How to Build a Crayfish Trap for Under $5 - Part 1 - Design and Cutting
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- Part 1 - Design and Cutting - • How to Build a Crayfis...
Part 2 - Assembling the Trap - • How to Build a Crayfis...
Part 3 - Finishing - • How to Build a Crayfis...
Part 4 - Building a Bait Box - • How to Build a Crayfis...
Part 5 - How to Use the Trap - • How to Build a Crayfis...
Hey everyone, today we'll be building a crayfish trap. This is my favorite style of trap so far, keep in mind that this is my first year of building traps and using them. The material for one trap plus a bait box should cost $5 or less from most hardware stores.
In this first part, we'll go over the basic design of the trap, materials, and start cutting out most of the pieces. The trap itself is made of plastic hardware cloth with a 1/2” mesh. One full roll of 3'x15' mesh should yield six normal sized traps. The basic finished trap will be around 9”x17”.
Materials:
Plastic hardware cloth - www.homedepot.c...
Waterproof twine, coated wire, or heavy synthetic thread for stitching
Scissors or snips for cutting
Cardboard or poster board, etc. for laying out cone template
Rubberbands and wire for securing the trap and bait box
Below are a couple of sites that really helped me out when learning about crayfish traps. I'm not affiliated with either site and am not personally endorsing the traps for sale from either site. Both are packed with information that will help you build your own traps and do your own trapping, no matter what your goals are.
www.terrybullar...
Terry Bullard's site is a wealth of information regarding crayfish traps. He makes his own traps and has done commercial crayfish trapping as well. His traps are well designed, though they are hard to get a hold of and usually not available for sale. His articles on crayfish bait and how crayfish think are very interesting and are really helpful for building your own traps.
www.trapperarne...
Trapper Arne's site is a great place to find articles on different aspects of crayfish. He sells several traps of different styles. Most are based on traditional Swedish trap styles and are mostly imported from Sweden.
Please make sure to check all local laws and regulations regarding catching crayfish. There may be seasons, catch limits, and even restrictions on they type of traps you can use. Some places limit what a trap can be made of, so this trap may not be legal in all areas. Please be responsible and check your traps often and leave the places where you trap better than when you arrived.
Do not put crayfish in a bucket of water, they use a lot of oxygen and will drown once all the oxygen is gone. Crayfish can survive for long periods as long as their gills stay moist.
I gotta say, videos are very long BUT I couldn't set my phone down. Even squirmed in my recliner because I needed to take a leak but couldn't quit watch. Lol. Very very very good. You educated me and I will be using your design. Great job. Thanks buddy.
Howdy! I built your trap today. Thanks for sharing this with us. Seems like all the commercial traps are sized for the smaller fish found in the south. So I was really happy to find a 'local neighbor' who has this all figured out for us to copy. The only thing I did differently is instead of using the nylon thread to whip-stitch I went with black zip-ties. Now I can't wait for the season to open in the Spring. This will be my first time trying crayfish trapping. I'll be working the Pend Oreille River near Ione, WA. Thanks again.
Sweet just made one last night putting it out today. I have never eaten mud bugs but why not!!
You inspire me. Your creativeness is unmatched and I love your attitude!
Nice!!,keep putting out those diy brother.
great tutorial bud,
Great vid. I liked it. I just watched part 1 so maybe you said this in other parts, but I'll remind watchers and readers to know state and local regulations on crayfish trapping. Not only are season, tagging, and buoy regulations common, but size restrictions on length, outer radius, and inner radius differ from state to state as I have trapped crayfish in 3 different states and had to buy and use different traps to adhere to local regs.
The camera view when the arrows fly toward the camera is spectacular.. you should shoot more that way Nick ;-)
just finished first trap, nice and simple. your video was real handy! thanks! can't wait to get this in the water!
Trevor Kemble Awesome! Let me know it works for you!
Very nice trap, Im going to use it. Thank you BackyardBower, excelent job
This is very cool! I am going to have my dad help me and my brother build this trap.
Very very nice
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Good job on the video , you did a good job explaining the process , and I can tell you've given it a lot of thought and your ideas are very practical , thanks
very good videomate thanks for sharing
Great video man
Thank you👍👍👍👍👍
Thank you for watching!
Thanks for a great video.
Great tutorial!
just started building this. menards was out of the small rolls of the plastic so i got the metal. 20 minutes into this, I will definitly be doing everything possible to get the plastic next time.
