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« on: November 01, 2010, 10:12:49 PM » |
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I am thinking about writing a petition to present to VMRC requestiong that they remove the time limit on crabbing. Will anyone back me up/sign it?
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« Reply #1 on: November 02, 2010, 06:49:03 PM » |
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SURE I WILL
I SAY 30 MIN PRIOR TO SUNRISE TO 30 MIN PRIOR TO SUNSET
WHEN WILL YOU TAKE YOUR CATCH TO MARKET? THE NEXT DAY?
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« Reply #2 on: November 02, 2010, 06:56:26 PM » |
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well you can go in and go back out. i intend to crab from when they let me to when they make me stop. and some crab houses are open all hours
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« Reply #3 on: November 03, 2010, 06:13:13 AM » |
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Not sure of VA's laws but you should probably have more to your plan then just a time limit.
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« Reply #4 on: November 03, 2010, 10:14:35 PM » |
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well i didnt want to ask too much. what do you suggest?
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« Reply #5 on: November 04, 2010, 04:47:27 AM » |
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Good luck with your petition...Do like I do...Work harder and faster....Should be able to fish "your" gear in 3 to 4 hours and thats taking it easy
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« Reply #6 on: November 04, 2010, 05:11:06 AM » |
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May I ask how many pots are you fishing?
Va gives you 8 hours to fish your gear...The max you can fish is 425...So if it takes you 1 minute to fish a pot,( If your pulling by hand ) that's 7 hours to fish 420 pots...
If your pulling with hydraulics, you should be done in 3 hours or less...Then I'll add 2 hours of run time...5 hours and your done...Just say'in
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« Reply #7 on: November 04, 2010, 06:05:15 AM » |
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George, you can do 400 pots in 3 hrs?
And I agree, a time limit of 8 hrs on 425 pots is pleanty of time.
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« Reply #8 on: November 04, 2010, 07:16:42 AM » |
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Ray...About 20 seconds per pot If you hustle, you can fish 420 just a tad over 3 hours...But 120+ per hour is average
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« Reply #9 on: November 04, 2010, 08:05:12 AM » |
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« Reply #10 on: November 04, 2010, 03:13:11 PM » |
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Ray...About 20 seconds per pot If you hustle, you can fish 420 just a tad over 3 hours...But 120+ per hour is average
I wanna go. I bet we can't be slayer though.... |
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« Reply #11 on: November 04, 2010, 06:47:38 PM » |
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yeah...I hear Slayer's time is in the Guinness Book of World Records
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« Reply #12 on: November 04, 2010, 06:49:50 PM » |
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RD....Slayer, Ray and I will come on done and show you how it's done...Shoot...We'll even pick up Gene on the way down for some entertainment!
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« Reply #13 on: November 04, 2010, 06:53:50 PM » |
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yeah...I hear Slayer's time is in the Guinness Book of World Records
Check up the biggest BS'er. He's got that record too. When can I come on the boat? |
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« Reply #14 on: November 04, 2010, 10:16:13 PM » |
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RD....Slayer, Ray and I will come on done and show you how it's done...Shoot...We'll even pick up Gene on the way down for some entertainment!
LOL,I am one of those who never gets in a hurry,I would much rather pull and use the bait for 150 pots and still catch the same as the guys pulling 450. |
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« Reply #15 on: November 05, 2010, 06:38:29 AM » |
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LOL,I am one of those who never gets in a hurry,I would much rather pull and use the bait for 150 pots and still catch the same as the guys pulling 450.
Have to have tall boots on to even read this thread. |
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« Reply #16 on: November 05, 2010, 08:42:17 AM » |
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Takes me 2 hours to do 10 pots...  |
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« Reply #17 on: November 05, 2010, 09:13:13 AM » |
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My wife and I used to do a pot every 45 secs.  |
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« Reply #18 on: November 05, 2010, 03:18:10 PM » |
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« Reply #19 on: November 05, 2010, 03:21:08 PM » |
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« Reply #20 on: November 05, 2010, 04:57:00 PM » |
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And I'm not too sure that is 120 pots an hour...They were making good time..And thats only catching 3-5 crabs to the pot..YUCK !!! BORING !!! |
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« Reply #21 on: November 05, 2010, 07:03:45 PM » |
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And I'm not too sure that is 120 pots an hour...They were making good time..And thats only catching 3-5 crabs to the pot..YUCK !!! BORING !!! Yep,even in the worst part of winter those pots would be going on the boat to be moved,got better things to do with my time than let the deckhands sit around and BS all day. |
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« Reply #22 on: November 07, 2010, 06:58:01 AM » |
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just watched the video...He's pulling and the mate is dumping, baiting and back over in the 23-28 second range....Still if you say 30 seconds per pot is 120 pots per hour....crabs were so thick this year I had pots set about every 50' in the creeks...No argument here...Just sayin...
No what takes a little more time is fishing them on a long line....This works this time of year when the recs are trollling for rock....Don't lose pots this way
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« Reply #23 on: November 07, 2010, 07:33:48 AM » |
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« Reply #24 on: November 07, 2010, 07:37:37 AM » |
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More like 7 pots in 4 minutes, thats only 105 pots an hour...From the time he hooked the first pot until he hooked the last pot...Maybe I misscounted.. ::)He hooked the 1st pot 14 seconds into the video...Thats when I started counting... Thats still a good time to average tho..It's hard for anyone to keep a 120 pot per hour pace up for a average...If you average 100 per hour Average your Humping.. |
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