Pot Puller - Redux
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starcrafttom
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Captnmac, in your area I think they just use cast nets to get shrimp. Thats what we did on the base in North carolina. Just waded or boated out into the flats and threw the cast net and let it sink then pull it in with all the shrimp. It also how I caught all my bait.
Ok, why can some pull 5 pots on a string with the ACE and others pull only 1 or 2? I’m wondering if the difference is because some use leaded line verses sinking line, there is a big difference. Sinking line is just shy of neutral bouncy were leaded line sinks almost right away and is heavier. When you have a 100-fathom shot to pull the extra weight would make a difference. Also, if you use leaded line between the post instead of floating line this would make a difference also. And what about the weight of the pots, how much are they weighted.
I’d go out and buy an ACE tomorrow it I was confident it would pull 5 pots at once, because that is the only economical/ergonomically way to shrimp from a CD, in my opinion.
I’d go out and buy an ACE tomorrow it I was confident it would pull 5 pots at once, because that is the only economical/ergonomically way to shrimp from a CD, in my opinion.
The C-Farer has one of those fold-up anchors at the end of the line. It's about 5 lbs, I think. Then we have two regular pots that weigh between 5 and 10 lbs each, unweighted. Above those are three fold-up pots, each with two 12 inch lengths of re-bar attached to keep the bottoms down and the tops up. The pots get clipped to about feet of leaded line. The rest of the line is unleaded. It doesn't float up because the leaded line keeps it down.
All-in-all. I'm still messing around with the fold-up pots. They are kind of a pain to bait and to close tightly and still be legal. But they take up so little space on the boat that they are probably worthwhile.
I know that I have to make sure the idler pulleys on the Ace are well lubricated so they don't exert too much drag on the motor. But for all the hassle, 10 dozen spot shrimp in one haul can make it all worthwhile.
Pat
All-in-all. I'm still messing around with the fold-up pots. They are kind of a pain to bait and to close tightly and still be legal. But they take up so little space on the boat that they are probably worthwhile.
I know that I have to make sure the idler pulleys on the Ace are well lubricated so they don't exert too much drag on the motor. But for all the hassle, 10 dozen spot shrimp in one haul can make it all worthwhile.
Pat
Pat, I agree about the colapsable pots. I made some colapsable pots and it sure was nice to have them folded for storage but were a pain to work with. I went back to standard pots. I've made 20-30 pots in the last 5 years, trying different designs, looking for the perfect pot. I'm not there yet but am getting closer. This winter I will make some extra large pots to leave in the water between trips, 1-2 weeks.
Glad now I went with the standard square pots, they take up more room but are the first things to go over the side and last to be picked up.
I use a 100 fathom shot of sinking line attached to about 250 feet of floating line. The 3 pots get tied into the line buy opining up the twist, pulling the pot line through with a single half hitch, than tucking the line 4 to 5 times; spaced about 50 feet apart.
I tie the floating line into the sinking line by passing it through a braided loop and back tucking it 6 to 8 times, this allows the line to pass through the buoy puller right up to the first pot.
These knots are easy to make and untie.
After I have all the pots onboard I thread the buoy puller back up to the sinking line, release it, and re tie the union between the lines; I leave the pots tied.
The pots are weighted down with about 4 lbs of flat stock I had laying around, zip tied to the bottom.
Next year I’m going try 4 pots and see how the buoy puller handles it, may have to add an addition buoy for buoyancy.
Next year-man the summer scrambled by fast!
I use a 100 fathom shot of sinking line attached to about 250 feet of floating line. The 3 pots get tied into the line buy opining up the twist, pulling the pot line through with a single half hitch, than tucking the line 4 to 5 times; spaced about 50 feet apart.
I tie the floating line into the sinking line by passing it through a braided loop and back tucking it 6 to 8 times, this allows the line to pass through the buoy puller right up to the first pot.
These knots are easy to make and untie.
After I have all the pots onboard I thread the buoy puller back up to the sinking line, release it, and re tie the union between the lines; I leave the pots tied.
The pots are weighted down with about 4 lbs of flat stock I had laying around, zip tied to the bottom.
Next year I’m going try 4 pots and see how the buoy puller handles it, may have to add an addition buoy for buoyancy.
Next year-man the summer scrambled by fast!