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Prop stick for Blue Crabbing with a trotline
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| awayland |
Posted on 07/27/11 - 4:48 PM
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Theres a few updated pics of the rig on my personal page.
And here's a short video of our 2nd run. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2Eld1...2Eld104oTo
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| Sax416 |
Posted on 07/27/11 - 5:12 PM
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Pretty wild. The voices aren't high pitched so I have to assume that is actual speed. I'd say if that's the recommended speed it would certainly take some practice to get it down to a science.
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| awayland |
Posted on 07/27/11 - 5:21 PM
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Myboat moves a bit quick at idle for this. I plan on adding a trolling motor for this and sneaking up on them in the shallows just scooping them on site. I've also read that sometimes people deploy a sea anchor to slow the boat.
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| donp |
Posted on 07/28/11 - 5:01 AM
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Locating your prop stick depends on where you plan to net the crabs in your boat. Typically the crabs get netted before the line comes out of the water, about 1’ down or so. They can be boat shy. Which means your prop stick may need to be farther back. Different depths means different angles, but typically 3-9’ depths is typical around here. Anything deeper the line comes up more vertical, leaving you less time to spot and net the crab.
If your prop stick is too high off the water the line starts to lift out of the water to soon. This is something you will have to adjust, but keep in mind there’s normally someone with you watching the line come up making the boat list to that side. Adjusting the line tension is another thing you will have to experiment with. Too loose the line doesn’t go over the prop stick very well. Too tight multiple things happen, one a lot of tension gets put on your prop stick, two the line angle is too shallow, and three the line may not lay on the bottom and follow the contour. Hope this helps.
Don.
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| mustang11 |
Posted on 07/28/11 - 9:04 AM
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That looks great. Excellent work.
I imagine it would be even easier if you were moving at a slower speed. A trolling motor would be ideal as there is less noise to scare the crabs. If you don't get a trolling motor, towing a drift sock or even a bucket might help slow you down a bit.
I noticed you went with the wire net like the article suggested. Less drag in the water and less of a chance the crabs get tangled up in it.
Brian
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| awayland |
Posted on 07/28/11 - 9:41 AM
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Make sure your net is wire or you'll never get them out quick. Also big diameter, strong, thin, light hoop. There's a lot of resistance from the water. I'm going to make a new net. A big learning curve on this project.
Tom
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| crabberman |
Posted on 07/09/16 - 2:05 PM
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I have a 17' 1989 Montauk. Years ago was a commercial crabber with wood boat but now with a more elegant boat :-) my 3rd Whaler I have an excellent PVC setup that is easy to setup and take down. I can send a pix
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| joedurst |
Posted on 08/13/20 - 12:42 PM
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hello everyone, I have a Montauk 190 and looking for some pictures of the trot line prop sticks and specifications? Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks
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