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Originally Posted by jimy286
Hay mr x...how do you do the loby pot?
Do you leave it over night...and do you put a marker on it?
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Ineffectively! I think leaving it out overnight is probably a key thing to do. However, I usually just place it before spearing & pick it up on the way back, as I'm rarely in the same place 2 days in a row; once I've found a good location, I'd be happy to stay there for days but I am often with others, so that's usually not practical. I've never caught anything worthwhile in it - just little crabs & fish. I know there are bigger crabs & lobsters in at least some of the places I have placed it. So yes, I think leaving it longer & over night are probably the key.
The trap I use is lightweight, so I am always concerned that it might get wrecked, lost or stolen if left out long. Yes, I use a lobster pot marker buoy (found washed up on a beach sometime ago). I saw an identical trap while diving recently -- probably placed by a nearby boat/yacht -- but they'd used a float line that was way too short & had not weighted the trap. When I went out it was fine amongst weed & rocks but when I returned, the tide had come in and it was just floating about above the sea floor and in danger of being wrecked or lost (they used an old plastic container - like a smaller version of a 5l oil container - as their float; lots of those to be found on the beaches these days). I usually insert quite a lot of rocks into the trap to keep it in position, use a line (washing line currently) long enough to handle the tidal range (as best I can tell) - although it will sometimes tangle if the currents rush about in different directions (they often do). I once tried using a very small, bright coloured egg float to reduce lift but it was hard to find -- so I use a regular 8"(?) lobster pot buoy now.
