Crayfish Nets Etc

[Deker 3,491]

I have read the pinned Crayfish thread, very useful! A bit more if anyone can help me please.

 

Never tried but fancy a go, I have water and application to the EA is done.


Any advice on net type, good, bad, those to avoid, seems a lot of price variation around the web. Who knows if I will take to this, so I'm not looking for Rolls Royce equipment to start with but would like to avoid rubbish.


Oh yes, and what bait do you recommend, it will be river use.


Any other advice, tips, hints on how best to catch much appreciated


Many thanks.

[stubby 175]

answered on your other post on the other forum

[chrismdd 787]

I take and eat a lot of crayfish and have a couple of these traps:

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1-METAL-CRAYFISH-TRAP-LIVE-BAIT-EEL-SHRIMP-PRAWN-FISH-CRAB-DROP-CAGE-NET-POT-/200769011979?pt=UK_SportingGoods_FishingAcces_RL&hash=item2ebec4010b

 

However, when I got them a couple of years ago they were only £9 so I don't understand his prices now unless its a typo or the Polish have got money to burn?

 

Definitely avoid the collapsible net ones they just don't last from bitter experience.

 

My recommendation would be to go for something like this which is EA approved:

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Swedish-Crayfish-Trap-Otter-Friendly-UK-Legal-/271455604253?pt=UK_SportingGoods_FishingAcces_RL&hash=item3f3403ce1d

 

Also with these traps they are great to take on holiday to the coast for kids to catch crabs off the pier, or go down after dark and suspend halfway down to catch prawns to boil and eat on the pier, much better than stoggy battered fish.

 

Chris

[stubby 175]

these are much easier, and cheaper, home made from 27" bike wheel rims, steel or alloy makes no difference, some netting that you find on the side of scaffold on buildings, and the wire cage you put bread in for the wild birds, plastic zip ties to hold everything together, they have 3 wires from the rim to a centre point (like a pyramid) with a wooden float and a clip to attach your line too, these are drop nets, so not left in over night, simply drop, wait a few minutes and pull out, we average around 200 crays per hour using 3 of these, total cost about £3 each