Craypot Builder – Build your own Rigged Craypot

Whether you’re new to crayfishing or have been doing it for years – here’s everything you need to get your craypots set up for the season.

Just work down the page and choose the pot, floats and ropes you'd like for your set up. Don't forget to add your Gear ID into the notes section of the cart if you'd like us to engrave your float.

  1. Choose your cray pot
  2. Choose your floats
  3. Choose your rope

Cray Pot Options

OK – we’ve got a few different pots to choose from – here’s a quick guide to the different options:One bait basket or two?  Depends on how frequently you plan on pulling your pots – two baskets work well if you can get out  about twice a week.Jarrah or Pine Battens? All our pots are built with a robust jarrah frame.  The choice between jarrah and pine comes down to how much time your pots will spend in the water – if you’re planning on fishing all year round – go for jarrah.  Just chasing the whites?  Pine is perfect.Galvanised or Black Steel Base?  Buying a pot with a gal base means you won’t have to get an anode.  But if you’re planning on fishing right in close to the reef or on rocky ground, a pot with a black steel base will work better as the galvanising can chip off.

Craypot Ropes

Then Choose the rope length that suits where you’ll be fishing best.

Here’s some tips for choosing the right rope:
  • You’ll need one third to a half more rope than the depth of water you’re fishing in eg for 10-15m deep water, you’ll need a 20m rope
  • A rope that’s too long isn’t helpful either – so if you start fishing in the shallows and then follow the crays to deeper water you may want to have two different rope lengths.
  • We sell weighted and unweighted ropes – if you are planning on crayfishing anytime between April and November, then you’ll need weighted ropes to be compliant with the whale entanglement mitigation rules.