Make your own Crayfish, Crawfish, Traps. Step by Step instructions.
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- Опубликовано: 14 июн 2012
- Make your own Crayfish traps if your in the north or Crawfish traps if your in the south. Here is step by step instructions on how to make your own.
When I was a kid in the mid late 80's in Oregon some people taught me how to build one of these crawfish traps. Now its 2024 and i was thinking of making the same basic cylindrical trap and here you are doing the same basic trap, amazing. thanks for the step by step refresh. Now I'm in California this is great and i am sure there are some restriction like everything for having fun. thanks again.
Thanks for posting this. I spent 30 minutes out in the garage trying to make a "perfect" cone. Thanks to your video I know now how to do it right. Thanks JOE!
Ill let you know I have built ten of these traps. my 5 and my wife thought it was a blast so I built her 5 units also. we are slaying the mudbugs up here in the Pacific Northwest. This is a simple yet extremely effective design! great video.
This must be the best & genius instruction how to make fish trap on youtube that I found so far! Thank you so much for your sharing.
When I was a kid I went crawdad hunting with my grandpa and my brother. We would catch tons of them by hand. I have never heard or even thought about using a trap to catch them until I saw your first video in this series. Thank you so much for sharing how to make one. I think me and my cousins may just have to make some of these and try them out. Of course, we will still catch some by hand with the kids....just to much fun to skip out on. lol
It was good to see that Zach is back...I was beginning to wonder if he had gotten lost :) Thanks for sharing.
this was very informative I started making a crawdad trap and got hung up on how to make the funnel. thanks for the information. good video
Used your excellent instructional video to build a couple of these out of 1/2" galvanized hardware cloth and have caught many crawfish up in the Sierra lakes with them. Best baits for me have been fish varieties of cat food - tuna, salmon, etc. and a fish carcass if I have one. Am going to build two more using 1/4" mesh galvanized hardware cloth but with small 1" openings in the cones to use strictly as Minnow traps for fishing live bait for Crappie & Catfish.
Thanks Joe & Zach!
Thanks for the video. Watching you catch crawfish inspired me to build some traps and try it myself. Built 4 over the weekend then got them in the water for a 20 hour soak. Caught 27 on the maiden voyage, not too bad. Good luck the rest of the season!
The cone threw me for a loop. I am glad that you have this video posted. Thanks a million
I made these and pulled quite a catch! What surprised me is that California doesn't have a limit on how many you can use. I called the fish and game office and they confirmed that, so I made four of them. Thanks for the awesome video!
The best trap-making tutorial I've ever seen! You sir, are one heck of a teacher and handyman!
I did this, I made 7 of them. I had trouble figuring out the cone but once I figured it out, the rest was easy. Thanks for the video!
I had trouble with that cone part at first also.
Hey thanks alot for the how to video! Explained it perfectly, and definitely helped with the cone warning, it had me feeling stupid for a few minutes!
Just made some of these! Thanks for such a great tutorial!
pay attention to your area regulations on wire size..in my area it is 1 inch wire mesh and a certain regulation for the opening...great video guys god bless you and yours
might i suggest that instead of a wire to keep the lid shut that you have to constantly undo and rethread through the holes.. take an old ball ppoint pen and take the spring off the ink tube inside... attach one end to the center of the edge of the door where your wire is currently at.. then on other end of spring attach an old fish hook with barb cut off. you can then stretch the spring and hook the hook in a hole for quick and easy opening and closing.
I made 10 more of these traps for the 2015 season,they work great and are very sturdy.. can't wait till spring here in Iowa, mouth is already watering :)
Great work Joe. thanks for sharing..
great job! Thank you for the video and good instructions
Thanks for a great video,I'm going to make a couple of these tomorrow. I'm near Ottertail,Mn.
