The minnows naturally follow the edge and since the hole is at the end of a cone pointing inward, they follow the edge into the trap but cant follow the edge out of the trap. Some fish do figure it out, but maybe 1 for every 30 fish. Small black sea bass and blackfish (tog) are structure oriented and can move in and out of the trap like there is a huge hole!
Nothing more fun than catching minnows in the marshes. We used to do it with netting from onion and tater sacks and we would whack them with sticks at low tide. That was 40+ years ago. We would fish in the channel behind the beach house with them and caught whatever was biting that day. You brought a lot of memories back with this. Thank you.
They can't escape because they swim in a zig zag pattern which makes it more difficult to exit. The entrance is a funnel shape which helped guide them in the trap. This also applies to flies, they can't fly in a straight line.
I knew you were an alright guy. I've trapped a many minnow when I was younger. Two slices of wonder bread ripped in half, trap parallel with the current. Sometimes it was funner catching the minnows than the bass we caught with em. Dobyns Rods just moved to Texas. That's all I use. Fish on!
very good fish trap serves more for survival, but is not the same as when fishing with a fishing rod that makes it more exciting, I liked your prototype :D
Excellent vid! It's funny how that cone setup works for a variety of species. We rig the same kind of trap to get rid of yellowjackets, a hollow plastic tube with a cone entry and put some bacon in there. They get in easy and never can find their way out.
That's awesome from just wet land, it starts to team with aquatic life as the water levels rose. Mostly they were swooped by the current but still it's amazing
Actually, they werent swooped by the current, they ride the current in to save energy. These little guys can easily swim against the tide! But yea, it is really awesome! Thanks for the comment!
We call those "Mud Minnows" here in Texas. They are actually a type of Killifish. Flounder candy. Reds and Specks like 'em too. Catch a Blue Crab, crack it in half, put into trap, shell and everything and watch how your catch rate soar. They love Crab! Very cool video!
I think the mud minnows you have in TX are actually Fundulus grandis, a close relative to Fundulus heteroclitus which you saw in the video. Blue crab is a great bait! Thanks for the tip!
The fish minds: "Wow there's food." "Oh hello." "How do I get out?" "What's going on?" "Hey look, a party." "We can't get out. Help pls." "Oh hello, what is going on?" "Someone's coming!" "I can't breathe!"
I am impressed with the time factor in which you can acquire so many bait fish in such a short period of time. I think I can speak for many fishermen and aquarium enthusiast when I say that it is well worth it to spend a little more money on a trap like the Gee's G-40 galvanized if it means less effort and better results. How long do your traps last versus the black vinyl ones? And, in what types of conditions? Freshwater / saltwater.
I guess. They just cant find their way out because this isnt a typical habitat they use. They are use to following the marsh edge and creeks. Not funnels. Black sea bass, tog, cunner, etc are all examples of fish that would have no problem moving in and out of the trap. My professor had a camera hooked up to the trap back in the day and he said he saw a cunner in the trap, then a bigger cunner swam in, beat the snot out of the little cunner, and swam out of the trap all in 10 sec.
Do you use a mount? I never catch any minnows in my trap but the spots filled with little fallfish. Id like to put my gopro in and see if they even notice the trap.
The trap or the video? The trap is bought for $10-15. You can make one, but it is not really worth it. The video was made with a Go Pro and I zip-tied it to the opposite funnel you see in the video. I used a piece of cloth towel on the metal to prevent scratching the camera housing.
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The minnows naturally follow the edge and since the hole is at the end of a cone pointing inward, they follow the edge into the trap but cant follow the edge out of the trap. Some fish do figure it out, but maybe 1 for every 30 fish. Small black sea bass and blackfish (tog) are structure oriented and can move in and out of the trap like there is a huge hole!
Omg i didn't even realize this was a ChrisFix vid 😂
Im Orkan lol he liked your comment
Yup! 😂 I was like no way! What’s he doing with a fishing video
Same lmao
200th like!
Same! It's crazy that they are willing to squeeze their bodies into the trap!
Thanks man! Glad you enjoyed it!
Hi Chris
now dry them off give them a nice coat of wax change the fish oil and drift em
Caca
Very funny comments indeed! Great comments. Thanks commenters!
They can, but it is extremely hard for them to find their way out. They follow the edge and since it is a cone, the edge doesnt lead them out.
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Amazing footage. You're learning and teaching millions Chris, WTG!!!!
Thanks man! Same which is why I had to do this! I think it is sooooo awesome! Im tryn to get one where an eel swims in!
Lol I can only imagine what's going on in their minds...
"Hey this looks cool"
"Oh look a hole to swim through"
"Hi guys what's going on in here?"
LOL
lol
+mightaymouse HAHA,,
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I laughed way more than I should've....
Right?!?!?! I love watching it!
how can people hate on this film??!! there was no talking and it went straight to action... love the video great job..
5 minutes of my life...
Perfectly used :)
Nothing more fun than catching minnows in the marshes. We used to do it with netting from onion and tater sacks and we would whack them with sticks at low tide. That was 40+ years ago. We would fish in the channel behind the beach house with them and caught whatever was biting that day. You brought a lot of memories back with this. Thank you.
