I don't need to know how to make a lobster pot, but I remembered as a child helping my uncle, who fished in Anglesey, make these, and since he passed I wanted to remember for a minute and this took me right back; thank you!

Love watching this stuff, plenty of happy memories of my old man.

Great video John. Now I know what I'll be doing on the dark nights this coming winter 👍👍

Very well explained John, thanks very much. Clear, concise, could not be better. Love junior fish locker! Got to get me hat like that!!

Absolutely cracking job John, great pots.

A very capable looking pot John.Thanks for the share..

How beautiful your hands as they skillfully work. Watching them I'm envisioning you teaching your son to do the same some day. Just lovely!

This is truly a talented man. Very I to watch!

Thanks for this video John. I think we've forgotten a lot of our old skills and it's great (for me at least) to see that some of us keep them up. Good work bro. In Australia, we are regulated by size of mesh depending on what we are trapping. You are quite right about making smaller meshes for different sized catches. Live bait traps (poddies, mullet) are totally different to crab/lobster traps but the skill in making them has been shown in your video. Even down to making prawn nets etc. Very enjoyable to watch after a weekend of drunkenness and no fishing !. lol Thanks for your efforts.

This was the first video i ever saw of your channel, been hooked ever sence.

Your son is so lucky to have a super cools dad... nice one

I'll bet you are good at sewing and knitting!! totally agree with the others James is a lucky young man to have a cool pop like you enjoying everything the sea can throw at you and more..... I'll bet you are the sort of person that can't sit still I could not see you sitting by the sea with a cocktail ....you are always on holiday!!

Nice bit of craftsmanship there pal. thoroughly fascinating to watch and learn.

Fantastic, Thanks for showing.

Well explained made a lot of pots in me day. Revitalised me to make afew more many thanks.

Amazing stuff mate, so very good to see and one I'll be keen to build at some point in the future. Well shot, well explained and VERY well made. A top notch tutorial! Looking forward to seeing you deploy these from your boat and how they catch. Thank you. 👍

love love love these videos.

Those are great! I'd love to give them a try on the northwest of Scotland

Super job. You make that knot and rigging work look easy. Would take me a month of Sunday's to achieve something like that. Great if you can do it though as pots are expensive to buy these days. Great channel really enjoy your content. Thanks.

Hi John, Great channel. I’ve made a couple of pots, not as good as yours but looking forward to trying them out when I can next get down to the boat. I fish in West Sussex and they are very hot on fitting escape hatches so I’ve adapted your design by adding a steel bar I had in the garage 45cm above the base at one end supported in the middle by a bit of the water pipe. Also saw your video re joining a string together, excellent. Really enjoy watching you, especially as I live too far from the boat so haven’t been able to get out this year.. all the best Ian

I love these tutorial videos thanks

Thank you for making this video, it was very helpful

Another great video

nice one , cheers John .

That was mega interesting how you made the pots John. Phil Manchester.

Superb video..................... Thanks for your time

Awesome 👌 Just recently found your channel and hammered it the last few weeks. Got my tags to drop pots YEARS ago but never got around to buying any once I seen the price of them 😱😂 Will definitely be giving this a try! Cheers 👍

This video is cool. I liked the leave a bit left out at the bottom so it lasts longer. Keep up the good work mate.

Quality as usual

great video will be giving that a go

we do our creel eyes the same way except the other way around. it means the bottom is nice and tight and the top loose so once the lobster goes in the top lifts up and then drops back down after that way there's no way out! or if he sits on top off the eye he does not escape. your pots fish very well though.tight lines

Very impressive I enjoyed that video

Bike inner tube is good for holding door shut with a couple hooks (out of a coat hanger) saves trying to tight knots with cold hands 😜👍👍👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿✌️

Excellent video gives me even more disgust and pissed offness for when a hole's steal your pots after all that work you put into, love your videos, bucket list trip over seas.

Well explained john easy to follow

Great video! Really enjoyed it, very useful

Another great video. I'm loving the shed shenanigans. How long do you reckon it takes to make a pot from start to finish?

Hi John Great video and I'm definitely going to try making some during lockdown! Will be all set to try them off my boat at Bridlington once were finally allowed to go fishing again! You say in the video you would add a link to something on net making at the end, but I can't see it? Could you please copy it here. Cheers

Cracking vid mate,ive made nets for years but never a crab pot.Thanks for sharing.

