Making Crab Snares EPS. 4 - Attaching Snare Loops (Secrets Revealed!)
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- This video will reveal all my secrets on how to attach the best loops onto your Crab Snares. I am sharing all my trials and errors so you don't have to waste the time, money, and energy doing things the wrong way. Learn from my mistakes, and make your Crab Snares better!
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Great way of using the mind. I was smiling during most of this video and many wows came out of my mouth. Very awesome! You endured through the all the defeats and arrived at a super quality and very effective crab snare. Thank you for caring to share with the rest of us. I appreciate the joy you shared!
Blessings!
Richard, I appreciate the kind words my friend. Thank you for your support to the channel. CRAB ON brother!
Hey I like you’re videos I would like to buy snares the ones you use to fish in Pacifica
@@TheJoyofLiving yo joy sooo is good for blue crab too that my target. 5- 6 in crab?
Agreed! I am smiling all the way through. Best tutorial ever. Adding the loops is surprisingly complicated!
Best video for crab snares hands down lol bro funny too.
wowow outstanding video, I love all the detailed best practices that you have learned through trial and error
Dude! You're a natural! Your thoroughness is so impressive saving us all of that expense & hassle. Thank you.
You are the crab trapping scientist. Appreciate the detail you've gone through to figure this stuff out.
Just spent 3 days snaring crab. Believe me this detail is all important. Lost far to many because of issues with the loops. Excellent work Dude. Thanks a million.
Re did my loops on my snare before i watched this video and it came out terrible, this series for making loops and the butterfly and dragonfly designs is game changer! My snares look and perform legit now!! Thanks bro will say whatsup if i ever see you on the beach or pier!
Awesomeness Brother
I’m about to finally replace the loops on most of my snares
And this video is going to help me a lot
Especially the glue (great idea)
Thanks for sharing your knowledge 🦀🦀🦀🦀
love the work that you put in to this. outstandng worj
JOL, you have made an exceptional instructional video. I'm new to crab snares and I've learned lots from this. Thank you - Paul
Thank you buddy! Best tutorial ever. I really appreciate all the detail and especially telling us what did NOT work. That is the most useful. I just started fishing 🎣 and crabbing 🦀 in the Bay Area. Hope me and my girl run into you one day and I can thank you in person!
I appreciate the compliments brother. Much love! Thanks for your support to the channel fam. See you out there one day.
Wow. That was some great information and workmanship with so much attention to details!
Thank you for your support Howard. CRAB ON!
Thank you for sharing! It's all very educational. Crab season is coming up and I am looking forward to getting some nice keepers. May you have many crab feasts this season!!
Thank you for the support B. Good luck out there!
Bro you have made snares to a science and the epoxy that you use is actually activated on water contact. Excellent!!
Thanks for your consideration and sharing
Perfectionist. Thank you for your experience and clear teaching.
Brad, thank you for the acknowledgement brother. Much love on your support to the channel. I hope these videos got you hooked on crabbing.
Thank you for your time and knowledge. Keep being a blessing and Enjoy life, from Bridgeport Connecticut
That’s probably the best crab snare I seen . Great video 👍🏽
I love the “1 thirty tooth” of an inch! Thank you bud! GREAT vid for me, the crabbin tard from the North.
I admire your attention to detail.
I appreciate the compliment and the support Chris. CRAB On brother!
Great video. Very thorough and you explained the reason for every step. I appreciate all the research and experimentation that you've done.
I appreciate the support Mark. Thank you!
Thanks for the detailed info . Lots of time and effort in making the best snares. Great job
I appreciate the compliment Larry! Thank you for the support brother. CRAB ON!
Thank you for the excellent information! it will save me from living potential hours of frustration and disappointment!
Bro I’ve met you! You hooked me up with a snare at the Pacifica pier. That snare worked wonders for me till my friend lost it.
Awesome description and how too thanks so much
you are a master so I think that I will just buy from the master thank you.
You are too kind my friend. Thank you for the support!
I saw where someone said they would buy from the master. How does one go about purchasing these?
What a good how to!! I see crab cakes in my future. Thank you very much new sub here
Excellent video! Thanks for sharing.
Excellent video👍
Thank you!
