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I have been told about a method of catching prawns that involves a weight on the end of a piece of string with a handfull of worms tied on and trown out past the surf, this is then draged in every fo often with prawns still attached
Anyone know of anything similar?
BorderReiver
18-04-2006, 13:51
Never heard of that one.
We use push nets in Norfolk.This is a net on a frame which you push along in front of you as you wade in the sea.Can be used off the beach or,if you have the use of a boat,round the sand banks at low tide.
Keith_Beef
18-04-2006, 14:41
I have been told about a method of catching prawns that involves a weight on the end of a piece of string with a handfull of worms tied on and trown out past the surf, this is then draged in every fo often with prawns still attached
Anyone know of anything similar?
Sounds a bit like a technique used to catch eels in France, called "la vermée".
Get a net bag; it needs to be fine mesh, the foot from a pair of tights will do. Fill with earthworms, tied a knot to close it and tie to the end of a line. Throw it in the water and wait. Eels are supposed to come to try to eat the worms, and should be fastened to the net when you pull it ashore.
Might work for lampreys and shrimps, too.
K.
Will give it a go seems to be the best bet!
Are Prawns seasonal? or is it an any time of the year job?
Keith_Beef
18-04-2006, 14:59
Will give it a go seems to be the best bet!
Are Prawns seasonal? or is it an any time of the year job?
A couple of articles to whet your appetite:
http://enjoyment.independent.co.uk/food_and_drink/features/article348566.ece
http://www.fishing.co.uk/article.php3?id=1999 (some mention of shrimping)
K.
A couple of articles to whet your appetite:
http://enjoyment.independent.co.uk/food_and_drink/features/article348566.ece
http://www.fishing.co.uk/article.php3?id=1999 (some mention of shrimping)
K.
yum Yum!!
gonna give these a go!
shrimps are my favorite forageable food i eat them often raw or cooked.. in my experience you cant make them hold on to a baited bit of string and draw it out of the water.. they will jump off before you can get near them.. easiest way is
1:bacon rinde in the back of a small shrimping net.. let them go to the bate then whip the net out of the water..
2:sit by a rock pool very still and use your hands to force them up on the the rocks out of the water.
Keith_Beef
19-04-2006, 02:33
shrimps are my favorite forageable food i eat them often raw or cooked.. in my experience you cant make them hold on to a baited bit of string and draw it out of the water.. they will jump off before you can get near them.. easiest way is
1:bacon rinde in the back of a small shrimping net.. let them go to the bate then whip the net out of the water..
2:sit by a rock pool very still and use your hands to force them up on the the rocks out of the water.
That's how I caught crabs as a kid. No sniggereing at the back of the class!
Bit of string, stone for a weight, piece of starfish for bait held in a loop. Crab grabs hold and is too greedy (or stupid) to let go; pull him straight out of the water.
K.
shrimps are my favorite forageable food i eat them often raw or cooked.. in my experience you cant make them hold on to a baited bit of string and draw it out of the water.. they will jump off before you can get near them.. easiest way is
1:bacon rinde in the back of a small shrimping net.. let them go to the bate then whip the net out of the water..
2:sit by a rock pool very still and use your hands to force them up on the the rocks out of the water.
Thought that might be the case!
Thought I might have a go at making one of these (http://www.fishingdartmouth.co.uk/prawn_trap.htm)! any thoughts
Keith_Beef
19-04-2006, 16:21
I think you could probably make a usable trap out of an empty plastic water or orange juice bottle (1/2 or 1 gallon size) with holes punched in it and the top left off.
K.
That's how I caught crabs as a kid. No sniggereing at the back of the class!
Bit of string, stone for a weight, piece of starfish for bait held in a loop. Crab grabs hold and is too greedy (or stupid) to let go; pull him straight out of the water.
K.
me too and thats how i came to the shrimp method.. crabs hold on but shrimp let go so i strated putting the net on the bottom and putting my crab bait in to it to catch the shrimp.
AlexRowan
27-04-2006, 12:45
I know a really good spot in Weymouth where you can catch a good amount of prawns in a short amount of time....
Does anyone know if prawns caught off a jetty very close to the shore in the Weymouth area would be fit for eating? It seems like it's quite difficult to determine from where seafood is safe to eat....
you can make a simple trap by cutting the top 1/4 off a plastic drink bottle and turning it round so the spout points in to the body of the bottle, put some small holes in it so it will fill with water easily then weight it or stake it to the sea bed, i was going to do a little tutorial but i cant get my cam to talk to this computer :o
Sounds simple enough!
Might have a go at that
What bait
falling rain
02-05-2006, 09:05
I know a really good spot in Weymouth where you can catch a good amount of prawns in a short amount of time....
Does anyone know if prawns caught off a jetty very close to the shore in the Weymouth area would be fit for eating? It seems like it's quite difficult to determine from where seafood is safe to eat....
Alex. I've caught prawns from under the pier at Weymouth during August with a head torch at night. You can find them very easily as their eyes reflect the light from your torch and look like tiny little pin-pricks of light. Take a kiddies fishing net and fill your boots. I cooked them up with some limpets and noodles and had no ill effects.
By the way I was staying at Eweleaze camping site which is a good little site and allows fires and is about a 10 minute walk from the beach and a good spot for fishing. I also pulled out a fair sized spider crab from the rocks there.
AlexRowan
02-05-2006, 12:00
Alex. I've caught prawns from under the pier at Weymouth during August with a head torch at night. You can find them very easily as their eyes reflect the light from your torch and look like tiny little pin-pricks of light. Take a kiddies fishing net and fill your boots.
hahah that's exactly the method I've used... I was gobsmacked how easy it was, hence the question about eating them..
But thank you very much for the info. I shall give it a go.
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