Setup for Shrimping

Bess-C · Posted: Sun Aug 27, 2006 1:36 am Post subject:

I weighed the whole setup today and it came to about 45 lbs. That's probably because my two traps are the small collapsible ones made by Ladner.

If the spot prawns were packed in there like the Tokyo subway I don't think I could get more than 20 lbs in the two pots. The Ace Pot Puller says that it'll pull up to 100 lbs, but I haven't tried it yet. What do you think Dusty, will the Ace Pot Puller pull this set up from 300'?
Lyle

thataway · Posted: Sun Aug 27, 2006 4:16 am Post subject:

For what it is worth, we used # 40 cockpit winches on our motor sailor to pull pots, with a SS davit we used to lift motors. We could pull over 150 lbs easly with this rig. The winches were self tailing which made it easier.
It seems that a manual rig with some salvaged sail boat winches could be made--the 40:1 gear ratio gives a good mechanical advantage!

Sawdust · Posted: Sun Aug 27, 2006 12:22 pm Post subject:

Lyle,

Geez, I was talking about shrimp pots not toys Smile

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You shouldn't have any problems pulling two of those IMO.

My pots weigh 55 pounds each, and full of shrimp -- oooooohh. Seriously, your puller should do fine. We use the same puller on our crab boat and it handles a 50# pot with a load of crab. The electric puller I use on the Rampage will pull 175# - and smoke a battery if you get careless.

See Ya at EQ

Sure like the Thataway idea of using a 40:1 cockpit winch... back to the shop.

Dusty

flagold · Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 9:03 pm Post subject:

Sawdust · Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2006 12:17 am Post subject:

Maybe these are PNW shrimp - usually go 7 to 8 to a pound.

Dusty

flagold · Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2006 12:25 pm Post subject:

That's exactly it, Dusty. Large shrimp here are exactly that -- shrimp. Run 30 to a pound, the jumbo is 16-20/lb range. The deep shrimp are the "rock" shrimp here. Some real fun can be had by putting a few teens on the front of a boat with dip nets when the shrimp are really running good and watch them battle it out gladiator style. Almost any pass with good water flow will have shrimp running in it on the outgoing tide down here.

starcrafttom · Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2006 12:26 pm Post subject:

flaggold, I remember going out back of the barracks in north carlianawith a throw net. two throws of the net into 10ft deep water and you had 300 shrimp for a cookout. Here in the north west the shrimp stay deep. 250 t0 300 ft.

flagold · Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2006 12:37 pm Post subject:

dammit! You're revealing secret info! The dip-net stuff is loads of fun, but if you really want to get them, throw a can of dogfood in, wait a half hour, and then castnet over it (you get the jumbos that way). In Brunswick, Ga., in spring when they're really running the tributaries on the outgoing tide, you can run an open skiff along at speed and they'll flip up into it and fill the boat (13 ft Whaler)! It's one of the most amazing things I've ever seen happen.