Hi,

just got a small cabin in a body of water known to have nice prawns
(Indian Arm, 20 minutes from Vancouver, Canada). The previous owner
left a couple of prawn traps but I am not too sure how to use them.

This body of tidal water is quite deep (250 to 350 feet in the main
channel). Here are some of the questions which you the experts can
help me with:

1) is the trap suppose to "float" (i.e. if the depth is 300 feet
should the trap be at 250 feet) or is the trap supposed to sit on the
bottom of the ocean?

2) given that we have tides, is it best to weigh the trap and/or the
rope so that it stays relatively put? (I almost lost my trap last
weekend as it drifted many yards from where I first dropped it...)

3) is it best to leave the trap for 10 hours + (for example,
overnight)?

4) if I put two traps on the same line, should I set it up with about
50 feet in between the 2 traps and in such a way that both traps are
touching the bottom? So, if depth is 300, should I purchase approx.
400 feet of line (50 for 2 traps on bottom, 300 for reaching the
bottom and 50 extra for tides and some play...)

5) last weekend, I used store-bought pellets for bait. Anything else
that works well?

Needless to say, my first try last weekend was very unsuccessful. Not
only I didn't catch anything but I nearly lost my trap as it drifted
away. Obviously, I need help with this

Cheers! Andre