pot theifs
Submitted by fishoutofwater1 on Wed, 2007-12-05 11:41
Got the word from several fellow fish o's re pots being lifted one being removed Hillery's and Midarie is ware they fish so keep a eye out when on the water. fish hard but fair
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Divers may also be cutting the ropes!
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ody
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Hi Ya, While it is no
Hi Ya,
While it is no consolation for those who lose pots, it is unfortunately a part of cray fishing so those engaged simply need to get used to it.
But if the scumbags get caught, I for one will have no sympathy for them.
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Rodrat
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Stealing pots
I once was asked by a bloke to help him pull his pots.
Helped him for about 3 days and on the 3rd day we were abused at one pot.
I later found out that the guy had been pullin other peoples pots but told me that they
were his. Man was i pi$$ed at him!
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Amazed and Disgusted
I'm still amazed and disgusted, that people can do that.
Rod - I could well imagine you'd be p*ssed off with that!
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You bet ya
i said to the bloke i was with, What the f@#k is going on!
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ha ha ha ha
well fellas that what i was on about few weeks ago. unfortunatley i had the same stuff hapen to me every year for four years. one yerar a replaced my pots five times (very expensive) i even made my way out befor the sun was up and when i reached the mark i ahd for them some one had already taken them. one year i used to dive on mine and tie them into the reef so noone could pull the and every time just a meter under the surface the rope had been cut nicely. i once put new pots out that had snapper and dhu heads in them in a spot that had no one around for miles in 40 meters of water and i wnet back out the vey next moring and soe bastard had taken them totally removed them. i had twenty kilos in mine for balast. i waws not looking forward to pulling that much weight but hey i wanted crays. there is no courtesy or honesty at all in this game. yes i am very dark on it all.
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looks like someone have to
looks like someone have to start creating pots with gps system in them...lol
the more u fish..the less stress u get....
tangles
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smash em!
Craig J
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Glass in the rope
Having a good year with the Crays this year (touch Wood). Talking to a guy at the club and he said he pulled up a diver by the leg caught in the pot rope. Just having a look was the reply !!! Some blokes are putting glass in the rope marked by a ribon before hand I would not recommend this but they say it has worked, increased the catch and stilll have thier pots.
I honestly don't know how these guys sleep with the guilt.
ody
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Hi Ya, That's just it, there
Hi Ya,
That's just it, there is no guilt. Conscience is a thing of the past unfortunately.
Cheers.
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I don't want to sound
I don't want to sound alarmist or sensationize things, but a solution needs to be found, with such strong (very understandable) feelings, it's only a matter of time before a very ugly result occurs.
Not sure wwhat a viable solution would be though...
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I say , cut off a cray pot
I say , cut off a cray pot thiefs hands!
That will teach him!
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Bullet holes
I once knew a guy who had bullet hles in the windshield of a boat he bought.
The previous owner was shot at for stealing pots!
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tangles
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sink em
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Sounds
tangles
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they're pretty bad
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Crazy
Guys those stories are Crazy, sure gets nasty up there!
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tangles
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fun!
davey
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stolen pots
went out this morning and to top off a really unlucky weekend 3 out of our 4 pots had been nicked.
looked around for a couple of hours but no joy..
anyone know where i can buy a couple of wooden pots in gero ?
cheers
dave
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hey davey
hey m8 try at john hearnes or peterson pots they mite make u up a couple cheap ones. if not go down to the wharf and hit one of the coops and see if they will download u a couple. tangles