"Calif Bill" wrote in message link.net...
Most traps, if like West Coast crab traps, only will catch for a couple of
weeks at most. They have to have an escape hatch, with biodegradable string
tying it closed. after a couple of weeks in the water, the line breaks, and
leaves an escape hole.
Bill


I thought that was real sensible so I asked around.They have an access
door, but no "escape hatch" and they don't use no steenking string
here,they use bungee cords to secure it,which apparently lasts a
pretty long time.