Thank you for your video, It works! Follow your video I successfully made my hoop net. for connecting the rebar loops, I used metal hose clamps instead of zip tie, which is more solider than plastic material. Thank you!
Thank you for this video, especially right now when the hoop nets are getting almost impossible to find in stores. I love your how to make things videos, very simple and great explanations. Thank you!
Thuy, I wish I could like more than once! That is so easy. Wish I had a boat! I have seen these hoops drift into the pylons at the pier too often and get snagged on the pylons too often to use one there. I enjoy making my own gear too. My wife would kill me if I ever bent the rebar on the floor!! I am lucky enough to have a couple shops with cement floors. Gene
Thanks. I am just trying to help our fishermen. Thanks for your comment. I hope they open soon for traps so other fishermen can catch some crabs before Thanksgiving.
Hey thanks for this video, it will help a lot of people in the fishing community. These pot really work and easy to store. Great diy video. Hope you catch your limits on opening day!!!! Tight lines 🎣🎣🎣
Hi Thuy, Nice traps! I met you Saturday morning at the ramp. Nice to meet you!!!! The crabs we got were mostly small but we were able to get 10 Nice keepers and a few reds too. Fish On! MikeMaria
When you work for you're own money everything feels so much better. I have wanted this for years, and now starting this journey is already super rewarding, and I haven't even touched the water. Love you're channel man, I just subscribed. Keep up the good work.
Wow, that's a sturdy custom-made crab hoop. It’s way better than the ones that you buy at the West Marine or Amazon. It’s totally cost effective and it gives you more options to do whatever you like i.e add additional weights inside the PVCs to keep it submerged without spending extra money on clumsy leads, etc. Very clever Brother Thuy. As fishing/crabbing regulations keep changing every year, you just can’t throw your hard-earned money at the problem by spending more $$$$ on new gear. You have got to adapt and be creative to make your own gear. Great job Brother and keep up those great vids coming.
Thanks brother Thomas. I always love your great comments and your kinds words. I love to do DIY videos bthan fishing unless it is about technics or set ups. I will see you soon brother.
Yep. No joke. You can make 2 hoop nets for about $50 this way. I'm using plastic chicken wire since I can't source net material in time for this weekend and I already had a lot of zip ties. That's less than half of what it would cost to buy 2 hoop nets.
Thanks for watching. I really spent only $20 for a trap because I bought everything in bulk. $10 for 20' 1/2" rebars, 5'x20' net for $170 (can make 25 hoops), cheap zip tie, and $5 for 1/2 pvc
@@Fishing247 makes total sense and honestly, I didn't mean in a negative way. I meant to emphasize that it's a great idea and DIY allows for more modifications, plus cost effectiveness. When I said "more like $40", i was going of off "not bulk" retail cost. Either way - it does not matter :) Great option and way to go!
@@MaverickFishing thank you for your comment. I really appreciate for the feed back. I have never take it in a negative way. You are correct if you just buy materials for a couple hoops than it will be 30 to $40. I just want to share with other fishermen how to make the hoops Incase they can't buy them. Thanks again for your supports and comments.
@@kongmoua1761 definitely a typo on his end. He meant 3/8 and not 1/2 rebar. Which makes this project even cheaper. I just realized that I've been overpaying for my rebar. Thanks for listing the price here. I've been buying 10' for $5.37 and 20' is $5.48. What a rip off and price difference makes no sense! 10 extra feet for only 11 cents extra? I am on my way to HD to buy 20' that i need for my backyard now!
So for people looking to get supplies, 3 10 foot pieces of rebar, 1 piece of 10 foot 1/2 inch PVC, and the plastic chicken wire comes to a little under $60 at home depot and you get 2 hoop nets out of it. A little more if you get the extra rebar for weight. One piece of the 3/8 rebar will yield the 2 top rings. To put it in perspective if you were to buy this, you'd be spending at least $50 each hoop net of this style. Last time I priced it, came out to $120 plus tax for 2 pots. For crabbers on a budget looking to feed their families, as my late grandfather used hunting and fishing to do when he was dirt poor, this is the better option.
@@Fishing247 ahh! Good to know. Since I bought a truck to tow my boat and protect my prius, I didn't have the resources to buy in bulk. Even so, on a per pot basis it's pretty close. Especially since I'm likely to get more than 2 pots out of the plastic chicken netting.
Would netting be the only option for this style of open hoop net? Could you substitute chicken wire for the netting? Great informational materials, thank you!
You can use PVC or rubber coatings to prevent rust , but I only did the rubber coatings last year and it cost $5 more per hoops so I stopped the coating. And wah the hoops each use, but still rusting but does not bother me. Thanks for your comment.
