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Trotlines #6263288
06/19/18 11:20 PM
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Im currently using foam shiner buckets to store/transport trotlines. I am looking for ideas to give more space in the boat. Thinking of wrapping it around a section of pool noodle. Any other ideas out there?


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Re: Trotlines [Re: AirportTrapper] #6263294
06/19/18 11:27 PM
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I usually see them set up in a 5 gallon bucket with the hooks hanging on the outside.



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Re: Trotlines [Re: AirportTrapper] #6263307
06/19/18 11:47 PM
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Thats basically how they are in the shiner bucket except the hooks are in the foam.


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Re: Trotlines [Re: AirportTrapper] #6263309
06/19/18 11:49 PM
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You need jump boxes.


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Re: Trotlines [Re: AirportTrapper] #6263386
06/20/18 06:51 AM
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Find some old Matt Jones pics on here. I believe they were wood boxes he made with slits for the hooks on the outter wall a lot like your bucket. Except the walls would be shorter and the center would be wider for coiling the main line.

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Here.

This pic is from Buzz but I'm guessing Matt sent him these or gave him the blue print.

The slits were for the line not the hooks. Then you can pre bait the box if I remember right. I forgot about them nesting ontop of eachother with a trim piece on the bottom.

https://trapperman.com/forum/ubbthreads....up_#Post4712818



Re: Trotlines [Re: AirportTrapper] #6263671
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Thanks , looks simple enough


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Re: Trotlines [Re: OhioBoy] #6263679
06/20/18 01:30 PM
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Originally Posted By: OhioBoy
Here.

This pic is from Buzz but I'm guessing Matt sent him these or gave him the blue print.

The slits were for the line not the hooks. Then you can pre bait the box if I remember right. I forgot about them nesting ontop of eachother with a trim piece on the bottom.

https://trapperman.com/forum/ubbthreads....up_#Post4712818




If I tried that it would turn out more like this, I just know it, lol...


Re: Trotlines [Re: AirportTrapper] #6263734
06/20/18 02:43 PM
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Our boxes are similar except that there is a 2" hole cut in the center of the bottom. This allows the box to be set on a pedestal at the rear of the boat. When under low speed, throw the anchor weight and float out and the lines will start to "jump" out of the box. As one side of the hooks is deployed turn the box to the next side until they are all deployed. Clip your end anchor weight on and you're done.

With some practice, it takes less than a minute to set a 100 hook line. This is a commercial set up. Typicall we're baiting with worms, crawfish, or grasshoppers. It won't work if you're using live bait such as gold fish or bluegill. I'd suggest using the bucket setup with clips on a drop line for live bait.

The time-consuming part of the jump box setup is re-racking the lines the next day. The main line has to be coiled up correctly and in sequence with the hooks. Putting them out is the easy part.

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Re: Trotlines [Re: AirportTrapper] #6264049
06/20/18 10:57 PM
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I a lot heavier tackle in heavier current than you can use them boxes . I take my droppers off then run the mainline onto a harbor freight extension cord reel . those corrugated election signs with some slits in the side are awesome for keeping droppers perfectly organized .

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