The spring ones are "traps", the pipes are not traps. Unless they changed the rules when the trigger traps were exempted pipe ones were legal and didnt even need an ID like crab nets.
i made pvc traps just prior to x-mas. Only lasted a week before someone helped themselves. When i quizzed fisheries officers about their legality a week later they said they were fine.
Not hard to make, its as simple as cement in the bottom of 100mm PVC. Make sure they have a bit of weight so they dont rock around with swell as it might deter the occys.
I've had the most success in 3-5m of water right on the edge of the weed where is meets a sand patch. Around moorings seems to work well where the chain drags makes a good sand patch. Makes them easy to find too. Just don't interfere with the mooring or piss off the owner when checking the trap. If there are already traps there I just move on and find another spot. There are plenty of spots to go around.
ive stumbled across a nice set on weed/sand flats, no bouys or markers, just set so that they are on a big line of rope along the bottom. I preseume the owner either dives on them and fires a gidgee in them and pulls the occies out or they throw a grapple down and drag em up?
Went out Jetskiing the other day, found some rope floating on the water, pulled it in. It was attached to about 20+ occy traps and another 100m of rope. Eventually call the marine guys and they came and fetched it. I don't know what the law is with regards to the number of pots you can have on one line but that was definately a boat hazard.
Jackfrost80
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It's only legal to use the
It's only legal to use the trigger traps which are much more expensive than the illegal PVC pipe with cement in one end
Officially off the Pies bandwagon
Walfootrot
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" the illegal PVC pipe with
" the illegal PVC pipe with cement in one end "??????? really
More drum lines, kill the bloody sharks!
Rob H
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got it wrong there Mr
got it wrong there Mr Hicks
The spring ones are "traps", the pipes are not traps. Unless they changed the rules when the trigger traps were exempted pipe ones were legal and didnt even need an ID like crab nets.
Give a man a mask, and he'll show you his true face...
The older you get the more you realize that no one has a f++king clue what they're doing.
Everyone's just winging it.
Jackfrost80
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My bad, move along
My bad, move along
Officially off the Pies bandwagon
frog.hicks
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Date Joined: 11/02/14
Really....Spewin.
Really....Spewin.
randall df223
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What's so illegal about open
What's so illegal about open pvc pipe with cement in one end?
Fish! HARD!
Jimmyb
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Date Joined: 22/03/12
i made pvc traps just prior
i made pvc traps just prior to x-mas. Only lasted a week before someone helped themselves. When i quizzed fisheries officers about their legality a week later they said they were fine.
Not hard to make, its as simple as cement in the bottom of 100mm PVC. Make sure they have a bit of weight so they dont rock around with swell as it might deter the occys.
frog.hicks
Posts: 89
Date Joined: 11/02/14
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frog.hicks
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Date Joined: 11/02/14
What's the best ground to
What's the best ground to put them on?
frog.hicks
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Date Joined: 11/02/14
What's the best ground to
What's the best ground to put them on?
Jaggo
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Date Joined: 06/05/14
Any ground really
Any ground really
Goin_Fushin.
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Date Joined: 07/12/13
My Spots.
I've had the most success in 3-5m of water right on the edge of the weed where is meets a sand patch. Around moorings seems to work well where the chain drags makes a good sand patch. Makes them easy to find too. Just don't interfere with the mooring or piss off the owner when checking the trap. If there are already traps there I just move on and find another spot. There are plenty of spots to go around.
Fisher Kid
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Date Joined: 16/10/12
ive stumbled across a nice
ive stumbled across a nice set on weed/sand flats, no bouys or markers, just set so that they are on a big line of rope along the bottom. I preseume the owner either dives on them and fires a gidgee in them and pulls the occies out or they throw a grapple down and drag em up?
Fishing and catching are two different things. But i want to learn how to catch.
little johnny
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sounds
like you came across pro line fisher kid,,grample and winch,is how they do do it,
Kristof
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Date Joined: 27/03/14
Making Occy traps
When you make the traps, how long does the pipe need to be?
frog.hicks
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Date Joined: 11/02/14
About 1 meter
That's what I have heard any way making some up this weekend.
sunshine
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Lots of photos on Google
Earthenware, plastic and others - metre seems a little long but I suppose it depends upon how much concrete fils the bottom of them
psion
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Date Joined: 15/05/12
went Jet skiing
Went out Jetskiing the other day, found some rope floating on the water, pulled it in. It was attached to about 20+ occy traps and another 100m of rope. Eventually call the marine guys and they came and fetched it. I don't know what the law is with regards to the number of pots you can have on one line but that was definately a boat hazard.
Kristof
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Date Joined: 27/03/14
Thanks
I'll attempt to build a few in the comming weeks.
Thanks