    3 ай бұрын

    Yea I’m no expert. Would be interesting to find out if that’s true.

  • @SkidPig
    @SkidPig3 ай бұрын

    is it true that when the big gurls get over a certain size they stop breeding? good video boys!!

  • @MikeyCunninghamFishing

    @MikeyCunninghamFishing

    3 ай бұрын

    I saw a couple of other fellas commented something similar. It would be interesting to find out if that's true. I saw that big buck you got in your recent video... "That'll keep the girls happy!" haha. Good stuff. It wasn't until you put your hand up next to the claw that you realise how big the fella was.

  • @ChrisHarris2288
    @ChrisHarris22883 ай бұрын

    What happens to everyone's boats when the cyclone hits. Are they tied to a big tree

  • @MikeyCunninghamFishing

    @MikeyCunninghamFishing

    Ай бұрын

    Some people tie their boats down. Most people try to find some shelter for their boats.

  • @ChrisHarris2288

    @ChrisHarris2288

    Ай бұрын

    @@MikeyCunninghamFishing thanks mate 🤙

  • @juliemanarin4127
    @juliemanarin41273 ай бұрын

    GREAT CATCH! What makes them in or out?

  • @MikeyCunninghamFishing

    @MikeyCunninghamFishing

    3 ай бұрын

    When they are soft, he throws them back. If they are soft, they probably don't have much meat in them and won't survive the trip to the restaurants.

  • @dariosotherradio
    @dariosotherradio3 ай бұрын

    Good on ya' Mates! You are right Mullet, we go along wit' ya's!

  • @anguscameron561
    @anguscameron5613 ай бұрын

    clean shell = recently molted = no meat

  • @Bigsoot7393

    @Bigsoot7393

    3 ай бұрын

    You're not eating the shelll mate haha

  • @denisebrady6858
    @denisebrady68583 ай бұрын

    Congratulations Mad Mullet & I wish I could help fix your home where you stay but it is a long way from Brisbane mate. I hope all the boys up there do well. Cheers Denise - Brisbane

  • @shanancovacevich4303
    @shanancovacevich43033 ай бұрын

    I love ya work mullet...love it all how.do.i get a job with yas

  • @waynelawson2132
    @waynelawson21323 ай бұрын

    Another awesome vid MIkey . At how many hours does mullet swap out engines ?

  • @MikeyCunninghamFishing

    @MikeyCunninghamFishing

    3 ай бұрын

    Only when he needs to mate. They service them regularly and run them for thousands of hours.

  • @stevepierce3509
    @stevepierce35093 ай бұрын

    Hey Mikey and Mad Mullet, top trip to begin the year with after a crazy NT Wet season. Quick question lads, after pulling a rock solid full crab from the system , tying up and transport then to table, do they lose meat content from being rock solid out of the water on catch to the table ? Also can the Mad Mullet predict after doing a round on the pots where the movement is of them given some sections of pots have more than others in them for his next drop of pots to follow them ? Also how many crab to average a full basket legends ? Love ya bloody work guys, cannot wait to get some time out from Darwin to come visit and experience the life you guys have there. Well Done Team.👍 🍻🍻🍻🍺

  • @MikeyCunninghamFishing

    @MikeyCunninghamFishing

    3 ай бұрын

    To answer your first question, everything happens so quickly that from the time Mullet catches the crab, it can be on a restaurant table within a few days. Probably maximum of 10 days. So they are stil l going to be top quality by the time they are consumed. And predicting the crab movements... years ago he used to put a small cable tie on a few empty crabs that he would be throwing back. If he caught one of them in the next week or so in another location, he would know where they are moving. But he doesn't do that any more. He just hunts around with his pots and if some come up empty, he will just stack them on the boat and move them to a new location.

  • @stevepierce3509

    @stevepierce3509

    3 ай бұрын

    @@MikeyCunninghamFishing awesome mate, I've actually done the same and moved around to see if I catch that crab with a small cable tie on it with no luck. Thanks for the input legend.

  • @rickboan5348
    @rickboan5348Ай бұрын

    Don't worry about it, mate. we are allowed to keep female crabs in NSW as well

  • @MikeyCunninghamFishing

    @MikeyCunninghamFishing

    14 күн бұрын

    Yea I reckon Queensland’s is the only one with the female law for mudcrabs. Thanks heaps for watching and commenting mate. Thanks for the support. Mikey👍🏼🤠

  • @markbrowne4750
    @markbrowne47503 ай бұрын

    Micky Last I was at king Ash Bay crabbers were using Horse meat Now your using chicken was it price ,available or another reason ?

  • @MikeyCunninghamFishing

    @MikeyCunninghamFishing

    3 ай бұрын

    Yea they have used the hen wings for a few years now. I think it’s a combo of reasons… price, availability and also very convenient to rebait pots with the hen wings.

  • @diongill742
    @diongill7423 ай бұрын

    How many hours mate does mullet usually run his yammy too before he trades them in there a great engine the 150

  • @MikeyCunninghamFishing

    @MikeyCunninghamFishing

    Ай бұрын

    We just swapped the motor on his boat a few weeks back. The old one had over 3,000 hours.

  • @BillKennedy-or4ot
    @BillKennedy-or4ot3 ай бұрын

    What’s the chances off a old Aussie sea dog enjoying a week in your life doing these type trips?

  • @MikeyCunninghamFishing

    @MikeyCunninghamFishing

    3 ай бұрын

    We kinda talked about it in the video mate. Mullet is gonna need to become a registered tour operator or something. Haha.

  • @petergillon9379
    @petergillon93793 ай бұрын

    You might want to look at diversifying your business antagon people out in the charter to go

  • @b2rchannel507
    @b2rchannel5073 ай бұрын

    How much money can 2 boxes of crabs make? If you don't mind answering.from indonesia🇮🇩

  • @MikeyCunninghamFishing

    @MikeyCunninghamFishing

    Ай бұрын

    It varies throughout the year depending on the market price of crab. Can be a few hundred dollars. But can be over a thousand.

  • @b2rchannel507

    @b2rchannel507

    Ай бұрын

    @@MikeyCunninghamFishing Thank you very much friends for the information and finally my curiosity has been answered & good luck always

  • @ofwnacrabber5586
    @ofwnacrabber55863 ай бұрын

    Easy 40 crates a week $$$

  • @MikeyCunninghamFishing

    @MikeyCunninghamFishing

    3 ай бұрын

    Maybe with 2 licences and double pulling. Maybe.

  • @melfletcher2315
    @melfletcher23153 ай бұрын

    Awesome work guys

  • @ade725
    @ade7253 ай бұрын

    love ya work boys.

  • @bennuballbags2
    @bennuballbags23 ай бұрын

    So our idiot government is going to ban netting up your way, what do you think of that? A kick in the nuts after the cyclones.....I know your not in Normanton but is there any netters in King Ash? Love your videos Mikey, id love to get up your way too get some storm shots

  • @MikeyCunninghamFishing

    @MikeyCunninghamFishing

    8 күн бұрын

    Yea it’s a bit of a vote grab. We spoke about it at length in a recent podcast. Obviously no one wants Barra nets at the mouth of their favourite river… but is the solution to ban all netting? I’m not sure. We are lucky at King Ash Bay. It’s been a net free zone for a long time.

  • @bigd4000
    @bigd40003 ай бұрын

    Great vid guys love the pro crabbing vids and even some footage of the guys rebuilding their fishing shacks wood b cool too👌 Stay safe bud 🤙

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