just wondering about snaring marron


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Simple

Wed, 2014-01-22 19:08

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well then

Wed, 2014-01-22 19:31

the way I read the rules on page 2 it is ok to use a cray snare

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Has to be

Wed, 2014-01-22 19:57

a bushmans pole style snare that must be self tightning.

Doesn't sound like a cray loop

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crayloops are either

Wed, 2014-01-22 20:27

crayloops are either mechanically tightening or manual tightening deffinentlly not self tightening.

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confused self tightening

Wed, 2014-01-22 20:35

if the spring in the tube of a cray snare closes the snares loop doesn't that make it self tightening

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 Nah mate, that makes it

Wed, 2014-01-22 20:46

 Nah mate, that makes it mechanically tightening, there is a mechanism in the snare that makes it tighten. Get asked that question all the time

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i would argue

Wed, 2014-01-22 21:50

your probably right but if I ever go done using 1 I would argue that being a spring operated device it was operated by stored energy as against mechanical energy

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A cray snare

Wed, 2014-01-22 21:01

 Would struggle on 80 mm marron. Would cut a undersized one in half I think,if not it would do major damage. 

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 I don't know why you'd

Thu, 2014-01-23 11:47

 I don't know why you'd bother to be honest. The simple motion of lifting a well made (bushmans) snare would be a much easier and more effective than trying to get your timing spot on with a spring loaded  cray loop..

but to answer your question, I'd say the the info is pretty straightforward !! I'm pretty sure it even has a picture of a snare on the brochure (for those that struggle with the English language I suppose) 

 

 

 

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+1

Thu, 2014-01-23 14:45

I wouldnt bother. Also a cray loop is much much to short. You need at least 6ft, and in my case I use an old fibreglass beach rod that has all the guides stripped off, apart from the end one to tie the loop too. Some say its to long, but then I try to never touch the water and use the long pole to get to the bait.

The size of the cable in a cray loop is also much to wide to get around the marron tail - a touch and they spook.

Spring loaded ones are illegal, but as mentioned the force in the tightening process would amputate a poor marron. Even the "pull" snares would probably cut them in half.

PeterMac - you have been living in the Pilbara tooo long. A bushmans pole is piss easy to use. At least after only 6yrs I can remember

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hey neels

Thu, 2014-01-23 18:30

where is the new job ? tried to pm you a few times but I get cant get through , we should catch up for a beer and fish some time now I am a man of leisure