Rain City
Crew Member
So I dropped my new prawn traps yesterday and much to my dismay they ALL landed upside down (mud on the top when I pulled them up). The 12lb traps are heavier on the bottom and are supposed to right themselves as they sink. So what I normally do is try and drop against the current staying in gear as I let line out. This particular setup I have a 10lb flat weight clipped 30' past the last trap towards the buoy. What I try and do is give the rope a long tug once the gear has fallen a ways to make sure I spread the gear out. These new traps have an offset top rope to allegedly make them easier to pull up, to trap the prawns against one side and to allow the traps to lay flat as you drop your gear. I'm told by more than one person that the traps being upside down isn't a big deal but when I read up on it more the tunnels are supposed to be high up so the prawns can't just walk out (made sense to me). On my traps they are 100% at the "top" of the trap. So with all those variables in mind what the hell is making my traps flip upside down?
-current direction?
-10lb weight too big or unnecessary?
-need more weight in traps?
-dont pull on the gear when setting?
-let the gear down slowly?
Let the debate begin I guess.
-current direction?
-10lb weight too big or unnecessary?
-need more weight in traps?
-dont pull on the gear when setting?
-let the gear down slowly?
Let the debate begin I guess.