DIY how to build your own craypot (lobster pot) for catching your own Western Rock Lobster (Crayfish) We catch them from the North side to the West end of Rotto in 30m of water in the Indian Ocean. We also catch them behind Three Mile Reef in 30m of water. We normally leave Hillarys Boat Harbour to check our pots. We sometimes put our pots behind Five Fathom Bank in 30m of water. We normally use tuna heads, mackerel, sanmar and mullet for our bait for our craypots.
Materials:
50mm X 30mm Jarrah Wood 25mm X 12mm Jarrah Wood
2 Plastic Bait Boxes and 3 Escape gaps
30mm X 30mm Angle and Round Bar 10mm
Rope and Float
Tools:
2.5mm Drill Bit and 7mm Drill Bit
Drill, Tape Measure, Hand Saw and Hammer
Galvanised Clouts 25mm X 2.8mm
M6 X 75mm Hex Head Galvanised Nuts and Bolts
M6 Flat Washers Galvanised
Dimensions:
Hatch 200mm X 180mm in the center
Square Base 800mm X 900mm, Angle 30mm X 30mm
Round Bar 10mm Length 890mm Gaps 50mm centers.
Height 490mm Width 610mm X 900mm at the top
Gaps evenly spaced.
Bait Boxes either side of the entry.
Leannes and Rodneys Fishing Equipment
Fishing Rods / Reels:
1)Shimano Ocea Switch Bait Series by Ian Miller,
Spin 5080 1.88m, 6'2" 1pc, Rec Line wt. PP50-80, mono IGFA 24-37kg
TC4 TORAY GRAPHITE with a
Shimano Saragosa 25000SW with 20kg drag spooled with
PE Braided Line Dyneema Superline .5mm 90lb
2)Shimano Terez Spin 2.06m, 6'9" 1pc, Braided Line wt. 40-100lb
Power: Extra Heavy, Action:Fast, TC4 TORAY GRAPHITE with a
Shimano Biomaster 10000SW with 13kg drag
spooled with PE Braided Line Dyneema Superline .37mm 50lb
3)Shakespeare Ugly Stik Black Pearl 1.65m, 5'6" 1pc,
Line weight 10-15kg with a
Shimano Sedona 5000 with 8.5kg drag spooled with
Anmnka 8 strand Super Strong Multifilament PE Braided
Fishing Line .26mm
4)Shimano Bluewater Series LD15 Line weight 10kg
with a Shimano Saragosa 10000SW with 15kg drag
spooled with Penn Super X Monofilament .61mm 40lb
Hooks / Swivels
5/0, 6/0, 7/0, 8/0 Circles hooks (High Carbon)
and 80lb Breaking strain Barrel Swivels Sz 2
Bait:
Squid, Blue Mackerel, Octopus and fresh Wrasse when we catch it
Crayfish Equipment:
2 professional sized Lobster pots
Boat:
Pride 23Ft Fibreglass
Powered by Mercury 225 2stroke outboard
Boat Equipment:
GPS Lowrance HDS9 Touchscreen
Ritchie Compass
Filming:
GoPro Hero 4 Silver
GoPro Studio Editing Software
Samsung Galaxy Ace Smartphone
Sports Cam
Nikon Coolpix P520 Camera
Adobe Premiere Elements 14 Editing Software