General Crabbing Tips

[G-Whiz]

I got this from another site and just wanted to see if anyone has tried galvanic time releases? The release time varies according to the salinity and temperature.  I'm sure it can be consistent once that's figured out for our local waters.

The plan would be to set traps, pick up crabs while there, use release, leave for x days and retrieve. There's always a chance that it pops up right in front of a poacher, but at least it increases the chances of pulling up a plugged trap.

http://www.neptunemarineproducts.com/gtr.html

The downside of the time release setup is risking someone dropping there gear right on top of yours.

[nudling]

I'd use the time-release in a fairly isolated area. There's still a chance that someone could drop their trap on top of your's but I'd rather deal with that than others jacking your traps or crabs.