queensland Crab Pots In between channel markers

[Korny23]

Good Afternoon Guys,

I took my new Bluefin boat out yesterday in the Pine River. I was heading out past the Horni Bridge and some moron placed 2

crab pots in between the channel markers and one of the ropes caught my motor leg. I was so pissed off and I left a nice message on his floating device.

I cant believe how some people have no respect for others.

Kind regards,

Darren

[demarc]

If you hit one in the channel and it gets caught on the skeg of your outboard, I'm pretty sure it's yours to keep.

[Korny23]

I was going to but there where no crabs so I pulled the bait out and through back in......

[demarc]

I've hit them(in the middle of the channel) in the early hours of the morn from Raby Bay. Last one at night had a 4 litre oil container as the float which was black in colour...

[Korny23]

That's a disgrace.

I thought your meant to mark your float. The one I hit was a 3litre milk container with no ID. I wish it was marked I would have blasted the person.

[STKE]

Ahhh the joy's of the pine river.

Just before Christmas the place was a mine field lol.

No ID and using Milk Bottles is a bit retarded though. Putting in between two navigational markers is pretty good way to loose you're pots. I would guess that the people that do it, don't crab often, either that or enjoy wasting money on buying new crab pots.

[Korny23]

That's what I thought. Cheers for the reply STKE.

[sehrguht]

I believe anything besides a 150mm+ WHITE float is not allowed anymore.

[Binder]

Latest rule book says milk bottle ok again (Wish they would make up their minds)

[STKE]

I recon it would be okay if you use a Large Milk Bottle but at least go to bunnings and get a can of some fluro paint.

That's something I plan to do soon is to paint my floats a fluro colour. Easier to spot at night with no moon.

[fifis101]

Milk bottles may be a bit stingey but they are pretty big and they do stand out. It's the extra rope at low tide that gets most people into trouble. Leaving that bloke a message is probably the best thing to have done as he may not know that he was doing anything wrong. If he did know, then maybe it'll him think for next time.

[Gad]

I recon it would be okay if you use a Large Milk Bottle but at least go to bunnings and get a can of some fluro paint.

That's something I plan to do soon is to paint my floats a fluro colour. Easier to spot at night with no moon.

sharefarmers will not doubt be very appreciative of this. Some times at night it can be a pain locating 1 or 2, but a hand held rechargeable spotlight works.

[STKE]

I recon it would be okay if you use a Large Milk Bottle but at least go to bunnings and get a can of some fluro paint.

That's something I plan to do soon is to paint my floats a fluro colour. Easier to spot at night with no moon.

sharefarmers will not doubt be very appreciative of this. Some times at night it can be a pain locating 1 or 2, but a hand held rechargeable spotlight works.

I"m sure it'll make it easier for the sharefarmers but i'm always near by. I've got a hand held spot light too, both battery and 12v. Best $30 i've ever spent at BCF. Take 4 x D cells, it's LED and Last's forever.

[Plastic King]

I hooked up to one real early in the morning out near the bridge fought it for a bit thinking it was my 1st big Jew, chased it up with the electric and some wanker didn't allow enough rope . My plastic was hooked just under the float.

[grantbudd74]

gives me the shits! just pull em out and throw them away safely. pots in the channel,anchoring in the channel? whats next?