Prawn Connery
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trophywife
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i will blanch a lot of mine for 2 mins then drop in a cool sink or tub of water, the n imerse and freeze,, thaw and boil for two mins and done for serving.
jeffywestcoast
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nicnat
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I use salt water from the ocean to freeze mine. never tried adding salt to fresh water. my understanding is that once prawns come in contact with fresh water there is some kind of breakdown or reaction affecting the prawn, however minimal it can be. I know from my experience freezing in the salt water, for prawns, produces a superior product than freezing with fresh water. you can google it and find all kinds of forums on the subject, or you can argue that freezing a halibut in salt water ruined the halibut and not bother with even trying it with prawns, lol. each to their own.
cheers abd gl nicnat
cheers abd gl nicnat
Gong Show
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Lifted from: http://wildbcspotprawns.com/wp/handling/
Freezing Live Wild BC Spot Prawns
Remove the head and pack prawn tails loosely into a plastic container or ziploc bag.
Completely cover tails with saline solution (1 tsp salt to 1.5 cup water) remembering that water expands as it freeze
Freezing Live Wild BC Spot Prawns
Remove the head and pack prawn tails loosely into a plastic container or ziploc bag.
Completely cover tails with saline solution (1 tsp salt to 1.5 cup water) remembering that water expands as it freeze
Sangstercraft
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Alright guys, what sort of traps are everyone using? I bought some square ones that I thought would be great, but the ramp is built in such a way that it MUST land flat upright on the bottom. If it lands upside down, they will be able to crawl back out. Poor purchase on my part.
Cuba Libre
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Making sure they land upright has always been a concern. But its easiest to do so with a square trap. I just put a 5lb diving weight on the bottom of the trap under the bait container. The heaviest side will smack down first. For round traps, they tend to turn over unless you 1) put them on a string 2) or do like was previously posted -- put a chain around the bottom so they sink that way. I have also been considering connecting the harness to the BOTTOM of the trap instead of the top. I have seen commercial traps set up this way.
TheRock
Active Member
We use three 1lb. balls per round trap and zap strap them in side the trap to the out side/bottom of the frame corners and evenly spaced out around. If the zap strap breaks the ball just stays in the trap and you don't loose the ball.
The balls don't really interfere in stacking of the traps in each other after either. You can use larger balls 1 1/2 lb. or 2lb. if your worried about current. When we toss the trap over you can see it sinks level and bottom first every time, takes your worry away if your trap will sink properly or not...
The balls don't really interfere in stacking of the traps in each other after either. You can use larger balls 1 1/2 lb. or 2lb. if your worried about current. When we toss the trap over you can see it sinks level and bottom first every time, takes your worry away if your trap will sink properly or not...
jeffywestcoast
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i like the idea of the 1 lb lead balls in the traps.. aswell as a 5lb lead weight tied twenty feet or so in front of the last trap to minimize movement, i have read alot of stuff about it, sounds like untill i get out and do it i won't know, the traps i am buying are rectangle shaped, but i think if i zapstrap 1 in each corner it should work fine.
triplenickel
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If you're running a puller you might find clipping the last one on the rope instead of tying it a benefit.
I think this is enough already about this thread, my god are you jealous or the prawn police. Great score, I will be out this weekend and hopefully will score as well as Prawn Connery but if I do I will not tell you about it. Enough already, I thought this site was about helping or guiding fellow fisherpersons as we all enjoy our days on the water......
Cuba Libre
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Chero-- guess you didnt bother to read the last two pages on this thread... its all about exchanging helpful information... and personally I dont care if you dont post a report. Good luck prawning.
Time
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If you're been fishing as long as I, you may have a bunch of old slip weights around.
Space 3 or 4 pounds of these around the bottom perimiter, tie on with tuna cord or zap straps, and you`re set.
And as The Rock says, lower it down, don`t just toss everything over the side.
Space 3 or 4 pounds of these around the bottom perimiter, tie on with tuna cord or zap straps, and you`re set.
And as The Rock says, lower it down, don`t just toss everything over the side.
jeffywestcoast
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Thanks for the tips Triplenickle, purchased a couple 4 way harness, vented baitbins, , 1lb weights for the center of each trap and a 5lb coated weight on a downrigger clip for in front of the traps, hope this is enough weight to keep it all in one spot.. going to giver a go do some trolling for springs if the weather lets up a bit.
Fish Assassin
Crew Member
Id put more then 1lb in each trap more like 5 if it were me.
I have pencil lead threaded around my traps. Never use big weights on the line itself. Traps are a couple pounds each ish never had a problem with traps moving. 10lbs on the line is quite excessive IMO unless your dropping your traps in a tide rip.
My line weights are go keep my floating line down not to hold the traps in place 1 pound max.
My line weights are go keep my floating line down not to hold the traps in place 1 pound max.
