Floats...

John WAsmuth · August 14, 2011, 05:19:25 PM

Texas regs say the floats have "Must be marked with a white floating buoy not less than 6 inches in height, 6 inches in length and 6 inches in width, bearing a 2-inch wide center stripe of contrasting color, attached to the crab trap". I cant seem to find floats that match this. The traps, commercial types, I found down at walmart in Port Lavaca, but noone seems to be able to tell me where to get the floats from. Any ideas?

capt. ron · August 14, 2011, 05:32:47 PM

Get a regular white styrofoam float and paint your favorite color ring. That should work.

Ronnie

John WAsmuth · August 14, 2011, 05:43:28 PM

Roger that but from where sir? Is there a place on line that sells them?

capt. ron · August 14, 2011, 08:42:33 PM

How close are ya to the gulf?

Ronnie

John WAsmuth · August 14, 2011, 10:34:55 PM

3 hours to corpus or port lavaca each way so we dont get down there but about once every month and a half and most people arent real talkative and wont tell you much about where to get things, real quick to tell you where to go though......

CraigFos · August 14, 2011, 10:51:06 PM

They sell them at Academy in the Houston Galveston area. You may try your area store to see if they have them.

John WAsmuth · August 14, 2011, 10:58:40 PM

Super! Thanks, I did finally find a place on the net: http://www.brunsonnet.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=category.display&category_id=57
That has them for pretty cheap. But Soons we can we are heading down to Corpus and see if the Academy has them there. It will be a couple weeks, have to move the daughter back to college at San Angelo State this weekend.

John WAsmuth · August 14, 2011, 10:59:28 PM

Just to add, I am really glad I found this site, everyone here has been so helpful with everything. Thanks to all. Salute!

Texashillbilly · August 16, 2013, 12:23:43 PM

John Did you find your floats? Academy in Lufkin doesn't carry them

EZcrabin · February 18, 2016, 12:07:16 AM

Quote from: John WAsmuth on August 14, 2011, 10:59:28 PM
Just to add, I am really glad I found this site, everyone here has been so helpful with everything. Thanks to all. Salute!

I have to agree with you , my thoughts exactly , everyone answerers any and all questions I have asked and I have a few coming from Illinois a couple of years back and going to try my luck down here in the salt.

Good luck to you and if anyone can tell me when crabs start in Seabrook or Texas Dike would be appreciated ?