Promar 102W

So I was rigging up a couple new promar 102Ws to go with the Danielsons I have and had a question - where is the rotten cotton on the promars? The danielsons have it on one of the escape rings, but I dont see what is supposed to rot away on the promar except maybe those flimsy clips to keep it closed. Are these truly California compliant out of the box?

BTW - how much weight does everyone add to keep them from walking? I've got some extra 3-4lb scuba weights around and was going to try one in each. Sound like enough?

Cheers,
Brad

Rotten cotten hasn't been a requirement for sporties.  I know some per petitioning lately to make it so.  Did that go through?

3-4 pounds will be fine.

-Allen

Just be aware if you're leaving them overnight or longer they may walk regardless or get buried in mud, especially in larger swell conditions. Ask Allen how he knows that...

FYI, I attach pieces of half-inch rebar to my Promar pots to keep them from moving in the swells.  If you are lazy and don't mind spending money, you can buy lead pot weights at Fisherman's Warehouse. 

Just be aware if you're leaving them overnight or longer they may walk regardless or get buried in mud, especially in larger swell conditions. Ask Allen how he knows that...

Yeah, most of the stuck pots I had were after a week+ soak.  Most of the time I was able to work them loose, a few times I enlisted the help of boat that just happened to be in the neighborhood.  Only once was I not able to get one unstuck that day.  And in that case, I shortened the rope to let the swell/buoy do its think, and like 3 weeks later, it was magically unstuck.  And to my surprise, it even held some crab.

-Allen