Cray Pot sizes
Submitted by big john on Sun, 2014-08-03 18:51
Looking at having a crack at potting some crays this coming season. I've noticed there's amateur size pots and pro size pots.
Is one better than the other, and for that matter, is it ok for recs to use a pro size pot? Keen to get a double bait box setup.
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richie68
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cray pot sies
The full are pro pots are very heavy, you would need a winch. The 3/4 wooden slatty pots still catch plenty if you put them in the right place at the right time...
carnarvonite
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Bigger is better
Always found that pro pots are better catchers, extra weight plus the two bait boxes.
Fresh bait in box 1 today and in box 2 tomorrow, that way there is always fresh bait in and its all gone when its number ones turn again.
Jaggo
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Yep agree with what
Yep agree with what carnarvonite said
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I've tried to find a chic
I've tried to find a chic with two...
MandurahMatt
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Can still put two bait boxs
Can still put two bait boxs in 3/4.
Bewdey Fellaz
Walfootrot
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Cant beat the pro pots, hold
Cant beat the pro pots, hold more crays, hold bottom better, less chance of someone pulling them ( unless they have a winch ).
Down side- thay take up more room in the boat, bloody heavy.
More drum lines, kill the bloody sharks!
big john
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Winch
Is a winch essential for the pro sized pots?
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MandurahMatt
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Against my advise two of my
Against my advise two of my mates attempted to pull a pro pot out of 40m and managed to get it about 5m off bottom before giving up lol
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crasny1
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At my age
without a winch on the boat, NEVER the pro pots. Tried years ago with bigger is best, and ended up with knuckles dragging along the floor.
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meglodon
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Recreational rock lobster pot sizes
A bit of friendly advice I hope you don't get offended by, don't even think about using pro size rock lobster pots.
It's illegal, check out the Recreational Fishing for Rock Lobster Guide 2013/2014 page 5 & 6.
The Fisheries Dept have very impressive fines for any breaches of rock lobster fishing regulations.
Dhuvinile
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it is completely LEGAL to
it is completely LEGAL to use craypots the size of a commercial size pot. I fish them and they catch the best. Lasts season best pot had 60 size on a single day pull. you can pull them by hang if in shallower than 15m, over that and its a struggle
Belly88
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Always
Always used pro size pots and pulled em in up to 40m.. Yes it's hard but it's not the end of the world if you have two blokes of reasonable strength.. Catch and hold way better then any other pots..
Belly
meglodon
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Recreational Fishing for rock lobster guide - read
Please tell me were you get the idea that you can use pro cray pots if you are a recreational fisherman Dhuvinile & Belly88.
If I'm wrong then fisheries publication on the matter is wrong also.
http://www.fish.wa.gov.au/Documents/recreational_fishing/licences/rec_licence_rock_lobster.pdf
Rob H
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only difference is the pro
only difference is the pro pots have a larger escape gap?
I cant see in that brochure where it says its illegal to use these, can you paste it up please?
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0.258cubic m max for rec
0.258cubic m max for rec users
what size are commercial pots
MandurahMatt
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0.257m3
0.257m3
Bewdey Fellaz
MandurahMatt
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0.257m3
0.257m3
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terboz123
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just come to NZ BJ...we are
just come to NZ BJ...we are catching them on sinker line & bait fishing for pinks off these rocks...biggest going 2.4 KG!
a hard days fishing still beats work
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0.257 m3
0.257 m3 is the maximum volume for both rec and commercial pots