Howdy,
I've seen a few lads on here have bought prawn traps /crayfish traps on eBay, can anyone recommend a particular one? Just for personal consumption, to have out when I'm scratchin round piers and such, just as much to see what is lurking down there as to get a bellyful of prawns....
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which Prawn trap to buy?
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spindlefist
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which Prawn trap to buy?
2016: dogfish, pollack,
2015: whiting, coalfish, turbot, pollack, ballan wrasse, conger, thornback, short spined sea scorpion , common blenny ,
2014 : dogfish, garfish, launce, common blenny, cuckoo wrasse, flounder, pollack, thornback ray,
2013 species:(15) Whiting, Dogfish, Three Bearded Rockling, bull huss, poor cod,turbot, flounder,pollack, spotted ray, thornback ray, launce, corkwing wrasse, long spined sea scorpion, common blenny,mackerel,
2012 species: Thornback, bull huss, Dogfish, pollack, Mackerel, bass, flounder, turbot, conger,
Species 09:(23) Conger, Whiting, Bass, flounder, Dogfish, dab, corkwing wrasse, pollack, bull huss(8lb 10oz~PB) , thornback ray(8lb~PB), dragonet, ballan wrasse, Blenny, Mackeral,long spined sea scorpion,pouting, coalfish, launce, codling, poor cod, starry smoothhound, 5 bearded rockling, shore rockling..
2015: whiting, coalfish, turbot, pollack, ballan wrasse, conger, thornback, short spined sea scorpion , common blenny ,
2014 : dogfish, garfish, launce, common blenny, cuckoo wrasse, flounder, pollack, thornback ray,
2013 species:(15) Whiting, Dogfish, Three Bearded Rockling, bull huss, poor cod,turbot, flounder,pollack, spotted ray, thornback ray, launce, corkwing wrasse, long spined sea scorpion, common blenny,mackerel,
2012 species: Thornback, bull huss, Dogfish, pollack, Mackerel, bass, flounder, turbot, conger,
Species 09:(23) Conger, Whiting, Bass, flounder, Dogfish, dab, corkwing wrasse, pollack, bull huss(8lb 10oz~PB) , thornback ray(8lb~PB), dragonet, ballan wrasse, Blenny, Mackeral,long spined sea scorpion,pouting, coalfish, launce, codling, poor cod, starry smoothhound, 5 bearded rockling, shore rockling..
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Re: which Prawn trap to buy?
I got mine with a voucher I had from river cottage
http://www.rivercottage.net/ShopProduct ... wnNet.aspx
Does the job, ripped down one seam but it was easily repaired.
The ones on ebay, look to be the exact same, for a third of the price. I rinse them when I get home and I tie up and holes with a bit of fishing line. Id keep it cheap and cheerful because if one got snagged and disapeared you'd be sick if you shelled out for it.
http://www.rivercottage.net/ShopProduct ... wnNet.aspx
Does the job, ripped down one seam but it was easily repaired.
The ones on ebay, look to be the exact same, for a third of the price. I rinse them when I get home and I tie up and holes with a bit of fishing line. Id keep it cheap and cheerful because if one got snagged and disapeared you'd be sick if you shelled out for it.
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Re: which Prawn trap to buy?
them ones in rivercottage are the same as the ones i got from ebay, the only difference was the price!!!!!
got mine p&p included for just under a fiver, when fishing a pier i drop it over the side for a few hours, even got a strap conger in it one day
got mine p&p included for just under a fiver, when fishing a pier i drop it over the side for a few hours, even got a strap conger in it one day
as ole rab c said " see me' see the sea' i love the sea me"
right i'am off for a swally!!!!!!! so were's the F***'n purse!!!!!!!
right i'am off for a swally!!!!!!! so were's the F***'n purse!!!!!!!
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Re: which Prawn trap to buy?
when my brothers and i where building a house in dalkey a couple of years ago we said we would get some prawn traps. we got the ones on ebay.
every day before we started we would walk down to the lady's well beside loretto college. we would throw it out for the day and then return that evening.
we got lobsters and lots of huge prawns every day it was fairly strong with only a couple of rips from rocks etc. eventually we lost it to a F7 easterly! well worth getting though
brian
every day before we started we would walk down to the lady's well beside loretto college. we would throw it out for the day and then return that evening.
we got lobsters and lots of huge prawns every day it was fairly strong with only a couple of rips from rocks etc. eventually we lost it to a F7 easterly! well worth getting though
brian
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Re: which Prawn trap to buy?
cheers lads.... good tips...
2016: dogfish, pollack,
2015: whiting, coalfish, turbot, pollack, ballan wrasse, conger, thornback, short spined sea scorpion , common blenny ,
2014 : dogfish, garfish, launce, common blenny, cuckoo wrasse, flounder, pollack, thornback ray,
2013 species:(15) Whiting, Dogfish, Three Bearded Rockling, bull huss, poor cod,turbot, flounder,pollack, spotted ray, thornback ray, launce, corkwing wrasse, long spined sea scorpion, common blenny,mackerel,
2012 species: Thornback, bull huss, Dogfish, pollack, Mackerel, bass, flounder, turbot, conger,
Species 09:(23) Conger, Whiting, Bass, flounder, Dogfish, dab, corkwing wrasse, pollack, bull huss(8lb 10oz~PB) , thornback ray(8lb~PB), dragonet, ballan wrasse, Blenny, Mackeral,long spined sea scorpion,pouting, coalfish, launce, codling, poor cod, starry smoothhound, 5 bearded rockling, shore rockling..
2015: whiting, coalfish, turbot, pollack, ballan wrasse, conger, thornback, short spined sea scorpion , common blenny ,
2014 : dogfish, garfish, launce, common blenny, cuckoo wrasse, flounder, pollack, thornback ray,
2013 species:(15) Whiting, Dogfish, Three Bearded Rockling, bull huss, poor cod,turbot, flounder,pollack, spotted ray, thornback ray, launce, corkwing wrasse, long spined sea scorpion, common blenny,mackerel,
2012 species: Thornback, bull huss, Dogfish, pollack, Mackerel, bass, flounder, turbot, conger,
Species 09:(23) Conger, Whiting, Bass, flounder, Dogfish, dab, corkwing wrasse, pollack, bull huss(8lb 10oz~PB) , thornback ray(8lb~PB), dragonet, ballan wrasse, Blenny, Mackeral,long spined sea scorpion,pouting, coalfish, launce, codling, poor cod, starry smoothhound, 5 bearded rockling, shore rockling..
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Cormdogg wrote:What do u reckon the bait of choice is Brian?
sorry about the delay, had loads of macks, they worked fine you'll get small conger and wrasse too
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