A Complete Ropeless Fishing System
Commercial Use Since 2012
The only tried and true Ropeless Fishing System using pop-up buoys on demand. Featuring a robust, yet adaptable and reliable design for every fisherman around the globe.
Featuring Two Ropeless Fishing Systems:
Ropeless Fisher Offshore™ & Ropeless Fisher Coastal™
What is Ropeless Fisher™?
Designed specifically for pot trap fishing applications, Ropeless Fishing technology removes traditional surface buoys and rope from the water column and stows them safely on the seafloor along with the pot traps.
Acoustic sonar will transmit a signal when the fishing vessel is back onsite and ready to haul the fishing gear. This signal will trigger an acoustic release mechanism so that hard float buoys will carry the rope to the surface and the traps may be hauled.
Ropeless Fisher™ not only reduces the possibility of wildlife entangles, it also reduces annual gear loss rate and protects against poaching and vandalism.
An all-inclusive ropeless fishing system for pot trap fishing. Comprised of three components;
(1) an acoustic release mechanism
(2) a deck box for acoustic sonar
(3) bottom stowed rope & hard float buoys.
Developed for commercial use in 2012 , 5 pilot studies, and over 12,000 trap hauls, Ropeless Fisher™ has a proven track record of versatility, flexibility, and reliability for fishers all around the world. Operating at depths up-to 300m, Ropeless Fisher also offers a fully functional virtual/acoustic gear marking package, custom release bag options/kits, and a ranging acoustic release with a lifetime use of 15-20 years.
Choose between two systems:
Ropeless Fisher - Offshore & Ropeless Fisher - Coastal
Ropeless Fishing systems designed to work with your style of fishing
Offshore, Inshore, Near Coastal, Singles, Doubles, Triples or Trawling
Individual Release mode is designed so only one release is triggered (by serial number) when activated, allowing for fishing in high currents or hauling and re-deploying the fishing gear before moving on to the next.
Broadcast Release mode will trigger the release of all your traps once within range to allow for hauling and re-baiting as you move along down the line.
All systems have fisher specific ID code so only YOUR traps will trigger and not other Ropeless Fishers in the area.
Use the free Ropeless Fisher App for Android devices to track where your gear is located and avoid overlaying other ropeless fishers in the area. Featuring user specified visibility radius.
- Scroll below to learn more about the free Ropeless Fisher App & learn how to build a release bag.
Which system is best for you?
Offshore
$9,995 .00 USD
Includes one deck box and one acoustic release to get started.- Featuring an ARC-1XD Acoustic Release & STM-3 Deck Box
- Depth Rated to 300 meters
- Titanium & Delrin construction to withstand the harshest environments
- Use Individual Release for fishing in high currents or Broadcast Release
Coastal
$ 4,950 .00 USD
Includes one deck box and one acoustic release to get started.- Featuring an ARC-2 Acoustic Release & STM-4 Deck Box
- Depth rated to 300 meters
- Titanium & CPVC construction
- Capable of Broadcast Release for easy operation with the flick of a switch
View the brochure
Take a look at how Ropeless Fisher™ works, its various components, common concerns/questions and much more. In this brochure, you can look forward to a complete guide to understanding the fundamental aspects and developments of Ropeless Fisher™.
Components
Acoustic Release
The release mechanism which sits on the side of a release bag. Trigger a release remotely via a sonar transducer. The ARC release mechanism triggers and releases within fractions of a second and is re-armed in less than one minute.
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Release Bag
Create your own or buy a kit. This hard oyster mesh bag holds coiled rope and buoys until the ARC is triggered for a release. Upon the triggering event, the release cord will give way and positive buoyancy from the hard floats will cause the bag to open.
Virtual Gear Marking
The Ropeless Fisher App™ allows for free virtual gear marking to avoid gear overlay. A fisher simply presses a button and the app logs GPS coordinates. You can also set a "visibility radius", if someone is outside of it, they cannot see your gear locations.
