Pro will scrub there pots regularly, usually every 2-3 weeks, it makes a big difference in catch rates and also on how long your pot is going to last as it makes it more difficult for worms to get in and eat them

 Or knew anyone else who did. Of course, this is relevant to B zone where I fished, the A zone fishermen may do it differently. The only way to keep the worms  out is to dry the pots out--leaving them stacked on the boat for three days will usually do it--this is particularly relevant for pine pots. With the quota system they do this a lot now anyway, just stop fishing if the price drops/whatever.

Our pots never seemed to pick up weed like the ones I have being seen posted here--maybe the fact that they mostly get dropped back in the water very quickly, wheras pros are likely to have them stcked on board for hours before resetting. Or more swell action will keep them scoured via sandblasting.The tops of the  ropes will certainly get slimy, I used to dip them in a strong bucket of chlorine a few times a year to get rid of that, but don't do that with pots, I don't reckon the crays would like it

My son was a crayfisherman for a number of years, and he said he's never scrubbed a pot.  I won't repeat what he said about the time that would take :-)

They definately took them out every so often to dry out to prevent worms, and certainly swapped ropes over and chlorine dipped them.

My personal opinion is that dirty pots are good, and I run two sets of ropes/float assemblies and I swap them over every 2-3 weeks.  That keeps them clean.

too polite to call it a hoax but I have never seen heard or otherwise, a pro doing ANYTHING of the sort such as "scrubbing a pot clean".
7 years working for several different guys

Dipping floats/ropes in chlorine yes
Drying out the pine pots at the end of whites on deck for a week yes.

as above
never heard or have seen any pro scrubbing their pots
i think there gear stays cleaner usually purely because it does not sit as long , by that i mean it is getting pulled at speed on the winch every day usually and moved around on deck , stacked then reset

rec pots sit more & dont get flushed when pulled as pro gear does imo

the old chlorine or blue stone was used on ropes though , and i also do this and swap ropes over when they get too slimy

my pots only get cleaned when they come home ,thats a hose off and pressure clean then left to dry a few days and into the shed or at least out of the sun and weather ,
pine does not like being out in the weather exposed and will bugger up pretty quick if left that way ime

hezzy