CRAB TIRES FLOATING AWAY ?

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CRAB TIRES FLOATING AWAY ?

#1 Post by the skipper »

I RECENTLY PUT DOWN A FEW TIRES FOR MY TRIPS TO ARDMORE/YOUGHAL.I PUT DOWN ABOUT 30 BUT WHEN I RETURNED MANY OF THEM WERE GONE AFTER A WEEK . I DUG UP THE MUCK AROUND IN A CIRCLE AND PUT STONES ON MOST .WHAT AM I DOING WRONG .ITS ALOT OF WORK ESPECIALLY FOR A BIG LAD LIKE ME.
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#2 Post by BASS POINT »

Drill holes in the top of the tires to let the air out



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#3 Post by Al and Jordan »

the skipper wrote: I PUT DOWN ABOUT 30 .
that ammount might have looked like a commercial operation man..... mabey the council lifted them on you or something??
i know that up here in the north bait collectors can be really territorial and dispose of guys traps in what they see as "their patch" . mabey something else to consider if there was other traps in the area :? :?:
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#4 Post by roger de dodger »

a metal bar bent over and hammered through the sidewall and into the sand might help if you get my drift :lol:
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#5 Post by PaddyB »

BASS POINT wrote:Drill holes in the top of the tires to let the air out



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#6 Post by the skipper »

seems that my ones were the only ones that floated away in the area .think i will just have to buy my crab from now on .
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#7 Post by JimC »

Drill holes in the top of the tires to let the air out
Hey Skipper!

Basspoint was not joking. Make sure you have a couple of say, inch or two square holes, cut out of the side walls that are facing up. What is happening is the tide comes in and the air inside your tyre causes the tyre to float away. A couple of holes will cure the problem.
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