Dude! You are brilliant!
outstanding!!! thanks for your brilliant explanation . the crabs in my area (Wales UK) don't stand a chance.👏👏😅
Great video! Lots of good info! Thanks!
Thank you. CRAB ON!
U r awesome brother!!! Thanks for sharing!!
I am grateful to hear that brother. Thank you! And thank you for your support!
it is interesting to see these made... i have not seen the whole series yet..
AWESOME video and information sharing! I will be using your excellent knowledge and test results to set up for crabbing in the Florida panhandle Gulf Coast area of Cape San Blas @ Port St Joe. Blue crab will be the target. Here we have the unique choice of crabbing in the St Joe Bay (thick grass beds with many open sugar white sandy areas) on the east side of the Cape OR the gentle Gulf coast surf on the west side. Cape San Blas is a very narrow peninsula that extends 12~16 miles northward into the Gulf! In addition, the St Joe Bay has little to no fresh water inflow and is in the list of the very few salt water bays with little to no fresh water inflow in the world! This makes for crystal clear water, thick lush grass beds with sugar white sand flats, dunes and shorelines both in the Bay and Gulf surfside! Bay scallops vs oysters thrive here! Surf wave action and current is small in the Gulf. The first sand bar is within casting distance! The Bay generally has weak tide flow current except at the canal mouth and at Bay entrance at max tide flows! All the above said, I will need to scale down the crab snare a bit, compared to how you fish the LEFT coast of the USA! Due to cost and sketchy availability, I am in hopes I can find a suitable replacement for the 100# test Mason rock hard nylon. I do not have experience with nylon fishing line, but I do understand the harder and stiffer the line, the more memory it will have and memory results in snare loops that will tend to stay sprung 'open' and that will slide with less resistance to 'close' when needed! I am familiar with Fluoro, mono, braid and grass trimmer line. For the loops I see only nylon or fluorocarbon as the only good options. In my online research, everything I read (true or not) is that fluorocarbon is the hardest and stiffest of ALL lines! In addition, all fluorocarbons ARE NOT the same! The more expensive ones have coatings and treatment to make them LESS hard and stiff...exactly opposite of what a crab snare loop needs. Did you test only Seaguar floros? It may be that only the cheaper 100% fluorocarbons lines (with no coatings or special process treatments), may be the hardest and stiffest of all??? Until then, I will assume the Mason hard rock is the king, but I will try some of the 100% fluorocarbons and see how stiff they are! Thanks and keep up your good work for all of us!
Taking everyone to school! Nice video bro lots of helpful information I was referred to you by a fellow Sacramento fisherman.
Brother, I appreciate the support man. Good luck out there. CRAB ON!
🔥 bro
Hello. I was wondering what epoxy glue do you buy and use????
Hi: I very much enjoyed your very detailed video on construction of crab snares. I tried carb snaring for the first time yesterday. I had viewed a view a while back and it said that the snare loops should be arranged in an the upright position. Today, I ran across your video shoeing the flat arrange of loops seemed to work best for you. Yesterday, it seemed I could see crab had been pulling my squid bait out the side of the snare and "under" the vertically arranged loops. So now, I going to re-arrange my loops in flat position like you said worked best for you. You have many arrangements of the loops. How do you decided which to use? What bait do you prefer? Do tides matter? Is season of year important?
Wow bro thanx for sharing
Very helpful brotha. 🤙🏽🤙🏽🤙🏽
Thanks for the support Chris!
2025 here your video help Spark Joy today 😁🦀
Great Video Man,,,I Subscribed!!! 💯💯💯
Can you help me vto find the 1/2 stainless steel...where you think is the good place to buy
Question on the crimps? For Mason line. Its the oval 1.5mm crimps from Hi-Seas right? And blue trimmer line is the loop crimps the 800pcs?
So if i go all trimmer are all the crimps going to be loops? In my amazon cart i have GS-F-500 1.5mm 500pcs from Hi Seas for my mason line. Is this all correct?
i love this shit and am so glad a guy id just doing tetesting in his area consistentley
Sorry IG is busted and i cannot see my comments, hence why it is so whackey
"Hes exposing the god damn business" - every bay area crab snare maker
I like the dragon fly style
Do you sell the snares somewhere?
