How to make a crayfish trap

how to make a crayfish trap
& the reason i used reusable zip ties so i can keep taking off the bottom to rebait it

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[conman137]

this seems more like a minnow trap.

[suicide5389]

@conman137 I got this idea from the 2 liter minnow trap on youtube seeing some people made them to catch crayfish i came up with this idea the bottle plactic is more rigid and theres a lager opening allwoing for larger crayfish instead of small ones now i make my traps out of like 1/4 mesh chicken wire and once you find a good spot youll catch tons there where days with my chickenwire trap was packed full from spring to early fall in 1 spot got 300 rusty crayfish

[Turnsleftlooksright]

You only need one bottle. Put a hinge one it. You see, you can aquire a bottle top from the very bottle you use as the trap part. I used to do this with 2 liter bottles. I'd use twist ties to temporarily hold the reversed tops on. I used bread for bait.

[suicide5389]

@Turnsleftlooksright I got this idea from people on youtube doing it with 2 liter bottles and ive tried it with just cutting the top off and fipping it around and doing it that way and i use resualbe zip ties there strong and work for me and works great with that heavier plastic bottle and i like the gatorade bottle allowing larger crayfish in and cz of the thicker plastic can weight it down with big rocks and not going to crush or worry about crushing the bottle

[gunsmith321]

what do you do with the bait? just set it in there on a string?

[suicide5389]

@gunsmith321 yeah i just took fishing string and i just i took a needle and fishing line and stuck it through the dead frozen minnows I liked em frozen because that way easier to handle and that way the blood isnt all over your hands and when you put it in the water and warms up and thaws the minnow releaseing the blood and the oilyness of the minnow to lure in the Crayfish(Crawfish) or whatever else happens to find its way in your trap

[mikeoutdoorsman]

One Super Tip I Learned:

A guy set a water proof video cam near each trap in a lake. He saw hundreds of cray fish walking around the trap and inspecting it, but they wouldn't go in. Then he realized why, the cray fish didn't feel protected from predators overhead since they could see through the top. He started making his traps with dark material for the top and Tripled his catch to the amazement of other trappers. They didn't know how he could get so many!

Hope this helps fellow trappers.

[KGEstrive4perfection]

by far the best way to go with out spending any green..... thnx

[korfx04]

@yaejistar i always called them "crawfish"

[TheLeftylegend14]

you can just use a minnow basket from walmart there like 10 bucks.

[leightonransome]

@yaejistar Whatever you say yaejistar

[yaejistar]

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[leightonransome]

@yaejistar Why else would you have an account? And my mouth is CLOSED when i type....i thought i already covered this.

[yaejistar]

@leightonransome who said u needed videos for a Youtube account? You shouldn't open your mouth when nothing is wrong. And you should accept YOUR mistakes.