New Stødig under construction at the Karstensen yard in Skagen for Norwegian owners Asbjørn Selsbane is getting a full set of shrimp trawl gear from Vónin.
Stødig’s owners opted for four 1838 mesh Vónin Kodiak shrimp trawls – a design that is in widespread use and which has been shown to perform well on soft ground, and the wide horizontal spread and close ground contact make it ideal for shrimp that hug the seabed.
A key part of the Kodiak design is ensuring steady water flow that delivers the shrimp to the codends.
The Kodiak trawl is a towed on two bridles, making it highly stable, and it is widely used for both single- and multi-rig trawl setups.
“The feedback from skippers using the Kodiak trawl has been positive ever since this design was introduced and we have many repeat customers for this trawl model,” said Vónin’s Óli Horn.
The owners of the 39.3-metre LOA, 11.5-metre breadth Stødig have gone for the full package of shrimp gear from Vónin, with four 1838 mesh trawls rigged on rockhopper footropes, a pair of 6.5-square metre Storm trawl doors, sorting grids and codends, as well as spare netting and other spare components.
