Update: changed the Procedure of launching and retrieving the Pot to make it more clear how it works.

Update: Water Sensor now in Bouy, to make it easier to load and unload Pots, i added manual Winch up/down, the Bouys are now activated when the Winch down Button is on.

Oh i might should put the Fluid Sensor in the Bouy instead, thank you for your Feedback.

And sorry for your lost Crabs.

How do you recieve the pots again? the winch don´t go up when i recieve the buoi

Update: Added automatic Rope Winching, it now winches the Rope down if it detects Water and up if it doesnt detect Water, making the Rope more or less long.

If y'all wish for a Crab Pot with a bigger Rope Lenght on the Bouy, i can make another Crab Pot with a bigger Bouy that can fit a bigger Winch if the Demand for it is there, just let me know.

It however might look a bit off with the bigger Bouy though.

I could see someone making a Mod for the Depth and Areas of Crab Species, i would imagine that it wont be too complex to make.

Update:
-Extended the max. lenght of the Rope to 80 m. so the Bouy will stay on the Surface if the Ocean Floor isnt deeper then 80 m
-The Bouys Bouyancy has been improved, the Bouy is now more visible on the Ocean Surface

awesome, good to hear! i dont terribly mind only having to pot shallower areas tbh, i kinda hope eventually the game distinguishes by crab type/lobster and has the different species set to the biologically correct depths and temps. kings are deeper and in the arctic biome, dungeoness by the islands and shallower, it'd be super neat.

Yes ive caught quite some Crabs and Lobsters so far but if the Water is too deep the Bouys dont reach the Top, expect Updates in the Next Days that might fix that Issue though.

hoping to somehow utilize these guys on a shallows boat, you caught anything with em yet? @Mario-B92 (AT)

Pots tested, they work, the Bouys have a bit of a short Rope so they may not reach the Ocean Surface depending on Ocean Depth... looking into a fix.

Update: Now should work with the Crab fishing Update!

I have not managed to catch Fish with it yet but maybe they work when Crabs exist, there will be Crabpots in the latest Update and i will have a look on improving mine and build new ones using the Equipment/Pots coming with the Fishing Update 3

pretty cool, gonna test how they work on one of my crab boats.

Awesome! I'll have to give them a try on my crab fishing vessels! Looks promising!