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carlseawolf

Joined: 30 Mar 2009
Posts: 98
Location: Ilfracombe , North Devon

Posted: Wed Apr 01, 09 8:47 am Post subject:

Hi Richard,
I'm new to this forum and just read this post and i may be able to clear up some of these questions as i was a fisherman for 18 years.

1 - There is special sized mono netting for spider crabs that has a mesh of between 8"- 10" that only catches crab and any larger fish like ray.

2 - fishermen are a funny bunch , all will be friendly towards you and 99% will be honest but like any trade there are bad ones.

3 - don't go buying the same gear as the locals as next time you go to pull your shiny new pots they may not be there ( try finding ten pots out of there big stack on the quay.

4 - I take it your licence is a local sea district licence with there powers extending to 6 miles , these can often be diffrent to the common fisheries policy rules out side of the 6 mile limit.
Check to see the diffrence and where the limits are as an island can extend the limit.

5 - the creels you are mentioning on e-bay sound like prawn creels and would be eligal to use for crab as the mesh is to small.
When you first set your pots leave them a least a day to soak because all the air in the wood or plastic will come making a loud scream and the crab will just stay clear of the pot what every bait you put in it.

6 - fresh bait for lobster , smelly bait for crab.

7 - You don't need to find out where the fisheren are catching crab as you are doing it on a diffrent scale and they have pots on strings up to 100 so need the sea room to set them.
Smaller areas around rocks will produce crabs/ lobsters and even the possibility of a monster , and makes it harder for the commercial guys to move into your patch.

8 - setting lines or nets on the beach at low tide can be a good income in winter when boat journeys are not possible - but check local bye laws as beach netting is illigal in cornwall.

crofter

Joined: 11 Feb 2007
Posts: 2252

Posted: Wed Apr 01, 09 2:10 pm Post subject:

carlseawolf wrote:

6 - fresh bait for lobster , smelly bait for crab.

I would suggest the opposite way round?

bakersbread

Joined: 03 Apr 2009
Posts: 2

Posted: Fri Apr 03, 09 3:34 pm Post subject:

Helllo RichardW
Re your message, as an ex fisherman can i give you a small bit of advice re mid water,bottom (tangle nets) if for any reason you cant get to your nets they will carry on fishing and any fish will rot and the net will lift and carry on fishing.I have hauled in nets full of dead crabs,fish etc and they were stinking.They are fine if you shoot your nets and lines and recover in 2/3 hours.Also in a fast tide it is suprising how far they can drift.

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