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Prawn Fishing in British Columbia Part 2
Picking up prawn traps at slack tide is ideal, but not always possible of course. Often the wind comes into play, creating a challenge. I'm usually on the swim grid with the boat hook in hand, ready to hook the rope and buoy as Kent skims the boat slowly alongside. As Kent takes the boat out of gear I pull in the slack of the rope, coiling it in a bucket, then hook the rope over the pulley of the 'prawn puller'. Kent plugs in the electrical cord of the puller, starting the pulley and I head to the wheelhouse to be prepared to manoeuver the boat into position to allow the rope to remain straight down at the side of the hull. It can be a very expensive mistake if the rope gets caught in the propellors! We've had that problem twice and Kent had to go overboard in his wetsuit and air tank to cut the rope - and it's a dangerous job, usually in less than perfect conditions. If the prawn traps or anchor tangle on rope or debris on the bottom we must try pulling at different angles. The line has broken numerous times when this happens and all is lost - prawn traps, rope and anchor - and results in pizza for dinner! As Kent pulls the traps aboard the swimgrid, I unplug the puller and hand him a very large plastic tray in which to empty the traps. Often there are other critters besides prawn in the traps, and it's always interesting to see who lives in over 300 feet of water. We find octopus, box crabs, small fish and way too many 'Ghost Prawn' which are actually Galatheid Crabs. They taste good but are too much work for the small amount of meat in their bodies. I refill the bait containers with stinky 'prawn food' which costs around $10.00 per ice cream bucket if you only need a small amount. It's much cheaper by the 50 pound bag. Kent positions the boat in approximately 320 feet of water and we reset the 2 traps then head toward our next bright red buoy to repeat the procedure, hopefully gathering enough prawns for a savory stir fry and perhaps a ziplock bag or two to freeze for the winter. Prawn fishing is like most other sports - you definitely will not be ahead of the game financially by fishing your own prawn, but the satisfaction of a good set and a delicious dinner motivates us to fish steadily through May to catch our yearly limit. |
Galatheid Crab
| Prawn
| Sunshine Coast
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