Hey thanks for the great videos. Here in North Carolina we had a overly soaked spring and summer didn't need a trap because they were all over the yard. Of course the yard was under about six to eight inches of water for a good portion of time. Your videos and the Crayfish infestation I had have caused me to get out my rabbit hutch wire (which just happens to be exactly the same as you are using) and pop a few off now.) Still finding the little morsels around too. Dropping Traps this weekend.
nice video !!! running to home depot tomorrow and making a few
You're the first person in Minnesota Ive seen on youtube crawfishing. Great job on the catch i'm fixing to try after I build my traps. Another good tip is to have the openings of the mesh at least half inch according to dnr. Also have name and address tags.
what a view out of your window, there, by the way! Nice!
Amazing Joe, great tutorial! Good luck, Sepp
LOL all growing up my dad and grandad called em crawdads.might be a kansas thing.I think this video is awesome!!..been building sum traps by memory from when doing it as a kid.and thought i should check on youtube.never seen anyone else do this b4.gave me some excellent tips.thanksalot!!!!
Amazing info 👍 👌 🙌 thanks a million on the cone trick!!! Very nice
I've caught prolly 500 crawdads this week in mine running it daily !!!!!
Thanks guys for this video. I just dropped two traps in my creek by my house. I live in Texas so of course they are bigger here lol! :)
I just made one last night and really struggled with the end cones, I will for sure make them this way from now on, looks much easier.
Thanks for posting this.
awesome video guys... helps out a lot...very easy step by step instruction..good luck guys
We call them Crawdads in the West and Midwest. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us!
+Dano DeMano Crawdads, Crayfish, Crawfish, Yabbies.... Lol. Thats why I call it Mudbuggin in my videos trapping them. It kind of throws them all into the same bucket. Thank you. Joe
Just made my trap can't wait to try it out great instructional video made it very easy to make
Good luck, let me know how you do. Thank you. Joe
Haven't had much luck yet I've tried a few spots no crawfish but did get 5 baby largemouth bass
This trap works good,,thank you for the idea,,,💓💓
Great video thanks!
thanks for the helpful tips and dang that alot
Wow, that is some nice craftmanship, macgyver would have been proud, hahaha. It turned out great, i hope you will get much crawfish in it.
/NorthSurvival.
Thanks for the video guys, I just made my first one, not quite as pretty as yours but I'll get'm better on the next few I hope!
Looks very nice, thanks for sharing, deffo gonna try :P!
great video. thanks guys! i made one about 4 feet long lol.
I just got to Baton Rouge a week ago and I will be here for a while. I am so interested in catching crawdads! Course I can go to any restaurant but nothing like catching a fresh dinner. Thanks for your videos I'm exited to put what I have learned to use. Thank you.
Im down here in Louisiana right now myself about a half hour from Baton Rouge. Talking with people it sounds like they are still catching the crawdads like crazy. Sounds like all you have to do is get the traps set and you should be catching some fresh dinner. Thank you. Joe
Cool vid, but a good tip is next time you make another trap, try to use zipties to connect everything. its alot easier and it saves alot of time. and thanks for making awesome videos, i watch you channel every day, hoping to find more cool vids
Just made a couple of these last night Joe! I got into trapping crawdads last year after I started watching your videos. Another thing I got into last year was jug lining for snapping turtles. Ever thought of doing that? It's fun and they taste good. Would love to see some videos of that!
Good trap i made one and im gonna test it out
Thanks for showing!!! hope you get some:-)
thanks for your teknik ...
Great tutorial, built the traps like your video but changed 1 thing. Put the door at one of the ends instead of the middle. A lot easier to get the crayfish out so you don't have to shake the trap so much to get your crayfish. Also went way aster with zip ties.
jr o Great idea
Thank you
Great video guys and good directions You got a like from me. I sent the 3 part series for the video response. Hope everyone likes them as much as I like your video, enjoy...
I'd like to say it gets better when they get older.....but I'll just say enjoy those moments when you can :)
Thanks for making this video :-)
I made 3 traps from a 10' roll. I set them up in 3 different places, 2 of which I've caught them by hand. My only question is do you think the recent river floods could have anything to do with why I only caught one small cray?
You forgot "crawdad" for those of us in Alabama. Great design, c'aint wait to try it!
