CRABS ESCAPING?

[CRABGUY]

IM HAVING A PROBLEM WITH CRABS ESCAPING FROM MY 2 COMMERCIAL POTS. THEY ARE GETTING OUT OF THE PARLER AS WELL

4 OPENING BOATERS WORLD POT

ANY IDEAS??

[jack1747]

somebody lifting the pots to take a look

If ya stir them up they 4get about eating and start looking for a way out.

Pots old?  corners of the opening get loose and them crabs squeeze out.

[CRABGUY]

OK I CHECKED THEM THIS EVE.
ONE WAS ON ITS SIDE, THAT I CAN UNDERSTAND!!
THE OTHER WAS FLAT..................... AND NO WAY THE SHARE CRABBERS ARE GETTING IT...... HECK I CAN  BARELY FIND THE DANG THING
BLIND SET NO FLOAT CHECKED THE CORNERS ALL OK
CHECKED THE LATCH A-OK

TH SECOND ONE HAD 5 6" JIMMIES


I THINK ITS LIKE YOU SAID THE CRABS ARE FINDING THEY'RE WAY OUT AFTER A LITTLE TIME

[madcrab]

  How do you know they are getting out?    I have the same pots and have never had problems.  At least, to my knowledge.  

[Steve]

Sounds like we need to invent a "crabpot cam"  

[cartmancop]

Good point.  How do you know they are getting out?  I think all my traps are defective cause I only caught one crab so far.  lol.  Hope you figure it out.

[madcrab]

  Well cartman, where are you crabbing at?  By traps I assume you mean pots.  Where your pots are, whether it be the depth of water, or even the area where you have them on the body of water, all makes a difference in how many crabs you can and will catch.  Your pots may even be in a "dead zone" in the water where no living organism wants to be (lack of O2).  Or maybe you didn't clip down the bungee cord that holds down the escape door!  

[CRABGUY]

NOPE DOOR  BUNGEE IS TIGHT,

I THINK I MAY HAVE IE FIGURED OUT
I THINK THE BOAT WAKES WERE TUMBLING THE POTS
(SHALLOW SET)

SO I CUT SOME 8' STAKES HAMMERED THEM IN AND CUT THEM OFF BELOW THE WATER LINE NO MORE POT MOVEMENT
WE SHAL SEE