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« on: November 09, 2011, 05:54:28 PM » |
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Purchased a 24"x24"x12" crab pot a few weeks ago and was eager to try it out last weekend. let it sit all night and got nothing the next morning.
Bait was still there, as if they couldnt get to it. entrance funnels were opened up enough, it just looked like they couldnt get in. So I got to thinking... the funnel entrances are about a 1 1/2" above the bottom of the trap.
Can they really be that dumb and not be able to climb a 1.5" lip?
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« Reply #1 on: November 09, 2011, 05:58:08 PM » |
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I feel like they're smart ENOUGH to be able to climb that...but then again, they DO go into traps for food over and over and over again
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« Reply #2 on: November 09, 2011, 06:11:55 PM » |
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Im catching 40 to 50 bu a day that climb that 1.5 inches. New trap never catches real good for a few days unless crabs are thick.
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« Reply #3 on: November 09, 2011, 06:16:16 PM » |
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True, you'd think that being pulled out of your habitat, encountering giants, getting stepped on, kicked across the dock/boat, claws stretched or getting picked up by your hind legs and flung back while spinning in the air until your shell impacts water would be enough to teach any animal to stay away...
Not to mention the verbal abuse they go thru, like "you're too small" etc...
(Not that I abuse/torture wildlife, I tell them they "aren't ready yet")
Just like fish, 30 second memory cycle...
Some learn better than others...
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« Reply #4 on: November 09, 2011, 06:17:14 PM » |
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Im catching 40 to 50 bu a day that climb that 1.5 inches. New trap never catches real good for a few days unless crabs are thick.
New paint scares 'em off ya think? |
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« Reply #5 on: November 09, 2011, 06:24:52 PM » |
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True, you'd think that being pulled out of your habitat, encountering giants, getting stepped on, kicked across the dock/boat, claws stretched or getting picked up by your hind legs and flung back while spinning in the air until your shell impacts water would be enough to teach any animal to stay away...
Not to mention the verbal abuse they go thru, like "you're too small" etc...
(Not that I abuse/torture wildlife, I tell them they "aren't ready yet")
Just like fish, 30 second memory cycle...
Some learn better than others...
HAHAHA so funny
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« Reply #6 on: November 09, 2011, 06:57:52 PM » |
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Purchased a 24"x24"x12" crab pot a few weeks ago and was eager to try it out last weekend. let it sit all night and got nothing the next morning.
Bait was still there, as if they couldnt get to it. entrance funnels were opened up enough, it just looked like they couldnt get in. So I got to thinking... the funnel entrances are about a 1 1/2" above the bottom of the trap.
Can they really be that dumb and not be able to climb a 1.5" lip?
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« Reply #7 on: November 09, 2011, 07:15:36 PM » |
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Naw they were feeding, got these on saturday, same dock.
Wanted to leave a trap in overnight to have some for the trip home on sunday.
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« Reply #8 on: November 09, 2011, 07:49:01 PM » |
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maybe they didnt like your bait  ? oc |
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« Reply #9 on: November 09, 2011, 08:09:31 PM » |
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They'll get up the mesh, don't worry.
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« Reply #10 on: November 09, 2011, 08:21:02 PM » |
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those are some nice crabs!
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« Reply #11 on: November 09, 2011, 08:30:56 PM » |
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Thanks, thats all I got plus 3 or 4 more in the bag I already cleaned... Got 'em with rings off the dock. Got a cold standing in the cold weather all day long too...  It was kinda slow that day... Tybee Island was by far the most productive back in Oct. |
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« Reply #12 on: November 09, 2011, 08:34:08 PM » |
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well hey, those 3 layin there are bigger than anything I caught up north here all summer
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« Reply #13 on: November 09, 2011, 08:47:37 PM » |
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Never had that problem with new pots but ones that had [curd] all over them seemed to catch next to nothing so a waterman friend of mine told me to pressure wash them and it seemed to do the trick.Now I pressure wash them twice per year.
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« Reply #14 on: November 09, 2011, 09:03:40 PM » |
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well hey, those 3 layin there are bigger than anything I caught up north here all summer
ive seen smaller, but for the most part thats the average size on the GA coast. First 8 incher i get will be mailed to tattoo... |
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« Reply #15 on: November 09, 2011, 10:53:03 PM » |
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Nice, yeah I told him if I get a nice one next summer it will be sent to him
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« Reply #16 on: November 10, 2011, 06:31:27 AM » |
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Never had that problem with new pots but ones that had [curd] all over them seemed to catch next to nothing so a waterman friend of mine told me to pressure wash them and it seemed to do the trick.Now I pressure wash them twice per year.
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« Reply #17 on: November 10, 2011, 07:45:43 AM » |
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Dirty pots don't catch.
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« Reply #18 on: November 10, 2011, 09:21:23 AM » |
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Never had that problem with new pots but ones that had [curd] all over them seemed to catch next to nothing so a waterman friend of mine told me to pressure wash them and it seemed to do the trick.Now I pressure wash them twice per year.
The guys here told me "not" to pressure wash. Just rotate the pots. Let them just sit in the sun for a week then switch them out for the pots that are fishing etc. Been doing that for years now works fine but if the pots that are fishing get "really fouled", they need to be power washed. |
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« Reply #19 on: November 12, 2011, 07:21:33 PM » |
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« Reply #20 on: November 12, 2011, 07:29:07 PM » |
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haha thats a possibility
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« Reply #21 on: November 12, 2011, 07:50:23 PM » |
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3e971-
I see what looks like a piece of rebar cable-tied to the bottom edge of your trap. Did you do that mod? If so, what is the advantage?
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« Reply #22 on: November 13, 2011, 07:33:27 AM » |
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Thats for weight.
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« Reply #23 on: November 13, 2011, 09:14:01 AM » |
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Thats for weight.
Yup... found some 1" rebar in the shop and figured I'd use that instead of 1/2" all the way around. Works great in keeping it still in the current. 3E971 |
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« Reply #24 on: November 14, 2011, 12:56:59 PM » |
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last bad pot design i seen was actually HEMP.
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