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Other Activities => Fishing => Topic started by: Cougartail on February 28, 2022, 09:51:45 AM

Title: Crayfish traps.
Post by: Cougartail on February 28, 2022, 09:51:45 AM: What type do you have the most success with?
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Post by: lokidog on February 28, 2022, 11:23:12 AM: I don't think they are real picky. I would just use one of the skinny shrimp pots that are out there.
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Post by: Jake Dogfish on February 28, 2022, 11:37:43 AM: I have a terry bullard that works well, I don’t know if they make them anymore? The crayster ones are supposed to be the best but $$$$. The really cheap cylindrical ones the entrance holes aren’t big enough for giant crawfish.
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Post by: Evil_EdwardO on February 28, 2022, 11:48:22 AM: I have 2 Frabill traps, one cylindrical with openings on both ends and one rectangular with only one opening on one end. The cylindrical one is almost 2 times bigger. Weird thing is I get more crayfish in my rectangular one.
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Post by: Cougartail on February 28, 2022, 12:34:36 PM: Thanks for the replies!

Sounds like I can make a homemade one and have some success. I have the equipment to make some rectangle ones.
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Post by: Norman89 on February 28, 2022, 01:06:13 PM: I have replicated the crayster traps and had good success, also last year they released a soak with procure that I'm itching to try this year, got it for Christmas. I run a lot of the gees traps, buy them by the six pack on Amazon and I open up the entrance holes. They work great as well, but it comes down to having a good population I think. My back yard creek has very few crawdads of good size and need to check traps regularly to keep them from crawling out. Better population are going to make a cheap trap work good I think
Title: Re: Crayfish traps.
Post by: Evil_EdwardO on February 28, 2022, 01:25:06 PM: Quote from: Norman89 on February 28, 2022, 01:06:13 PM
I have replicated the crayster traps and had good success, also last year they released a soak with procure that I'm itching to try this year, got it for Christmas. I run a lot of the gees traps, buy them by the six pack on Amazon and I open up the entrance holes. They work great as well, but it comes down to having a good population I think. My back yard creek has very few crawdads of good size and need to check traps regularly to keep them from crawling out. Better population are going to make a cheap trap work good I think

If you use zip ties around the entrance holes and kind of make a funnel. Kind of hard to explain without pictures. I have posted pictures of what I've done on other crayfish/crawdad posts on this site if you search. Does a great job on keeping the buggers from crawling out of the traps.
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Post by: pickardjw on February 28, 2022, 03:28:18 PM: I had no clue there were crawfish in Washington...anyone selling traps? :chuckle:
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Post by: pickardjw on February 28, 2022, 04:09:34 PM: Well I just went down the rabbit hole on this. Definitely going to try this summer. How long is too long for a soak? Wondering if I can drop after work and pick up the next day after work...
Title: Re: Crayfish traps.
Post by: Remnar on February 28, 2022, 04:26:05 PM: Quote from: Evil_EdwardO on February 28, 2022, 01:25:06 PM
Quote from: Norman89 on February 28, 2022, 01:06:13 PM
I have replicated the crayster traps and had good success, also last year they released a soak with procure that I'm itching to try this year, got it for Christmas. I run a lot of the gees traps, buy them by the six pack on Amazon and I open up the entrance holes. They work great as well, but it comes down to having a good population I think. My back yard creek has very few crawdads of good size and need to check traps regularly to keep them from crawling out. Better population are going to make a cheap trap work good I think

If you use zip ties around the entrance holes and kind of make a funnel. Kind of hard to explain without pictures. I have posted pictures of what I've done on other crayfish/crawdad posts on this site if you search. Does a great job on keeping the buggers from crawling out of the traps.

I know what you mean ive done the same . Its simialar to the fingers and crab/shrimp pots .
Title: Re: Crayfish traps.
Post by: Norman89 on February 28, 2022, 04:32:30 PM: I have done zip ties and wires, didn't make much of a difference for me, small one are usually the ones to get out easily so I'm fine with it really. I have done over night soaks, morning evening all day IV tried it all. My personal way is a check 30-60 minutes after setting at dusk then overnight. The very active crawfish find the trap very quickly as long as there are rocks for them to hide in near by. Best modifications I have done to date that absolutely change my catch numbers is a internal bait cage. Force them to get in the trap to get the bait. Chicken Drum sticks are my top producing bait by far