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Re: Otter bucket set help
[Re: twells]
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02/16/19 10:59 AM
02/16/19 10:59 AM
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You didn't mention anything about the bait you plan on using.
It's my opinion that you would be better off finding where the otter come up on land and trap them there.
But If your determined to try here's what I would do. Slot the bucket so you can get the trap stabilized In the mouth of the bucket. Rotating the springs up or down will lock in In place.
Take your bucket and drill a hole through both sides as close to the back as possible Then use a T bar stake to stake It to the bottom. If you drive the stake into the bottom at a angle you can keep the bucket at the same angle so the mouth of the bucket will be more exposed from above. You could use the same stake to tie off your trap but I guess I would use a separate stake. Or tie the trap off to the pier post . I've heard of using live bait but It's going to be pretty tricky keeping that bait alive and swimming around. But I suppose you could run a line through both lips and with a short line tie the fish off to the bucket stake. But your going to have to tie It off short so the fish won't trip the trap. I have never tried any of this so It's just guess work on my part.
Last edited by The Beav; 02/16/19 11:01 AM.
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Re: Otter bucket set help
[Re: twells]
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02/16/19 07:22 PM
02/16/19 07:22 PM
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Get your self a 10' length of conduit. Bolt the bucket to the conduit. Leave about 10" of conduit below the bucket. This way you can shove the conduit Into the bottom to stabilize the set up. Then you can tie off the top of the conduit to the dock. Or just use zip ties to fasten the bucket to the conduit by doing this you can adjust the bucket at any depth you want just by sliding the bucket up and down the conduit. Just drill holes In the bucket and run the zip ties through the holes and around the pole. Run a safety line from the bucket and the trap up to the surface. This won't hurt the effectiveness of the set.
Good luck.
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Re: Otter bucket set help
[Re: twells]
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02/16/19 07:29 PM
02/16/19 07:29 PM
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The only otter I've caught doing a similar set was where I attached a fish to the triggers of a 330 and hung it from a marina dock where the otter was known to enter and exit the water. I caught the otter by the front paw 2 days after I made the set and I used otter lure smeared on the dock above the trap.
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