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Ballon Trawl

Trawl 600 Mesh Balloon Trawl

SWEEPLINE
BRIDLES
BUOYANCY
GEAR

15 m
75 m
200 pcs. 8"
Rockhopper

A high opening trawl used for redfish on tough bottom. Going well with a large rockhopper footrope. A very rugged construction allows this trawl to be used on very demanding grounds.

Features:

  • Easy trawl to handle.
  • Three-Bridle design for increased height.
  • Heavy riblines of pre-stretched PP/PE or HMPE to support large catches.
  • Short lower wings for low maintenance
  • Constructed with compacted polyethylene web.

Test

 

1

2

3

4

5

Towing Speed

knots

3,5

3,5

3,5

3,5

3,5

Distance between doors

Fth

57,8

49,2

49,2

49,2

49,8

Spread

Headline

Fth

16,7

15,6

15,6

15,1

15,2

 

Footrope

Fth

12,2

10,9

15,6

10,9

11,4

Height

Wingend

Fth

3,3

3,7

4,0

5,3

5,2

 

Centre

Fth

3,55

3,88

4,37

6,19

6,15

Tension per side

 

tons

8,84

8,46

8,75

9,46

9,71

 

Test

Notes

Test

Notes

1

Original rig door spread using 28 ftm singles 75 ftm

 

 

2

Less doorspread 63 ftm m. at sea

 

 

3

Upper bridle + 3 feet spread at sea ftm m.

 

 

4

Added bouyancy, total = 300 9,5-inch floats spread at ses ft

 

 

5

64 ftm door spread at sea

 

 

 

3 feet added to lower bridle otherwise as test 4

 

 

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