That really cool joe... i may have to try and make one and see if I can catch so crawfish....I got to make more rabbit cages so may just have to make some traps too....hope all is well up north and that the fishing is good...... Greetings from NC......Tim
Geez...Just what I need, another hobby. I've been though a lot of the videos now (super amounts of free time at the moment) and I have the itch now. Hopefully you won't steal all of the Crayfish from MN waters :)
tech2480 Lots of them there. I think I may go set a couple traps out in the bayou here in Louisiana today.
I have not.
Crawfish and crayfish? Haha...we call them crawdads
Fucking thankyou
Hell yeah we do!!🇺🇲
Yeah, they aren't fish. So let's get that out of the name
OK, Funny thing, I made your traps... and it was FUN.. but I'm not very handy so combined they took me 5 hours.. Your video was excellent and if i followed it exactly I'm sure I would have saved an hour or so... If I went to work earning 20$ per hour... I could have bought traps online for 40$-50$...... Just food for thought.. I'll try your smoker next!! BTW I cant wait to start catching with your traps!!
Good vid again guys, thanks. We have cray fish but not many, we use them traps for eals. Do you get them?
Hi Joe, I watched your video and made some traps. In Australia, we have freshwater river crayfish called 'yabbies'. I did everything right, but if they aint there, you can't catch 'em :-) . I'll have to try another place.
zip ties work great! give em a try!
I like to use items that are hanging around the house. Cheap thin split rings like Master Lock keys come on work well as rope attachment points on the cage. Every household has dozens of chrome plated paper clips just laying around. Straightened out and wrapped around the shaft of a #2 Phillips screwdriver to make a "spring" looking thing can be cut down one side with a pair of side cutters making lots of connection rings to tie your cage and cones together. Survival means making do with less.
nice looking trap there joe, but what do you put the bate in?you know the livers will flot to the top ,tell me if i am wrong,maybe i will see you load the bate on the next one, thanks for the video,
It really works thanks joeandzachsurvivals. from Avondale arizona.
Hey there Joe, love the videos, we Mainers do call them Crayfish, but I lived in STL for a decade, so, Crawdad, Crawfish and Mudbug all works for me! Cant wait to try this and the American Indian fish trap (a video I saw elsewhere) for some free natural food...so exciting, and my kids will totally love it!
It's illegal to harvest game fish using traps in most states unless you have a commercial fishing license.
GreeneNatives Theres an open season on crawfish with no bag limit. Look up a fish and game website before your comment like that.
Rachel Croft in Missouri we have a limit of 150 a day and have a reg fishing lic and on traps must have name and address or conservation number on traps
Down where I am right now in Louisiana the traps I made here were not legal so I had to buy different ones. I will be happy to be using my trusty homeade ones when I am back in MN and the Crayfish come out.
JoeandZachSurvival hey Joe these home made traps are they 18 inches i was reading our rules in Missouri the traps have to be 1 1/2 x 18 so is the 1 1/2 is that the oping for were the bugs go into the trap?
Nice
what wire did you use to tie the cage together
if you dont mind, if your up for it, will you maybe make a vid talking about the traps and the zips because i would absolutely love to know how they turn out.
Is a minnow trap different then a cone crawfish trap,?
Joe I'm way behind on my video watching....again :-} I've got 250+ to watch :-} That's a cool trap, thanks for sharing with us how you build yours. Take Care my friend :-))
thats spot on i started to make one 4 weeks ago made the tube but the end bits i cud not get it right but now iv seen this video i shall have it finished for the weekend ive used rope to put my one together is that ok ?crayfish curry next week
Got my wire & wire ties -planning to use cage clips to fasten most of it, since I already have about 5 lbs of cage clips. Still have to look up the formula for the cone (will cut a test cone from waste paper or something disposable since I'm po'). Need some line for hauling in the traps and some water resistant tags (traps in this state must be clearly marked with owner's ALS#) and I'm in business.
I cut a 30 inch square of rabbit wire, fitted it in the end of my trap then cut the excess off the top of the cone. Then made a smaller cone/port fitting into the holes of the cone, worked great.
How do you take the measurements for the cone??
If you wanna avoid twisting wire use zip ties.
