Fish Trapping
How To Build A Fish Trap by Nick Harris
The main goal in making a fish trap is being in a position to allow fish to swim inside the trap but not out, much of the emphasis should be laid not on bait but on the mechanism in which the fish will be trapped inside your structure, emphasis on design.
You should start by forming a cylinder from wire chicken mesh or similar material which is at least three feet in length and two feet in width with an opening on only one side. If you’re looking to trap something bigger than minnows adjust size accordingly. The edges where your chicken wire meet can be made stronger by using eighteen gauge wire to secure the sides. Make sure the sides of your wire overlap slightly so that they remain quite sturdy.
Next cut a circle of wire that measures roughly one and a half inches bigger than the cylinder. From the center of the circle cut a straight line out to one side and overlap the edges of the cut to form a cylinder. Cut a small round opening in the top of the cone big enough to allow fish to enter and use the eighteen gauge wire to bind the cut circle to the cylinder you made earlier. Make sure the top of the cone is facing INTO the cylinder.
An optional step is to create a small flap or door on the cylinder’s side, which you will achieve through cutting some three sides of a mesh square, to make it easier to get the fish out. Make the door large enough so that it will be in a position to allow your hand inside but not much bigger than that.
The final step involves baiting the trap with something your fish of choice likes to eat. My personal preference for catching minnows is to dangle a couple of big bass lures with the hooks covered in fish attracting pellets inside the trap. The minnows are too small to actually get hooked but they go at the pellets vigorously which helps attract more minnows.
Important! Make sure you anchor your new fish trap to land or dock with a length of rope so that it’s not lost in deeper water, it would be cruel to leave a trap in the water where fish can’t be retrieved and they starve to death. Besides, it’s tough to try to land a lunker bass with minnows when you can’t retrieve the minnows!
My best advice is to lay the trap out the night before a planned fishing trip so that your stock is ready to go in the morning. Fresh minnows, just one of the secrets to landing more bass. Happy fishing!
About the Author
Nick Harris has been an avid fisherman for over 30 years and has gone fishing in many lakes and rivers across the United States and Canada.
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