Don't get us wrong Chris. We enjoyed you.
They can't escape because they swim in a zig zag pattern which makes it more difficult to exit. The entrance is a funnel shape which helped guide them in the trap. This also applies to flies, they can't fly in a straight line.
oh boy thats a lot of wooder
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holly hanna!! This is one of the coolest video's ive seen on youtube in a long time.
Thanks!
That's a weird looking car to fix. What was the problem again? :P
+sonyviva308 lol
+ChrisFix WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE, IMA BIG FAN
Its his video? Lol
+Kaila Guidry oh I didn't even see that, Lololololololololololol
low tide
Wow this is like the first time Chris hasn’t done a car related video
That was actually quite relaxing to watch.
It works for small mullet. This is saltwater, just no mullet around. Gotta bait it correctly to catch the mullet.
Thanks! Yea, you never get to see this perspective!
Wow...professionally done video 👌👌👌
These fish must really love fresh air. As soon as Chris pulls them out of the water they all start dancing and jumping around :D
lol
I was SURPRISED to see that this was a ChrisFix video!!
Sick video, its really cool how you can see the fish going right past the camara.
Thats cool he saved them from drowning
brayan pena no?
Lominaty Spy it's a joke
brayan pena xccj
Lominaty Spy r/wooooooosh
Swims in
Then totally forgets about the hole it came in from
+jason shi Don´t we all forget the hole where we came from ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
+Alejandro Arndt Jack XD
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jason shi hahaha
@@alejandroarndtjack4095 😂😂
Great video man. Good to see this sort of trap from another angle. Awesome shooting - be good to see some crayfish in there
This dude really blurred his face💀💀😂😂😂 good vid Chris
It's like watching people going into macdonalds lol.
:)))
hahaha
Lmao
Lol
Andrew Yau lmao
Are mud minnows the common name for Fundulus grandis? These are very similar to grandis. These are Fundulus heteroclitus
Good video friend in Spain also usually use this type of traps to catch prawns.
GREAT VIDEO MAN!! ive alwasys wanted to see what is happening when i leave my fish trap in the water. im total gonna subscribe
Is this chrisfix or chrisfish 🤔🤔.
Chrisfish
These guys were just for show because I trap all the time and have plenty of bait. But normally it is bait and food for fish in the lab!
I knew you were an alright guy. I've trapped a many minnow when I was younger. Two slices of wonder bread ripped in half, trap parallel with the current. Sometimes it was funner catching the minnows than the bass we caught with em.
Dobyns Rods just moved to Texas. That's all I use. Fish on!
love the unique prospective here. Seems like no matter what type of trap I build, all I catch are minnows ;-)
What are you trying to catch? Do you build a trap that looks like the one in the video?
ChrisFix All i catch is rudds
sometimes carp
FlashTinlegs What fish are you tryn to catch and are those fish in your lake?
Carp and their is defo fish in there
i dont know why but i found this really interesting and ended up watching the whole video...
I like fish I think there adorable that's why I thought it was interesting ;)
Thanks! The camera is a GoPro Hero 2...
Great video. It's nice to how it works underwater.
very good fish trap serves more for survival, but is not the same as when fishing with a fishing rod that makes it more exciting, I liked your prototype :D
Haha thanks!
Fundulus heteroclitus (mummichog) and cyprinodon variegatus (sheepshead minnow)
it was so cool seeing all the critters and a little crab come out of the grass at 0:28
How could anyone not like this? God bless you.
I have relatives in Mystic Island I love it! I had a comm crab pot stolen from that same area...great place!
Wow! Wtf, I love nature and cars lol and Chris fix is one of my favorite car channels and now he post this! Wtf! I love you Chris (no homo)
That's cool. I never knew that. Im gonna try it out on my next fishing trip for hard-to-cast areas. Thanks!
I dont use a mount. I use zip ties and a towel to prevent the case from getting damaged.
Chris if you are reading this please do more! I love this kind of stuff too! Let your marine biologist side flow!
They are like :oh look! there is a party , Let's go in guys :D
Haha
Awesome vid bro, I had no idea that you're an angler as well as a great mechanic 👍🏽👍🏽
+BloodSweatnBass. Chris is also a Marine Biologist.
also a great cook, i think he has a degree in culinary arts (or at least he mentioned something to that effect in his Thunderbird video)
No they are minnows that live in saltwater. Fundulus heteroclitus and Cyprinodon variegatus
Oh shit! I just realized this is ChrisFix, hahaha awesome!
+josephisthegreat I use to be ChrisFish haha
+ChrisFix "hey guys Chris Fish here and today I'm gonna show you how to catch fish"
nice man, like the way you filming it!!
Thanks! I always wanted to see what it looked like so I had to get creative!
It was in there for 5hrs to get the timelaps but once the tide covered the trap (the regular speed part) it caught fish in 10min.
Excellent vid! It's funny how that cone setup works for a variety of species. We rig the same kind of trap to get rid of yellowjackets, a hollow plastic tube with a cone entry and put some bacon in there. They get in easy and never can find their way out.