Excellent series. I have used the mesh to build pillow style traps and want to try the box style.
I am not at all good with drawing, Do you have a template for the cone?
I think I'm going to give this a try. Looks like a good build. Do you know the type and size of the string your using? Is it para cord,, nylon stranded or some type of waxed string?
Thx for the tutorial, really usefull. I made one myself but had to Use different material (steel). Worked just a good. I hope the catch Will be good as well, how did yours work out?
Great series, and looks to be an excellent trap. Wondering if anyone has built and used this trap that can post a video? Would love to see it in action, so to speak.
+Sad Day Thanks for watching! I'd like to see those, too!
If you don't want to build the bait box you can use caned dog and cat food and caned tuna
I think your holes in the trap are on the small side, other wise nice job keep up the good work.
How big do you think the holes should be?
gret vid
I got the roll laying in my backyard since 2 months hehehe...didn't even had the time to finish it....maybe now I will
His door is 'way too much work. I just cut 3 sides of the door and leave the 4th attached. Bend out of the way to access the inside. Use 3 bread bag wire ties to fasten the door shut.
@@kenhulme181 Zip ties will be more durable and work much better than twisty ties. I'm in the middle of this build using small thin zip ties. You want to use ones that are made for outdoor use though as they will hold up better to uv exposure and whatnot.
Lmfao my boy Nick ! Whats up bruh
can I use sip ties
Hey Nick... this is probably a dumb question, but are you eating the crayfish?
where did you buy your catgut?
WHERE DID YOU BUY THE PLASTIC HARDWARE CLOTH AT ?
+Scott Rabbitt There is link below the video to the Home Depot hardware cloth: www.homedepot.com/p/Tenax-3-ft-x-15-ft-Plastic-Black-Hardware-Net-751397/100384025
So where can you buy this mesh? No one I've spoken to have ever seen this kind of mesh? Can you make 2-3 traps for me?
The mesh is often referred to as chicken fencing as is is used to build chicken pens. You can purchase it at any of the big box and farm supply stores. I have found it at Lowe's and Orchard Supply. A 3x25 foot roll is about $20.
Mini Me He posted a link for Home Depot that takes you to the exact mesh he used. See "materials" in his description for the link and click it.
hey mate doyou think you can usethe same for a crab trap as well or not
You would want to make the holes larger, but in theory yes
fo lobster?
why is this taking a whole hour?
Could I just buy one of these traps from you? Looks to be very tedious.
Where do you get the mesh?
Home Depot has it. I believe he posted a link to it in his description.
how they call this mesh?
It's a landscape plastic mesh.
i like his beard.
$5 bucks - yea right! The plastic mesh alone cost anywhere from $20 - $40 (cheapest I managed to find is on Amazon) - then shipping ontop of that - This trap would set me back $60 or more just for the plastic - Love the concept though and wish there were someone out there that could make them to order
$60 maybe, but I built 6 from a 15' roll, and I still have a bunch left, so my cost is about $3.50ea.
My local Wal-mart has the mesh for $12.94 but it is 1 inch and you could use it as well. Lowes home improvement has the mesh fo $25 a roll. Now either roll you get is 3'x15 of 25 or what ever you want to buy. If "you" make just one trap then sit back and say "how much did i spend" you sound dumb. Plain and simple. But sit and make 6 out of a rool and do the math. Don't troll people helping others. Makes you look bad. As in not too bright or smart.
I remember as a kid a friend and I used one of these, but all we caught was pollywogs.
the fuck is a pollywog
Steven Melton tadpoll, pollywog, frog babies
you smile a lot, you're cute :3 ;)
I am able to build 9 of these for roughly 35$
It says how to make one for under $5 but the mesh alone in the home depot link in the description costs $15!!! How is that less than $5?
Joseph Soto It's less than $5 for one trap. You can make about six traps plus some extra pieces from one roll of mesh. I've also found this mesh cheap or free at garage sales.
BackyardBowyer so what would you say the smallest size of mesh I can buy and still have enough to make this trap would be? What is the amount of mesh used for one trap?
Joseph Soto 28.5 inches of a 3 foot wide roll will make one trap. If you have slightly less, the trap can be scaled down a little, as the trap we're building here is considered a medium sized trap by most standards.
E-bay 2- rolls be like 36bucks.
he didn't use the whole role on one trap.
You inspire me. Your creativeness is unmatched and I love your attitude!