Ah Ha! Commercial Crabbers Thwarted!

[ClemsonTiger]

Removed my standard floats/buoys and replaced them with XXXXX XXXX XXXXXXX. Now my traps are hidden/unrecognizable!

They were delish for dinner tonight!

 

[Van T]

Way to show them who's boss. How long are you in those pots soak for ? Think I might get a couple pots this year because I live near one of the rivers right off the Chesapeake Bay that's where all the Big Jimmy's go.

 

[ClemsonTiger]

It depend what time of the year and where your traps are located (if it’s a fertile crabbing area).

Typically 48 hour minimum. No longer than 7 days max. Any longer and you start to have leakage (crabs escaping) or the bait will be extinguished and you’ll start to experience dead loss.

 

[Joatmon]

Removed my standard floats/buoys and replaced them with XXXXX XXXX XXXXXXX. Now my traps are hidden/unrecognizable!

They were delish for dinner tonight!

Great catch. I have not had any issues with anyone bothering my traps so far but I am curious to know what the XXXXX device is you are using. You are required by FWC to have a marker buoy with the "R" inscribed. Keeping it under water?

 

[Julian]

Great catch. I have not had any issues with anyone bothering my traps so far but I am curious to know what the XXXXX device is you are using. You are required by FWC to have a marker buoy with the "R" inscribed. Keeping it under water?

Clemsontiger is no longer a member. I think what he was saying is that the crabbers in his area all use XXXXX's on their buoys, so he just made his look similar (more like a commercial buoy).