Post by: Parasite on April 25, 2022, 06:32:35 AM
Post by: Tbar on April 25, 2022, 06:35:05 AM
Buy these two and you're good! https://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,270092.0.html
Post by: fishngamereaper on April 25, 2022, 06:39:23 AM
That said guys love their lander's to...
More important keys are bait and location. Shrimp will go into anything if it's got good bait and dropped in a good spot.
Post by: Bareback on April 25, 2022, 06:43:20 AM
Post by: Stein on April 25, 2022, 09:16:26 AM
I've fished every style available including home built. You won't get more shrimp in the pot faster than with the square pot with larger openings.
Bait and location are obviously important, but pot design makes a big difference as well.
If you have all day, most any pot will work but if you are in one of the competitive areas only open for a few hours one or two days a year and have several licenses on board you need a system that gets them in the pot quickly.
Post by: blackpowderhunter on April 25, 2022, 11:22:00 AM
The round stackable pots with small openings fish slower which is not what you want when the seasons get shorter and shorter. For the commercially available pots, the square ones with max openings are the best.yep.
I've fished every style available including home built. You won't get more shrimp in the pot faster than with the square pot with larger openings.
Bait and location are obviously important, but pot design makes a big difference as well.
If you have all day, most any pot will work but if you are in one of the competitive areas only open for a few hours one or two days a year and have several licenses on board you need a system that gets them in the pot quickly.
i run stackable ladners, they may not fish as fast, but i still pull them up with 100+ shrimp in each, and then i can stack them and save some space while i go chase buts or lings.
when you've got 4 pots, and maybe 4 people on the boat, it shouldn't* be hard to limit in one pull after letting them soak an hour or so.
those mondo condo pots look sweet, and i wanted to try one one year, i just didnt wanna deal with it on my boat :chuckle:
Post by: Stein on April 25, 2022, 11:26:28 AM
Post by: fishngamereaper on April 25, 2022, 11:32:12 AM
Find some used stuff at a good price and go for it .. :twocents:
Post by: blackpowderhunter on April 25, 2022, 12:51:34 PM
Mondos work well, but I don't think they make them anymore. Space does become a concern with big pots, sticks, trailer buoy and whatever else. I wouldn't be surprised to see the pot/boat limit of 4 dropping in some areas, there aren't many levers for WDFW to pull on given the massive numbers of boats out there.dont come out here and give them any ideas :chuckle:
Post by: Stein on April 25, 2022, 01:29:03 PM
Mondos work well, but I don't think they make them anymore. Space does become a concern with big pots, sticks, trailer buoy and whatever else. I wouldn't be surprised to see the pot/boat limit of 4 dropping in some areas, there aren't many levers for WDFW to pull on given the massive numbers of boats out there.dont come out here and give them any ideas :chuckle:
It's one area I won't give them flak, I think they do a decent to good job at shrimp management. There are tons of people and they are pretty easy to coax into a pot, so there isn't much other than limit each person.
We'll have a 4 hr season in a couple areas this year. Only options if the number of people continues to increase are hours, numbers of pots or limits of shrimp. Or, have a Quality Shrimp area. :chuckle:
Post by: Flaming Antler Outdoors on April 25, 2022, 02:56:53 PM
Post by: Parasite on April 25, 2022, 11:39:23 PM
Post by: JKEEN33 on April 26, 2022, 06:09:03 AM
Thanks for the info guys. I like the Ladners, but we shall see.
I have 4-5 shrimp pots, a crab pot, floats, bait canisters and 3 or 4 300’ lengths of leaded line I’ve been thinking of selling. Shoot me a pm if you are interested and I’ll get them out of the shed and get pictures. They fished great, but my boat was stolen for the 3rd time and decided not to replace it again. I also have an ace pot puller if interested.
Post by: lokidog on April 29, 2022, 02:01:59 PM
I made a mold for pouring lead bars, 2X11 and pour about 5/16" deep. I use two under each ramp for a total of 15# in each pot. Thicker than 5/16 they are too hard to bend.
Post by: Flaming Antler Outdoors on April 30, 2022, 07:59:07 AM
I've had best luck with round ones with the metal mesh ramp openings. I've used square with plastic funnels and they don't seem to work as well.
I made a mold for pouring lead bars, 2X11 and pour about 5/16" deep. I use two under each ramp for a total of 15# in each pot. Thicker than 5/16 they are too hard to bend.
BOOM! I might make me a mold like that today! Great idea :yeah:
Post by: HntnFsh on April 30, 2022, 09:17:52 AM
https://www.outdoorshopping.com/os/danielson-glow-bait-barrel-3-58-d-x-9-h--engineered-for-crab--shrimp-traps.html
I like to mix my bait so that about half of it is gone in a 1 hour soak.
Bait also makes a big difference. If I use pellets I either grind them or soak them in oil until they break down. I use lots of oil. Amongst other things. I like Pro Cure and Mckays. But Menhadden oil is fine as I'm sure vegetable oil would be also. Just something to get that scent out.
Post by: ASHQUACK on April 30, 2022, 11:39:51 PM
Post by: HntnFsh on May 01, 2022, 05:31:50 AM
It works well, but I haven't used it for a few years.
Post by: lokidog on June 02, 2022, 02:32:17 PM
:yike:That's a secret ingredient!
It works well, but I haven't used it for a few years.
I haven't used homemade barf smelling bait in years. Pellets work fine and bonus with a fish carcass in there.
Post by: blackpowderhunter on June 02, 2022, 03:22:57 PM
i run ladner and on the opener in an undisclosed spot my first two pots came up with over 200 in each...so we had our 5 limits in first two pots.
everyone says they only fish well on long soaks, that was after 50-60 min soaks, so do with that what you will.
Post by: Stein on June 02, 2022, 05:06:28 PM
Post by: carlyoungs on June 02, 2022, 06:51:56 PM
i dont think the pot matters as much as the location and bait.
i run ladner and on the opener in an undisclosed spot my first two pots came up with over 200 in each...so we had our 5 limits in first two pots.
everyone says they only fish well on long soaks, that was after 50-60 min soaks, so do with that what you will.
Just curious how deep you were fishing? Our best pots were in 240 feet of water. The ones at 320 had like 4 shrimp in them.
Post by: RB on June 02, 2022, 09:44:59 PM
If you are using pellets you can buy a 50# bag at LFS in Bellingham for about what you get one of those little buckets for.
:yeah:
Been using those for years!
Post by: blackpowderhunter on June 03, 2022, 10:29:08 AM
270-290i dont think the pot matters as much as the location and bait.
i run ladner and on the opener in an undisclosed spot my first two pots came up with over 200 in each...so we had our 5 limits in first two pots.
everyone says they only fish well on long soaks, that was after 50-60 min soaks, so do with that what you will.
Just curious how deep you were fishing? Our best pots were in 240 feet of water. The ones at 320 had like 4 shrimp in them.
Post by: Stein on June 03, 2022, 10:40:41 AM
I've never bothered beyond 300, the couple times I tried didn't yield anything.
Post by: carlyoungs on June 03, 2022, 11:04:08 AM
Post by: blackpowderhunter on June 03, 2022, 11:14:42 AM
screen shot from last week, this is an area away from the globs of other boats, so don't rely on following the crowd.