scott craven
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New product to be launched soon...
only draw back i see is the small pulley diameter ?
only draw back i see is the small pulley diameter ?
Scotty prawn trap puller
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Sculpin
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About time. A lot of the gas powered units use a small capstan so I don't see why this wouldn't work well if the rpm's are high enough. I wonder if this can come in a kit form and/or an add on to an existing downrigger? This would give Scotty an edge over the Ace.
Thanks for the post craven.
Hindsight
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I have a scotty pully.. I now lash it to the boat, they do break from time to time, but man they are nice. With square traps they work well, they are also nice for bringing your anchor in when it's floating under the scotsman, the chain goes right along the pully. Just don't put anymore then about 20 pounds of weight on it.
I love mine, just have to be aware of some of the limitations.
I love mine, just have to be aware of some of the limitations.
tincan
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I have the ace line hauler (brutus) and find that it's underpowered for my needs (30 lbs or so of 2 prawn traps with weights, etc). It blows fuzes from time to time. Wondering how the Scotty one compares in terms of hauling power. I saw them at teh Vancouver boat show but the dealers I talked to didn't really give me a ton of confidence in them pulling 30+ lbs. Any personal experience?
medherring
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I had the same problem with my brutus, it would blow fuses very easily. But so it the solution, I upped my fuses to 20amp and the problem went away.
scott craven
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So ,has anyone tried the Scotty puller yet ? 
There are other recent threads on this topic.
http://www.sportfishingbc.com/forum/showthread.php?22170-Scotty-Line-Hauler
http://www.sportfishingbc.com/forum/showthread.php?22442-New-Scotty-Line-Puller
http://www.sportfishingbc.com/forum/showthread.php?22170-Scotty-Line-Hauler
http://www.sportfishingbc.com/forum/showthread.php?22442-New-Scotty-Line-Puller
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I use my Brutus to haul up 4 traps with a 5lb Bruce anchor and 10 feet of chain, it grunts a little but doesn't blow the 15 amp breaker. I had to use 6 Guage wire to get a %3 voltage drop from the power source, but to this date no problems . If you are using 10 or 12 guage wire, try upping the wire. Marine wire is expensive so a good test would be to use jumper cables with an inline fuse holder, if she does it without blowing the inline fuse wire size is a culprit. So many boats have a dinky 12 or 14 guage wire going to the fuse panel, then some really small uggly stuff after that. Big wire is your friend.
tincan
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Ya, I've got 8 gauge wire and a 30amp (I believe) in line fuse and I still get the occasional issues with blown fuzes. The worst part is still the fact that after spending $600 on a puller I still feel like I need to help it out quite a lot so that it doesn't blow a fuze. I've seen and used a few home-made pullers that worked much better than the brutus so I may have to get crafty and come up with something. I agree that the brutus and scotty pullers probably work just fine for hauling 2 prawn traps with minimal weight but it seems like anything over 15lbs they are going to struggle with.
leftcoast
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I have heard a few things. First the Scotty boom is closer to the water then the Ace boom which makes it hard to retrive traps because they are still underwater making it heavier to pull on board and they seem to hit the boat easier. Also the guy I talked to said the boom doesn't swivel to the direction of the rope like the Ace so it's puts a lot more tension on your mounts/boat. I have never used the Scotty just what I was told by someone who has.
I have the Ace Brutus never had a problem, never blown a fuse. I say Ace over Scotty for prawn puller.
I have the Ace Brutus never had a problem, never blown a fuse. I say Ace over Scotty for prawn puller.
Hindsight
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islander55
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before i got the ace line hauler, i use to haul 2 ladner prawn traps on one string with the scotty pulley and it wasnt to bad honestly i think i could pull that string in fast then the ace could lol
scott craven
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Bod
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I have one in my boat now. Only used it for one pull so far. Power seems good. The only draw back so far is that the pully on the end of the boom dosen't swivel so you basicly have to stay on top of the traps and pull straight up. Tough to do some times, in wind and tide.
I also own the Ace and will give a comparison after the Scotty has been tested some more.
I also own the Ace and will give a comparison after the Scotty has been tested some more.
I talked to them about the non swivel for the pulley at the boat show. I was told without a swivel your boat should turn and face the trap because of the force as the trap is pulled. If the pulley can swivel the line will go where it wants which could be under the boat/near your prop. This is a problem with ace haulers.
I used the non electric Scotty pulley and it doesn't swivel but it does turn the boat to face the trap. I like how it works so I'm not worried about the lack of swivel for the Scotty puller. I plan to get one might wait until x mas though I've got prawns for the year now.
I used the non electric Scotty pulley and it doesn't swivel but it does turn the boat to face the trap. I like how it works so I'm not worried about the lack of swivel for the Scotty puller. I plan to get one might wait until x mas though I've got prawns for the year now.