Just got update from DFG - The recreational take of Dungeness crab using crab traps in Fishing Zones 3 and 4, (from the Sonoma/Mendocino county line to Lopez Point) will be temporarily restricted when the season opens on Nov. 6 due to presence of humpback whales and leatherback sea turtles and the potential for entanglement from trap gear. But is says it also says - Recreational take of Dungeness crab by other methods, including hoop nets and crab snares, is not affected by the temporary trap restriction and is allowed statewide beginning Nov. 6, 2021 So are these nets and the old style round ring nets legal from a boat starting Nov 6? Do you just tie a line to a buoy and drop in ocean?
Yes. You need 5 X5 net for the 32 to 36'' diameter hoops. You can also purchase the promar replacement net with a higher price but it will be easier to do.
If you look up the CDFW Ocean Sport fishing regulations, it specifies what dimensions, how many support bars you can have etc. I've built a couple myself. Just like the video, I use 3/8' rebar, from Home Depot. I bought a $17 fishing net from Wal-Mart. and tied to the frame.
@@Fishing247 How has your season been? I'm north of Santa Barbara, and it's been pretty good for both lobster and rock crab. No dungenous here, though.
Thanks for sharing your money saving idea and tips.
Thanks for watching. It is also fun to watch.
Smartest way to build hoop net！
Thanks.
Referred from Moo Moo. Great video. Thank you! Subscribed.
I really appreciate you and Moo. Good luck crabbing.
Just found you! This IS gr8!!! Thanks a ton for showing this!!! EZ to do and CHEAP!!! 🎣🎣🎣🦀🦀🦀
I am glad you like the video. Thanks for watching.
Thank you for your video, It works! Follow your video I successfully made my hoop net. for connecting the rebar loops, I used metal hose clamps instead of zip tie, which is more solider than plastic material. Thank you!
Excellent!
Awesomeness
Thanks for sharing
I’m definitely going to try this
Thanks. Let me know.
Great idea. Going to make some. Thanks
Have fun making hoops and good luck fishing/crabbing.
Thank you for this video, especially right now when the hoop nets are getting almost impossible to find in stores. I love your how to make things videos, very simple and great explanations. Thank you!
Thanks for watching. I am glad you found the video helpful. Good luck fishing/crabbing.
Thuy, I wish I could like more than once! That is so easy. Wish I had a boat! I have seen these hoops drift into the pylons at the pier too often and get snagged on the pylons too often to use one there.
I enjoy making my own gear too.
My wife would kill me if I ever bent the rebar on the floor!!
I am lucky enough to have a couple shops with cement floors.
Gene
Lol. I am going to replace nthe floor soon. Thanks brother.
Thanks again Thuy for all the great videos!
Yes I am in the green Allumaweld. My radio name is MikeMaria.
Great Video Sir
Thanks.
Great video Thuy. This is very helpful since crab pots are not allowed until further notice.
Thanks. I am just trying to help our fishermen. Thanks for your comment. I hope they open soon for traps so other fishermen can catch some crabs before Thanksgiving.
Hey thanks for this video, it will help a lot of people in the fishing community. These pot really work and easy to store. Great diy video. Hope you catch your limits on opening day!!!! Tight lines 🎣🎣🎣
We will do catch and cook brother. See you soon.
You are so handy man and creative!
Thank you my sister. Get ready for crabbing next week.
Another great video. Hope to see you out there.
Say hello if you see me. I will be in HMB on the opener.
Pretty awesome of you to share this idea! Great video!
I am glad you like the video. Thanks for watching. I love these hoops.
Wow what a great video thank you for sharing love your Channel
Thanks for watching. I am glad you like the video and my channel. Stay safe.
Wow great work , time to convert my rings nets to ambush nets 😎👍 awesome
Thanks. Go get some 🦀🦀🦀
Awesome job! Thank you for to tips🙏
Thanks Danny. I am glad you found the video useful.
Great diy. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks.
When I build my workshop, I will be more than happy to weld those rebar hoops for you!
Thanks Michael. I have a welding machine too, but I use zip tie so other do not have zip tie can do it by themselves.
Great video Thuy ! Thank you. I will make four of these . Really appreciate it. I’m still boat hunting but this will be a good project to start with.
Good luck with finding the boat. This hoop is lethal. I caught a lots with my home made hoop. Lol.
awesome job! very ez and creative way to build a crab trap 👍
Thanks. I am glad you like the video.
Great, thank you.
Thanks.
very clever work. love to enjoy watching your channel. your hoop is excellant.
Thanks Brother David for watching and supporting me. Stay safe.
Thank you
Thanks.
I will check your hoops in 2 hours. Haha 😂 or moo's. Thanks for sharing 🙂
Lol. I will look out for you.
I've seen that hoop net in action in person. It works!
Lol. Improve version. Rebars inside PVC to add weights.