Brilliant video and channel. Gonna have a go at making one myself. What material are the screws made from - are they marine grade or just bog standard screws? I checked the comments to see if somebody had already asked this. Bought a Fish Locker hoodie from your shop a few days ago and love it. Best wishes to you and your family.

Another great vid John would love to have a go making one. But not much use in river Aire or leeds liverpool canal👍

Good video matey only trouble is that net making is impossible to the layman just cannot do it but you make it look so easy so good look to you xxx

Great video. I'll definitely be having a go at this. Any reason you count use U nails instead of the hose pipe to hold the net sides down?

Cool

Great vid, again! You have the skill to teach and make it look easy. I bet a novice like me would take a week just making one! But how do you know where to drop them?

I was taught how to make the withy pots as a kid in Falmouth in the 50's, reckon I'm made a few hundred in my time but that was long ago, reckon I could still do it given the various size of withys & a pot stand. Regardless another interesting video, thanks.

could you use fencing staples to hold the bottom of the net to the wood base rather than old hose and tacks?. Cheers

Brilliant video mate . We will have to give these a try . Will record a trial of a how too video lol 😆 . Great work bud keep it up .

Great video, very well explained, question, what is the difference between the blue water pipe u used, and mandrel piping u could not get.

Great knotting skills John! When will we see you use them? 😉

Smart video do you have a video for showing us how to net the pots with nets that are pre made rather than making your own netting? Thanks in advance

Hey John I have been seeing your videos for a while now and I don’t see the homemade pots when you out in the water? I like the hole idea in making the pots yourself. but if they don’t work as well as the pots you buy? Love the videos you make, so keep them coming please. 😊

Hi John, I got the misses to make a pot and shes done a good job but have a question. How long should the rope be to the bouy in say 20meters deep. Im not sure what size to order because i presume you need a fair bit extra because of tides etc. cheers

Sorry if you have already put this down, what are the three twine sizes? Black i think was 3mm, Yellow 1.6mm not sure about the green, guessing 2mm? would the following be OK, black 3mm black 36Z and orange 24Z?

Hi John, started on one of these yesterday. Do you recommend a specified height up for the side slats? Also, how long would you recommend to soak them? Thanks, Mark.

just done my first!! dont kno how to show a picture! i used a bit of rubber on bottom and an a bit of led. next im gonna tryh a parlour. i got netting to of a friend to cheat lol. i drill wee holes for air to esape and soked it for a day. i cheated tho with fencing naild snd plenty screws! plenty rope.. look solid! nstead of ur line along bottom..im up in the western isles so theyll be well tested! great page mate! costing me about 5 pound for a creel lol

Thanks Your films are great I would love to copy your pots but could I buy netting material to save time Or is it v expensive Will try to do it myself but it looks quite complex Hope to see you on water one day in Falmouth or Penzance Cheers

I’m just starting to make your design of pots now. Do you need to have an escape hatch in now? I’m in Northumberland which requires one. How would you go about making a hole big enough for one please?

Hi John, Quick question (sorry its been bugging me :-) )...why do you not use the crab pot base the other way around so it is flat? Really enjoy your channel BTW

God dam it John I'm going to give it a go. With a bit of practice the net building will get easier I reckon. One thought was to drill holes on the bent rods to let out air, or am I over thinking it. Also maybe a metal base, bolts and nuts instead of tacks. Where would I get the twine and needles? Great vid i realy enjoyed that one.

I could have pulled out a better trap from my A$🤣 Just joking. You shared some serious skills for free. The store bought traps I have are more like a pile of cords and zipties holding together than crab pots now. I let mine soak for 48 hrs and most times I have healthy crab with as many as 30's to a trap when packed full of dead chicken. I'm not a big timer ,just lucked out on the place I found to crab fish. I'm just before sleep if this didn't make sense. I will be a subscriber and hopefully pick up on more of your shared knowledge. Many happy 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 to you sir.

You actually make the net on the frame?! How did you learn this? Amazing! Thank you!

Hi great video, how much additional weight are you putting in the pots?

Hi John, love the video by the way. You don't have a link for were to get that twine do you?

Hi where do you get your net from cause interested in making some pots and don't know where to get net from

Where do you buy your twine and how much, I cannot seem to get a hold of reasonably priced twine for my pots

Do you drill holes into the tops of the pipes to let air out of them so the traps aren't buoyant?

