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Rob R

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 31902
Location: York

Posted: Sat Feb 15, 14 11:04 pm Post subject:
He's adder fatty snake?

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 46429
Location: yes

Posted: Sat Feb 15, 14 11:08 pm Post subject:

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 46429
Location: yes

Posted: Sat Feb 15, 14 11:15 pm Post subject:
a look at google images indicates that most traps are the lobster style baited with crab or fish so easy to make

mihto

Joined: 03 Feb 2008
Posts: 3273
Location: West coast of Norway

Posted: Sat Feb 15, 14 11:42 pm Post subject:

The whelks I'm thinking of are these Buccinum undatum. They are much bigger than the smaller varieties we find at low tide. I have friends with boats and they will take us far onto the fjord where the water is clean. The critters are highly praised - and priced - as choice food for parties. I'm curious at the taste; I do love escargots. We shall see, I'll read up on how to catch them from the net.

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 46429
Location: yes

Posted: Sun Feb 16, 14 8:03 am Post subject:
those are the ones ,often called dog whelks in the uk ,the flavour is ok but they are a bit tough and chewey. they do seem to be quite quite fussy about location so one finds a lot where they find good habitat so i spose for trapping it is a matter of finding the right spot . with the right trap you will probably get crab/lobster as a bonus bycatch

Nick

Joined: 02 Nov 2004
Posts: 34535
Location: Hereford

Posted: Sun Feb 16, 14 8:24 am Post subject:

Rob R wrote:

He's adder fatty snake?

Dpack cooked him limpets, and he loved them. One of those childhood memories that'll stay with him forever, I reckon.

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 46429
Location: yes

Posted: Sun Feb 16, 14 8:59 am Post subject:
he will never be hungry at the seaside

Nick

Joined: 02 Nov 2004
Posts: 34535
Location: Hereford

Posted: Sun Feb 16, 14 9:05 am Post subject:
He's a teenage boy. He's always hungry, everywhere, even in the middle of an all you can eat buffet.

Rob R

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 31902
Location: York

Posted: Sun Feb 16, 14 9:07 am Post subject:

Nick wrote:

He's a teenage boy. He's always hungry, everywhere, even in the middle of an all you can eat buffet.

That's a teenage thing? Thanks for making me feel young.

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 46429
Location: yes

Posted: Sun Feb 16, 14 9:16 am Post subject:
the seaside is an all you can eat buffet

Nick

Joined: 02 Nov 2004
Posts: 34535
Location: Hereford

Posted: Sun Feb 16, 14 9:37 am Post subject:

Rob R wrote:

Nick wrote:

He's a teenage boy. He's always hungry, everywhere, even in the middle of an all you can eat buffet.

That's a teenage thing? Thanks for making me feel young.

No, you're in The North. We see you in the same way as we used to see starving Africans on Blue Peter.

crofter

Joined: 11 Feb 2007
Posts: 2252

Posted: Sun Feb 16, 14 12:10 pm Post subject:

It is quite easy to make buckie pots, all of the ones I have seen have been home made, although it may be possible to buy them from somewhere. Start with a 25 litre plastic bucket or drum, if using drums first cut off the tops to make them into buckets. About 100mm of concrete in the bottom of each bucket with a wire loop set into the concrete to tie the bait bag to. Drill small holes (4 or 5mm) around the circumference at the top of the bucket and make a net cover with an eye about 75 - 100mm diameter in the middle. You can buy plastic eyes, or make your own from wire. Tie a bait bag in the middle of the pot from the concrete up to the net. Drill plenty of 20mm holes all over the plastic to help spread the scent of the bait out into the sea. Fix a rope longer than the depth of the sea where you intend to fish and tie a float on the top. Good luck!

crofter

Joined: 11 Feb 2007
Posts: 2252

Posted: Sun Feb 16, 14 12:12 pm Post subject:

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 46429
Location: yes

Posted: Sun Feb 16, 14 12:34 pm Post subject:
the bag for bait seems a very sensible idea and those are good reuse low tech traps

RichardW

Joined: 24 Aug 2006
Posts: 8443
Location: Llyn Peninsular North Wales

Posted: Sun Feb 16, 14 8:05 pm Post subject:
Ours area is well know for its welks, they all use the same sort of pots as above.

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