Hey the maxi edge currently available doesn't have enough sides as the one you used. Only 6 sides instead of 8. I would imagine it would function pretty similar but curious if either you or someone has used it. 8 sides does have more of a rounded surface area and would appear to cause less friction but to be quite honest the line is so small that it probably wouldn't matter much. Just curious what ur thoughts were...
Do I need a special crimping tool for the sleeves.
Thanks for all the great info your awesome...i wanted to ask you..do i need to boil the weed trimer line as well like you do the other lines ?
Hey Omar. Appreciate the support brother. I temper my weed trimmer lines as well. Good luck out there! CRAB ON!
Thanks man! Another great video! I learned a lot! I have been making my snares with Kastking 150# and hope they hold up at least a couple of times. I haven't done the glue but pinch the corners to keep them in place. We will have to see how well they hold up. Shipping on Mason is high but will definitely try that line out next. Thanks again bro!
Good luck out there T!
Good Video 📹 👍. New Subscriber 👌 👍 😎
How far can you cast your snares. I am surf casting on the washington coast. Need to be able cast over 150 feet to get in the zone. Thanks so much for sharing. I learned more tips and tricks from this and have only watched one of your vids so far. Tight lines to you!
Hey Steven. Thank you for your support my friend. My spool is 230yds for a 30lb mono. I can cast roughly 1/4 to 1/3 of the spool with a 8oz snare on a 15ft heavy duty surf pole. So roughly 150-210 feet. It feels good knowing my videos are helping other crabbers and fishers out there! CRAB ON brother!
if you got 80# braid, you can easily throw it 50-75
oops, 50-75 yards. Good build. .
@@BAYAREAINK That's good news to me, gives me hope that I will be able to cast out past the surf line, at least when we don't have 12 foot swells! Here on the Washington coast, NOBODY is casting for Dungees. I am excited because the ones I have caught are Grandes.
What kind of line you used for the loops and what pound test?
How is it that they don't melt.
Is it plastic line
Can u give me a few that I make please 🙏. Only because I am going through 🤑💰 situation and can't buy now
Can you please pm about how I can buy 3 orc4 of your crab snares. I appreciate the workmanship, but I live in the Midwest, I am buying for my daughter who lives in South Carolina. Look forward to hearing from you.
Moon, you must have said your mantra then gotten into the mind of the crab. I too was getting the line from Masson and the double barrel sleeves but the shipping was killing me.
I started getting my line and sleeves at Bass Pro but you better know what you need because the salespeople are clueless.
I don't crab in the rocks so my lines don't wear out. Well, there are those rocks out front of our secret spot that I get tangled in once in a while.
So, the big secret is the Gorilla Glue.
Is that what you use to get the loops into the more upright position on your Dragon Tooth snare?
How I removed the memory of the line was seriously stupid on my part. I won't even tell you how stupid I feel now. I got them straight but I really worked too hard to do it. Just boiling water, my bad!!
Can't thank you enough for the video.
Is there one on the Dragon Tooth too?
I seem to catch more when using the upright loops but that may just be how I have them mounted??
I'll now look for your video on refurbishing the snares. I have done it in the sink but I'm pretty sure you have a better way!
Hey Gene! My Dragonfly Loops are bent differently. I still use epoxy on them, but it's a different step. I will show that in my future videos when I make the Dragonfly Snares. Always good to hear from you.
@@TheJoyofLiving I just learned not to do something on my puter or you loose everything! Last night I removed the loops from a twinkie snare I have with no weight. I made a new lead mold and will add the lead today. I want to try making a better dragontooth out of it. It is one that I make to add weight onto when I ren into different tides.
I'll wait until I see the D-tooth made.
I have a lot of snares left from last season but you know, I'm bored waiting for the season to open!!
What is the size of the string that carry that snare? Thank you
Great videos man. I just looked at the prices for the hard rock mason 100 lb…it’s $31.28 now for 50 yds! 😩
I have been using those sleeves for years commercial fishing, your crimping them wrong, get a Jenkai crimper, clean smooth crimps
Very helpful video. Where can I get the hardware cloth at? I can’t find 1/2 X 1/2 squares
Thanks for the support. Try this link on amazon:
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Which works best dragon style R butterfly 🦋 style
Which snare it the most effective
GENIOUS!!!
Yo Dad!!!! These rice noodles are kind of tough.
where can i buy this cages ?
man, this stuff is gold. This is some MIT shit. You got a subscription out of me bruh.
