why? well, why not? actually, 3 of the locations that I fish often (and carry my boat and gear down to beach launch) have good to excellent crabbing much of the year, being able to drop a pot and get it after fishing could add a couple crabs to what I take home.
I often crab from my Oasis using a pair of 32" ProMar collapsing pots (with 2# of lead added to the bottom), the mesh lets most of the <5" crabs drop out on the way up, so these pots can be very heavy coming off the bottom but get lighter on the way up.
I decided the i11s deserved some 'armor' and this thin $20 SUV cargo mat worked perfect:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01EW ... UTF8&psc=1
cut it to fit over the forward anchor points and mirage well, it protects the left side fully...
no issues "rolling" a loaded pot on from a kneeling position, plenty of room forward of the Mirage Drive for a 32" pot.
link to video from my test outing:
https://youtu.be/A5Re7t5WEO0