Nice one bud gonna try make a couple during this shit lockdown 😡

Can you tell me how much 3mm, 2mm and 1.8mm twine I would need to buy without having to get much too much? Also, I noticed that your fishing needles are different sizes, are these used to gauge the size of the mesh? Thanks, Mark.

where do you buy the net twine from ,i cant find anything in decent lengths

If i do it from the shore what would be better to use. 1 entrance with parlour or a normal 2 entrance pot with no parlour. My aim is to check them daily

as a part time coastal angler i am wondering if make a couple of pot is there a minimum / maximum mesh size? or what is the ideal size to make the mesh for the yorkshire coast not sure if the are regianal laws a few locals that i have asked wont tell me as the say putting pots out is illegal with out a licence/ registering even if it was only one.

hi john am following your instructions but I think you forgot to mention your twine down the middle pipe did you cut a peace off your twine and add it or is it one continuous peace as you go along the middle of the pot cheers

Great video John, very informative. One question please. Is your 1.6mm twine braided or twisted? If braided where do you get it from?

Nice video, but I have a question, where did you buy the net that you used?

Hi John and the Fish Locker Team. Love your channel. I have made the pots in your video and have used them from the beach checking them at low water and have had some very good results with them. I am now looking at buying a boat with my brother to fish off shore and also to shoot a few pots. Have you done a video on how to rig a fleet of 5/6 pots or can you point me in the direction of a website that might. I have a few questions like :- Do I need to add additional weights to hold the start and end of the line to hold the pots in place (in addition to weights already in pots). Do I need a certain buoy and does it need to have my boat name on etc. Do i need a license to put out pots? Are there areas I am not allowed to put them? Are there any tips on not upsetting local commercial crab fishermen? Many thanks, Scott (from Norfolk)

Great video John can you please tell me where you source your cordage for the netting

Thanks John nice video. What is that type of cord actually called? I’ve seen it many times and I think it is made of polypropylene.

Hi John I was wandering if you could clear up what's the distance you used for the cross braces from the base? Thanks

How do you keep the mesh tight up for the entrances. Just got my stuff today for remaking one of my old metal framed creels and got around the bottom and tops with the mesh but trying to do the parlour section first it went all horrible and different sizes mesh even though i had them even...never made it halfway along top row before i gave up

hi john where did you get the big bobbin of twine from and what size are they again cheers

John please help. I havedone this and it just keeps floating on top of the water... How do I weigh it down

Hi, do you know of a light weight version that I can use on my kayak. Cheers.

Where do u think I could find some mandrel pipe, I searched for it online, couldn’t find anything about it

hi sorry to be a pain i would like to make a couple for our new boat what diameter is the green and yellow twine thanks

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where did you buy the twine from please

Hi I am looking to do this and prior to starting I have been reading the bye laws in my area (Northumberland). A new regulation is that all pots must be fitted with escape gaps of a particular size. I am wondering is this something you may want to cover in a future video or modify your own home made pots? (If they are needed in Cornwall) I am in the process of applying for a NE IFCA limited shellfish permit as per your previous advice. Just want to make it all legit before having a go for the first time. Don’t want to get fined or damage the natural world

Great video again john, did you live in a fishing village or were you from a fishing family in the north east, your knowledge is fantastic. Thanks for sharing 👍

Good old Whitby pot

Where do you purchase your cordage from?

Me: How do I make a crab pot? John: Teach it to play snooker! Sorry, had to!

Is there any reason that the inner entrance doors twine is yellow ?

man, I wish that were legal here.. nice work

Sorry ...been 2 years ago ...but thanks for your reply ...I’m hopefully back now and will I hope start to make one ...hope see u one day ..I’m watching your video as I write but do you go through the rules of laying a pot as worried to offend anyone or cause fouling to other boats engines ...I’ll be back ...your great chap

My name ia Ron and i was wondering do you have any D,V,D'S on all you have done please, am so intrested in every thing you do and so envy of you, 👍👍👍👍👍👍

Hi what pipe do u use

How much does it cost to make this

Hubby... Can you pop to B&Q please? ,, Just gona knock up a lobster pot LOL (Do we have lobster in Essex Black Water?? One way to find out I guess!)

Do you need a licence if using less than 5 pots? Forums seem to have mixed views on it, thanks