Lobster Trap Buoy Alternatives?

[ctfphoto]

You do not want anything smaller, The big ones work great.

In a strong current, I have "found" my traps hanging from the big buoys a long distance from where I dropped them.

I have had many friend loose traps with the smaller floats as they can not hold the weight of the trap.

[zrbite]

I see. Thanks for letting me know. I'll stick with them.

[Fiskadoro]

Originally Posted by ctfphoto

You do not want anything smaller, The big ones work great. In a strong current, I have "found" my traps hanging from the big buoys a long distance from where I dropped them. I have had many friend loose traps with the smaller floats as they can not hold the weight of the trap.

I disagree. Big is not always better. Like you say big floats will pull your nets around, and trust me once your nets start moving you are going to loose some of them.

Say your net (not trap) is down on the bottom and you have your net placed next to the edge of the canyon. The current starts ripping towards the canyon and you have a big cumbersome high drag float. It's going drag your net over to the canyon then over the edge, and you're going to end up loosing it.

Now maybe if it was big enough it might float the net off the bottom but add a few bugs and it wont and even if it did the current will keep it moving and with no bottom to slow it down it will be gone with the current in no time.

For current you want something streamlined that cuts through the water easy, is highly visible, and has enough floatation to keep the rope up but that still won't pull the net around.