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Donnyboy1
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Lost crab pot

#1 Post by Donnyboy1 »

Hi all,

I lost a crab pot yesterday between aghada and east ferry.

It was one of these
http://cgi.ebay.ie/LOBSTER-CRAB-PRAWN-C ... 45fba76396

Dunno where it will turn up but if you see it, you can keep the massive crabs and lobsters inside, just return the pot ;)
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I use those pots for collecting small hardbacks.... There not really strong enough for anything else and they do get moved around a bit in the current as they are not weighted. I now clip on a couple of pounds of lead onto mine or place some large round rock on the inside if I can. Even then I would only use these close in. Hopefully your one turn up.

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#3 Post by chenz116 »

i just had one that arrived today.

looking to collect hard back for the wrasse.

any tips for using it ?
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#4 Post by Donnyboy1 »

Had about 25 hardbacks in each one yesterday and one good size edible crab.
Day before I had 3 edible crabs in one and about 15 hardbacks. The odd fish aswell.

I would use an anchor and ty it off from the metal to keep it in position a rock inside could damage the net.

From the boat deep kelpy or rocky area. From the shore in sheltered water I just weight them down and ty them off on some seaweed at low tide. I find a rockpool is best as it doesnt dry out.... but a gulley is better as a supply of food.

I have also caught prawns in them but I figure the crabs would eat them…so I have been toying around with the idea of attacing a float to the top to stop crabs entering and keeping it a few feet off the ground so the prawns could go in…

Nice and cheap fun ;)
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i was thinking of sticking some mack in it too see what it would attract.
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chenz116 wrote:i was thinking of sticking some mack in it too see what it would attract.

Mack or left over bait will be fine. Great for hardbacks for Wrasse.
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Re: Lost crab pot

#7 Post by chenz116 »

I tried mine on saturday.

was down in kilmore quay with the kids but managed to get the feathers out for half a hour so thought it was a perfect chance to try my crab net.

id say about 50ish crabs in 30 mins

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Re: Lost crab pot

#8 Post by Donnyboy1 »

Good man ;)
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#9 Post by saving private brian »

them kinda pots you only hand off the end of harbours/walls etc...u dont leave them out at sea,,,they certainly will get you hardbacks but if i need them i put bait down in an onion bag and lift after 3-5 mins and they are all clinging to it,,,just done and dusted :mrgreen: ,,hope you get ur pot back
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Re: Lost crab pot

#10 Post by yngkmd »

when using these i always found leaving the bait in the pot had a tendency to get destroyed quite quickly by the crabs so i picked up a denture box from the pound shop for......£1

similar to this
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Denture-Gum-Shiel ... 4cf737271c

drilled holes all over it and hang it from the inside top of the pot, does a great job in keeping the bait intact and helps it last longer
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Re: Lost crab pot

#11 Post by Donnyboy1 »

saving private brian wrote:them kinda pots you only hand off the end of harbours/walls etc...u dont leave them out at sea,,,they certainly will get you hardbacks but if i need them i put bait down in an onion bag and lift after 3-5 mins and they are all clinging to it,,,just done and dusted :mrgreen: ,,hope you get ur pot back
Doubt I'll see it back, but the day before I left it in 8m for 24hours and got 3 nice Brown crabs so I figure it earned it price of €6 :)
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