crab traps

[The Great Wallsendo]

I've stopped chasing crab, by that I mean I won't stress if I don't have any or can't get any as there are baits that are easier to come by...threads like these go the same way every time with people huffing and puffing their chest out and getting all emotional

another oft occurring thread is "what one bait would you use if you had to use no other?"...mine would be mussel peeler crab is king in the right circumstance no doubt about it but there are alternatives...

 

[charlie10910]

tbh ive had most of my best fish on rag , just thought it would be nice bit of extra bait and something else to teach my son as fishing and footballs the only thing to get him off the xbox lol , but on my travels around the coast ive discovered a lug bed so thats something to investigate , what i find amusing is all the river and traps are taken but when i go digging i see 3/4 groups of lads checking the same traps , i see them doing the tour around looking shifty and for what i need/use its just as easy collecting them under rocks or buying a few .

 

[Lowrider]

I honestly think peeler is over hyped.
Never caught with peeler but had by best fish of good quality lug.
But another thought on the whole trap debate.
The area near Cowpen that has been mentioned a few times is close to me.
One thing that has struck me is that the amount of traps laid means that a large part of the river is unfishable.
Well i assume it would be as the traps would be a huge snag hazard.
Or am i wrong?

 

[charlie10910]

I honestly think peeler is over hyped.
Never caught with peeler but had by best fish of good quality lug.
But another thought on the whole trap debate.
The area near Cowpen that has been mentioned a few times is close to me.
One thing that has struck me is that the amount of traps laid means that a large part of the river is unfishable.
Well i assume it would be as the traps would be a huge snag hazard.
Or am i wrong?

ive never fished up that far tbh ive not considered it not even sure how deep it gets at high but i suppose it would produce with the worm beds , i know nothing about the lower part from the fleece to monkeys never heard it being fished , i might have a reccy up there and chuck a line in sometime you never know . bound to be snaggy though so plenty rigs and home made rotten bottoms might be wise .

 

[codman40]

the river blyth

the river blyth

monkeys island as we call it as im a blyth born n bread , those tyres have been in that part of the river past the fleece since i was in nappies no one owns them or the river , if anyone gives u hassle tell them to jog on lay ya own if ya like , it used to fished years ago one of the clubs used to have a comp on there all the time some bin lids been taking out of there , its packed with flatties i did my worms there all the time and if u bk fill as i do it preserves the fure worms n only take what is big enough and beleive me in certain spots there like and most likley are kings , personaly i donmt rate crab at all rarley use em , but like i say lay ur potts where ever u want anywhere for that matter !!!

 

[codman40]

river blyth

river blyth

one more thing i fish it often for flownders and plaice about now if u fish where the factorys are theres rocks about 3 meters and then its all mud flats with one part being a sandy mud mix ive rarely lost end tackle there just thought id add that guys .

 

[marksworld]

as a young lad i used to fish up to the damm wall and always had fish, i do use crab when i can get it but i dont rely on it......big squid stuffed with fresh mussel has seen me ok as well.

 

[charlie10910]

monkeys island as we call it as im a blyth born n bread , those tyres have been in that part of the river past the fleece since i was in nappies no one owns them or the river , if anyone gives u hassle tell them to jog on lay ya own if ya like , it used to fished years ago one of the clubs used to have a comp on there all the time some bin lids been taking out of there , its packed with flatties i did my worms there all the time and if u bk fill as i do it preserves the fure worms n only take what is big enough and beleive me in certain spots there like and most likley are kings , personaly i donmt rate crab at all rarley use em , but like i say lay ur potts where ever u want anywhere for that matter !!!

aye i only take the biguns , i find along the rocky shore best just behind cowley rd , get them over 12 and bigger inches loverly worms and only take enough for a few hours out and there deffo kings or some sort of monsters any way lol, hard going digging around there but worth the effort , and thanks a lot for the info on fishing that area ill deffo give it a go soon

 

[Lowrider]

......big squid stuffed with fresh mussel has seen me ok as well.

That is one of my fav all round baits

 

[john/r]

I've stopped chasing crab, by that I mean I won't stress if I don't have any or can't get any as there are baits that are easier to come by...threads like these go the same way every time with people huffing and puffing their chest out and getting all emotional

another oft occurring thread is "what one bait would you use if you had to use no other?"...mine would be mussel peeler crab is king in the right circumstance no doubt about it but there are alternatives...

could,nt agree more

 

[paulthespark]

to the guys who are pro crab traps and see it as their right to harvest their peeler bounty i think that's fair enough, you have a point, but remember every thing that lives along our shore line is [owned] by no one, that goes for rag,lug, mussel ,razor clam, etc, to the guys who think that they can take anything from anybody and anything along our shore line you have a valid point, but ethically it stinks,put it this way, if i was digging for say rag and i have half a bucket of them and someone whilst i am digging with my back turned came up and took a good handful of them out of my bucket, technically he has not stolen them from me as i can't own them, but i think i would be a little ****ed off with him to say the least.