kevin from bristol 95 Posted March 26, 2012 Report Share Posted March 26, 2012 hi all making up some crayfish traps out of old crates and the netting from a scrap trampoline if anyones got any tips on weighting them down or the size of the holes please let me know ill upload some photos later on so you can see my progress lol may now be much Quote Link to post Share on other sites
midnight 657 Posted March 26, 2012 Report Share Posted March 26, 2012 oh yeah that brings back momories!!! we used to do this all the time as kids and teen agers . my brother actualy had some in a fish tank for years that i had trapped . we even used to make small harpoons and get them like that to . the mesh wants to be strong you will be amased how good they are at break outs!!!! if your carful you can catch them on crab lines like you would at the coast !! we used to go off a pontoon at a trout fishery near us . we had a barbique grill attached to a rope at each corner and cable tie meat in the centre , because we where directly above the "trap" we could see when it was worth pulling it up like a lift !! my mate actualy had a big one clamp on to his thumb and when he shook his thumb nail came off !! there nice to eat but seemed hard to cook i remember some where snotty once cooked and other tough as old turds . i think people purge them in clean rain water for 24hours before cooking to take the muddy taste away ? i could be wrong about that . is it signal creyfish ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kevin from bristol 95 Posted March 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2012 yea signal im after i had a few earlyer in a trap i made ages ago ill put a photo up when the missis gets in but the traps not the best ,thats the reason im making some more Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bell 3,525 Posted March 26, 2012 Report Share Posted March 26, 2012 yea signal im after i had a few earlyer in a trap i made ages ago ill put a photo up when the missis gets in but the traps not the best ,thats the reason im making some more I have used plastic mesh sheets which i roll up into a cylinder, fasten a flat piece of lead to the bottom and a funnel end piece and away you go. If you reserch it the yanks have got it down to a fine art. Plastic will outfish metal everytime. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kevin from bristol 95 Posted March 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2012 me and the kids making our traps up and a few pics of the traps and the results 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
midnight 657 Posted March 27, 2012 Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 ha ha thats great kev they look really good . the kids will allways remember that !!!!!! and by the look of it they work a treat !!! keep posting on this topic im enjoying it , its made me want to make a trap or two and get some again . will you eat them ? good post !! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kevin from bristol 95 Posted March 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 yea were gonna eat them after a few days in fresh water ,we made these traps out of rubbish we found the crates and got the netting off old trampoline so far they only cost us £1,50 for the wire to fix um together were off out again today to pick up yesterdays traps and put some more down ,ill take some pics along the way for you Quote Link to post Share on other sites
midnight 657 Posted March 27, 2012 Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 thanks kev , i wish i saw my lad more so i could do this stuff with him ... what a great summer project !!! we should all do more of this stuff i think . all the best , matt. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
spazzy paddy 127 Posted March 27, 2012 Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 yea signal im after i had a few earlyer in a trap i made ages ago ill put a photo up when the missis gets in but the traps not the best ,thats the reason im making some more I have used plastic mesh sheets which i roll up into a cylinder, fasten a flat piece of lead to the bottom and a funnel end piece and away you go. If you reserch it the yanks have got it down to a fine art. Plastic will outfish metal everytime. can you stick some pics up im interested. thanks sp Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dunkanon 380 Posted March 28, 2012 Report Share Posted March 28, 2012 sounds great this, weve got the signal crayfish in the old quarry near here, think I will make a trap or two myself as the kids will be off for the easter holidays soon. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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