i always thaught the float rope was there just in case of big swells , if the main float goes under the other one will be on top still in most cases. i could be wrong
Correct timboon, I don't quite get it either but there's a yellow tag from fisheries attached to one of my pots pretty much telling me me to either remove a float or use a float line
The regs say you must have no more than two surface floats , so you would think the small anti snag floats that a lot have fitted this year including me would be OK , except further down in page it says no more than two floats attached to pot line at one time.
the small 8-10cm small floats we have had fitted to my main pot line about 3-4 metres up from the bridle have been one of our main anti snag tricks for over 30 years now ………. but it does seem with this new law re the whale entanglements and only 2 floats per pot line that they are enforcing it be removed
makes no sense to me and iv actively advocated people us the small anti snag set up , as it changes the pivot point on your main line to about 3-4 metrs above the pot , and it does reduce the amount of times your pot rope will get dragged and snagged up a lot when setting in heavier ground ,
the whole 20 metres , 2 floats rule is based on very little justification imo , and really needs to be reviewed asap given that out of the 30 to 40 thousand whales moving along our coast are dying more of natural causes than rec pot deaths
just a feel good law that has no basis in fact or science imo
Faulkner Family
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i always thaught the float
i always thaught the float rope was there just in case of big swells , if the main float goes under the other one will be on top still in most cases. i could be wrong
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timboon
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Date Joined: 14/11/10
I'm not sure of the question
I'm not sure of the question exactly.... I think you are asking do you need a seperate piece of rope with floats on it tied onto the pot rope??
In another way of saying it are you asking if you have a 50mtr length of rope can you tie floats to it or.....
Should you cut 2 metres off and tie your floats to it and then re-tie it to the original 48 metres of rope?
I think i must be missing something....
timboon
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Date Joined: 14/11/10
I'm not sure of the question
I'm not sure of the question exactly.... I think you are asking do you need a seperate piece of rope with floats on it tied onto the pot rope??
In another way of saying it are you asking if you have a 50mtr length of rope can you tie floats to it or.....
Should you cut 2 metres off and tie your floats to it and then re-tie it to the original 48 metres of rope?
I think i must be missing something....
hilly9
Posts: 282
Date Joined: 13/10/12
Correct timboon, I don't
Correct timboon, I don't quite get it either but there's a yellow tag from fisheries attached to one of my pots pretty much telling me me to either remove a float or use a float line
ChopChop
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Date Joined: 17/01/15
How many floats/noodles were on it?
The diagram on the guide has a tail of rope going off the page after the second float...
hilly9
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Date Joined: 13/10/12
Just 2 floats + a very small
Just 2 floats + a very small one near the bridle to stop the pot snagging. I'll take a pick when i pick it up monday and then go and ask fisheries
quadfisher
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Date Joined: 28/09/10
A lot of warnings coming up
The regs say you must have no more than two surface floats , so you would think the small anti snag floats that a lot have fitted this year including me would be OK , except further down in page it says no more than two floats attached to pot line at one time.
quadfisher
hezzy
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Date Joined: 27/11/09
the small 8-10cm small floats
the small 8-10cm small floats we have had fitted to my main pot line about 3-4 metres up from the bridle have been one of our main anti snag tricks for over 30 years now ………. but it does seem with this new law re the whale entanglements and only 2 floats per pot line that they are enforcing it be removed
makes no sense to me and iv actively advocated people us the small anti snag set up , as it changes the pivot point on your main line to about 3-4 metrs above the pot , and it does reduce the amount of times your pot rope will get dragged and snagged up a lot when setting in heavier ground ,
the whole 20 metres , 2 floats rule is based on very little justification imo , and really needs to be reviewed asap given that out of the 30 to 40 thousand whales moving along our coast are dying more of natural causes than rec pot deaths
just a feel good law that has no basis in fact or science imo
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meglodon
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right on
I have always had a small float right at the bridal to keep it up of the bottom and reduce the risk of it becoming caught on the reef.
uncle
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I think theres going to be
Alot of yellow stickers, lots of pots out there with noodles clorine containers etc.
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