A crab and lobster hoop net comprising:
- a. A larger 36″ outer upper ring, made of galvanized steel;
- b. A smaller 14″ inner lower ring, made of galvanized steel concentric to the outer upper ring, wherein the outer upper ring is connected to the smaller inner lower ring by;
- c. An intermediate net woven of mesh between the rings, wherein the intermediate net is composed of polyethylene mesh material, wherein mesh material is made by hand from a long cord knotted together at uniform and regular intervals such that interweaving and knotting cords create mesh in an arrangement of knotted fabric having evenly spaced, uniform small openings between the cords, wherein weaving mesh conforming to the rings forms a net having double selvage woven around rings retaining the mesh to the ring so that the failure of one selvage strand does not affect the integrity of the selvage of the intermediate net, the selvage attaching along the circumference of the inside and outside ring;
- d. A first central net woven inside the inner lower ring having selvage enveloping the inner lower ring, wherein the inner lower ring has a second central net woven with selvage enveloping most of the ring;
- e. A second central net woven inside the inner lower ring parallels the first central net sharing a majority of common selvage, but having a portion of selvage following the profile of a pocket opening definition cord, the cord defining a chord subtending an arc, wherein the cord defining a chord and forms an arc shaped pocket opening in cooperation with a first central net, the pocket definition cord having two opposite ends attached to two end points on the circumference of the inner lower ring;
- f. A bait pocket formed between the slack of the second central net and first central net, the pocket capable of holding bait pleasing to crustaceans, wherein when the trap is deployed, the two concentric galvanized steel rings rest on the ocean floor, such that when the trap is recovered, the outside upper rings rises first and draws the intermediate net upward to form the walls of a basket like profile, wherein the lower ring enclosing an inside net forms the bottom portion of a basket like profile, the walls being least 20 in. high to prevent crabs or lobsters from escaping while the net is retrieved;
- g. A circumferential cord following the circumference of the ring and knottedly connecting to itself to allow selvage to be knotted or otherwise axially retained to said circumferential cord, to deter slipping of the cord defining a chord of the lower ring, wherein cords at various intervals can retain the intermediate net, first central net and second central net at common selvage attachment points;
- h. Three bridle arms attached to a hundred feet of main rope at a first upper end and attached to the outside upper ring at a second lower end, said bridle arms attached at points on the outside upper ring of equal distance to each other being at one hundred twenty degrees, wherein the bridle arms are attached to the main rope by a reverse braided connection to prevent slippage when the net is drawn back to the surface, wherein the bridle arms knottedly connect at a bridle arm connection point on the main rope;
- i. A bridle float connected to the main rope at a point immediately above the bridle arm connection point;
- j. A surface marker float connected at a surface end of the one hundred feet of main rope for marking the main rope location at the water's surface.