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SENSEI



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PostPosted: Wed Jun 24, 2015 6:24 pm    Post subject: shrimping Reply with quote

the WDFW gave us a 4 hour window of an opening to shrimp in area 8-1 & 8-2 today.
Byrd and I went out and got 6 shy of our limits .here is a pic of me pulling a pot.


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PaulNBriannaLynn



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PostPosted: Wed Jun 24, 2015 7:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

We really need a "like button" on here!

That's great Roger and Byrdman, I'm really jealous and had to work today.

You were right about those stacking net pots from our local dealer. The Honda gas puller would pull so hard the shrimp fall right through the netting on the way up. I could see them falling out as the pot gets close to the surface. Angry I switched to different pots and we're killing it now.
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starcrafttom



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 25, 2015 12:01 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

yep it was a ok day. Susan and I played hooky and got a limit and a half. Friend tracy got two full limits to his boat.
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rogerbum



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 25, 2015 5:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'm out of town but Joyce and I pulled about 7 limits in the San Juan's over a couple of weekends earlier this month. We are well stocked on shrimp for now.
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El and Bill



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 25, 2015 6:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Oh, the great memories of shared times, Roger!
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Larry H



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PostPosted: Fri Jun 26, 2015 1:31 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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tcr_pnw



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PostPosted: Fri Jun 26, 2015 3:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Fun stuff!

We pulled our limits plus a few that went back off Mukilteo. Nice to have the bonus day! Gotta get the lay of the SJ's and pull a few more during those bump tides before the season closes.
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SENSEI



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PostPosted: Wed Jul 01, 2015 2:14 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

we went out to area 6 this last week several times and were able to fill limits every day. here is a pic of Byrd and a close friend with a couple of the bounty



and here is a pic of one four pot pull. we had just shy of 5 limits in the tub

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SENSEI



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PostPosted: Fri Jul 10, 2015 2:45 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

we went out to area 6 today and were able to put 4 more limits of spots in the cooler.
it was a little harder today, took 4 sets of the pots at one hour soaks. persistence paid off ....lol.....
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starcrafttom



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PostPosted: Fri Jul 10, 2015 11:24 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Is that the stop I shrimped with you last year? what are the good tides? and which current station do you look at? Might go out sunday.

Pulled three limits of crab yesterday
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SEA3PO



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PostPosted: Fri Jul 10, 2015 11:26 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Wow !....Just Wow! What a neat thing.... I have kinda given up on Fishing.. and not catching ..... but Wow that looks like fun... Roger (C-Hawk) each bought 6 lobster traps and were going to try that down here in Southern California....but then darn ole Roger got a job in Oregon.... (wherever that is) and so we have not ever tired it... I wanted to try out by Catalina this year... but without ole Roger it would be no fun...

I am really impressed with yer haul... and shrimp too ! Wow !

Joel
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Jake B



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PostPosted: Tue Jul 14, 2015 11:20 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

for MA6 curious what weight your using and floatation. had no problem last year with ladner pots but lost 3 pots this year and found one 2 miles from where i set it..
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rogerbum



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PostPosted: Tue Jul 14, 2015 12:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Jake B wrote:
for MA6 curious what weight your using and floatation. had no problem last year with ladner pots but lost 3 pots this year and found one 2 miles from where i set it..


I'm using the smaller (30"), weighted Ladner pots with no additional weights and a couple of the collapsible wire ones (Danielson) with about 10-15# of lead in them. For floats, I use two of the standard foam floats on a piece of plastic pipe + a big orange scotsman buoy on a trailing line. On bigger exchanges, I may add a couple more floats on a trailer line also. I try to set at site where there is a bit of a back eddy on the larger exchanges so that the local current is reduced. Setting 2 pots on one set of floats also helps keep them in place. Another trick is to put a 10-15# down rigger ball on the line about 15' up from the traps. This reduces the vibration of the line against the pot in the current and increases the catch. It also helps keep the pot from moving.
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SENSEI



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PostPosted: Tue Jul 14, 2015 12:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

we try to watch the tidal action and only set when there is less than 2 foot of change from high to low. we start about 1/2 hour before high and work the outgoing tide till low slack. we sometimes will use an 3 lb anchor on about 4 ft of line attached to the pot.
our shrimp pots weigh in at about 27 lbs
we use the ladner style pots with the stainless frame. we use a 3/4 inch polly water pipe cut to the same circumference as the bottom of the pot. we fill it with lead shot and use a plastic ribbed coupling to make the circle. we then tie with zip ties to the bottom ring of the pot
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PaulNBriannaLynn



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PostPosted: Tue Jul 14, 2015 12:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Were using SMI square pots weighted with rebar to 36 lbs, and rubber inflatable polyform LD-2 buoys. The buoys are low drag, but big enough to float the pot if the current takes it.

That's totally overkill for Puget sound, but seems to do the trick where we go. Lots of water to move around. We also time it with the tides and only pick days with very little tide change. That makes a big difference.

Our last trip to area 7, we had our 3 limits in the first 3 pots and had to rail dump the last pot. Good times!
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