stuck craypot
Submitted by Saulty2 on Thu, 2016-10-27 07:57
anybody here able to help out on a stuck craypot its in approx 13-15m. of water ,rocko - five F. Bank will try again in the morning but dont like my chances , funny thing is been putting in same area for 3 years and its been ok ,must be a small clump, message me for further details if you can help . cheers
hezzy
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saulty , can you see the top
saulty , can you see the top of the pot ??
if so you might be able to use a small killick to hook it up and move it in a different direction other than from the bridle end
often they can be jammed nose end [bridle end ] and wont move when pulled , but change the angle and it can help possibly
are the ropes stuck or pot if you can see it ??
I recommend fishers put a small 100-120mm float attached to the main line about 3-4 metres up from the bridle ropes on the pot , this keep your main line vertical directly up form the pot and helps stop your main line form getting dragged/wrapped around reef . bombies etc when the wind changes move your floats at different directions ,
good luck with it anyway
hezzy
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Saulty2
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cant/ could not see a damn thing Hezzy
15m. max.the swell this morning was pumping, tried from all directions nothing.
hezzy
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in that case , id play
in that case , id play patience with it , wait till the swell drops a bit , and water clears up so you can see it ,
often once you can ''see it '' you can get it off much easier , putting the horses on it and pulling it at a low & long angle back s/sw , swinging around west to n/w as your pulling it can also often move a stuck pot , when pulling it directly up vertical wont help much
just wait till the swell drops then have another go ...might save you coin or ctns
hezzy
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Auslobster
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Try adding more rope...
...gives it that lower/longer angle hezzy's talking about.
Ol Tom
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Sometimes a diver will see
Sometimes a diver will see the pot stuck and unstuck it for you. So if no one gets it out for you in the short term don't panic. Keep going back and trying and you might get lucky.
Bryce Day
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After he's taken his tax ;)
After he's taken his tax ;)
dodgy
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Every one Ive freed has been
Every one Ive freed has been empty. Ripped off.
Does anyone know where the love of god goes, when the waves turn the minutes to hours?
little johnny
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Salty
Of till Tuesday . Don't snap rope . No one stealing Crays or pot good thing. Pick nice day and I will get it for you. Your boat . Drop me on it:):)
Dan_9
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X 2 your boat drop me on it
X 2 your boat drop me on it and I'll get it.
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Saulty2
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thanks guys
heres hoping for sunday morning