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breausaw

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After throwing my back out last weekend decided to get one of these: The buoy puller has worked great but only gets the string of pots to the surface, one has to pull the rest by hand. Figure I’ll take my 4 pots and split into two string, don’t this the Brutus will do that well with 4 pots on a string pulling from 500 to 700 feet.




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Brutus Ace Line Hauler

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The Ace mounts on Scotty tilt up mounting bracket 1023.

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In the brochure it shows the tilt up mount on top of a Scotty swivel mount.

I know some of you use this Hauler, how do you have it mounted?

I don’t have a downrigger and don’t plan on getting one, so I’m leaning toward just attaching the tilt up mount on top of one of the gunnels and be done. If the swivel mount offers advantages like being able to swing in the pot than I’ll consider it, but then again it’s just something extra to stow when not in use were the tilt up mount is small and won’t be in the way.

Now I know there are faster, stronger, bigger and better pot puller on the market and I’ve looked at them all; this is where I ended up based on my need and space requirements.—and I got it at a great price!
 
We've used Scotty downriggers on these swivel bases for years and love them. I don't know what the base is rated for as far as strength, but we had no problem dragging 12 pound weights. Even when we hung up on the bottom a few times, the bases held up just fine. I'd give Scotty a call 800-214-0141 and see what they say about how it would hold up when pulling heavy stuff like multiple crab pots hooked together. They're great folks to talk to and very customer friendly. I'm sure you'd be just fine for one pot at a time.

Rick
 
I have almost pulled the boat under with a brutus puller on a scotty swivel base. not worries. I would not they to pull four pots with one . Two max. I was trying to help a canadian guy pull his tangled pots last week and it popped the fuse on my puller. But that was his four and we don't know how many on the other line. Two young guys ended up pulling by had. Took them a hour but they ended up with 300 shrimp.

oh the two guys we helped are the nephews of the maker of scotty. Gave me a new scotty rod holder/ fast draw for my down rigger. They both work in the scotty shop.
 
starcrafttom":2fx8zqvv said:
I have almost pulled the boat under with a brutus puller on a scotty swivel base. not worries. I would not they to pull four pots with one . Two max. I was trying to help a canadian guy pull his tangled pots last week and it popped the fuse on my puller. But that was his four and we don't know how many on the other line. Two young guys ended up pulling by had. Took them a hour but they ended up with 300 shrimp.

oh the two guys we helped are the nephews of the maker of scotty. Gave me a new scotty rod holder/ fast draw for my down rigger. They both work in the scotty shop.
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Great story Elliott sounds like you gave the Brutus a work out.

Screwed the tilt up bracket to my folding workbench in the garage today and tested it against my 9 year old son, the Brutus won. Only plan on pulling 2 pots on a string so should work fine.

So wondering if the swivel mount allows you to swing the pot onboard, or do you think it offers any additional advantage?
Jay
 
breasaw,
I use the same puller. I just mounted the scotty base on the starboard side gunnel. Used some 1/8" aluminum as backing plate underneath. Mount is small and doesn't get in the way. If I want to trol while pots are soaking, pull one pin and puller comes off. Don't see a need for a swivel mount.
 
Just spent the morning hauling crab with the Brutus. Great device.
Only advantage I see with the swivel mount is you can orientate the puller fore/aft for travel which exercises it a little less if it's bumpy and gets it out of the way. You may also find that a 44 degree setting gives you nice clearance for lines, pots, buoys etc.

Merv
 
Thanks for all advice, leaning toward just mounting the tilt bracket on one of the gunnels, probably port side since this has always been where we pull the pots. I’ll have to run more line to the Scotty plug, so thinking 10 gauge on that.
Taking this weekend off, my back is still in recovery mode, so weekend after next we’ll hopefully give it a try. Will be interesting to see if we have been loosing shrimp pulling with a buoy coupled with the lag time it takes to pull in the line while the pots hang off the buoy.
 
I have swivel bases on the port and starboard side of Cute-C but found that the port side works best. This puts the big pulling wheel to the inside of the boat, with the swivel base you can put the puller at a 45 angle so when pulling traps the boat pulls from the stern quarter rather than pulling on the beam. I have a large utility bucket { about 24 inches wide } that fits in the stern corner under the puller the line coils from the puller into the bucket, this lets me put 4, 400 ft ground lines in a small space all neat and tidy. I have round stackable traps that fit over the bucket that lets me move them any were in the boat for traveling or setting the traps. Will try to post some pics later. Hope this helps.
Later Dave
 
Dave,

Perfectly said. That sounds like the perfect set-up. There has to be a work efficient flow.
I have just spent the last 3 days crabbing on a 19 Ft Grady with up to 6 people ranging from zero experience to BTDT. and it's amazing to watch the learning process. Including who gets bit :twisted:
Then there are those who never learn.

Merv
 
Hi Tom, and other C-Brats.
We have a 26 ft trailer with a16 x8 enclosed deck built on the side, it is at Rock Bay on Johnstone Strait near Chatham point. We spend most of the summer there, fishing, cruising, and exploring all the little bays and inlets. If any Brats are in the area or passing through feel free to stop bye or give us a call on channel 14. Our camp site is very close to the boat ramp and we can see Cute-C from our deck. If you swing by and see a large Jolly Roger flapping in the breeze we are in camp. I would be more than happy to share some of my fishing secrets with fellow brats.
Until then tight lines and calm seas.
Later Dave.
 
DaveMar":3absdjgr said:
Pics of Ace Line Hauler in action. See Cute-C Album.
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I like your set-up, nice workflow and good looking spot shrimp.
My top is always up, so mounting the puller where you did wouldn’t work. Makes sense pulling at a 45 degree angle at that location, I will most likely have to mount my Ace port about a 1/3rd of the way forward on the gunnels to clear the top supports. At that location 90 degrees is probable the best option, one of us will just stand starboard.
Why do you need 4400 feet of ground line, that’s a lot....
 
Hello Jay,
That would be 4 ground lines at 400 ft each, 2 pots per line. I only fish 2 lines, 4 pots on a soak any more takes up to much room in the boat. We can only have 200 prawns per fisher per day and only have a 2 day limit at camp we have taken up to 250 prawns on a soak. I have the 4 lines in the bucket just because it's easer to store and if you need them they are ready to go.
Later Dave.
 
Hay Dave,

Sorry, my miss-read-happens when you’re on pain medicine. Interesting how the shrimp go shallower the further south yea go. Out in Prince William Sound we drop down as far as 800 feet but usually shrimp in 500-650. I’ll now be dropping same as you, 2 lines 2 pots each. Best place here is steep and deep. Typical setup is 600 feet of ground line with 300-400 feet of floating line spliced in. The floating line prevents hang-ups on rocks and coral, been lucky so far.
Best we’ve done is about 190 shrimp on a pull which about fills a 5 gallon bucket, northern bugs grow big.
Best meat in the ocean and I grew up on Maine lobster.



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Picture from last year, my son likes to sort out the Granddaddies.
The Prince William Sound spot shrimps life cycle is 8 to 10 years.

Happy shrimping.....

Jay
 
Matt Gurnsey":3vksdbmy said:
We have sold a number of these to our customers. No complaints. It is a nicely finished product.
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BTW, off topic, are you the same Matt Gurnsey who has been writing fairly regularly for Sea? Are you still writing for them and/or other publications? How did you get started with that? I wrote for trade magazines (in another field) in a previous lifetime.

Warren
 
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