Occy basics
Submitted by Ninety Mile on Thu, 2016-07-21 11:26
Hi All
I'm just doing a bit of prep for the forthcoming cray season getting pots ready etc even tho its a while off. I was thinking that if i'm to go to the effort of pulling pots each morning I may as well give the Occy's a go too. Just looking for some tips, do you generally drop Occy Pots in the same area as cray pots, or are there some other features you might look for?
I usually drop Cray Pots in behind 3 mile off Ocean Reef.
Appreciate any help on this including prefered baits!
Cheers
Jarrod
Jim
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I think ive seen an occy
I think ive seen an occy pots dropped by the pros in 20metres.
Good luck
Bend over
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forget the sound unless you
forget the sound unless you like pre pulled or stolen pots
randall df223
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Thinking about the same
Thinking about the same thing. You going for the off the shelf occy trap or made at home pot?
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Jackfrost80
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If you go off the shelf my
If you go off the shelf my uncle says he had a couple stolen and now uses a tiny ball on a thin rope as a float and paints it blue and says he has to really look for it when he hits his marked spot. Hasn't had one stolen since. That's down Bouvard way though.
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little johnny
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Better off
With tyres. Drill holes where tyre use to sit on rim. Pull closed with big zippy ties. Cut side walls ( approx 1 foot long) don't remove. bend inwards ( inside tyre) this way you make 2 to 3 pots out off one .getting Occo out easy( use concentrate pool salt ( sea salt)diluted in bottle.2. To 3 drops on occy they fly out off pot . Occy hate high salt content. Don't damage occy also doesn't harm environment . Good luck:):)
rigpig
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good one
Bloody good idea using a tyre. I think i might give this a crack myself..cheers mate
randall df223
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Can you put up some pics if
Can you put up some pics if you have any made up? You lost me a bit in the cutting and pushing inwards instructions.
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rigpig
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cutting side wall
I think Little Johnny means by cutting the side wall and push the flap into the tyre it will act as a wall (I presume cable tie that as well) and if you do that three times you will have three separate compartments inside the one tyre giving you three occy pots.. That's my take on it..
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Yep that's how John does it,
Yep that's how John does it, big tyres 3 holes small ones 2,
cable tie the beads together so the only opening is the holes you make in the side wall
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randall df223
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Holes in both side walls
Holes in both side walls opposite each other so it doesnt matter which way up the try sits on the sea bed???
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Jackfrost80
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I reckon Chris Mayne would be
I reckon Chris Mayne would be able to help you out with advice on cutting and pushing inwards
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JacksonL
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Would love a couple of pics
Would love a couple of pics of this setup.
Ninety Mile
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Randall, after reading this
Randall, after reading this I dont think i'll be spending money on off the shelf gear. Would be great to see a pic of this tire idea!
beeroclock
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Awesome idea gonna have a crack myself
Presume they gotta be weighted down bit like a cray pot otherwise they'll move with the swells what do you use ? a couple of bricks
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Do you have to mark your
Do you have to mark your lines with floats, and if so, how many pots per line ? I can only find info on trigger traps
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randall df223
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Trigger traps need floats
Trigger traps need floats and ID. Pots that dont trap dont need to be marked.
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little johnny
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You do same
For tyre traps . But if someone steals them big deal. Make new ones . Put pot id on them and hope for best. Nothing worse than throwing money away.