Snood length and spacing from chain - Blue Crab Forum Snood length and spacing from chainI crab regularly in the Wye using 20-25 topless traps but I'm finally upgrading to a trotline We ran one years ago when i was a kid teen so this isn't completely new to me I am making two 600' trotlines using #5 loktite and 1 8 snood Based on my searching on this forum, I will space the snoods about 4-5', probably 5 I've seen some say to give 10 feet
Snood preference? Snood preference?Whatever moose uses on his lines is what i have They are either 1 8 or 3 16 They are small Not quite as durable as the thicker snoods but after replacing with 4-5 of ravendaves thick snoods i will never buy or use any of the thick ones again Smaller ones are way easier to unbait, dont take up as much room and catch more crabs Took me til my 3rd trip until i actually
How to make snood? - Blue Crab Forum How to make snood?I've found that when doing things myself for the first time, instructions are helpful but videos or watching someone do it step by step are invaluable Try Youtube I'm not sure if there are any snood making videos on there but i would bet the tip of my right pinky nail that there is I was watching videos just the other day on how to bind your own carpets Trips Bushels
Snood - Fuel Line Size I'm going to go purchase the fuel line for my 1 8" Bungi snoods Should I use 3 16" or 1 4" ID fuel line? I've searched this forum and it appears that the 1 4" ID is used a lot by commercial crabbers Is the 1 4" fine or does it hold the bait too loosely?
Snood questions - Blue Crab Forum Snood questionsbungee is used instead of rope because it tightens and holds bait better, especially as the bait is decreasing in size as it gets eaten Bungee cord is cut to 12 inch lengths before knots and fuel line are added There are four knots in a properly tied snood No tools needed other than something to cut the fuel line and bungee cord
how do you put snoods on a trot line? - Blue Crab Forum how do you put snoods on a trot line?Another way is to tie a knot in the end of the snood Then seperate the three braids and slip end of snood through hole (2 braids on one side and 1 on the other) Let braids come back together and snood will hang from the line Then tie a half hitch on ea side of where the snood sticks thru the line Grateful to be in The Land of Pleasant Living "His
Snood line recommendation - bluecrab. info In your ring net you would secure the snood LOOP loosely to the bottom of your net with a plastic electrical tie wrap The snood loop in the trap must be free to move around the tie wrap in order to bait and unbait properly The cut length of the bungee before the snood is made should be 11 and a half inchs long for both trot line and ring net
Using a trotline to catch blue crabs One end of the snood is tied to the main line and the other end is tied to the bait Many watermen still prefer to use snoods, although they use special stainless-steel clips to fasten the snoods to the main line The photos below show how easy it is to attach a snood to the main line using a 3-inch mini clip
Snood question frustration - Blue Crab Forum Snood question frustrationI just pull the snood until it's tight As far as your spacing, you can add a snood between each one if you want, one comm on here, Rivercrab, runs his every 2' My snoods are a little over 4' apart, 270 snoods on the line I hve noticed that people running clam bags seem to space them farther apart, not sure why though
How to Make a Trotline - Blue Crab Forum Using your fingers grab the front part of the line and pull it through the loop from the bottom to the top creating a space to insert a chicken neck or in this case a snood