stealing Lobster Pots

[MakoMike]

Maybe they weren't deliberately cut or stolen? Could be somebody wasn't watching where they were going and cut them off accidentally? Did you try grappling for them?

[zacs]

THAT SUCKS.

Like Mike said, did you grapple for it?

[likwid]

If you put them anywhere near where the fishboats plow through, fuggetiboutit. They don't care. They just chew em up in the prop.

The kelp cutters on the boats I race on do a GREAT job on pot line. (Only had to do it once in BB.... tr#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&g along at almost 25 knots... you don't exactly have much time to react to a lobster trap bouy... and they certainly have a hard time slowing the boat down.)

[Mr. Sandman]

I am going out this week with a peeper, wet suit and grapling hook. I know exactly where they were. I serioulsy doubt all mine disappeared while the other guys pot remained. One pot was in dangerous waters for a boat to be even thinking of getting into in about 8' of rocky water. Someone had to want to get them. I know exactly where they were and can see the bottom clearly on low tide with my peeper. If I don't find them I may "go postal".

[Goose]

That wicked sux..go getum.

[BigFish]

Sandman..... get a few mannequin heads and stick them in the pots......when those SOB's pull them up they will get the shock of their lives maybe call the cops to report the heads and then get caught.....but they will get the %$%$%$%$e' scared out of them!

[Backbeach Jake]

I know a guy who would pull a pot, take the lobsters and leave a bottle inside. One day he grabbed the warp loaded with razor blades. He got hurt pretty good, his revenge was to then cut every line that sported those colors. For the season. Don't do it just watch as much as you can and hope for a little luck.

[FishermanTim]

LOAD UP THE DUMMY TRAP LINES WITH RAZOR BLADES OR BARBED WIRE, SECURED TO A CEMENT BLOCK. IF THE DIRTBAG HAPPENS TO GET CUT TO SHREDS AND COMES AFTER YOU, YOU CLAIM THAT THE POTS WERE STOLEN, AND YOU COULDN'T AFFORD TO REPLACE THEM, SO THEY COULDN'T HAVE BEEN YOUR COLORS. (PLAUSIBLRE DENIABILITY)
"HEY, WHY WERE YOU PULLING THOSE TRAPS IF THOSE AREN'T YOUR COLORS?" (REALLY GETTING CAUGHT "RED-HANDED")

[likwid]

Originally Posted by FishermanTim

LOAD UP THE DUMMY TRAP LINES WITH RAZOR BLADES OR BARBED WIRE, SECURED TO A CEMENT BLOCK. IF THE DIRTBAG HAPPENS TO GET CUT TO SHREDS AND COMES AFTER YOU, YOU CLAIM THAT THE POTS WERE STOLEN, AND YOU COULDN'T AFFORD TO REPLACE THEM, SO THEY COULDN'T HAVE BEEN YOUR COLORS. (PLAUSIBLRE DENIABILITY)
"HEY, WHY WERE YOU PULLING THOSE TRAPS IF THOSE AREN'T YOUR COLORS?" (REALLY GETTING CAUGHT "RED-HANDED")

Exactly what Jake said will happen, or worse yet, they'll be waiting for you to fish your traps.

With a shotgun.

There's far better and more mature methods of handling this situation.
If you can find some cheap braid and strip the core from it, run a peice of cable in it (in the sheath left over from pulling the core out of the braid after completely filling the trap with bricks (careful... it'll be heavy.... REAL heavy)
cable goes to the bouy from the trap, when they throw it on the hydroslave (most people who steal pots are stealing them to use them) say goodbye to the hydroslave, most likely cook it with that type of load.

[BigFish]

A few heads are better than one!

[S-Journey]

Originally Posted by likwid

Exactly what Jake said will happen, or worse yet, they'll be waiting for you to fish your traps.

With a shotgun.

There's far better and more mature methods of handling this situation.
If you can find some cheap braid and strip the core from it, run a peice of cable in it (in the sheath left over from pulling the core out of the braid after completely filling the trap with bricks (careful... it'll be heavy.... REAL heavy)
cable goes to the bouy from the trap, when they throw it on the hydroslave (most people who steal pots are stealing them to use them) say goodbye to the hydroslave, most likely cook it with that type of load.

Your ignorance never ceases to amaze me...