Hi Thuy,
Nice traps! I met you Saturday morning at the ramp. Nice to meet you!!!! The crabs we got were mostly small but we were able to get 10 Nice keepers and a few reds too. Fish On!
MikeMaria
Nice meeting Michael. You are with the small aluminum boat right. Thanks for watching.
thanks, love the educational vids, keep up the good work!
Thanks Mike. I like education Al/tutorials videos better too.
Just got a boat, and when I went to order some nets it was $250 for two 32”. Unbelievable, thanks for the video.
Congratulations on you boat. Making them is cheaper and having more satisfaction out of it. Good luck and have fun.
When you work for you're own money everything feels so much better.
I have wanted this for years, and now starting this journey is already super rewarding, and I haven't even touched the water.
Love you're channel man, I just subscribed.
Keep up the good work.
@@z4nn7 really appreciate it.
thanks for this video
Thanks Oleg.
A khéo tay quá. Cái j cũng mần đc hết😀
Cám ơn em. Rừng núi dạy cho anh cách sinh tồn.
Wow, that's a sturdy custom-made crab hoop. It’s way better than the ones that you buy at the West Marine or Amazon. It’s totally cost effective and it gives you more options to do whatever you like i.e add additional weights inside the PVCs to keep it submerged without spending extra money on clumsy leads, etc. Very clever Brother Thuy. As fishing/crabbing regulations keep changing every year, you just can’t throw your hard-earned money at the problem by spending more $$$$ on new gear. You have got to adapt and be creative to make your own gear. Great job Brother and keep up those great vids coming.
Thanks brother Thomas. I always love your great comments and your kinds words. I love to do DIY videos bthan fishing unless it is about technics or set ups. I will see you soon brother.
Now I'm going to have to build some. This is the only legal option for the opener now.
Yes. Have fun making it.
Yep. No joke. You can make 2 hoop nets for about $50 this way. I'm using plastic chicken wire since I can't source net material in time for this weekend and I already had a lot of zip ties. That's less than half of what it would cost to buy 2 hoop nets.
Good stuff! Hopefully the crab season yields tons of dungees 🤙
Thanks. It is fun to use the hoops instead of traps.
Thank you bro
I am glad you like the video. Good luck and safe crabbing
@@Fishing247 I have bought the materials and following your video made a few hoop nets . Thank you again.
@@yee96969 good luck and have fun crabbing. 🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀
I love it!!!
Thanks.
Definitely not a $20 pot, and more like $40, but great job and still cheaper and better than any other stock item. Thank you for sharing!
Thanks for watching. I really spent only $20 for a trap because I bought everything in bulk. $10 for 20' 1/2" rebars, 5'x20' net for $170 (can make 25 hoops), cheap zip tie, and $5 for 1/2 pvc
@@Fishing247 makes total sense and honestly, I didn't mean in a negative way. I meant to emphasize that it's a great idea and DIY allows for more modifications, plus cost effectiveness.
When I said "more like $40", i was going of off "not bulk" retail cost. Either way - it does not matter :) Great option and way to go!
@@MaverickFishing thank you for your comment. I really appreciate for the feed back. I have never take it in a negative way. You are correct if you just buy materials for a couple hoops than it will be 30 to $40. I just want to share with other fishermen how to make the hoops Incase they can't buy them. Thanks again for your supports and comments.
Size 3 (3/8) 20’ rebar at Home Depot is only $5.48. I thought you stated that you used #3 rebar, not #4 like you listed above. 🤷🏻♂️
@@kongmoua1761 definitely a typo on his end. He meant 3/8 and not 1/2 rebar. Which makes this project even cheaper. I just realized that I've been overpaying for my rebar. Thanks for listing the price here. I've been buying 10' for $5.37 and 20' is $5.48. What a rip off and price difference makes no sense! 10 extra feet for only 11 cents extra? I am on my way to HD to buy 20' that i need for my backyard now!
its almost like you saw the latest DFW decision. going to call you Mr. Magic.
Lol. I had followed all the discussions and knew it was coming so I did the video to help out the fishermen.
@@Fishing247 well I’ll be out there with my friends and our new hoop nets. Scooping up the dungeness. See you on the water.
I like your idea. Just wondering if I could attaching 3 x 2oz sinkers to the ring using zip tie. Don't know if the ring material can handle that.
Yes. I used to do that so it keep the hoops stay on the bottom.
Looks easy and a great project. Too bad, I don’t have a boat.
You can drop the hoops from piers. Thanks for watching.
