Cray pods left in the sea. lines snapped off, from last seasons cray season?
Submitted by Bliksim on Wed, 2009-11-11 21:24
What is the rule? we were diving on Saterday and found 2 cray pods that have been left to the ellements, all indications are that the rope has been snagged and broken off! Can I load this cray pod, or do I leave it be? It is obvious that these two pods which we found have been in the water from the previous cray season.
Pods are still very usable but need a bit of a clean.
kane
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there should be a reg number on them
if you can make it out the RIGHT thing to do would be to return it to its owner. whether you choose to do the right thing is up to you.
i had one of mine stolen last year out from hillarys, which pissed me off no end, now i gotta buy another one for this season (thanks oceanside :P)
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Faulkner Family
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seen a couple like that out
seen a couple like that out from rocko but with the floats still on about 3 months after the season finished , so muck slime on it we nearly hit one
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talking horse
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I lost a couple last year,
I lost a couple last year, have stumbled over many pots in my time.
No way to return them without markings though
If there was id markings i would endeavour to return them.
kane
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if you do manage to find
if you do manage to find them and give them back i dont think it unreasonable to ask for a reward ;)
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DhuBoi
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Yeh iv seen pots that have
Yeh iv seen pots that have been left out these way after cray season , they are usually snagged heavily in the reef , if not maybe they just forgot about them not sure .
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gregk
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cray pots
headed near on 270 yesterday there was 2 lines of pots at about 35mt mark
wombat78
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if there pro pots they pay
if there pro pots they pay you $25 a pot or thats what we used to get to dive on them if they snagged
fishfish
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pulled pots
Yeah I'm missing a few from last season, But I think mine were pulled and then dumped miles away,I found one half way up GI { dropped them closer to the southern end} and yes they had big weights in them so I dont think they drifted { not that far anyway}...
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till
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Two of mine were moved or
Two of mine were moved or stolen from GI last year. Let me know if you see any marked JM0972!
wadetolley
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If
If they have no markings on them, i say there yours!
wombat78
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goto watch putting them near
goto watch putting them near pro pots alot of them will cut you off or sink your pot alot dont but have worked with a few that do skipper has mine set he owns the ocean & lumps are theres because they found them first
Ganged
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Finders keepers if there is
Finders keepers if there is no way of finding the owner.
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Paul G
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The only problem is if you
The only problem is if you have pulled your pots allready and you pull a couple of runaways the fisheries can do you for pulling to many pots whether your doing the right thing by bringing them in to return them or just removing them from the water,I have seen dozens of pots lying on the bottom some are brand new just had the floats cut of .they are all still siting on the bottom waiting to be swollowed by the elements.
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till
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I found one today, but it
I found one today, but it was way too grubby to bring onto Alfred's boat so it stayed down there.
alfred
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Remember the one we hauled
Remember the one we hauled for the pro's last year?
till
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Oh this one was much much
Oh this one was much much more weedy, but it was only a rec pot.
I saw that great reef finger down there with meters upon meters of pot rope looped around it like spanish moss.