I appreciate the support brother! Thank you!
Looks great can i buy how much is that?
Hey Do. Unfortunately, I am out of stock on all MOON's SNARES. The next batch will not be available for another few weeks. I appreciate the support. If you like a Crab Snare catalog, send me an email to thejoyoflivingcalifornia@gmail.com and I'll email you over a digital catalog.
What is the crimp size you use for the .065 weed wacker?
The 1/6 hourglass or “double barrel “ crimps is what I’m using
Hope all is well with you Brotha, haven't seen any posts lately.
How do I buy your crab snares
Can I buy two if possible.. Post to Sydney- Australia..??
How much you selling these for
Price?
Not a single detail overlooked. Making snares this weekend for the opener at Lawson's Landing - going Friday to setup camp.
Best video for crab snaring guide, thank you,
learn a lot. I check out the mason leader but it cost $30 for plus 8$ shipping, dang that is too much for 50 yard
At that point you might as well just buy them from a Vietnamese store for $10 each 😂
if there is a coal online, I want to buy it, from the Sultan of Indonesia. The way to make it is very good, neat and strong.
Do you sell them?
I do. I appreciate the support. Send me an email to thejoyoflivingcalifornia@gmail.com and I'll email you over a catalog. Good luck out there. CRAB ON!
1.7 crimps will be too big?
1.7 will work. it's not the best for 100lb and ok for .065 trimmer lines. Here's the break down.
For Clear 100lb - 1.5mm/best; 1.6mm/ok; 1.7mm/slightly big but workable
For Trimmer .065 - 1.5mm/too small; 1.6mm/perfect fit; 1.7mm/ok
If that's not a clear explanation, hit me back. CRAB ON!
@@TheJoyofLiving Rite on bro, you explained it very well. Just got my package of 1/16 today from Amazon, hour glass 1/16 coming this Friday. Thank you for the crab snare game & you have new subscriber as well. Stay safe, and 🦀 & 🐟 on.
@@CATCHFISHORDIETRYIN I love this ! This is what The Joy Of Living is all about! Get out there and get you some. CRAB ON brother!
Getting my PhD in Crabology 😃
How much?
Hi Rudy, Thank you for all your support. Send me a request to thejoyoflivingcalifornia@gmail.com and I'll send you over a digital catalog with all the information in it.
Do you sell these?
Hi there. I do sell them. If you send a request to thejoyoflivingcaifornia@gmail.com, a digital catalog of The Joy Of Living - Crab Snares & Accessories 2021 can be emailed to you. Thank you for your support.
You didn't tell us what you use to lock up your snare?
Hey Ryan. How to lock up your snare is in "EPS. 5 - Final Touches". Go watch that video, and let me know if you get what your looking for. If not, let me know! Thanks for the support Ryan!
Thanks Moon totally didn't see the Eps 5 I thought it was a video of you catching crabs already
Do you sell your snares? If so how much?
Hey Vince, appreciate the support brother. Send your request to thejoyoflivingcalifornia@gmail.com for your FREE digital copy of The Joy Of Living - Crab Snares & Accessories 2021 Catalog. CRAB ON!!!
Wait...did he say the size of the oval crimps ?
I like my lines al dente with mushroom/beef sauce and a sprinkle of grated cheese and oregano.
You should sell these. I’d be first to order some
wow the price almost triple for a roll Rock hard fishing line $12.99 ===> $31.28
Found a much much much easier way to attach the loops to the cage if you'd like me to show you
How do u do it?
It won't tangled
Great... 200 hours watching these videos and 500 making traps??...and ZERO time crabbing.
Why do you use the ruler to measure every one of the loops? Why don’t you just hold the cut one in your hand and run it along the line off the spool and cut it the same length!
I tried that at the beginning. Too slow. My way is quicker with higher percentage of length accuracy. Good comment though. CRAB ON!
@@TheJoyofLiving
I can not see how it could be slower 🧐. If it is you are doing something wrong. Just cut a stick 13” long and put a cutter on the end of it. That would make the work go by really fast.
@@fishhunt9874 Good luck in your Snare making journey.
@@TheJoyofLiving
No building for me, I have only purchased them. I leave the building to the experts 🤛🏻👍
Excellent video!