@Tony Gonzalez same thing
Great video I'm going to get the supplies then make myself a couple but I was wondering what should I use for bait?
Have you figured out what to use yet😂
On the door latch maybe ad a key chain ring to tie your wire to instead of weaving it ? Just an idea take care great vids man
Imma go try these does anyone know.. If u can catch crawlfish in MARYLAND USA EASTERN SHORE cause i love crawlfish they r so good
nice
Ifyou make a lot of them try hog rings and hog ring plyers
Crawdad crawfish... tamato tomato nice vid!
What type of wire do you use
I'm from MN I want to give this a try but not sure about the regulations.I read the rules but don't really get it if You can help be thankful. Dose the trap size have to be a certain length? Love your videos keep it up and keep it coming
Thank you for making this video. My son and I built one from this video.
I have noticed you are using pillow traps in Louisiana.
Out of the two types what do you think works best?
+joshs kids 100% hands down the cylinder type with the 1/2 inch mesh. They are not legal in Louisiana but if they were I would be getting high numbers. If you made the trap like in this video and get a spot where there are crayfish you will have no problem catching them. Please let me know how you do and what state your in etc. I find this very interesting. Good luck to you and your Son. Thank you. Joe
+JoeandZachSurvival
We are in Northeast Alabama.
I put it out in a creek and it was stolen in under 5 hours. So we threw some of the pillow traps together today after Church and put them out. If the traps don't get stolen and there are crawfish in them I will build more barrel types, but they are much tougher to make than the plastic pillow traps. I will let you know how it goes.
Do you think zip ties will work to tie them together
Okay, I was also wondering how long do you leave your traps out? I have left mine out for about 34 hours now. There is plenty of food in there for them to munch on. I've used clams, bacon and smelly sardines. What's a bait you recommend?
you ever think of putting a couple little hook springs on the door to hold it shut? the kind you can stretch out and hook on the cage
works great this way, alot better then wire fasteners.
Use J-clips instead of wire to connect everything (for it to be easier). Otherwise, looks great!!
in south carolina we call them cawdads.. im gonna make me some of these and use them while i go catfishing
Joseph Jackson Crayfish, Crawfish, Mudbugs, Crawdads,Yabbies. Many names and they all taste awesome. Good luck with your catfishing. I have videos on me catching them down in Louisiana. YUM!!
They most commonly go by "crawdad" here in Utah as well.
hey joe i was just wondering if there is crayfish/crawfish in mississippi river and are they safe to eat never ate crayfish before i would really appreciate your help and thanks again for teaching
try using a bar of natural soap for bait, it works well on our redclaw. I'm curious to see the results
Is there any way you could build a bait box for this trap? That is only thing I see that could make it better.
Andy Pettis I have many videos posted in the Mudbuggin series that show me using a bait box and many other things. Yes you can. Thank you. Joe
JoeandZachSurvival could you post a video of how to build a bait box and how to use it?
The length of the trap is 18" ?
Si , muy buena idea , pero también hay mallas de plástico que no se oxidan y es mas fácil manipular. Sólo comento . Buen Aporte
Does this work for eel as well??
i had a pet crawdad, he liked to eat hamburger! great video on diy crawdad trap.
the trap i made worked to catch some good cat fish bait, thanks for the inspiration!
also for bait i used a canned cat food / bread sandwich lul
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Hey Joe! I'm making your trap this weekend. When you made the cone, did you overlap the long edges when forming the cone? Or did you just but the long sides together? I read on a trapper's website that the silver mesh looks almost transparent to the craws and that makes them feel vulnerable to predators so I may try painting my traps. If nothing else it may make it harder for people to stumble on my traps and mess with them. Keep sharing your adventures with us!
hi joe i will let you know at end of day im on it now as i eaten some crayfish on friday and it was lovely as thay had no salt in them like the one you get out the shop but i made my round peace it 10 1/2 inch ive made my one to fit snug in my rucksack and its a 65 liter and i wanna get it out on weekend for my crayfish curry
Back in NM we call them crawdads
We also callem mud bugs in the south lol!
I grew up calling them craw dads here in Washington