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Old August 19th, 2004, 07:35 AM
Pete
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Default To catch peeler crab Help


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I am planning to put old tyres out for peeler crab and hope someone can

help
me with the following info.
Are ridge tiles better than tyres?
How long will it take to establish themselves?
What ground is best, sand, mud,stoney beaches. Are river estuaries any

good?
How often should they be checked?

Thanks
Tom

Hi Tom
Tiles and short lengths of roofing guttering are less unsightly and just as
effective, try and place the traps as far out as safely possible and in mud,
as this will deter others from raiding your traps, I would say that river
estuaries are very effective as all the traps here in the River Mersey are
set within the first 2 miles of the mouth of the river, also the traps
should be checked at every low tide, to maximise the amount of crabs you
collect, also wear thick rubber gloves as sharp objects like broken bottles
or syringes can also be caught in these.

Good luck
Pete




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