That is neat that it works on yellowjackets too (with bacon no less)! Now I know what to do when I have a bee problem!
That's awesome from just wet land, it starts to team with aquatic life as the water levels rose. Mostly they were swooped by the current but still it's amazing
Actually, they werent swooped by the current, they ride the current in to save energy. These little guys can easily swim against the tide! But yea, it is really awesome! Thanks for the comment!
It was in the water for 4hrs to get the tide coming in. To catch the fish, it was in the water for 15min. Doesnt take long lol
Looks like parris island. Great video.
We call those "Mud Minnows"
here in Texas. They are actually a type of Killifish. Flounder candy. Reds and Specks like 'em too. Catch a Blue Crab, crack it in half, put into trap, shell and everything and watch how your catch rate soar. They love Crab! Very cool video!
I think the mud minnows you have in TX are actually Fundulus grandis, a close relative to Fundulus heteroclitus which you saw in the video. Blue crab is a great bait! Thanks for the tip!
Nice catches. Saw some pretty nice minnows. A lot of them ranged from small, medium, and large.
i'll take one mclarge minnow pls
Hey there guys Fish Fix here
I can get minnows out of my pond now. Sometimes they are expensive at the bait store. Great video for a good idea.
Thanks! Dont catch too many (if the pond is small)!
Thats freggin awesome... i wonder.... do you think this would work for mullet? in saltwater???
Ain't no party like a Fish Trap party!
Petra Darklander you genuinely deserve an award that is actually really creative lolol 😝😝😝😝
Nice video mann...worth watching it..
The fish minds:
"Wow there's food."
"Oh hello."
"How do I get out?"
"What's going on?"
"Hey look, a party."
"We can't get out. Help pls."
"Oh hello, what is going on?"
"Someone's coming!"
"I can't breathe!"
Really peaceful I enjoy it.Thanks for the vid,it made my day ^_^
I am impressed with the time factor in which you can acquire so many bait fish in such a short period of time. I think I can speak for many fishermen and aquarium enthusiast when I say that it is well worth it to spend a little more money on a trap like the Gee's G-40 galvanized if it means less effort and better results. How long do your traps last versus the black vinyl ones? And, in what types of conditions? Freshwater / saltwater.
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I guess. They just cant find their way out because this isnt a typical habitat they use. They are use to following the marsh edge and creeks. Not funnels. Black sea bass, tog, cunner, etc are all examples of fish that would have no problem moving in and out of the trap. My professor had a camera hooked up to the trap back in the day and he said he saw a cunner in the trap, then a bigger cunner swam in, beat the snot out of the little cunner, and swam out of the trap all in 10 sec.
Nice... i miss summer now😄
I was watching videos about fish trap and then I realized It was a Chris fix video XD
how to change your trap
This should be in the chrisfish channel
Lol glad I found this never knew this vid existed chrisfish?
This was just to see how the fish go in the trap but I use the trap to catch minnows for bait and for my fishtank.
hilarious video...are those mud minnows? I live on the Gulf of Mexico and that is what mud minnows look like
I found this very entertaining lol
Cool catch. How long was the actual time in the water?
Very good video !!!!!!!!!
I'm u
Do you use a mount? I never catch any minnows in my trap but the spots filled with little fallfish. Id like to put my gopro in and see if they even notice the trap.
Amazing..👍👍👍
Quite cool. Lookin' like Little Egg Harbor area -- near Rutgers. Mummichogs at play.
Exactly!
ChrisFix what are you using for bait in there? I just got a trap yesterday.
MonstaFishKeeper (FISH & REPTILES) Hotdog rolls. Any bread will do.
Good luck and let me know how you do!
Do you recommend shallow or deep water and on the bottom or up off the bottom?
I like using this in shallow wooder and on the bottom is fine!
@@chrisfix Thanks! I've ordered one now. I wish you continued success with your channel, which I first ran across about a year ago. Take care!
That's a great looking trap! How did you make it so good?
Thanks I purchased it!
This is actually really cool.
Thanks for posting this. What did you use for bait?
mr1hvacman I used a piece of hotdog roll
Thats interesting, you can see they hear you coming
This guy needs to get more views because he put alot of effort and creativity into this video...unlike...SMOSh(cough)
Thanks! Yea I always wanted to see what it looked like underwater when I was using a minnow trap!
Watch me catch minnows under a layer of ICE!
Catching Fish from Inside a Minnow Trap Under ICE
+. I think they are those spiders that walk on water
+Bakaat777 tou lou lou in Louisiana
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X Rapp well that's just nice
Wow that's an old video!! Bit different then the normal one we are used to seeing :-)
ChrisFish...
That was my nickname growing up. I love fishing!
ChrisFix Oh wow. You are on point with the reply game. You must hate the little red notification dot at the top right of TH-cam.
The trap or the video? The trap is bought for $10-15. You can make one, but it is not really worth it. The video was made with a Go Pro and I zip-tied it to the opposite funnel you see in the video. I used a piece of cloth towel on the metal to prevent scratching the camera housing.