What type of goose puts their crab pots in the channel of the Brissy River ?

[NAGG]

Ok ..... time for a bitch

I got the crap scared out of me tonight when I ran over one & got tangled in it - fortunately I was running pretty slow . .....

Now is it just me ... or does common sense dictate that its a stupid place to put your pot
Its not the odd one either - I reckon there must be a dozen or so in the stretch from the gateway bridge to the tug base. Some have a decent buoy while other are scungy algae encrusted ones (I assume they are pros ones) but regardless when the tide is running they are often invisible ....
Fortunately no damage was done ....... this time but I certainly felt like taking a knife to the rope

Chris

[bigjimg]

If it were me it would not be a second thought,the knife would be tool of choice..You would be doing everyone else a favour.

[NAGG]

If it were me it would not be a second thought,the knife would be tool of choice..You would be doing everyone else a favour.

A floating rope would be a worry ..... so you'd need to pull the pot & then cut it !!!!


Chris

[bennykenny]

yeah Nagg over the last couple of weeks those bloody crab pots have been everywhere, have to keep a keen eye out at night thats for sure, hows your search for the jewies going???

[NAGG]

yeah Nagg over the last couple of weeks those bloody crab pots have been everywhere, have to keep a keen eye out at night thats for sure, hows your search for the jewies going???

Starting to get a few on placcies ....... Still to get a legal (PB of 74.5cm)
Enjoying it though
Any tips!

I've been out 4 nights over the past week ....... So those pots have given me the shits , nearly hit a few & then tonight I got hung up in one ....... Maybe the key is to go flat strap!!!

Chris

[bennykenny]

lots of tips but they are all for live baits,not keen on fishing plastics at night. got some good tides next week, will probably be heading out Tuesday night for a fish, might see you out there.

[timddo]

Guys, leave some jewies for me. I don't know how you can fish during the cold nights when you can catch them in the daytime. All legal too. I only caught one undersize one this year.

[NAGG]

lots of tips but they are all for live baits,not keen on fishing plastics at night. got some good tides next week, will probably be heading out Tuesday night for a fish, might see you out there.

I'm back home from Sydney on Tuesday arvo ..... so there is a fair chance that I will be out !!!

[NAGG]

Guys, leave some jewies for me. I don't know how you can fish during the cold nights when you can catch them in the daytime. All legal too. I only caught one undersize one this year.

Some one has to do it ........ caught a few after dark - on plastics too , but generally its been late afternoon

Chris

[Feral]

Big tides this last month, might have floated out of their original location.

[Flex]

A floating rope would be a worry ..... so you'd need to pull the pot & then cut it !!!!


Chris

While I do agree with removing any maritime hazard from a busy water way.

Please do not cut off the crab pot!. Ghost pots are a horrific thing to our oceans. They are a never ending killing machine, creating a vicious cycle over and over.

I have seen idiots put pots in shipping/boating channels before. I have zero hesitation in picking the whole thing up and moving it.

[bennykenny]

Guys, leave some jewies for me. I don't know how you can fish during the cold nights when you can catch them in the daytime. All legal too. I only caught one undersize one this year.

there is just to many idiots out in the day, at night there is only a few. With all the right clothes, ski jacket, beenie, its not too bad and dont forget the thermos!!!!!

[matt fraser]

The crabs must be on the go in the river at the moment, I saw the pro working his pots last wednesday arvo right from the mouth up past the ferries, and possibly beyond. He must have a lot in there.

Good luck on the Jewies guys, wish I could be out there. Watch that jewie bug, it can be obsessive! just like IBD Nagg!
Cheers,

Matt

[finga]

Ok ..... time for a bitch

I got the crap scared out of me tonight when I ran over one & got tangled in it - fortunately I was running pretty slow . .....

Now is it just me ... or does common sense dictate that its a stupid place to put your pot
Chris

Since when has common sense stopped someone doing something stupid Chris??
I agree whole heartedly about 50% of crab pots I've ever seen I reckon.
They are in stupid spots and with buoys you cannot see even at daytime let alone at night.

So why can pro-crabbers have buoys that you cannot see?
It must be common knowledge as every time someone has something to say about buoys with crap all over them people immediately say they're pro-pots.

My way of thinking they are a navigational hazard and should be reported as such. Knowing my luck if I moved one I'd be the one in trouble. Remember it's illegal to touch some-one else's crab-pots.

Is there a solution to this problem?
Probably not as the law seems to favour those who are doing stupid things.

So how do the tugs etc miss the floats?

[bennykenny]

i dont think a 10mm rope would bother the tug props too much would probably slice right through it