This Ellusive crab and shrimp traps

This Ellusive crab and shrimp traps If you are a boater, in particular a sea or lake boat driver, you probably tried their hands on the catch of shrimp and / or crabs with their pots. And if you tried, then you know how many traps or pots you have over the years! But it is so rewarding when the traps it with our dinner that you try again, more and more each year. This is the story of our weekend trip in a boat and yet another lost shrimp trap. My husband and I have been for several years in a boat with friends on their Bayliner on the West Coast and enjoy our excursions through the San Juan Islands in Washington State and Gulf Islands in British Columbia. Crabbing and catching shrimp is very popular with pleasure boaters and commercial fishermen in these areas. Our friend in January he had just had another birthday and her husband Hank, have decided to buy something that is enjoyed. You guessed it, a shrimp trap. I went to the first occasion, one moing early in July and dropped their case on the side of shrimp Bayliner. The float has been given clearly visible to other sailors, and were given their name and boat registration number painted on the side. As the day advances, they decided it was time for the trap for shrimp prey. Dream of the delicious dinner that he expects in his dinghy to the trap. Around and around it, in search of his case, but was found nowhere. It has its bearings from the country and I am sure that they are in the right place, but no such luck. Again, another case of shrimp was gone. Back to their yacht and a dinner of pork and beans. The next moing we weighed and started again for the next few days on the ground, looking as they are missing prawn trap. E 'stato? It 'obvious that they had gone. The following week, my husband and I were invited to board their yacht for the weekend. E 'stato un bel weekend, because we led the way to the islands, where we drop anchor and spend the night on the hook in an isolated cove. The weather is sunny and warm and very calm wind. We spent the night and enjoyed the company and conversation. Much laughter, especially the lack of crab and shrimp traps. We kidded our friends to miss another chance. "How many is that this year?" We asked. "Too many," he replied. After a good sleep in water, the moing after we had decided to have breakfast and spend the moing in a market near the weekend. This market is held every Saturday during the summer season, and farmers and hobby Crafters come from all around the area and sell their goods. It 'really fun. Up is the anchor the boat and we went. As we have seen a motor for floating logs and other traps. It was not too long before January cried. "The trap, the trap. And 'our trap! "Of course, just as we circle back, has been the case, had lost the previous weekend. We have come with swimmers and slowed down the engine. My husband went to the rear of the boat and began to pull the line over the ste. It 'been very difficult. He pulled and pulled. Slowly, the line and boat, but still no sign of the trap. Oh, my good. This means that the event was too crowded with shrimp that was caught over the past seven days? If so, we were a big party on the night. Pull, pull, and pull some more. At this time my husband was facing wet with sweat and his new Hugo Boss shirt white boat was always splattered with mud and algae, with the next line. Finally, after a few minutes, you could simply take the form of trap. It 'was a large mass of gray-whitish ahead with the case. But what could it be? It was a protocol? It was a block of concrete that had a commercial hunter? This was a seal, trapped in the pot? It is still too below, to see clearly. He pulled a little '. Since it is closer and within reach, the line from tearing the stem. My husband was back on the other side of the boat and the mud was flying all over the world! It is lost! The trap and its contents, which could have been, I went. Our mouth watering stopped. There were again shrimp for dinner. We puzzled over this for a long period of time. What was in this case so difficult? I believe that we will never know. And our friends, Jan and Hank, have acquired and lost several more traps, since this experience. They tell us we have enjoyed many dinners on their Bayliner completed their traps, but do not seem to take something if we have them. Strange coincidence, or not? Perhaps it is just one of those fishing stories!