Has anyone made there own lobster/crab pots? I intend to drop one or two from the kayak this year (for those wondering, in Yorkshire you need a license).
Commercial pots are very plasticky and heavy, but the cheap collapsible ones are a bit plasticky and flimsy. I had good success with the cheap ones last year but rarely anything in size and lots of small stuff. I was wondering if there is an eco alternative I could make to suit my needs. I was thinking of using wood, and maybe galvanised wire, but I have reservations about wire in the salt and the wood taking on water and making the pot super heavy.
Has anyone on here made one? I did make a couple of prototypes but they didn't turn out how I had envisioned, one was a wooden rectangle that was big and heavy the other was a flimsy pyramid. I was hoping to maybe weave one from willow....
Cheers for any input
Commercial pots are very plasticky and heavy, but the cheap collapsible ones are a bit plasticky and flimsy. I had good success with the cheap ones last year but rarely anything in size and lots of small stuff. I was wondering if there is an eco alternative I could make to suit my needs. I was thinking of using wood, and maybe galvanised wire, but I have reservations about wire in the salt and the wood taking on water and making the pot super heavy.
Has anyone on here made one? I did make a couple of prototypes but they didn't turn out how I had envisioned, one was a wooden rectangle that was big and heavy the other was a flimsy pyramid. I was hoping to maybe weave one from willow....
Cheers for any input
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