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<blockquote data-quote="swampratt" data-source="post: 3801729" data-attributes="member: 15054"><p>I have been running jug lines at Tbird lake every now and then and getting bait in the early morning is a little tough sometimes.</p><p></p><p>Brutal when jugs are not in the water until 9AM.</p><p></p><p>I decided to catch some local bait.</p><p>Crawdads.</p><p>There is a creek 130 yards from me and I figured I would make a tubular trap from galvanized hardware cloth.</p><p>I have a big roll here and it is on 1/2" square so not too difficult to make.</p><p></p><p>I made 4 different kinds and the best so far is long tube 8" to 12" diameter and 18" long with opening at each end.</p><p></p><p>The key is to make the opening like a funnel going into the trap.</p><p>This funnel needs to taper down then become 1.5" give or take and make that 1.5" about 2" long going into the trap.</p><p></p><p>Total funnel length about 4 to 5"</p><p></p><p>This makes it very hard for the crawdads to escape.</p><p>If the funnel is too short they escape easy.</p><p></p><p>I can't make a tall basket type because the water is 12" deep.</p><p>I baited the trap with hotdogs cut into 4 pieces and I did not just toss the dogs in the trap.</p><p></p><p>I used a bamboo skewer and made a Shish Kabob basically hot dogs suspended in the middle of the trap on a stick.</p><p></p><p>I used zip ties to keep the sticks in place.</p><p></p><p>Sorry I still do not have a working camera.</p><p></p><p>I have been putting my catch in the 55 gallon fish tank in the house.. hope they do not escape.</p><p>My Cichlids do not care for 30+ crawdads in their tank.</p><p></p><p>I will at least have some bait for first bait up on my jugs then get to tossing the shad net.</p><p></p><p>I have seen small catfish schooling in the creek and many guppies and perch in a couple pools.</p><p>Catfish about 2" ling and 20+ in a group.</p><p>Pretty cool.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="swampratt, post: 3801729, member: 15054"] I have been running jug lines at Tbird lake every now and then and getting bait in the early morning is a little tough sometimes. Brutal when jugs are not in the water until 9AM. I decided to catch some local bait. Crawdads. There is a creek 130 yards from me and I figured I would make a tubular trap from galvanized hardware cloth. I have a big roll here and it is on 1/2" square so not too difficult to make. I made 4 different kinds and the best so far is long tube 8" to 12" diameter and 18" long with opening at each end. The key is to make the opening like a funnel going into the trap. This funnel needs to taper down then become 1.5" give or take and make that 1.5" about 2" long going into the trap. Total funnel length about 4 to 5" This makes it very hard for the crawdads to escape. If the funnel is too short they escape easy. I can't make a tall basket type because the water is 12" deep. I baited the trap with hotdogs cut into 4 pieces and I did not just toss the dogs in the trap. I used a bamboo skewer and made a Shish Kabob basically hot dogs suspended in the middle of the trap on a stick. I used zip ties to keep the sticks in place. Sorry I still do not have a working camera. I have been putting my catch in the 55 gallon fish tank in the house.. hope they do not escape. My Cichlids do not care for 30+ crawdads in their tank. I will at least have some bait for first bait up on my jugs then get to tossing the shad net. I have seen small catfish schooling in the creek and many guppies and perch in a couple pools. Catfish about 2" ling and 20+ in a group. Pretty cool. [/QUOTE]
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