rope winch as a pot hauler?

[depthfinder]

Hey Guys,

im looking at these capstan rope winches. I see the application for hunting from the videos but wonder if anyone on here has used it in a boating/fishing application. thinking to get my boat unstuck but also maybe pulling up my crab traps.

anyone used this before?

 

[sly_karma]

For about $500 you can get a much less bulky trap puller from Scotty made from salt water specific materials. It fastens to your downrigger bases and uses its power outlet. Simples!

 

[salmonlander]

used a power winch capstan for years with no problems, but the pot pullers are easier and faster.

 

[agentaqua]

Agreed sk! But... it does depend on how much pull you need and how fast you need to pull it. The Scotty has ~100lb pull and rated as 140 feet/minute - but slows way down as you get towards the end of the rated pull. The Brutus pulls about the same weight (@85-140 feet/minute). If you have a deep string of prawn gear - as an example - basically both haulers become an "assist" - rather than a haul. So - if you are pulling more than 100lbs - reconsider your needs wrt haulers. Yes - those gas-powered capstans are 2-3 times the cost of an electric one - but they pull 15-25 times the weight of the electric haulers. So it depends upon your need...

 

[depthfinder]

Hi and thanks for the responses.

My main reason for the gas powered option rather that the Scotty type of trap puller was that i liked the idea of the power source being self contained rather than using the power from the boat and i also wanted to be able to anchor from outside of the boat for pulling off sand bars or winching up onto the beach.

Thanks for the help.