topless pots

[CrabmanC27C]

 Guess I'm gunna have to hit the GYM this winter. :laugh:I'm tellin ya i tried that open topped today.and man Jimmieswas sneaking out the side door.Got that mother, the other climb right out of the top in a blink of my eye.Good luck with them,think ill stick with my box traps. ps that mumbo that got out was one of the darkest brown crabs if seen in awhile,they running fat and heavy out there.

[tattoo]

I like my box traps too. don't loose too many. 

[joeyzac]

Hi All,

Forgive my ignorance, but.... Why do you think that crabs on the doors won't get flipped into a box trap the same way they will on a topless one?  The only difference is the top.  Do they bounce off the top when the door flips them?

[tattoo]

could be. they might not be all the way in the trap when you are pluuing it up. and when you pull, pull as fast as you can this way the force keeps them on the bottom. 

[Seanile]

Hi All,

Forgive my ignorance, but.... Why do you think that crabs on the doors won't get flipped into a box trap the same way they will on a topless one?  The only difference is the top.  Do they bounce off the top when the door flips them?

They do flip in the boxes occasionally, I run a 1:2 ratio box/topless, I mark my floats so I know which is which, and occasionally pul a box as fast as I pull topless, that's when I'll see a flipper, sometimes a mumbo will flip 1/2 way and come up with little resistance. Guaranteed to put a smile on yer face when ya see a mumbo when ya thought ya were just gonna check the bait. 

[CrabmanC27C]

  Anyone know if trawling is legal?Under 30 boxes tied too a trotin line 400 ft.I think its called trawlin.thinking about giving it a try.

[CrabmanC27C]

could be. they might not be all the way in the trap when you are pluuing it up. and when you pull, pull as fast as you can this way the force keeps them on the bottom. 

    they do I Think topless trap doors fling the Jimmie rightout of the trap[