ElectricDyck
Active Member
Weight is key, people have traps drift away and think someone stole them. I tie wrapped some sticks of 3/4" rebar coated with electrical tape (for the rust) in each trap. Got it free from a job site. Then a soup can full of lead attached to the rope 20' feet after the last trap, then 200' of poly rope, then 300' of lead rope, then a crab float, then a scotchman buoy. Each 2 trap set is about 60lbs and fits in a tote.
I have a small boat and use collapsable mesh traps, they work but fish as bait seems to be a bad idea as I have had a couple traps with holes torn in them and the fish parts missing, presumable seals..I use 2 scotty cups with additional joles drilled and prawn pellets mixed with herring oil. I can use the same scotty cups for 4 or 5 soaks before topping them up. I put all the cups in the freezer when I get home. If you dont they will get moldy and stink real bad lol
Also a puller in my mind is mandatory. Pulling all that weight by hand is uncivilized lol
Hopefully that helps, I got a lot of great info off of here after I lost a trap when I was getting started.
I throw all the prawns in a cooler with saltwater, after 1/2 hr or so the water will be brown. I rinse them with more salt water and get the heads off sooner than later to preserve the freshness. Then cut up the backbone and rinse off the poo vein. I use to peel them before freezing but its a ton of work when you have to do 250 so now I just freeze them shell on in ziplocks full of saltwater. The shell peels way easier after being cooked. They taste good for a month or so in the freezer before losing flavour.
I have a small boat and use collapsable mesh traps, they work but fish as bait seems to be a bad idea as I have had a couple traps with holes torn in them and the fish parts missing, presumable seals..I use 2 scotty cups with additional joles drilled and prawn pellets mixed with herring oil. I can use the same scotty cups for 4 or 5 soaks before topping them up. I put all the cups in the freezer when I get home. If you dont they will get moldy and stink real bad lol
Also a puller in my mind is mandatory. Pulling all that weight by hand is uncivilized lol
Hopefully that helps, I got a lot of great info off of here after I lost a trap when I was getting started.
I throw all the prawns in a cooler with saltwater, after 1/2 hr or so the water will be brown. I rinse them with more salt water and get the heads off sooner than later to preserve the freshness. Then cut up the backbone and rinse off the poo vein. I use to peel them before freezing but its a ton of work when you have to do 250 so now I just freeze them shell on in ziplocks full of saltwater. The shell peels way easier after being cooked. They taste good for a month or so in the freezer before losing flavour.