Is it ok to leave the Traps

Overnight? I'm planning to do this get motivated waking up in the morning to check the pots, you think thats safe?

anyone has any idea?

no law against it.

a few things to worry about:
1. someone running over your trap/buoy in the dark
2. someone pulling your trap and stealing your crab
3. someone pulling your trap and stealing your trap
4. current washing your trap away

if you can handle all of the above then go ahead.  a good idea would be to keep them out of normal boating lanes

no law against it.

a few things to worry about:
1. someone running over your trap/buoy in the dark
2. someone pulling your trap and stealing your crab
3. someone pulling your trap and stealing your trap
4. current washing your trap away

if you can handle all of the above then go ahead.  a good idea would be to keep them out of normal boating lanes

Thanks Ben!

So you are not left wondering if you are in a good spot OR there are thieves in the area. Add a zip tie to the pot once closed. If you come back and there are no crab and the tie is still there then its a bad spot and move them. If no crab AND the tie is gone or broken don't leave them overnight. I hate wondering was it me or some A hole!

i gotta get some gear here SOON!

Whats the deal with so many people stealing gear/crab... i hate that crap....

so do you guys just float next to your trap the whole time?

i gotta get some gear here SOON!

Whats the deal with so many people stealing gear/crab... i hate that crap....

so do you guys just float next to your trap the whole time?

Unfortunately yes (or at least in the neighborhood).....Its a bit of a paddle back to hang on the beach. I suppose you could cut into the harbor and jig for bait or anchor up and take a nap. Hence the 10 min of hard work and 45 min or total boredom.

You could anchor up and try to snare a few...

You could anchor up and try to snare a few...

That was my plan  and it worked, once, and he got away from me...   I'll try it again though, or bring a sabiki.  Gotta kill the time somehow!!!

Unfortunately yes (or at least in the neighborhood).....Its a bit of a paddle back to hang on the beach. I suppose you could cut into the harbor and jig for bait or anchor up and take a nap. Hence the 10 min of hard work and 45 min or total boredom.

no problem, just paddle over to mavericks and you will not be bored. esp not with tuesday's 8 foot swell forecast!

It was technically legal (ok, not illegal) to molest other people's traps until last year. Coastside and others pushed hard to edit the wording in the regs. It is now illegal to take crabs from somebody else's traps. So if you do see somebody stealing from your traps, you do have legal recourse. The crabs should be so lucky.

Dabs & Crabs My plan is to drop the traps and go after a bucket of Sanddabs. It's always fun to catch those tasty little flatties and will kill the time it takes to soak the traps. Looking forward to the next flat day, maybe this weekend

Ben

You could anchor up and try to snare a few...

That was my plan  and it worked, once, and he got away from me...   I'll try it again though, or bring a sabiki.  Gotta kill the time somehow!!!

Bring Beer!!!!!!!!!!

problem solved^^^!!!!

i just read a post from a guy on graigslist, somebody pulled all 4 of his pots and took them. And this is not the first time i've heard of this happening around here. its really great, you gotta worry about somebody breaking into your car while your out and then you gotta worry about your gear while your in...D@#$ JERKS!!

So you are not left wondering if you are in a good spot OR there are thieves in the area. Add a zip tie to the pot once closed. If you come back and there are no crab and the tie is still there then its a bad spot and move them. If no crab AND the tie is gone or broken don't leave them overnight. I hate wondering was it me or some A hole!

I remember being warned by someone on coastside many years ago that that was not cool in the eyes of DFG(ziptieing them closed). I dont remember who, but I do remember it was someone who I trusted. Still havent found anything in the regs though.
Darius, with the traps we use, I would only do it in calm conditions. Traps left in the water near the HMB breakwater have a nasty habit of getting sanded in due to the surge.
I left mine in overnight off of one of the SF beaches and was rewarded with multiple limits of super jumbo for the second day in a row last weekend. Actually in 3 days my (fri, sun, mon) my traps yielded 100 jumbos(10 limits) threw back that many again which were all very legal.