GL: Cutting crab pot lines

[Keith]

Mike wrote: "Cutting crab-pot line with a knife is not very efficient.  It 
might work if
you have a SCUBA tank handy and can stay under for long periods, which I
didn't.  I then remembered that in my tool box I have a tool that just might
work.  HERE'S THE ADVICE:  If you don't already have one, go to Sears and
buy a Craftsman Handi-Cut cutting tool.  With that in hand I was able to cut
a trashbag full of crab-pot line in about 20 minutes.  With my lungs full of
air, I would go under the boat, get as much crab-pot ling between the
cutting jaw of this tool, and cut it as I pulled on it.  It was like cutting
butter, almost anyway.  It worked so well that I just couldn't not share it
with you."
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Those things really are great tools. You can see them online at sears.com 
and buy them there as well. I've never used one for cutting crab pot lines, 
but they have lots of other great uses on the boat. Another thing that works 
very well for cutting lines off props is a sheetrock knife. This is the 
knife with a curved blade that ends in a sharp point at a 90 degree angle to 
the original blade. Sharpen it very well, and drill the handle out and tie a 
cord to it to wrap around your wrist. Putting the point under the line and 
working the knife back and forth results in tremendous leverage to cut 
lines. A good scuba knife with a serrated edge will work well also.


Keith
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