Put the majority of the weight on the side which has the rope & floats attached. That way they are far less likely to bounce up and down if there is some swell and waves which come through. If all of the weight is at the rear, the pot will bob up and down on the floats too much.
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Belly Fish
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Balanced
I bolt half of my desired weight to one end and half at the other end to make sure it's balanced and sinks flat. Otherwise I'm sure it doesn't matter.
scano
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I was always taught
Put the majority of the weight on the side which has the rope & floats attached. That way they are far less likely to bounce up and down if there is some swell and waves which come through. If all of the weight is at the rear, the pot will bob up and down on the floats too much.
Oceanside Tackle
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Ballast
Always put all the ballast weight to the rope/bridle end to reduce pot movement!
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surge
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cheers guys,the whites good
cheers guys,the whites good to go ya recon?first yr of potting,im off rocko blue mack for bait????
ChrisG
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Blue NZ Mack is the go
Blue NZ Mack is the go mate
reckon run proper will be this weekend
Walfootrot
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Run is now 2 pot 18 & 28
Run is now 2 pot 18 & 28 enjoy
More drum lines, kill the bloody sharks!
Oceanside Tackle
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White run
Yep Walfootrot it's started already, boss man Ryan went out today and bagged out on whites, last pot had 20 legal whites which they had to throw back.
The commercial cray guys are using Hoki heads and that's what Ryan is using, doing the job nicely.
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surge
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Sweet as I'll get amongst it
Sweet as I'll get amongst it then what depth ya recon 5m-10m??
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Depth
Ryan was potting at 2 depths, 10-12m and 18-20m both produced.
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black gen
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Great info cheers
Great info cheers
ranmar850
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Yes, bias towards the bridle end
Both for the more effective anchoring, and also because it makes them easier to pick up and carry.
surge
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cheers for the info guys get
cheers for the info guys get into it over the weekend