How many traps will a 31 BHM carry???

[jwalka51]

Say that we are dealing with a 31 bhm with a cut out stern, How many standard three footers will it safely cary in favorable weather. lets assume that we have a light boat and we are taking gear in so maximum trap capacity, is 90 traps a ridiculous #???

 

[steveinak]

Say that we are dealing with a 31 bhm with a cut out stern, How many standard three footers will it safely cary in favorable weather. lets assume that we have a light boat and we are taking gear in so maximum trap capacity, is 90 traps a ridiculous #???

I used to stack on 120 42" wooden traps on a webbers cove that bhm should handle 90 no problem, get some plastic pipe to shove down through the wire to lock them all together and tie'um down good.

 

[lobstercatcher]

Say that we are dealing with a 31 bhm with a cut out stern, How many standard three footers will it safely cary in favorable weather. lets assume that we have a light boat and we are taking gear in so maximum trap capacity, is 90 traps a ridiculous #???

Standard to who?

90 is more than I've seen. There has always been at least 3 to 6 of them in the harbor since they came out. There are 5 now.

 

[33youngbrothers]

I can get 80 4' traps in my 33, I would think 90 3' traps would be easy on those wide 31s

 

[F/V First Team]

We have a customer who put 100 on his 31 long before hayracks came about. Pile was a bit high.

 

[pugsley]

It all depends upon how creative you are. Crab pots are definitely different but I have a friend that put 216 on a 25 Parker

 

[F/V First Team]

Did they fold up or something???

 

[pugsley]

4 across the floor 5 over the gunnels 6 above that and so on. I think his pot rack held 40.

 

[steveinak]

Did they fold up or something???

Their made of vinyl coated chicken wire so yeah you could say the bottom rows were collapsible .

 

[steveinak]

I'd think 5 across & 6 high would be quite easy to pile on, so 30 to a stack x 3 rows and still have room for barrels of rope and thats not even winging any out over the gunnels.
Here's 60 3 footers piled on my henriques ready to set out so another 30 shouldn't be a problem when hauling gear home.

 

[F/V First Team]

I don't do much 3 foot gear these days, but I could get 20 on my flat bottom skiff back in the day. Sure it was a bit tight to move around but it got the job done.

 

[Leprechaun]

My son had a 31 BHM closed stern. He fished 3' big box pots in 10 pot trawls and could safely move 60 at a time.

 

[pugsley]

this is 153 on a parker, my friend doesn't have a cabin, and he went higher, see one guy was bragging about 186, and he had to beat him

 

[TRUE NORTH]

this is 115 traps on my old 32 bhm. the traps are 4'x21"x13.5"

 

[jwalka51]

nice!!!!!!! ..... I really like the novi house on that boat.

 

[Ditchdigger]

Traps

I'd think 5 across & 6 high would be quite easy to pile on, so 30 to a stack x 3 rows and still have room for barrels of rope and thats not even winging any out over the gunnels.
Here's 60 3 footers piled on my henriques ready to set out so another 30 shouldn't be a problem when hauling gear home.
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How do you launch them Puppies ? Besides carefully.

 

[steveinak]

How do you launch them Puppies ? Besides carefully.

set'em right over the side, 15 pot trawls, i fished by myself so just set the iron mike and idle them out.

 

[MASTERENEGADE]

You guys are nuts
After seeing these photos, it makes me feel better about stability now when I carry 15 people on my JC.

 

[winterking]

I am curious what would 115 traps weigh and how does the boat handle it?

 

[petrel]

Not as all those salmon you're going to catch in AK...