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Rob R



Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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PostPosted: Sat Feb 15, 14 11:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

He's adder fatty snake?

dpack



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PostPosted: Sat Feb 15, 14 11:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    


dpack



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PostPosted: Sat Feb 15, 14 11:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

a look at google images indicates that most traps are the lobster style baited with crab or fish so easy to make

mihto



Joined: 03 Feb 2008
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Location: West coast of Norway
PostPosted: Sat Feb 15, 14 11:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

The whelks I'm thinking of are these Buccinum undatum. They are much bigger than the smaller varieties we find at low tide. I have friends with boats and they will take us far onto the fjord where the water is clean. The critters are highly praised - and priced - as choice food for parties. I'm curious at the taste; I do love escargots. We shall see, I'll read up on how to catch them from the net.

dpack



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PostPosted: Sun Feb 16, 14 8:03 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

those are the ones ,often called dog whelks in the uk ,the flavour is ok but they are a bit tough and chewey.

they do seem to be quite quite fussy about location so one finds a lot where they find good habitat so i spose for trapping it is a matter of finding the right spot .

with the right trap you will probably get crab/lobster as a bonus bycatch

Nick



Joined: 02 Nov 2004
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Location: Hereford
PostPosted: Sun Feb 16, 14 8:24 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Rob R wrote:
He's adder fatty snake?


Dpack cooked him limpets, and he loved them. One of those childhood memories that'll stay with him forever, I reckon.

dpack



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PostPosted: Sun Feb 16, 14 8:59 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

he will never be hungry at the seaside

Nick



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PostPosted: Sun Feb 16, 14 9:05 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

He's a teenage boy. He's always hungry, everywhere, even in the middle of an all you can eat buffet.

Rob R



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PostPosted: Sun Feb 16, 14 9:07 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Nick wrote:
He's a teenage boy. He's always hungry, everywhere, even in the middle of an all you can eat buffet.


That's a teenage thing? Thanks for making me feel young.

dpack



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PostPosted: Sun Feb 16, 14 9:16 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    



the seaside is an all you can eat buffet

Nick



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PostPosted: Sun Feb 16, 14 9:37 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Rob R wrote:
Nick wrote:
He's a teenage boy. He's always hungry, everywhere, even in the middle of an all you can eat buffet.


That's a teenage thing? Thanks for making me feel young.


No, you're in The North. We see you in the same way as we used to see starving Africans on Blue Peter.

crofter



Joined: 11 Feb 2007
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 16, 14 12:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

It is quite easy to make buckie pots, all of the ones I have seen have been home made, although it may be possible to buy them from somewhere. Start with a 25 litre plastic bucket or drum, if using drums first cut off the tops to make them into buckets. About 100mm of concrete in the bottom of each bucket with a wire loop set into the concrete to tie the bait bag to. Drill small holes (4 or 5mm) around the circumference at the top of the bucket and make a net cover with an eye about 75 - 100mm diameter in the middle. You can buy plastic eyes, or make your own from wire. Tie a bait bag in the middle of the pot from the concrete up to the net. Drill plenty of 20mm holes all over the plastic to help spread the scent of the bait out into the sea. Fix a rope longer than the depth of the sea where you intend to fish and tie a float on the top. Good luck!

crofter



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PostPosted: Sun Feb 16, 14 12:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    


dpack



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PostPosted: Sun Feb 16, 14 12:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

the bag for bait seems a very sensible idea and those are good reuse low tech traps

RichardW



Joined: 24 Aug 2006
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Location: Llyn Peninsular North Wales
PostPosted: Sun Feb 16, 14 8:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Ours area is well know for its welks, they all use the same sort of pots as above.

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