Crab pots?

[Will"E"Fish]

I don't what is to be done with what I saw on the bank @ the mouth of west cove launch canal into West cove. At the current price for traps there is a small fortune just sitting on the bank. Might be something to research with Sabine reserve Game wardens .

[Raymond]

Most of those on the bank are useless and an eyesore,why they don't make them clean that up is beyond me. I have spotted plenty good traps walking back to the boat after a wade though. Saw a cool baby blue one sat morning. Some days it's like walking through walmarts on the bank, keep waiting to see a body in all that crap.

[southern151]

Originally Posted by Raymond

Most of those on the bank are useless and an eyesore,why they don't make them clean that up is beyond me. I have spotted plenty good traps walking back to the boat after a wade though. Saw a cool baby blue one sat morning. Some days it's like walking through walmarts on the bank, keep waiting to see a body in all that crap.

Commercial crab fishermen have to pay a $10/annual removal fee to W&F for this exact problem. I guess they feel that they now don't have to pick em up since they are paying for them to be gathered already.

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by southern151

Commercial crab fishermen have to pay a $10/annual removal fee to W&F for this exact problem. I guess they feel that they now don't have to pick em up since they are paying for them to be gathered already.

Per trap????? There are hundreds at the mouth of the West Cove canal that have been there for a couple years. Who exactly is supposed to pick the derilict traps up? You could fill up several 18 yd dumps with what I see on the banks.

[Marshrat]

Originally Posted by Will"E"Fish

I don't what is to be done with what I saw on the bank @ the mouth of west cove launch canal into West cove. At the current price for traps there is a small fortune just sitting on the bank. Might be something to research with Sabine reserve Game wardens .

Where my brother in law crabs, the refuge people told him to leave all the old traps that was left by other fisherman against the bank. He was told that it helps to keep the erosion down. Don't know how much truth there is to it, but the traps do have lots of grass growing through them where he is crabbing.


Warren