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Re: Statistics catch up/ideas
FWIW, I have had the same problem with minnow traps developing legs and
walking off. Nice bright and shiny minnow traps stick out like a sore
thumb, and so do the older ones, albeit to a slightly lesser extent.
Visibility to passersby almost guarantees that at some point some light
fingered individual will acquire your minnow trap, especially if you use
an anchor line that is highly visible, such as a floating polypropylene
rope in orange, white or yellow. The key to reducing or preventing
losses seems to be reducing visibility, which doesn't seem to reduce the
trap's ability to catch fish.
My current minnow trap has been used numerous times without incident,
despite being left overnight on a regular basis in some high-traffic
areas. I attribute this to the fact that I spray painted it, inside and
out, with flat black paint. It is quite hard to see against a dark
background, even if you look directly at it. Works great in dark mud
bottomed areas and is almost invisible. I also use a thin black anchor
line which is also hard to see against a dark mud bottom. To paraphrase
the Miller beer commercial: Works great, less aggravating!
PS: for other substrate types, you might want to have a paint matches
the substrate in your area that is the same color, i.e., for sand, use a
light brown or tan paint, for quartz sand with dark specks, use a
off-white accented with black specks (black paint sprayed at a distance
over a base coat of flat off-white), etc. Similar color matching with
the anchor line, if possible.
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>Date: Tue, 8 Sep 1998 17:33:07 -0500 (CDT)
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>Well, it finally happened. I knew it was bound to some day simply
because
>of the Laws of Probablility. Some low-life, piggish, lazy, selfish
piece
>of pond scum SOB stole my favorite fish trap today! I'd like to catch
the
>little worm and see if I could fit him through the traps opening a
couple
>of hundred times! For crying out loud! I mean if the thief wanted or
>needed a trap so bad...I'd have bought him a brand new one rather than
>have him steal my personal favorite. "Good ole #1" has been catching
>fishies for me now for years; and now some punk has it stashed
somewhere
>and is probably laughing about the whole thing.
>
>The real 'beach' is that it was only there for about 2 hours as I never
>leave my traps unattended for longer than that.
>AAARRRRRGGGGGHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!
>
>Luke
>
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