Snood length and spacing from chain - Blue Crab Forum Snood length with 4 knots will again depend on bait If your mostly using chicken I'd say long snoods, if your mostly running clam I'd make snoods shorter to allow for bags hanging down I think 12" is the minimum length before tying knots
Snood preference? 1 8 snoods will grip the bait better but a lil harder to unbait 3 16 snoods is easier to unbait Dave did a line for me and it has 3 16 and I think 5 16 The 5 16 is in different colors I guess to let you know that I am coming up on the chain and do catch less crab but the way dave puts a double knot on the snood makes unbaiting very easy
Snood Length - Blue Crab Forum lreops - thats the knotted length from the main line, to the bottom of the snood I think that 10 inches is a little long, not to say that they won't work, just won't be able to see them as soon as with a shorter snood, especially in murky water But then again, it's all what you get used to Good luck
Using a trotline to catch blue crabs As you run the trotline, missing baits can be quickly replaced by clipping on a fresh snood 3" mini clips can be purchased from most commercial fishing supply houses If you can't locate them locally, you can order them from Ocean Products Research, Inc at (800) 627-6008 Price is $0 79 (79¢) each Storage
how do you put snoods on a trot line? - Blue Crab Forum 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
Snood questions - Blue Crab Forum bungee 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
Attaching snoods to trotline How do you guys attach your snoods to your trotline? I was running it through the braids then tying a 1 2 hitch around 2 of the 3 braids
How to Make a Trotline - Blue Crab Forum If you are using snoods then it may help to use a mud-flap at the bottom of the "U" so the snood does not wrap around PVC is a very common and very good choice but be aware that eventually the line will cut grooves into the pipe and will lead to the line getting caught and or the pipe will break
snoods - Blue Crab Forum You just tie a knot at the end of the snood Use a slip knot to tie the snood to your main line It's the same knot when you tie your bait to a traditional trotline Just act like the snood is a chicken neck Pull the snood down, so that the knot on the snood is snug against the slip knot on the main line That's all to it