Craypot Weights?
Submitted by Big Kev on Wed, 2008-09-10 15:43
Hi everyone, I just purchased 2 Plastic Craypots today getting ready early for this season I'm glad I did I was'nt aware of all the work involved, puting 3 metal escape plates in each pot plus puting bait holders together and install them. What I want to know is what do you guys use for weights and where do you secure them in your pots. I'm looking for cheap methods as I dont want to buy lead weights as I believe there expensive, what are you guys using?
Cheers Kev
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old railway sleeper plates.....
usually. They are the plate that sits on the sleeper to which the rail is attached - they weigh about 5kg. But really anything kinda flat and heavy will do the job.
Secure them to the base using cable ties or something similar.
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roberta
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Must agree hubbyB
Thats what we use, quite affective, if you are in Leeman we have to put bolts in ours as apparently seal pups where getting in and drowning, so these bolts (just look like big bolt) stick up and stops the seal pups entering, we got our from Fisheries. All we have ever had was a wobbie gong and he was still alive.
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brenz
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weights
alternativly to hloks suggestion you could fill some plastic shopping bags with pebbles couldnt ya?
but in all seriousness rail plates as huggy said are the go for sure
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diji
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Kev ive used pipe flanges from work
See the boiler makers from work for some old or new flanges
just as good as the rail plates and there free
DAVO 1
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Tackle shops that make up
Tackle shops that make up there own wooden pots sell the steel plates.I got a couple for around 10 bucks last season
Auslobster
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Dumbells/Barbells
I've seen dumbell/barbell weights used as well, if you or someone you know has some old gym equipment they're not using. Plus, the poachers will only pull your pot once 'cause they'll think they're dealing with a buff dude or something.
Big Kev
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Craypot weights
Thanks guys, you've given me some ideas.
Cheers Kev
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Bodie
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heavier weight the better i
heavier weight the better i rekon
Less chance of pot pirates pulling a awful heavy pot..... Hense the reason ive never lost one to them :)
Nothing wrong with a 30-40kg cray pot is there?
10mm plate :)
Dean
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heavy pot is better as it
heavy pot is better as it wont move around in the swell/current aswell. You will Catch more crays
till
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Heavy pots are also better
Heavy pots are also better if you have a decky.
carnarvonite
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Pot Weights
Put the weights on the end of the pot you attach the rope.If you put them in down the othe end the floats cause the other end up and the pot skids along the bottom
Big Kev
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Craypot weights
Thanks for your input fellas I went down to the local scrap metal yard and they had some worn cutting edges off a Grader. One of the guys gas axed me 4 pieces,which fit neatly on the bases of my 2 pots.
Cheers Kev
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diji
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Thats the way Kev
Just remember the cheaper to set em up,the less it hurts if they get stolen
Big Kev
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Craypots
So far the pots have cost me close to $100 each plus time and frustration fitting the escape plates and weights. I have rope which I aquired so thats a bonus, if the pots went missing I doubt that I would replace them so fingers crossed.
Kev
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