So for people looking to get supplies, 3 10 foot pieces of rebar, 1 piece of 10 foot 1/2 inch PVC, and the plastic chicken wire comes to a little under $60 at home depot and you get 2 hoop nets out of it. A little more if you get the extra rebar for weight. One piece of the 3/8 rebar will yield the 2 top rings. To put it in perspective if you were to buy this, you'd be spending at least $50 each hoop net of this style. Last time I priced it, came out to $120 plus tax for 2 pots.
For crabbers on a budget looking to feed their families, as my late grandfather used hunting and fishing to do when he was dirt poor, this is the better option.
Hi Rafael,. Thanks for watching.
I spent an average of $20 per hoops because I purchased in bulk. I bought 20ft rebar instead of 10ft.
@@Fishing247 ahh! Good to know. Since I bought a truck to tow my boat and protect my prius, I didn't have the resources to buy in bulk. Even so, on a per pot basis it's pretty close. Especially since I'm likely to get more than 2 pots out of the plastic chicken netting.
Also, it's pretty close to what you'd spend on a now illegal Danielson square crab pot.
hurt seeing you bending the rod on the wood floor :D good stuff tho
Lol. Thanks. I got lots of comments about the wood floor.
Thank you for the video, do you know where to find those specific regulations for crab ring sizes?
Please send me your messenger and I will send you the reg.
@@Fishing247 sent a message to your email, thanks you, keep up the great content.
I just sent you regulation via email. It is on California salt water regulation. Page 50
Would netting be the only option for this style of open hoop net? Could you substitute chicken wire for the netting? Great informational materials, thank you!
You can put any kind of nets that you prefer. The regulation said the mesh has to be soft. Thanks for watching.
Assuming you're using galvanized rebars? What are you doing to prevent them from rusting if not?
You can use PVC or rubber coatings to prevent rust , but I only did the rubber coatings last year and it cost $5 more per hoops so I stopped the coating. And wah the hoops each use, but still rusting but does not bother me. Thanks for your comment.
Great idea. Do you have links to where I can buy the materials?
I just leave where to buy materials information and the link for the fish net in the description. Good luck and have fun.
@@Fishing247 thank you. Looking forward to your next video.
Just got update from DFG - The recreational take of Dungeness crab using crab traps in Fishing Zones 3 and 4, (from the Sonoma/Mendocino county line to Lopez Point) will be temporarily restricted when the season opens on Nov. 6 due to presence of humpback whales and leatherback sea turtles and the potential for entanglement from trap gear.
But is says it also says - Recreational take of Dungeness crab by other methods, including hoop nets and crab snares, is not affected by the temporary trap restriction and is allowed statewide beginning Nov. 6, 2021
So are these nets and the old style round ring nets legal from a boat starting Nov 6? Do you just tie a line to a buoy and drop in ocean?
Yes Robert. These hoops are legal.
For hoop net off boat do you need to add the extra small red buoy after your main buoy? Or is that only for Crab traps?
No. You do not need the 3x5 red bouy for hoops. You do even need to buy the extra stamp for hoops, only for traps.
Great videos. Thanks. Do you know what size net did you use? I saw 5'x10' net on ebay and amazon and wondering if that is good enough for 2 hoop nets.
5 x 10 will do 2 hoops. I think it is a 2" X 2". No bigger than 2". I purchased 5x100' for $170 Save money. Have fun.
Sorry for the incorrect info I gave you. The size is 1" not 2" as I mentioned before.
@@Fishing247 Thanks. Are you braving the weather to go out this weekend?
@@freakontr I will definitely go the opener. Not too bad, 5' 9 seconds and only 3-5 kts.
A little too big for my inflatable. Good luck.
Thuy. Each hoop net will need 5ft x 5ft of net????
Yes. You need 5 X5 net for the 32 to 36'' diameter hoops. You can also purchase the promar replacement net with a higher price but it will be easier to do.
what is your bait set up?
You can use sabiki rigs, size 4 to 1 and pieces of squids for croakers.
Some of the best bait I’ve seen is chicken or turkey.
Sorry Bruce. I misunderstood your question. I tie the chicken directly to the net and use bait container to stuff chopped fish for scents.
Can you leave a link to the net you used?
They no longer sell it. You can Google LP FISHING SUPPLY for the promar replacement nets.
Is this net legal for California regulation ?
Yes. As long as the base ring is smaller than 36", top ring bigger than 15" and can't be higher than 10 and the mesh has to be soft. Good luck.
If you look up the CDFW Ocean Sport fishing regulations, it specifies what dimensions, how many support bars you can have etc. I've built a couple myself. Just like the video, I use 3/8' rebar, from Home Depot. I bought a $17 fishing net from Wal-Mart. and tied to the frame.
@@Fishing247 How has your season been? I'm north of Santa Barbara, and it's been pretty good for both lobster and rock crab. No dungenous here, though.
@@matthewb8229 so far so good for crabbing. Thanks. I have got 53 🦀 for six trips.