Woot ! Ace Line Hauler and *.* watch out dungies !

boscoj

Nice piece of kit, damaged in shipping but nothing a little leverage couldn't resolve . . .

1 line hauler, 4 Danielson square pots and 4 Kufa pot kits.

Giving my pot floats a Christmas camo . . .

Special thanks to all the brats that helped in my quest for *instant knowledge* and thanks to Trey and John Martinis from John's Sporting Goods in Everett, WA for such an efficient transaction.

http://shop.johnssportinggoods.com/cartgenie/prodList.asp?scat=74

watchout dungies . . . I'm comin to getcha . . . Razz

C-dore · Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2011 9:50 pm Post subject:

Congrats

A piece of advice, tie it off to the cleat when you are pulling . Dont ask how I know I just do.

Steve

boscoj · Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2011 10:01 pm Post subject:

oh what? Tie the $600 unit off? hahah . . .

good idear . . .

starcrafttom · Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2011 10:19 pm Post subject:

what color do your buoys have to be in ca? we have to be red and white here. You can have other colors on your second float but at least one have to be red and white.
How many floats per pot are you planning to use? I like at least two if there is any current at all.

Johns sporting goods is a good shop. I stop in and talk to john all the time. Its a little shop but since he started the internet site he is busy as hell.

boscoj · Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2011 10:33 pm Post subject:

I'm not sure Cali has to be any color <racist>. I got the Kufa pot kits from John and didn't want the bobbers to be white so i painted the tops green, <paint I had> and it should not be too visible for poachers.

I was looking on the web and saw the 2 float but I'm only sport and will be only going out when it's fine . . .

I thought the green spray paint that I found under my old cylinder heads would be better than bright white.

whatever . . . just hoping to hit some *shallow* crabs off the beach that coastal anglers can't get and commies and trawlers can't get . . .

4 hour soak, few beers and a few buddies . . .

never done this without help and a commie boat/setup

rogerbum · Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2011 11:26 pm Post subject:

Part of the rationale for the floats is to mark your lines so that you AND others traveling in the area CAN see them and don't foul the props. Painting them a darker color so that poachers can't see them so well defeats this purpose. My standard rule of thumb is that 19/20 people are good/decent and 1/20 is not. So while you're worrying about that 1/20, you're making life more difficult for the other 19.

boscoj · Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2011 1:44 am Post subject:

well I've never done my own sport pots before so this is a learning experience for me . . . I don't expect much because I've also never dropped pots in this area . . .

I understand this is a high traffic area but the traffic is comprised primarily of commercial transit and sport production efforts.

I feel I've struck a happy medium with the float decor, also the pot placement will be far off the SF Bay Area Fishing Gear Conflict Resolution Agreement Areas . . . "trawler lanes".

I don't plan to soak overnight so this should be fine. If not I will be nearby to assist in any way I can . . .

thanks for the feedback and all the bestest to Ms. Byrd

Albie Back · Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2011 2:37 am Post subject:

John's Sporting Goods is an outstanding outfit. They are knowledgable, helpful, and willing to correct any mistakes on the orders. I have 4 of their Danielson kits but with 200' of leaded line. If you crab outside the gate or along the penninsula, I recommend weighing down the pots with at least 10lbs so they dont walk. Dont forget to weigh down the doors as well.

Bob Franko has an excellent explanation/tutorial here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgFMuDEDJjI

boscoj · Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2011 3:03 am Post subject:

the 30 minute edit time makes editing and replying difficult for me.

I'm working a number of forums at this time of day and I'm also a moderator on 3 of them . . .

I would request that this forum edit time be upped.

I tried to add pictures of my crab pot weights to my original post but due to the time restriction that was not possible.

so here it is in another post

I used brake rotors to weigh down my cheapo Danielson crab pots . . .

DaveS · Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2011 3:08 am Post subject:

Another good method for weighing down your crab pots is to use dumb bell weights. Often times you can find them for a very cheap price at garage sales. They lash easily to the pot and are fairly flat so you can pretty much fold the pots when they are not in use.

boscoj · Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2011 3:30 am Post subject:

Alyssa Jean · Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2011 4:57 pm Post subject:

KickerDRB · Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2011 5:54 pm Post subject:

They make a carrying case for the Brutus 40. I think it is ~$60, sometimes the dealer around here will throw one in. Anyway well worth the money. I will take a picture of mine when I can get out to the shed.

localboy · Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2011 12:35 pm Post subject:

I used to pull my crab pots by hand. No biggie as it's only 100' of line. Then I bought a Brutus to pull shrimp pots; 400' of line & a 30# pot. Now I use the puller for both. Laughing

boscoj

Got the pot puller installed today, a few more adjustments to make, found evidence of more damage likely sustained during shipping . . .

there was a bent tab during shipping I guess, that required a screwdriver and bit of leverage to get it to fit. No biggie . . .

When I got to run it today I saw that the stainless steel main drive pulley was also bent, about 3/8ths of an inch runout, no biggie I guess but not right.

V V video V V

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zv4gW3ot5X8

the 12v Marinco receptacle mounted in the engine/steering controls access panel . . .

pretty slick setup, of course the $20 optional wiring kit was about a foot too short to install how I wanted to . . .

Thanks for the help all.

And thanks for the comments regarding my conduct.

I will tone it down and be more cordial/sensitive.

Sorry if I have offended anyone and please feel free to edit/delete any of my posts.

Jeff