Well at least the camera told the story. I don't use that style of trap but if I did I would do the two things I do with my conventional traps. #1- place my weights on the bottom of the traps on the edges ( I use additional weights on ALL of my traps. It keeps them where I left them) #2- I only use two attachment points of rope to the top of my pots ( with the two points slightly towards the "up current " side of the pot. I don't "throw" the pots over side. I slip them into the water holding the rope and lower to the bottom holding the boat into any current direction at that time. This way the trap will NEVER end up upside down. AND the up current opening door that is heavily weighted or wired closed will not get pushed open by the current. Sure it requires a bit more effort. But it ALWAYS leaves the trap right side up AND with the doors in the proper places. Good luck and great you showed this. Some TH-camr's would not have done so. You show integrity, it's one of the things I like about your channel. Keep up the great work. 🦀🦀🦀
Great quality video though. On a different note, can you recommend what to wear for crabbing on a kayak in the bay? I promise my wife to never go out to open ocean when I got my kayak. Contemplating buying a drysuit undergarment to wear under rain jacket and pants.
Well at least the camera told the story. I don't use that style of trap but if I did I would do the two things I do with my conventional traps. #1- place my weights on the bottom of the traps on the edges ( I use additional weights on ALL of my traps. It keeps them where I left them) #2- I only use two attachment points of rope to the top of my pots ( with the two points slightly towards the "up current " side of the pot. I don't "throw" the pots over side. I slip them into the water holding the rope and lower to the bottom holding the boat into any current direction at that time. This way the trap will NEVER end up upside down. AND the up current opening door that is heavily weighted or wired closed will not get pushed open by the current. Sure it requires a bit more effort. But it ALWAYS leaves the trap right side up AND with the doors in the proper places. Good luck and great you showed this. Some TH-camr's would not have done so. You show integrity, it's one of the things I like about your channel. Keep up the great work. 🦀🦀🦀
@@victorbenner539 these are good points. 👍
Boy! They were fighting to get in.
Failure is the best teacher..
Great quality video though. On a different note, can you recommend what to wear for crabbing on a kayak in the bay? I promise my wife to never go out to open ocean when I got my kayak. Contemplating buying a drysuit undergarment to wear under rain jacket and pants.
I usually just wear jeans, and warm clothing and a rain bib. A dry suit is probably a better choice.
That pot would have been stuffed!
Maybe, drop another GoPro down then retrieve to see if you’re upright?
Well, I thought, He can just flip the video in post production. But, NO he just flipped the pot. No crabs nut the video is fine.
😮oooops
😂